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Post by lamion28 on Dec 31, 2012 3:42:15 GMT -8
Hi, I have one specimen from the white form of C. libanotica heldreichi and I would like to give to it a right scientific name. I've found an "f. alba" name on the www.theinsectcollector.com website, but I don't know, who was the author of this name, and the year of description? Could somebody help me? Thx, and happy new year!  L |
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Post by lamion28 on Dec 31, 2012 4:22:46 GMT -8
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Post by Adam Cotton on Dec 31, 2012 6:27:17 GMT -8
Infrasubspecific form names are not recognised as scientifically valid and are unavailable according to the ICZN Code, so I really think you don't need to worry much about author and year for such a name. However, since you've found one you may as well use that.
With regard to the ssp name it was described under, it doesn't matter much as long as it's the same species, and even then it's really up to you if you want to call it alba or nigra ;-)
Adam.
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Post by lamion28 on Dec 31, 2012 7:06:28 GMT -8
Yes-yes, this or anything such I've also known. I think the Code is wrong in this point of view. But it was necessary, because at certain taxa really a lot of infrasubspecific name "available". I hate, when I see a f. name or ab. name, but I don't see author and year.
What you said, is already not valid for the subspecific rank taxa, is it true? So, between subspecies already there is the principle of priority, and so on, right?
Lamion
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Post by bobw on Dec 31, 2012 7:28:39 GMT -8
As Adam says, form names are infrasubspecific and unavailable, therefore they are little more than useful handles.
In fact there is no alba Rühl, 1895. There is an available name alba Rühl, 1893 which is a senior subjective synonym of alfacariensis Ribbe, 1905 but we had the Commission rule that alfacariensis should take precedence to preserve stability (Opinion 2180 (ICZN 2007)). It is a singularly inappropriate name to use for a subspecies given its widespread use for white females in the genus, but alba Rühl, 1895 would be available as the Iranian subspecies of alfacariensis, however, we synonymised all alfacariensis subspecies with the nominotypical one in Grieshuber, Worthy & Lamas (2012).
As we argued in the above book, heldreichi Staudinger, 1862 and libanotica Lederer, 1858 should both be considered to be subspecies of Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, 1850. The oldest infrasubspecific (and therefore unavailable) name that was applied specifically to the white female of ssp. heldreichi is "alba" Verity, 1908. The oldest name for the white female of nominotypical aurorina is "alba" Heyne, 1895.
Bob
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