Subspecies
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No subspecies are recognized.
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Synonyms
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Cantharis violacea Paykull, 1798 (nec Linnaeus, 1767) (junior primary homonym)
Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)
Ancystronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Ancistronycha innotaticeps Pic, 1907
Ancistronycha notaticeps Pic, 1907
Ancistronycha moraviensis Pic, 1918
Ancistronycha piceobinotata Pic, 1922
The nomenclature of this species is currently confused. The name epithet
violacea was published by Paykull in 1798 in the genus Cantharis.
However, Linnaeus has described the name epithet violacea in 1767 for a
tropical species ("Guinea") in the genus Cantharis as well. This renders
Cantharis violacea Paykull, 1798 a junior primary homonym of Cantharis
violacea Linnaeus, 1767, and thus it is permanently invalid.
Some authors therefore regard Ancistronycha cyanipennis (Faldermann,
1835) as the valid name for this species. However, the cyanipennis
epithet has been described as Cantharis cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835 for
an asian species now placed in the genus Cordicantharis. Thus
Ancistronycha cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835) is not a synonym of the
nominal Cantharis violacea Paykull, 1798.
The next available name would be Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857.
However, I refrain from declaring this name as the valid name for the
species. Although Cantharis violacea Paykull, 1798 is a junior homonym
of Cantharis violacea Linnaeus, 1767, the name by Linnaeus belongs to an
(to my knowledge) unidentifed species and has not been used since. In
addition the name by Paykull is well established for the present
species, and I therefore accept it as the valid name for the species
until a comprehensive revision of the genus is performed.
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Identification
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Distribution
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Biology
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Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen) on May 29, 2009.
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