Iaspis

Thecla lemesa ♂, from Hewitson, [1869].

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 Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Allotriocarida Classis: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota 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: Iaspis
Species: I. andersoni – I. beera – I. castimonia – I. castitas – I. exiguus – I. grandis – I. ornata – I. talayra – I. temesa – I. thabena – I. verania

Name

Iaspis Kaye, 1904: 196.

Type species: Thecla temesa Hewitson, 1868 by subsequent designation by Int. Commn zool. Nom. , 1967.

References

• Austin, G.T. & K. Johnson, 1996: Theclinae of Rondônia, Brazil: Iaspis Kaye, taxonomic comments and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 7 (1): 45–59. Abstract: [1].
• Hewitson, W. C., 1868. Descriptions of some new species of Lycaenidae. London. van Voorst, 36 pp. web purchase Reference page. 
• Kaye, W.J. 1904. A catalogue of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera of Trinidad. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 52(2): 159–228, pls 17,18. text, plates. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K., 2010: Four commonly confused hairstreaks (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini): three need names, one does not. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 64(1): 1-13. full article (pdf) Reference page. 

Links

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