Arumecla galliena

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: Arumecla
Species: Arumecla galliena

Name

Arumecla galliena (Hewitson, 1877).

Type locality: Nicaragua.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: "Hewitson coll. 79-69 Thecla galliena 4, B.M. Type No. Rh.869, BM(NH) Rhop. slide 3563". images.

Synonymy

• Thecla galliena Hewitson, 1877: 185, pl. 74, figs 573-574; Bridges, 1994: VIII.188.
• Thecla iopas Godman & Salvin, [1887] 2: 65; 3: pl 56, figs 4,5. Nicaragua, Chontales BMNH images.
• Thecla lophis H. H. Druce, 1912: 131. Colombia, El Tigre, Rio Tamana, Choco. 320 ft. (G. M. Palmer). BMNH images.
• Arumecla galliena (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 128; Duarte & Robbins, 2010: 52.

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. 
• Druce, H.H. 1912. Descriptions of new exotic Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae. Entomologist's monthly magazine 48: 128–133, pls 9,10. BHL text, pls. 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. 
• 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.