Euselasia zena

Eurygona zena from original description.

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: Nemeobiinae
Tribus: Euselasiini
Genus: Euselasia
Species: Euselasia zena

Name

Euselasia zena (Hewitson, [1860]).

Type locality: Brazil, "Amazon".

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #1132, images.

Synonymy

• Eurygona zena Hewitson, 1860: Eurygona VIII text, plate.
• Eurygona coccinella Bates, 1868: 374.
• Euselasia dione Rebillard, 1958: 147, pl.2 fig.1. Colombia, Rio Putumayo.
• Euselasia gelisae Rebillard, 1958: 148, pl.2 fig.14. Brazil, Amazon, Rio Curva.
• Euselasia zena hermieri Brévignon, 1997.
• Euselasia zena tesora Brévignon & Gallard, 1997 (nomen nudum).
• Euselasia zena (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 142.
• plus the folowing "forms": bellis & frivola Stichel, 1919; mira Stichel, 1924; ictina, coccinea, libanochra & meconites Rebillard, 1958; conspicua Lathy, 1958.

References

• Bates, H.W. 1868. A Catalogue of Erycinidae, a Family of Diurnal Lepidoptera. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 9: 367-459. BHL. Reference page. 
• Brévignon, C. & Gallard, J.-Y. 1997: Inventaire des Riodinidae de Guyane Française II-Riodininae: Mesosemiini, Eurybiini, Incerta Sedis. Description de nouveaux taxa. (Lepidoptera). Lambillionea, 97(3): 322–342. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Rebillard, 1958. Contribution a la connaisance des Riodinidae Sud-Américaines. Mémoires du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle Ser.A Zoologie. 15: 135-215. web. Reference page. 

Links

• BoA.