Rhamma oxida

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: Rhamma
Species: Rhamma oxida

Name

Rhamma oxida (Hewitson, [1870]).

Type locality: Ecuador, Jorge.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH. Hewitson Coll. 79-69, "Thecla oxida 3". BM Type no. Rho. 606. images.

Synonymy

• Thecla oxida Hewitson, 1870: 68.
• Rhamma oxida (Hewitson); Johnson, 1992: 54; Lamas, 2004: 121.
• Rhamma disjuncta Johnson, 1992: 147, figs 65, 160. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 121.
  • Type locality: Costa Rica, "Vulkan lr:azu", 1200 m.
    • Holotype: MNHN. female ♀.

References

• Hewitson, W. C., 1869–1877. Equatorial Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. Buckley, or Remarks on and descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador. London, van Voorst iv+96 l: 1–96 [2.xii.1869]; 2: 17–32 [15.xii.1869]; 3: 33–48 [30.xii.1869]; 4: 49–80 [10.iii.1870]; 5: 81–96 [11.iv.1877]. web Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1992. Genera and Species of the Neotropical 'elfin'-like hairstreak butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae) Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point) 22 (1): 1–135. pdf. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K. 1992. Genera and species of the Neotropical 'elfin'-like hairstreak butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. Theclinae). Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wis. (Stevens Point) 22(2): 136–279. ill. PDF. 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. 
• Prieto, C. & Vargas, M.A. 2016. Elfin butterflies of the genus Rhamma Johnson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae): A review of the Colombian species. Zootaxa 4093(3): 323–342. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.2. PDF. Reference page.