Name-bearing types of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
Author
Bland, Keith P.
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Zootaxa
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Euphaedra
COOKSONI
H. Druce, 1905
Annals & Magazine of Natural History. 7th Series.
16
, 549–551 [550–551]. Combination still valid (see Ackery, Smith & Vane-Wright, 1995;
Hecq, 1997
).
Syntype
, male, pinned.
Specimen data
: “2|1|03” [Handwritten in purple crayon]. “N.W.R.” [Handwritten in ink]. “
Euphaedra
| cooksoni | Druce type” [Handwritten in ink] “
Rhodesia
| Cookson | 1930-202 | 283” [Printed] on
verso
“
Euphaedra
|
cooksoni Druce
| TYPE” [Handwritten (by Grimshaw)]. “Not in B.M.” [Handwritten in ink]. “TYPE” [Printed on red paper].
Remarks
: This species, named by Herbert
Druce (1905)
, in honour of Mr. Harold Cookson, was described from at least one male and one female. The present specimen from Cookson’s own collection is certainly part of the type series. The species is not included by
Gabriel (1927)
in the catalogue of types in BM(NH). This, coupled with the presence of the “Type” label (as opposed to “Co-type” label) suggests that Druce meant it as the ‘holotype’. though he did not refer to the specimen as such. There appears to be an error in the type description as the type locality is given as “N.E.
Rhodesia
”, which is where Cookson collected most of the material. However the specimen bears a “N. W.R.” label indicating it was taken in North West
Rhodesia
!
Bebearia cocalioides
Hecq, 1988
ssp.
HECQI
Holmes
,
2001
Tropical Zoology
14
, 31–62 [46], figures 8 and 9. Combination still valid (see
Larsen, 2005
).
Holotype
, male, pinned (genitalia on slide
CWNH 13
): also
allotype
female (genitalia on slide
CWNH 25
).
Specimen data
:
1887 specimen
: “Camaroons [sic]. [Printed] | 1887-1” [Handwritten]. “
Bebearia
| mardania gp. | sl[ide].
CWNH
(13)” [
Printed
]. “
B. cocalioides
hecqi |
Holotype
| det.
C.W.N.Holmes
|
Feb. 1999
” [Handwritten (by Holmes) on orange card].
1888 specimen
: “
Cameroons
. | 1888.97.1. [Printed] | 75” [Handwritten]. “
Bebearia
| mardania gp. | sl[ide].
CWNH
(25)” [
Printed
]. “
B. cocalioides
heqi [sic] |
Allotype
| det.
C.W.N.Holmes
|
Feb. 1999
” [Handwritten (by Holmes) on orange card].
Remarks
: These two specimens are unambiguously the
holotype
and
allotype
designated by
Holmes (2001)
, and illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 (
ibidem
).