Arawacus dolylas

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Arawacus
Species: Arawacus dolylas

Arawacus dolylas, ♂, as Papilio dolylas from original description.

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

Name

Arawacus dolylas (Cramer, [1777]).

Type locality: Surinam.

Neotype: ♂ BMNH, designated by Balint, 28.xi.2002. images.

Synonymy

• Papilio dolylas Cramer, [1777]: 22, pl.111, figs B,C.
• Pseudolycaena spurius' Felder & Felder, 1865: 250, pl.31, figs 23,24. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123. images.
• Thecla dolosa Staudinger, 1888: 286, 97(as dolylas). Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123. images.
• Thecla dolylas pallida Lathy, 1930: 135. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123. MNHN Fournier Collection.images.
• Tigrinota dolylas (Cramer); Bridges, 1994: VIII.145.
• Arawacus dolylas (Cramer); Lamas, 2004: 123.

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. 
• 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. 
• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Lepidoptera. In Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls. Text. Plates. 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. 
• Lathy, P.I., 1930. Notes on South American Lycaenidae with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the entomological Society of London. 78(1): 133–137. Reference page. 
• Staudinger, O., 1888, in Staudinger, O. & Schatz, E., 1884–1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1. Exotische Tagfalter (1) Beschreibungen. [6], 333 pp. (2) Abbildungen. [4] 100 pls. Fürth. text, plates. Reference page. 

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