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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 10:34:48 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Scientific name change for a Carolina butterfly species |
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--000000000000f97aec05de084bb2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Folks. A recent paper on* Burnsius* [checkered-skippers] has caused a name change to the White Checkered-Skipper (*Burnsius albescens*). As Harry Pavulaan summarized to several of us: ".... *Burnsius albescens* as we know it, is now *Burnsius albezens* (check my spelling in the paper). Apparently the name "*albescens*" has been misapplied to southern USA populations. The name actually applies to the southern (Central American) subspecies of *Burnsius communis*, thus leaving the southern USA populations unnamed! Nick Grishin rectified this." Thus, the "new" *B. albescens* is now just in Central America, and the US taxon was briefly without a name, now with a new spelling but pronounced nearly the same -- *Burnsius albezens*. Of course, we seldom use scientific names on this listserve, but on the website and the checklist, we do show the scientific name, and I have this brief explanation on the species account on the* Butterflies of North Carolina* website. NOTE: when I made this change on the species account, I caused a glitch on the downloadable checklist! This should be corrected by the webmaster -- Tom Howard -- today, hopefully. (The individual page PDF will show this change, but the 29th Approximation PDF will still retain the old name *-- albescens* -- until a new approximation is done over the winter.) Harry LeGrand --000000000000f97aec05de084bb2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Folks.</div><div><br></div><div>A recent paper on<i> = Burnsius</i> [checkered-skippers] has caused a name change to the White Che= ckered-Skipper (<i>Burnsius albescens</i>).=C2=A0 As Harry Pavulaan summari= zed to several of us:=C2=A0 <br></div><div><br> <div>=C2=A0".... <i>Burnsius albescens</i> as we know it, is now <i>Bu= rnsius=20 albezens</i> (check my spelling in the paper).=C2=A0 Apparently the name=20 "<i>albescens</i>" has been misapplied to southern USA population= s.=C2=A0 The name actually applies to the southern (Central American) subsp= ecies of=20 <i>Burnsius communis</i>, thus leaving the southern USA populations unnamed= !=C2=A0=20 Nick Grishin rectified this."</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>= Thus, the "new" <i>B. albescens</i> is now just in Central Americ= a, and the US taxon was briefly without a name, now with a new spelling but= pronounced nearly the same -- <b><i>Burnsius albezens</i></b>.=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 <br></div><div><br></div><div>Of course, we seldom use scientific na= mes on this listserve, but on the website and the checklist, we do show the= scientific name, and I have this brief explanation on the species account = on the<u> Butterflies of North Carolina</u> website.=C2=A0 NOTE:=C2=A0 when= I made this change on the species account, I caused a glitch on the downlo= adable checklist!=C2=A0 This should be corrected by the webmaster -- Tom Ho= ward -- today, hopefully.=C2=A0 (The individual page PDF will show this cha= nge, but the 29th Approximation PDF will still retain the old name <i>-- al= bescens</i> -- until a new approximation is done over the winter.)<br></div= ><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand<br></div><div><br></div> </div></div> --000000000000f97aec05de084bb2-- |
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