On the synonymy of certain taxonomic names within the subgenus Mellicta of the genus Melitaea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
The taxonomic history of the subgenus Mellicta Billberg, 1820 of the genus Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 is reviewed. The names Mediomellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn.nov., Monomellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., Neomellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., Oreomellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., Paramellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., Polymellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., and Promellicta Lastukhin, 2003, syn. nov., are synonymised with Mellicta.
Authors
- Margarita G. Kovalenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-9277)
- К. А. Колесниченко (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-0317)
- O. G. Gorbunov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-621X)
Institutions
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
- All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine (RU)
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoosystematica Rossica
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2025.34.1.41
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63