Genus Pieris Schrank, 1801
- Pieris Schrank, F.P. 1801. Fauna Boica. Durchgedachte Geschichte der in Baiern einheimischen und zahmen Thiere. Ingolstadt : J.W. Krüll Vol. 291) viii 274 pp. [152, 161] [introduced on p. 152, further mention on p. 161; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1954. Opinion 278. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the names of the genera of the sub-order Rhopalocera of the Order Lepidoptera (Class Insecta) species of which were cited in the Tentamen, prepared by Jacob Hübner, which is believed to have been distributed to correspondents in 1806, a leaflet rejected in Opinion 97. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 6(10): 135–178 (138) officially listed generic name as Name No. 704; the numerous synonyms of this widespread Holarctic genus are not listed here].
Type species:
Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature] [440, 351].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Talbot, G. 1932. Familia Pieridae I. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pt 53 pp. 1–320. [216, 636] (for extralimital synonymies)
- Bridges, C.A. 1988. Catalogue of Family-Group and Genus-Group Names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Urbana, Illinois : Charles A. Bridges 134 pp. [V.II] (for extralimital synonymies)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), 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), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
- Hawaii
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
Oriental Region
Palaearctic Region
General References
Bridges, C.A. 1988. Catalogue of Family-Group and Genus-Group Names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Urbana, Illinois : Charles A. Bridges 134 pp. [V.II] (for extralimital synonymy, not listed here)
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [297] (distribution in Australia)
Talbot, G. 1932. Familia Pieridae I. Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pt 53 pp. 1–320. [216, 636] (for extralimital synonymy, not listed here)
Yata, O. 1985. Part 1 : Pieridae. pp. 206-438 in Tsukada, E. (ed.). Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. II. Japan : Plapac 1-623 pls 1-162. [434] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 05-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |