Subspecies Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868
Donnysa Skipper
- Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, W.C. 1868. Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae. London : John van Voorst Vol. 2 25-56 pp. [39].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Sydney, NSW (Hewitson gave Moreton Bay, QLD, in original description)
Comment: Hewitson indicated in the original description that he had both sexes.Subsequent designation references:
Kirby, W.F. 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Oatlands, Walton-on-Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London : John van Voorst iv 246 pp. [235] (listed a single specimen in the Hewitson collection); Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [118] (concluded that the female described by Hewitson belonged to another species, also mentioned a holotype); Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [215] (further discussed the type); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Waterhouse's (1937) mention of a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [107, 118] (discussed Hewitson's type locality and concluded that Moreton Bay was acceptable); Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [215] (concluded that the Moreton Bay locality applied to the female specimen described by Hewitson and that the male, lectotype, came from Australia as far as Hewitson was concerned; Waterhouse's manuscript notes stated that it was labelled 'Austl.'; he then suggested that the type locality should be Sydney, NSW, because the Sydney population most resembled the lectotype in appearance). - Hesperilla donnysa diluta Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. II. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(3–4): 218-238 [226].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL12261 ♂, Mundoo Is., near Goolwa, SA (Waterhouse gave Goolwa, SA, in original description).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL12262 1♀, Mundoo Is., near Goolwa, SA; AM KL12263 2♀; AM KL12263 2♀, Mundoo Is., near Goolwa, SA
Comment: Waterhouse in the original description mentioned many specimens; Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type information).Subsequent designation references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [118] (stated that 'the holotypes of these races are at Sydney'; as this mention of holotypes is not individual it is not accepted as a lectotype designation); Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (referred to a holotype); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Peters' incorrect reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [217] (gave the more precise locality). - Hesperilla donnysa icaria Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [216].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL12358 ♂ (Waterhouse designated a holotype), Burleigh Heads, QLD (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL12358 1♀
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type specimen information). - Hesperilla donnysa patmos Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [217].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL11209 ♂ (Waterhouse mentioned a holotype in the original description), Mt Evelyn, VIC (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL11209 1♀; whereabouts unknown 7♂ 5♀
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type specimen information). - Hesperilla donnysa samos Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [217].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL11213 ♂ (Waterhouse mentioned a holotype in the original description), Blackheath, NSW (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL11213 1♀, Blackheath, NSW
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type specimen information; there must be further paratypes in the AM). - Hesperilla donnysa delos Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [218].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL11113 ♂ (Waterhouse designated a holotype), Mt Lofty, SA (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) AM KL11113 1♀
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [11] (type specimen information).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Waterhouse, G.A. 1941. Australian Hesperiidae. X. On Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 66(3–4): 215-218 [216]
History of changes
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