Barybas nana Blanchard, 1850

Figs 5A, C–D, 6G, 17G–H, 21G–K

Barybas nanus Blanchard, 1850: 94 .

Hercitis pygmaea Burmesiter, 1855: 79, syn. nov.

Barybas nana – Blackwelder 1944: 233 (name emendation).

Note

Barybas nana and Hercitis pygmaea were described based on an undetermined number of specimens.

Material examined

Lectotype (here designated, Fig. 17 G–H)

BRAZIL: ♂, MNHN, labels: [Capte. | des mines] [MUSÉUM PARIS | Ouest Capte | des Mises] [ B. nanus | Cat. Mus. | Brésil. | M.A. de St. Hilaire] [LECTOTYPE | Barybas nanus | Blanchard, 1850 | des. J. Fuhrmann & | F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello, 2014] .

Paralectotype

BRAZIL: ♂, MNHN, labels: [Capte. | des mines] [MUSÉUM PARIS | Ouest Capte | des Mises] [PARALECTOTYPE | Barybas nanus | Blanchard, 1850 | ♂ | des. J. Fuhrmann & | F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello, 2014] .

Syntype of Hercitis pygmaea (Fig. 21 G–K)

BRAZIL: ♂, ZNSM, labels: ♂, [ Hercitis | Burm.] {drawer label} [pygmaea | Burm.| Bras. Br.] {drawer label} .

Remarks

The present study proposes the synonymy of H. pygmaea (type species of Hercitis) with B. nana (type species of Barybas Blanchard). See generic remarks above for historical and taxonomic comments. The syntype of H. pygmaea is being studied by Holger Dombrow (pers. comm.).