Syntomeida melanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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 Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Syntomeida
Species: Syntomeida melanthus

Subspecies: S. m. albifasciata – S. m. melanthus – S. m. merletii

Name

Syntomeida melanthus (Cramer, [1779]): pl.248 fig.C

Type locality: Surinam.

Type material

Undisclosed number of syntypes (?).

Synonyms

• Sphinx melanthus Cramer, [1779]. (Original combination).
• Euchromia melanthe; Hübner, 1819: 121 BHL, 1315.
• Euchromia melanthus; Walker, 1854: 229; Druce, 1884: 42.
• Sphinx nycteus Stoll, [1780]: pl.325 fig.F; Druce, 1884: 42; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21.
• Euchromia apricans Walker, 1854: 224; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21.
• Syntomedia [sic] melanthus; Druce, 1884: 42
• Syntomeida melanthus; Butler, 1876: 366 BHL; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21; Cock & Laguerre, 2023: 73.

References

Primary references

• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.1–278. Reference page. 
• Butler, A.G. 1876. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygaenidae, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 12: 342–407. BHL Reference page. 
• Druce, H. 1884. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta Lepidoptera­ Heterocera. Vol. I. pp. 33–112. BHL Reference page. 
• Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Schmidt, B.C. & Opler, P. 2008. Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the Continental United States and Canada. Zootaxa 1677: 1–23. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 
• Cock, M.J.W. & Laguerre, M., 2023. Euchromiina wasp moths (Lepidoptera,Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Trinidad & Tobago. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2023: 1-83 + appendix: 1-58. [1] Reference page.