| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Authors: | J. V. Calhoun |
| Journal: | Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society |
| Volume: | 63 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page: | 154 |
| Pagination: | 154-163 |
| Other Numbers: | Papyrus 8307 |
| Keywords: | BIBLIOGRAPHY, LEPIDOPTERA, PUBLICATION DATES, TYPES, USA |
| Abstract: | "In 1841, Thaddeus W. Harris (1795-1856) published A Report on the Insects of Massachusetts, Injurious to Vegetation. Three more editions of the book were issued, one posthumously. Many taxa of Lepidoptera were described in the book, including twelve butterflies. The book’s complex history is reviewed and publication dates of each edition are proposed. The publication date of Vanessa comma Harris is corrected and a lectotype of this taxon is designated. It is also revealed that Samuel Henshaw (1852-1941) and Charles W. Johnson (1863–1932) prepared determination and type labels contained in the insect collection of T. W. Harris." |
| URL: | https://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2009/2009-63-3-154.pdf |