Dercas

Dercas Doubleday, [1847] Sulphurs

Dercas Doubleday, [1847]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 70; TS: Colias verhuelli van der Hoeven
Dercas Boisduval; (MS?)

Dercas; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 13; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Dercas (Coliadini); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021, Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3): 7

Dercas verhuelli (van der Hoeven, 1839)

Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Tailed Sulphur

Colias verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839; Tijdschr. nat. Gesch. 5 (4): 341, pl. 7, f. 3

Dercas verhuelli; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 160, f. 3; [BOR], 167; [MRS], 217; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

D. v. verhuelli S.China, Indo-China

Dercas verhuelli verhuelli; [BOR], 167

D. v. doubledayi Moore, [1905] N.India - S.Burma

Dercas doubledayi Moore, [1905]; Lepidoptera Indica 7:31, pl. 562, f. 1a-e
Dercas verhuelli menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: pl. 67 row d
Dercas verhuelli pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 161, pl. 67 row d; TL: Assam

Dercas verhuelli doubledayi; [BOR], 167; [MRS], 217; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 13, pl. title, f. 6; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

D. v. parva Evans, 1924 S.Myanmar, Thailand

Dercas verhuelli parva Evans, 1924; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (4): 972; TL: Myanmar

Dercas verhuelli parva; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Dercas gobrias (Hewitson, 1864)

Borneo. See [maps]

Gonepteryx gobrias Hewitson, 1864; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (3): 246, pl. 16, f. 1; TL: Borneo

Dercas gobrias gobrias; [iNaturalist]
Dercas gobrias; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Dercas verhuelli gobrias; [BOR], 167

D. g. herodorus Fruhstorfer, 1910 Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra

Dercas gobrias herodorus Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 161, pl. 67, f. d4, d5, (51) , (58); TL: W.Sumatra

Dercas gobrias herodorus; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 13, pl. 16, f. 14; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Dercas verhuelli herodorus; [BOR], 167; [BMP]: 95, pl. 9, f. 13

Dercas lycorias (Doubleday, 1842)

Sikkim - Assam. See [maps] Plain Sulphur

Rhodocera lycorias Doubleday, 1842; in Gray, Zool. Miscell.: 77; TL: Mt. Kasiyae

Dercas lycorias; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 160, f. 6; [BOR], 167; [MRS], 217; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

D. l. lycorias Sikkim, Assam - N.Burma, Yunnan

Gonepteryx wallichii Doubleday, 1849; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1848: xlvii
Dercas brindaba Swinhoe, 1899; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3 (13): 107; TL: Assam, Khasia Hills
Dercas decipiens de Nicéville, 1898; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 2 (12): 483; TL: Assam
Gonepteryx urania Butler, 1865; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2): 458, pl. 26, f. 5; TL: N.India

Dercas lycorias lycorias; [BOR], 167; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

D. l. difformis de Nicéville, 1898 China

Dercas lycorias difformis; [MRS], 217; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 13, pl. 16, f. 15

Dercas nina Mell, 1913

S.China (Kwangtung). See [maps]

Dercas nina Mell, 1913; Int. Ent. Zs. 7 (29): 194; TL: N.Kuangtung
Dercas nina f. puncata Mell, 1913; Int. Ent. Zs. 7 (29): 194; TL: N.Kuangtung
Dercas nina f. spaneyi Mell, 1913; Int. Ent. Zs. 7 (29): 194; TL: N.Kuangtung

Dercas nina; [BOR], 167; [MRS], 217; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Dercas nina f. nina; [MRS], 217
Dercas nina f. spaneyi; [MRS], 217

Dercas enara Swinhoe, 1899

C.China, W.China. See [maps]

Dercas enara Swinhoe, 1899; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3 (13): 107; TL: Omei-Shan, W.China

Dercas enara; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 160, f. 3 (text); [iNaturalist]

References:

[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Butler, 1865
Description of six new species of exotic butterflies in the collection of the British Museum Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2) : 455-459, pl. 26
[MRS]; Chou, 1994
Monografia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium 1-2 Mon. Rhop. Sinesium : 1-854
[BMP]; Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992
The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Fourth Edition revised by J. N. Eliot with plates by Bernard D'Abrera Butterflies Malay Peninsula (4th edn) : 1-595, pl. 1-69
[BOR]; D'Abrera, 1982-1986
Butterflies of the Oriental Region I-III
de Nicéville, 1898
A Revision of the Pierine Butterflies of the Genus Dercas Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 2 (12) : 478-483
Doubleday, [1847]
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848), (1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Evans, 1924
Notes on Indian Butterflies J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (4) : 971-973
Fruhstorfer, 1910
2. Familie: Pieridae, Weisslinge in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 119-120 (1909), : 121-144 (14 January, 1910), : 145-152 (11 February, 1910), : 153-168 (2 April, 1910), : 169-176 (4 April, 1910), : 177-190 (20 May, 1910)
Hewitson, 1864
Descriptions of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (3) : 245-249
van der Hoeven, 1839
Buprestis daleni n. sp., Papilio payeni Boisduv. beschreven Tijdschr. nat. Gesch. 5 (4) : 338-343, pl. 7-8
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mell, 1913
Die Gattung Dercas Dbl. Int. Ent. Zs. 7 (29) : 193-194
Moore, [1905]
Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera. Family Papilionidae. Sub-family Pierinae (continued), Family Lycaenidae. Sub-families Gerydinae, Lycaenopsinae and Everinae Lepidoptera Indica 7 : 1-286, pl. 551-639
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Swinhoe, 1899
New Species of Oriental Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3 (13) : 102-116
Winhard, 2000
Pieridae I Butterflies of the world 10 : 1-40, pl. title,1-48,back
Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021
Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3) : 1-55

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