On the availability of some names proposed by E. Reitter in Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea Fabricius, 1775 species-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)

• Main Authors: M.Yu. Kalashian, T.L. Ghrejyan
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russian Academy of Science. Southern Scientific Centre. Federal Research Centre 2016-12-01
• Series: Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
• Subjects: Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae; Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea species-group; nomenclature; names’ availability
• Online Access: http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7_MYu%20Kalashian_TL%20Ghrejyan.pdf

Availability of some names proposed by E.  Reitter in Protaetia (Potosia) cuprea Fabricius, 1775 species-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) is discussed. It is shown that the names erected in Reitter, 1899: Potosia cuprea v.  densesculpta Reitter, 1899, P.  c.  var.  pseudacuminata Reitter, 1899, P.  c.  var.  lederi Reitter, 1899, P.  c.  var.  adippe Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. mulsanti Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. subcuprea Reitter, 1899, P.  c.  var.  pseudocuprea Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. ino Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. purpurina Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. fidia Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. xyphia Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. nerine Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. sybilla Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. camilla Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. phoebe Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. prasiniuscula Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. erivana Reitter, 1899, P. c. var. chrysis Reitter, 1899 were unavailable at the date of the publication in the sense of Articles 45.6.1 and 45.6.4 of International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. By subsequent authors conditions of availability in the sense of Article 45.6.4.1 were assured for P. c. var. lederi and P. c. var. phoebe only