Dyscophellus mielkei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Eudaminae
Tribus: Phocidini
Genus: Dyscophellus
Species: Dyscophellus mielkei

Name

Dyscophellus mielkei G.T.Austin, 2008

Type locality: Brazil, Rondõnia, 62 km S of Ariquemes, Linha C-20,7 km (by road) east of route B-65, Fazenda Rancho Grande, elevation 180 m. This is approximately 5 km northeast of Cacaulãndia in typical lowland tropical rainforest.

Holotype: DZUP. male ♂. 16.XI.1992. legit G.T. Austin. Genitalia Vial: GTA – 6702.

Synonymy

★Dyscophellus mielkei Austin, 2008ː 21, Figs. 47-48,101,127.

References

• Austin, G.T. 2008. Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae). Insecta Mundi 29: 1–36. PDF. Reference page.