Ziegleria hesperitis

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
Subtribus: Calycopidina
Genus: Ziegleria
Species: Ziegleria hesperitis

Name

Ziegleria hesperitis (Butler & Druce, 1872).

Type locality: Costa Rica.

Holotype: BMNH, images.

Synonymy

Bithys hesperitis Butler & Druce, 1872: 107; Butler, [1873], 159, pl.57, fig.14.
Thecla lugubris Möschler, 1877: 301, pl.3, fig.4. Surinam, images. Synonymy in Godman & Salvin, 1887: 72.
Thecla hesperitis (Butler & Druce); Godman & Salvin, 1887: 72; Comstock & Huntington, [1960]: 181.
Thecla cabiria Hewitson, 1877: 195, pl.77, figs 625,626. Brazil, BMNH images.
Tmolus perdistincta Kaye, 1904: 194, pl.18, fig.8. Trinidad, BMNH, images.
Ziegleria bernardi Johnson, 1993: 60. Colombia, Sierra Nevada de sant Marta, BMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 128.
Ziegleria mexicana Johnson, 1993: 62. Mexico, Chiapas, Puente Chamula, AMNH, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 128.
Ziegleria hesperitis (Butler & Druce); Johnson & Kroenlein, 1993: 56; Bridges, 1994: VIII.206; Lamas, 2004: 128; Duarte & Robbins, 2010: 60.

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.
Butler, A.G. & Druce, H. 1872. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica. Cistula entomologica 1(5): 95–118. BHL. Reference page.
Comstock, W.P. & Huntington, E.I. 1958–1964. An annotated list of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of the Western Hemisphere. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 21 parts. [1958] 66: 103–118; [1959] 67: 59–95, 163–212; [1960] 68: 49–62, 105–122, 176–186, 232–240; [1961] 69: 54–58, 105–118, 157–176, 191–200; [1962] 70: 39–46, 100–118, 177–179; [1963] 71: 45–57, 115–119, 189–197' 262–264; 1964 72: 62–64, 120–130, 173–192. Reference page.
Duarte, M. & Robbins, R. 2010. Description and phylogenetic analysis of the Calycopidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): a subtribe of detritivores. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 54(1): 45–65. PDF. 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.
Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page.
Johnson, K. & Kroenlein, K., 1993. Revision of Angulopis (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Stevens Point Wisconsin 33: 1–38. PDF. Reference page.
Kaye, W.J. 1904. A catalogue of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera of Trinidad. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 52(2): 159–228, pls 17,18. 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., [1877]. Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 26: 293-352, pls. 3,4. Reference page.

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