44. Zygaena (Mesembrynus) laeta danieli Reiss, 1935

Zygaena laeta danieli Reiss, 1935: Int. Ent. Z. 29: 159.

Type material examined.

Syntype 1♂ (ZMH 61473) (Fig. 44). "Asia min.c. / Ak-Chehir / 21.-30.Juni 28 / Coll.Wagner-Wien // Cotypus / ssp. danieli / Reiß // ssp. danieli / Reiß // Coll. Bytinski-Salz / Eing. Nr. 20, 1960 // ZMH 61473".

Type locality.

‘Marasch’ [Turkey: Kahraman Maraş]

Current status.

Synonym of Z. laeta akshehirensis Reiss, 1929.

Remarks.

Reiss (1935c) proposed this name as subspecies of Zygaena laeta ( Hübner, 1790). The name was subsequently synonymized with current combination Z. laeta akshehirensis Reiss, 1929 (Hofmann and Tremewan 1996).