Fw: German/Canadian butterflies

[Ron at]

N. Kondla asked me to forward this Lepidoptera question to taxacom for
comments and help.  Respond directly to Kondla.   RG


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From: "Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX" <Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca>
Subject: FW: German/Canadian butterflies



 Boloria reiffi was described by Reuss in 1925 based on material from
British
Columbia, Canada.  This taxon has been synonymized with B. alaskensis in
the
 literature but I can find no evidence that anyone has ever looked at the
 type specimen to confirm this treatment.  I welcome dialogue with anyone
who
 knows where the Reuss collection is or could help me access a color image
of
 the type material of Boloria reiffi. Thank you.

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 Norbert Kondla  P.Biol., RPBio.
 Forest Ecosystem Specialist
 Ministry of Water, Lands and Air Protection
 845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1H3
 Phone 250-365-8610
 Mailto:Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca
 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca