Anosia plexippus

[Chris J. Durden]

*Anosia* is a perfectly valid name that some expert used for the Monarch 
some years ago. The name *Danaus* is an earlier name, in fact the earliest 
name applied to the Monarch since Linnean names started in 1758. Because it 
is the oldest name it takes precedence and must be used. *Anosia* is 
relegated to the synonymy as far as the Monarch is concerned. The type 
species of *Danaus* is *plexippus*. The type species of *Anosia* is 
gilippus*. If you think the Queen belongs to a different subgenus or even 
genus from the Monarch, you are quite at liberty to use *Anosia* for the 
Queen. Most workers today put the Monarch and Queen in the same genus, 
hence the name *Danaus* as we see it in the current checklists and guidebooks.
..............Chris Durden

At 07:18 PM 6/12/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I can figure out the Danaus-Danaidae correlation.  But what is this
>Anosia business in the older books?  That is, if your please and
>I thank you very much.



 
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