Taxonomic review of the genus Thalpomena Saussure, 1884 with new synonyms Author Dey, Lara-Sophie University of Hamburg, Biology, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. & Leibniz Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels, Standort Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. Trier University, Department of Biogeography, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier, Germany. Author Hochkirch, Axel Author Moussi, Abdelhamid Laboratory Valorization and Conservation of Natural Resources, University of Biskra, Algeria. Author Seidel, Matthias Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha, Schlossplatz 1, 99867 Gotha, Germany. Author Husemann, Martin University of Hamburg, Biology, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. & Leibniz Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels, Standort Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. Trier University, Department of Biogeography, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier, Germany. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-02-17 5100 1 129 136 journal article 20612 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.1.7 37d5b00e-4468-4c41-a7e5-0d9a745aaa45 1175-5326 6127868 DB9DF4D0-F3CD-4B6F-9D1A-AB2CF75D1FA2 Thalpomena viridipennis Uvarov, 1927 —valid species Thalpomena algeriana aberration viridipennis Uvarov, 1927: 7 [original combination] Thalpomena algeriana aberration flavipennis Chapman, 1938: 100 [synonym; in Dirsh, 1949: 369 ] Thalpomena viridipennis : Dirsh, 1949: 369 [elevation to species level] Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949 —new junior subjective synonym Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949: 369 [original name] Remarks. Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949 is a colour morph of Thalpomena viridipennis Uvarov, 1927 and is therefore synonymized with the latter species. Diagnosis (modified after Dirsh, 1949 ): Frontal ridge weakly concave constricted below ocellus, feebly narrowed at apex. Fastigium of vertex with roundly curved carinae. Pronotum long, flat from above; lateral margins straight, divergent. Median carina convex in front of first sulcus, straight in the rest. Posterior angle of metazona acute. Metazona twice as long as prozona. Lower margin of lateral lobe sinuate. Tegmina broad. Hind wings short, broad, external margin strongly convex. Hind femur broad. Hind knee short, broad; upper lobe feebly elongated. Coloration dark brownish grey. Tegmina with indistinct or without spots. Basal disc of hind wing bluish green, bright blue or bright pinkish red. Hind wing fascia dark, broad, with basal ray ( Figure 2 E ). Hind femur black inside, with pale fascia in front of knee. FIGURE 2: Variation in wing morphology of male and female individuals of the valid members of the genus Thalpomena : A — Thalpomena algeriana ; B — Thalpomena azureipennis ; C — Thalpomena coerulescens ; D — Thalpomena dernensis and E — Thalpomena viridipennis . Type locality: Morocco , Fés. Type depository: T. viridipennis : Syntype : 7 females , 6 males , BMNH ; T. algeriana maroccana : Holotype , male, MNCN ( Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Madrid , Spain ); Paratype , female, MNHN ; Paratype , female, BMNH . Distribution: Rif Mountains, Middle Atlas up to Tell Atlas ( Morocco , Algeria ).