ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Jahr/Year: 2013 Band/Volume: 34 Autor(en)/Author(s): Tennent John W. Artikel/Article: The butterflies described by Bernard DÂ’Abrera in three editions of "Butterflies of the Australian Region" (1971, 1977, 1990) (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) 161-174 Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 34 (4): 161–174 (2014) 161 The butterflies described by Bernard D’Abrera in three editions of “Butterflies of the Australian Region” (1971, 1977, 1990) (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) W. John Tennent W. John Tennent, Scientific Associate, Department of Life Sciences, Division of Terrestrial Invertebrates, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, England;
[email protected] Abstract: Following a realisation that type specimens of of the Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, bore but terflies named by Mr. Bernard D’Abrera in the three no indication of type status or association with pub lished edi tions of his “Butterflies of the Australian Region” were names. ei ther unlabelled or inadequately labelled, a comparison of spe ci mens in the Natural History Museum, London (BMNH) An occasional lapse in labelling can easily occur, and is was made with illustrations and text in D’Abrera’s vo lu equ ally easily rectified. On previous occasions suitable mes. Numerous errors and inconsistencies were re veal ed. la bels have been placed with “unlabelled” D’Abrera spe Ad ditionally, a number of specimens were found to be la bel led with unpublished manuscript names in D’Abrera’s cimens (Tennent 2001, 2004, 2005).