Quote Originally Posted by atronox View Post
Rapala abnormis should rightfully be called Rapala duma, coz Hewitson descibed it earlier from a specimen mistakenly labelled "Colombia".
Obviously they couldn't find more specimens from there and it was presumed an aberration of some other Neotropical species.

But now, we know that Hewitson's type matches the Oriental ones, and abnormis sinks as a synonym, unless the ICZN retained it.

Sry for digressing:/
You are absolutely right Aaron.
I was trying to find the piece about Rapala duma, & only managed to after I posted my comment.
It is page 511 C&P4.

This bit of information is not widely known.
Funet list ?Thecla duma under Rapala abnormis.
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_lif...ala/index.html

TL Seow