Ornithoptera goliath joycei, Noakes & Talbot, 1915

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Ornithoptera goliath joycei, Noakes & Talbot, 1915 Feb 20, 2011 17:57:09 GMT -8

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www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/troides/index.html

Above web site indicates proper nomenclature to be Ornithoptera goliath samson (Niepelt, 1913) instead of O. goliath joycei, Noakes & Talbot, 1915

Which is correct?

hewi Premium Member - 2022 Posts: 206	Ornithoptera goliath joycei, Noakes & Talbot, 1915 Feb 21, 2011 6:55:56 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hewi on Feb 21, 2011 6:55:56 GMT -8 The name samson has priority over joiceyi as the publication of Niepelt had been published two years before the one of Noakes & Talbot. So the name joiceyi sunk into synonymity. Manfred

hewi Premium Member - 2022 Posts: 206	Ornithoptera goliath joycei, Noakes & Talbot, 1915 Feb 21, 2011 7:17:24 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hewi on Feb 21, 2011 7:17:24 GMT -8 and here the beautiful plate with the illustration of samson that Niepelt published later the same year (1913) Manfred Attachments: