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N Erhalten Die Pdf-Version Nur Für Den Privaten Austausch Mit Fachkollegen Oder Für Den Versand Auf Einzelne Anfragen Hin N achrichten des E ntomologischen V ereins A pollo 97 de Freina, J. J.: Eine Revision der Syntomini Irans (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Syntominae) 119 Efetov, K. A., Mollet, B., & Tarmann, G. M.: The biology and early stages of Adscita (Adscita) capitalis (Staudinger, 1879) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae, Procridinae) 125 Entomologische Notiz: Schurian, K.G.: Wasseraufnahme und Wasserabgabe („Mud-puddling“) bei Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) in Deutschland (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) 127 Naumann, S., & Nässig, W. A.: Two species in Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope, 1843 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) 144 Entomologische Notiz: Waltemathe, R.: Neue Fundorte für zwei lokale Schmetterlingsarten auf La Réunion (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae) 145 Nässig, W. A., Kitching, I. J., Peigler, R. S., & Treadaway, C. G.: The group of Cricula elaezia: Comments on synonyms and priority questions, with illustrations of barcode similarity trees, distribution maps, a revised checklist and a formerly unknown female (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) 166 Spitzer, L., Beneš, J., Vrba, P., & Zlatník M.: Three observation of interspecific mating attempts by males of the Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)) in the wild (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae: Satyrinae, Heliconiinae) 169 Popović, M., & Đurić M.: New findings of two rare nymphalids in Serbia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 173 Lechner, K.: The hitherto unknown female of Byasa adamsoni takakoae Uehara, 2006 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Troidini) Copyright © 2010 by Entomologischer Verein Apollo e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, or be used, stored, propagated and distributed using electronical media without written permission of the editor. Authors that receive the pdf version may use it for private exchange with colleagues or for sending on request, only. Online-access in the internet is not Jahrgang 31 allowed except by written permission of the editor. Heft 3 Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Kein Teil dieser Publikation darf ohne schriftliche Genehmigung des Herausgebers in irgendeiner Form Oktober 2010 reproduziert oder unter Verwendung elektronischer Systeme verarbeitet, gespeichert, vervielfältigt oder verbreitet werden. Die Autoren erhalten die pdf-Version nur für den privaten Austausch mit Fachkollegen oder für den Versand auf einzelne Anfragen hin. Sie darf nicht ohne schriftliche Genehmigung des Herausgebers im Internet zugänglich gemacht werden. ISSN 0723-9912 Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 31­(3): 145–165 (2010) 145 The group of Cricula elaezia: Comments on synonyms and priority questions, with illustrations of barcode similarity trees, distribution maps, a revised checklist and a formerly unknown female (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Wolfgang A. Nässig1 , Ian J. Kitching, Richard S. Peigler and Colin G. Treadaway Dr. Wolfgang A. Nässig, Entomologie II, Forschungsinstitut und Museum Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D­60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; wolfgang. [email protected] Dr. Ian J. Kitching, Research Entomologist, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. Dr. Richard S. Peigler, Professor of Biology, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209­6397, U.S.A. Colin G. Treadaway F.R.E.S., c/o Entomologie II, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D­60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; colin. [email protected] Abstract: The priority of two journal publication dates with als ein „Vorabdruck” am 9. i., dann ein zweites Mal in kor­ partly over lap ping contents and, as a result, several syn­ ri gier ter und erweiterter Form am 26. i.), basiert auf einer onymies and a homo ny my in the saturniid genera Cri­cu­la fun da men ta len Miß inter pretation des Codes und ist damit and Coscinocera is as ses sed; Sup­ple­ment­2 of “Neue En to­ zwei fels frei insgesamt invalide. — Die elaezia­Grup pe der mo lo gi sche Nach rich ten” and issue 3 (1) of “Entomo ­Sat­ Gattung Cricula wird revidiert; Cricula pe­len­gen­sis U. & L. H. sphin gia” were pub lish ed with about one week dif fer ence in Pauk stadt, 2009 (fehlerhafte Ty pus lo ka li tät in der Ur be­ publication date in fa vour of the first, in spite of an incor rect schrei bung, richtig: Bali) und Cricula­ ba­li­en­sis Nau mann & earlier date im print on the title page of the latter. Synonymy Löff ler, 2010 (t.l.: Bali) sind neue­Syn­ony­me von C.­elaezia questions were al rea dy solved else where. An other pa per Jordan, 1909; das Taxon wird als eine Unterart von Bali aimed at “sav ing” the va li di ty of the printed pub li ca tion date interpretiert: C.­elaezia­pelengensis U. & L. H. Pauk stadt, 2009, (in fact, trying to explain that the same issue had been pub­ neuer­Status als Subspezies, da zu C.­ma­g­nifenestrata­elaezio­ lish ed twice: first as a “preprint” version on 9. i., then again pa­han­gen­sis Brech lin, 2010, neuer­ Sta­tus als Subspezies in a cor rec t ed and enlarged form on 26. i. 2010), is based von West­Ma lay sia. Für ande re Synonyme und Änderungen on a se vere mis in ter pre ta tion of the Code and is clearly siehe die Zu sam men fas sung in der Checkliste am Ende. Zwei entirely in va lid. — The elaezia­group of the ge nus Cricula Bar code­Ähn lich keits bäu me für die elaezia­Gruppe werden is revised; Cricula pelengensis U. & L. H. Paukstadt, 2009 ab ge bil det, gleich falls eine Verbreitungskarte der ganzen (erroneous type locality; cor rect: Bali) and Cricula­baliensis Grup pe. Der weibliche Holo typus von Cricula­quin­que­fe­nes­ Nau mann & Löff ler, 2010 (t.l.: Bali) are new­synonyms of tra­ta Roepke, 1940 wird farbig abgebildet, dazu das vor her C.­ elaezia Jordan, 1909, and treated as a subspecies from unbekannte Weib chen von C.­min­da­na­en­sis Nässig & Tread­ Bali: C.­elaezia­pelengensis U. & L. H. Pauk stadt, 2009, new­ away, 1997. status as subspecies, and fur ther C.­ma­g­nifenestrata­elaezio­ pa­han­gen­sis Brechlin, 2010, new­sta­tus as subspecies from Introduction West Malaysia. For other syn ony mies and changes, see the summary in the Checklist just before the Ac know led ge ments (by Wolfgang A. Nässig, Ian J. Kitching & Richard S. Peigler) section. Two barcode si mi la ri ty trees for the elaezia­group Publications in entomological journals are usually inten­ are published, as well as a distribution map of the entire d ed to describe and interpret observed facts or expe ri­ group. The holo type fe male of Cricula­ quinquefenestrata Roepke, 1940 is illus trat ed in co lour, as well as the formerly ments. How ever, sometimes it may also be ne ces sa ry to unknown female of C.­ min­da­na­en­sis Nässig & Treadaway, com ment on unusual cases that arise regarding hu man 1997. in ter ac tions in science. Die Gruppe von Cricula elaezia: Anmerkungen zu Syn­ Competition, sometimes even hard competition, is — ony mien und Prioritäts fra gen, mit Ab bildungen von at least to some degree — wel come, e.g., in economics, Bar code­Ähn lich keits bäu men, Ver brei tungs karten, where it sure ly has its value and ma ny advantages with in einer revidierten Check liste sowie ei nem zu vor un be­ this field of hu man ac tivity. Po li ti ci ans also try to im ple­ kann ten Weibchen (Lepidoptera: Satur nii dae) ment this prin ci ple within scien ce. There, though, it is Zusammenfassung: Prioritätsprobleme zweier Zeitschrif­ rather prob le ma tic; in general, criti c al co ope ra tion is ten pub li ka tio nen mit teilweise überlappendem Inhalt und sure ly the better way in science, be cause blind com pe­ dar aus resul tie ren den Synonymien und einer Homonymie ti tion alone often leads to nonsense. In 2010, com pe ti­ in den Saturniidengattungen Cricula und Coscinocera wer­ tion, and definitely a cer tain lack of com mu ni cation and den geklärt. Sup­ple­ment­ 2 der “Neuen En to mo lo gi schen co ope ra tion, led to some un ne ces sary re descriptions Nach rich ten” und Heft 3 (1) der “En tomo­Sat sphin gia” er schie nen mit etwa einer Woche Unter schied, wobei das (and thus syn ony mies and even a ho mo ny my) in Sa tur­ NEN­Supplement­2 Priorität hat, trotz einer auf ge druck ten ni idae, in the ge ne ra Cri­cula Walker, 1855 and Cos­ci­no­ fehlerhaften früheren Erscheinungs da tums des ESS­Hefts. cera But ler, 1879. Die Synonymiefragen wurden bereits anderswo publi ziert. In recent years, several entomologists, in clud ing ama­ Ei ne weitere Publikation, die zum Ziel hatte, das aufge­ druck te frühere Publikations da tum zu „retten“ (tat säch lich teurs, began to sub mit legs of Saturniidae to the Bar code wur de ernsthaft die Hypo these aufgestellt, daß das sel be of Life laboratory in Guelph, Canada (see Rat na sing­ Heft einer Zeitschrift zwei mal publiziert sein soll te: zuerst ham & Hebert 2007; in the web: Barcode of Life [Bold] 1 76th contribution to the knowledge of the Saturniidae. (75th contribution: Naumann, S., & Nässig, W. A. (2010): Two species in Saturnia­(Rinaca)­zuleika Hope, 1843 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Frankfurt am Main, N.F. 31 (3): 127–143.) 146 2010), to obtain “bar code” da ta of the mito chon drial 1997, Nau mann & U. Pauk stadt 1997, U. & L. H. Pauk­ DNA of the cy to chro me­c oxi dase, sub unit I, gene (COI). stadt 1998, 2001, 2009b, U.
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