Ministrymon azia

Thecla azia, ♂, from original description.

Ministrymon azia, ♀, Argentina, Puerto Ayacucho.

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: Ministrymon
Species: Ministrymon azia

Name

Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, [1873]).

Tyoe Locality: Mexico.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #1005, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla azia Hewitson, [1873]: 144, pl.57, figs 357,358.
• Tmolus azia (Hewitson); Hodges, 1983.
• Thecla guacanagari Wallengren, 1860: 37. Ecuador. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Thecla nipona Hewitson, 1877: 204, pl.81, figs 673-675. Brazil. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Thecla brocela Dyar, 1913: 637. Peru. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Ministrymon quebradivaga K. Johnson & L.D. Miller, 1991: 186, figs 1-5. Chile, Codpa, AMNH. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Ministrymon hernandezi Schwartz & K. Johnson, 1992: 153, figs 3,4. Cuba, Niceto Perez, CNCH. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Electrostrymon grumus K. Johnson & Kroenlein, 1993: 39. Trinidad, Arima Valley, AMNH. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 132.
• Ministrymon azia (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: VIII.57; Lamas, 2004: 132.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Dyar, H. G. 1913. Results of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 45(2006): 627–649. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. & Miller, L.D., 1991. The genus Ministrymon Clench, 1961 in Chile and a new species from the Northern Desert Biotic Province (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Acta entomológica chilena 16: 183–192, 5 figs., 1 map (April) Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. & Kroenlein, K., 1993. New Genera and Species of the "Gem Butterflies" (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Stevens Point Wisconsin 34: 1–42. PDF (partial). Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K. & J. Glassberg, 2013. A butterfly with olive green eyes discovered in the United States and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). ZooKeys 305: 1-20. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.305.5081 Reference page. 
• Schwartz, A. & Johnson, K. 1992. Two new butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Cuba. Caribbean Journal of Science 28(3-4): 149–157. PDF. Reference page. 
• Wallengren, H.D.J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 4(2): 33–46. BHL Reference page. 

Links

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