Anteros

*Papilio formosus* from original description.

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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Helicopini
Genus: Anteros
Species: A. acheus – A. aerosus – A. aliceae – A. allectus – A. aurigans – A. bracteata – A. carausius – A. chrysoprasta – A. cruentatus – A. ethani – A. formosus – A. gentilis – A. kupris – A. lectabilis – A. milae – A. nubosus – A. otho – A. pardalis – A. principalis – A. renaldus – A. zikani

Name

Anteros Hübner, 1819.

Type species: Papilio formosus Cramer, 1777: 33, pl.118 fig.G. By selection of Scudder, 1875: 113.

Synonymy

Anteros Hübner, 1819: 77.
Chrysilis ("Boisduval"} Westwood, 1851: 427, (unavailable).
Antheros [sic] Rebillard, 1958: 188.

References

Brévignon, C. 2015a: Description de nouveaux taxa du genre Anteros Hübner, [1819] de Guyane française. (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Riodininae, Helicopini). Lambillionea, 115(3): 189–194. Reference page.
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.
Hall, J.P.W. & K.R. Willmott, 1995b. Five new species and a new genus of riodinid from the cloud forests of eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 6(2): 131–135. Full article: PDF. Reference page.
Hall, J.P.W.; Willmott, K.R. 1998: Four new Riodinid species from eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Lambillionea 98(3): 325–334. Full article Reference page.
Hemming, A.F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1967, Suppl. 9: 1–509. Reference page.
Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL 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.
Rebillard, 1958. Contribution a la connaisance des Riodinidae Sud-Américaines. Mémoires du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle Ser.A Zoologie. 15: 135-215. web. Reference page.
Rodríguez-García, G., Constantino, L.M. & Salazar-Escobar, J.A. 2010. Studio sobre las especies colombianas de Anteros Hübner [1819] (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Boletín Científico del Centro de Museos de Historia Natural 14(1): 221-251. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. Proc. Amer. Soc. Arts Sci. Boston 10: 91–293.Reference page.
Siewert, R.R., Dias, F.M.S., Dolibaina, D.R., Mielke, O.H.H., Casagrande, M.M. & Lamas, G. 2014a. New species and taxonomic notes on Anteros Hübner, [1819] and Ourocnemis Bethune-Baker, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Zootaxa 3860(5): 401–418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.5.1 Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. [1851]. In Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J. O., 1850–1852: The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Vol.2. pp.251–534, pls.31–80 + suppl.pl. London. text, plates. Reference page.

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