Arawacus meliboeus

Arawacus meliboeus

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
Genus: Arawacus
Species: Arawacus meliboeus

Name

Arawacus meliboeus (Fabricius, [1793]).

Type locality: "Habitat in Indis".

Holotype: BMNH? tbc.

Synonymy

• Hesperia meliboeus Fabricius, [1793]: 271.
• Jolaus eurisides [sic] Hübner, 1823: 20, figs 297,298. Brazil, Bahia. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Panthiades melibaeus [sic] Butler, 1870: 198. Mis-spelling.
• Iolaus eurysides [sic] (Hubner); Kirby, 1871: 384. Mis-spelling.
• Thecla melibaeus barrensis [sic] Rosa, 1936: 82. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 123.
• Arawacus meliboeus (Fabricius); Bridges, 1994: VIII.262; Robbins, 2000: 168; 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. 
• Butler, A. G., [1870]. Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the collection of the British Museum. (1869). v + 303 pp., 3 pls. London. BHL, plates. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus III. Pars I. C. G. Proft, Hafniae, [vi] + 487 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hübner, J. 1808–1837. Zuträge zur Sammlung Exotischer Schmettelinge. Augsburg, 5 volumes, also by Geyer after Hübner's death. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5. 172 plates. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. 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. 
• Robbins, R. K., 2000. The new world hairstreak genus Arawacus Kaye (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 102(1): 162-169. Archive. Reference page. 
• Rosa, M., 1936. Lepidopteros de S. Joāo da Barra. Boletim do Museu nacional Rio de Janeiro 12(2): 81-82. Reference page. 

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