Zopyrion sandace Godman & Salvin, 1896

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Lectotype designation for Zopyrion sandace Godman & Salvin, 1896

Zopyrion sandace Godman & Salvin, 1896 was described from a series of specimens from several places in Guerrero, Mexico, and one specimen from Guatemala (Godman and Salvin 1896). To stabilize nomenclature, clarify the type locality, and define the name Z. sandace objectively, N.V.G. hereby designates a syntype in the BMNH collection that, according to its label, was illustrated by Godman and Salvin (1896), and bears the following eleven labels (first three and the last round, others rectangular; first three with a red circle, last yellow, others white; 7 th and the last handwritten, others printed): (Type), (Type), (Type) and on the other side of this label handwritten (H | 876), [R. Papagaio, | Guerrero, 1200ft. | Oct. H.H.Smith.], [Sp. figured.], [♂], [ Zopyrion | sandace, sp.n | Type Figd.], [B.C.A.Lep.Rhop. | Zopyrion | sandace, | G.&S.], [Godman-Salvin | Coll. 1912.—23.], [] genitalia are glued to this label without text, (966) as the lectotype of Zopyrion sandace Godman & Salvin, 1896 . The lectotype has the costal fold open on the right forewing and closed on the left forewing, wings are glued to the body, and a patch of scales is missing at the base of the left hindwing above (likely due to removal of a dried glue patch). Images of this specimen are shown on the Butterflies of America website 1200 ft.