Anteros carausius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Helicopini
Genus: Anteros
Species: Anteros carausius
Subspecies: (2) per Lamas, 2004.
A. c. carausius – A. c. yurakchupa

Anteros carausius Westwood, 1851.

Type locality: Mexico.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH, images.

Anteros carausius Westwood, 1851: 428; Hewitson, 1867: text, pl.1 figs 3,4.
Anteros medusa Druce, 1874: 160. ♀ Panama, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 160.
Anteros carausius chontal (form) Maza, 1976: 71. ♂ Mexico (Ver), Villa Hermosa, images.
Anteros carausius carausius (Westwood); Stichel, 1910: 255; Bridges, 1994: IX.6; Lamas, 2004: 160.

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Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.
de la Maza, R.G., 1976. Notas sobre la variabilidad de Anteros carausius Westw. (Riodinidae). Revista de la Sociedad mexicana de Lepidopterología 2(2): 71-72, 2 figs. (1 November). Reference page.
Stichel, H. 1910–1911. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Riodinidae in Wytsman, P. 1866–1925. Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 112: 1–452, 27 pls. BHL: text, plates.Reference page.
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