Sinonympha
Sinonympha avinoffi described in Palaeonympha
Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
A poorly-known species from southern central China, perhaps related to Palearctic Coenonympha. Harris et al. (2010) rediscovered Schaus' old types in the Smithsonian collection and synonymized Lee's (1974) specific epithet.References
Harris, B., Lamas, G.,Robbins, R.K. 2010. Identity of Palaeonympha avinoffi Schaus, a satyrine butterfly from China (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 35: 680-681.
Lee, C. 1974. Some new species of Rhopalocera from China. IV. Acta Entomol. Sinica 17: 201-204.
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