Parphorus decora

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Moncina
Genus: Parphorus
Species: Parphorus decora

Name

Parphorus decora Herrich-Schäffer, 1869.

Type Locality: Mexico, Atoyac (H. H. Smith).

Holotype: male; repository tbc.

Synonymy

• Cobalus decora Herrich-Schaffer, 1869: 201.
• Apaustus tanaquilus Moschler, 1878: 222. Synonymy in Godman & Salvin, 1879: 577. Colombia.
• Vorates decorus (Herrich-Schaffer); Godman & Salvin, 1879: 577, pl.CI, figs 26-29 male.
• Vorates cotiso Schaus, 1913: 364, pl.53 fig.6. Costa Rica.
• Apaustus tanaquilas Kirby, 1880. Mis-spelling, per Evans, [1955]: 152.
• Vorates substriata Hayward, 1934: 164, pl.10 fig.16. Argentina.
• Parphorus decora (Herrich-Schaffer); Evans, [1955]: 152; Bridges, 1994: VIII.62, IX.46; Lamas, 2004: 76.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. 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. 
• Hayward, K.J. 1934. Lepidópteros argentinos. Familia Hesperidae. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 6(2/4): 97–181 PDF. Reference page. 
• Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1869–70. Systematis Lepidopterorum, Hesperiina. Correspondenz-Blatt des zoologischer-mineralogische Verein in Regensburg. Vol. 23: 59–64, 67–77, 130–141, 163–172, 184–204; Vol. 24: 154–160. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W.F., 1880. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera, Sphingidae, Castniidae, and Uraniidae) in the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, with remarks on new or interesting species.. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 2(5): 292-340. 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. 
• Möschler, H. B., 1878. Neue exotische Hesperidae. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 28: 203-230. Reference page. 
• Schaus, W. 1913. New Species of Rhopalocera from Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(3): 339-367, pls 50–54. Reference page. 

Links

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