Lepidoptera primary types in the collection of the Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum), University of Copenhagen as per December 12th 2008. The following list is one third of a preliminary list containing the types of Lepidoptera in the ZMUC entomology collection. The list is sorted by author and then by species Type Genus Species Author Citation Notes Status Described from a series of specimens. A male labeled "Aarhuus, 13/5- [A. Bang] Haas, [18]64" has been labeled as lectotype (unpublished). Eupithecia quercifoliata Lectotype Naturhist. Tidsskr. (3. ræk.) 9 1874 Currently considered a synonym of Eupithecia dodoneata Guenée, 1857 (Parsons et al., 1999: 339). Litobrenthia doiinthanonensis Arita, 1987 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 1 Brenthia karsholti Arita, 1987 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 1 Glyphipteryx australis Arita, 1995 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 3 Glyphipteryx doiinthanonensis Arita, 1995 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 3 Glyphipteryx karsholti Arita, 1995 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 3 Glyphipteryx sordida Arita, 1995 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 3 Lobesia pattayae Bae, 1995 Holotype Microlep. of Thailand 3 Coleophora beduina Baldizzone, 1987 Holotype Alexanor 15 (suppl.) Coleophora karsholti Baldizzone, 1987 Holotype Alexanor 15 (suppl.) Coleophora libyca Baldizzone, 1993 Holotype Shilap 21 In the original description the genitalia slide of the Holotype is Coleophora cycnea Baldizzone, 1995 Holotype Shilap 23 erroneously refered to as having number GB 10791. Coleophora cytisivora Baldizzone, 1995 Holotype Shilap 23 Coleophora hinnula Baldizzone, 1995 Holotype Shilap 23 Coleophora maroccana Baldizzone, 1995 Holotype Shilap 23 Scythris abyanensis Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris albiangulella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris albocanella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris albogrammella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 1 Scythris badiella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris basilicella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris beccella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris biacutella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris bicuspidella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris bispinella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris canella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris capnofasciae Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris ceratella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris cinisella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris consimilella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris cuneatella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris curvipinella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris fibigeri Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris galeatella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris indigoferrivora Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris iterella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Enolmis jemenensis Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris jemenensis Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris nigrogramella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris nigropterella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris paralogella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris parenthesella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris pterosauriella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris reflectella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris sanae Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris scyphella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris sinuosella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 2 Scythris sordidella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris strabella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris subgaleatella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris subparachalca Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris taizzae Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris tenebrella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Scythris valvaearcella Bengtsson Holotype Esperiana 9 Elachista abiskoella Bengtsson, 1977 Holotype Ent. scand. 8 Scythris fuscopterella Bengtsson, 1977 Holotype Ent. scand. 8 Scythris ambustella Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris azrouensis Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris cornuella Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris cupellella Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris karsholti Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris kebiliensis Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris maculosa Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris neftae Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris pediculella Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris senecai Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris skulei Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris thomisiodes Bengtsson, 1997 Holotype Microlep. of Eur. 2 Scythris alhamrae Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 Scythris amplexella Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 Scythris cucullella Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 Scythris elachistoides Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 Scythris pollicella Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 Scythris valgella Bengtsson, 2002 Holotype Phegea 30 3 Ambiguous infrasubspecific taxon. Even though described as "ab. (?) Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér atlantica, n. ab." of Papilio sosia Rotschild & Jordan, Birket- Smith Papilio atlantica Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 express his doubt about its status, both in the text (p. 526) and in the legends to fig.h ("spp. ?, ab. ? atlantica Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Currrently considered a synonym of Tetrarhanis schoutedeni (Berger) Lectiles collitorum Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 (Ackery et al., 1965: 511). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Mycalesis Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Mycalesis decemoculi Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype sophrosyne Plötz. Currently in the genus Bicyclus Kirby (Ackery et al., A 22 1965: 294). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Currently considered a synonym of Cymothoe hyarbita hyarbita Cymothoë [sic] electrinos Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 (Hewitson) (Ackery et al., 1965: 378). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Currrently considered a synonym of Euphaedra eleus Drury (Ackery et al., Euphaedra erasmus Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 1965: 405). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Neptis infusa Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype Known only from the female holotype (Ackery et al., 1965: 366). A 22 Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Papilio nigrescens Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Papilio intermedia Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype Eimer. Currently considered a synonym of Graphium policenoides A 22 Holland (Ackery et al., 1965: 165). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Charaxes jeromei Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype Described as a form of Charaxes protoclea A 22 Known from the holotype only (Ackery et al., 1965: 609). Currrently in Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Hypokepalates kallipygos Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype the genus Deudorix Hewitson (subgenus Hypokepalates Druce) (Ackery A 22 et al., 1965: 609). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Euphaedra eleus Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Euphaedra kataphraktar Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype eleus Drury. Currently considered a synonym of Euphaedra fasciata Hecq A 22 (Ackery et al., 1965: 405). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Papilio latreillanus Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Papilio lutea Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype [sic] theorini Aurivilius. Currently in the genus Graphium Scopoli (Ackery A 22 et al., 1965: 163). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Lachnocnema makakensis Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype Known from the types only (Ackery et al., 1965: 543). A 22 Described as a form of Cymothoe fumana Westwood (Hewitson). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Cymothoë [sic] mitella Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype Currently considered a synonym of Cymothoe fumana balluca Fox & A 22 Howarth (Ackery et al., 1965: 376). 4 Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Euphaedra preussi Euphaedra nigrodiscalis Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 preussi Staudinger. Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Currently considered a synonym of Bicyclus hewitsoni (Doumet) (Ackery Mycalesis nyongensis Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 et al., 1965: 290). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as a form of Leptosia medusa medusa Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Leptosia pygmaea Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype (Cramer). Currently considered a synonym of Leptosia nupta Butler A 22 (Ackery et al., 1965: 227). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Belenois teuszi Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Belenois reducta Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype teuszi Dewitz, and currently considered a form of that taxon (Ackery et l., A 22 1985: 207). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Acraea penelos Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Acraea strigipygida Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype penelos Ward, and currently considered a form of that taxon (Ackery et A 22 l., 1985: 261). Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Currrently considered a synonym of Powellana cottoni Bethune-Baker Powellana virginea Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype A 22 (Ackery et al., 1965: 533). Infrasubspecific taxon. Described as an aberration of Acraea alciope Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire, Sér Acraea vulpinopsis Birket-Smith, 1960 Holotype alciope Hewitson, and currently considered a form of that taxon (Ackery A 22 et l., 1985: 249). The excact type locality in not mentioned in the original description, but Pap. Fac. Sci. Haile Sellassie I a male of Archithosia discors (Kiriakoff) is recorded (loc. cit., p. 20) from Pusiola aureola Birket-Smith, 1965 Holotype Univ., Ser.C 1 the same date as the holotype of Pusiola aureola (13.ix.1960) from Nigeria, Ibadan, which is most pr Pap. Fac. Sci. Haile Sellassie I Archithosia