Gargina emessa

Thecla emessa & Thecla legytha, ♂♂, from original descriptions.

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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Gargina
Species: Gargina emessa

Name

Gargina emessa (Hewitson, 1867)

Type locality: Brazil.

Holotype: BMNH, #729, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla emessa Hewitson, 1867: 111, [ttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30336448 pl.42, figs 160,161].
• Thecla legytha Hewitson, 1874: 180, pl.71, figs 537,538. BMNH, #734, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 133.
• Thecla watsoni Huntington, 1932: 213, fig.2. AMNH, Syntypes, ♂,♀, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 133.
• Thecla trinitatis Lathy, 1936: 232, pl.8, fig.19. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 133.
• Strymon additionalis Le Crom & K.Johnson, 1997. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 133.
• Asymbiopsis bulbis K. Johnson & Le Crom, 1997. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 133.
• Gargina emessa (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 133.

References

• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Huntington, E.I., 1932. A list of the Rhopalocera of Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, Panama. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 63(3): 191–230. pdf. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. & Le Crom, 1997. The "brown-frons" complex of Cyanophrys sensu lato and new sister species from Colombia and Brazil. Revista de Theclinae colombianos 1(2): [ii] + 1-21, pl. 3a, 6 figs. (15 August). 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. 
• Lathy, P.I., 1936. Thecla nouveaux d'Amérique de Sud (Lepidopt. Lycaenidae) in Bouvier, Livre jubilaire Bouvier : 229–232. Firmin-Didot, Paris. 379 pp. Reference page. 
• Le Crom. J. F. & Johnson, K., 1997. Additional New Species and records of Elfin Butterflies from Colombia (Lycaenidae). Revista de Theclinae Colombianos (I): 1–8. Reference page. 

Links

• BoA.