Melanis acroleuca

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: Riodinini
Genus: Melanis
Species: Melanis acroleuca
Subspecies: (2) per Lamas at Butterflies of America.
M. a. acroleuca – M. a. huasteca

Name

Melanis acroleuca Felder, R., 1869.

Type locality: Mexicao, Oax, "Huahuapan".

Holotype: ♀ tbc, coll. Hedemann, images.

Synonymy

• Limnas acroleuca Felder, 1869: 467; Godman & Salvin, 1886: 411.
• Limnas cephise acroleuca (var.) Felder; Mengel, 1905: 74.
• Lymnas cephise acroleuca (form) (Felder); Stichel, 1910: 204.
• Melanis cephise acroleuca (Felder); Lamas, 2004: 154.
• Melanis acroleuca (Felder); Warren et al, 2017: BoA.

References

• Felder, R. 1869. Diagnosen neuer von dem k.k. Oberlieutenant H. v. Hedemann in Mexico in den Jahren 1865—1867 gesammelter Lepidopteren. Verhandlungen der K-K Zool-Bot Gesellschaft in Wien 19: 465–480. BHL. Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). 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. 
• Mengel, L.W.S.. 1905. A Catalogue Of The Erycinidae: A Family Of Butterflies: With The Synonomy Brought Down To Oct.1, 1904, 166pp. Reference page. 
• Warren, A. D., K.J. Davis, E.M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham & N. V. Grishin. 2013. Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies. [21-XI-2017] web Reference page.