Teratophthalma maenades

Mesosemia maenades from original description.
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Eurybiini
Subtribus: Eunogyrina
Genus: Teratophthalma
Species: Teratophthalma maenades
Subspecies: (5) per Lamas, 2004.
T. m. coronata – T. m. maenades – T. m. marsena – T. m. marsidia – T. m. polyplusia

Name

Teratophthalma maenades (Hewitson, [1858]).

Type locality: Colombia.

Holoype: ♂ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

  • Mesosemia maenades Hewitson, [1858]: Mesosemia II text, fig.18.
  • Mesosemia maenadi Hewitson; C&R Felder, 1862: 411. Mis-spelling.
  • Mesosemia maenadis Hewitson; C&R Felder, 1862: 411. Mis-spelling.
  • Teratophthalma maenades maenades (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: IX.124; Lamas, 2004: 144.

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. 
  • Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1861. Lepidoptera nova Columbiae, diagnosibus collustrata. Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 5(3): 72–87; (4): 97-111; [1862] 6(12): 409-427. BHL1, BHL2, BHL3. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. 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. 
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