Iaspis temesa

Thecla temesa ♂, 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 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: Iaspis
Species: Iaspis temesa

Name

Iaspis temesa (Hewitson, [1868]).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazon.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #626, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla temesa Hewitson, 1868: 1; [1869]: 130, pl.52, figs 284,285.
• Iaspis temesa (Hewitson); Kaye, 1904: 196; Hemming, 1967: 229; Bridges, 1994: VIII.456; Lamas, 2004: 136.
• Iaspis purpurata Austin & Johnson, 1996: 45.

References

• Austin, G. T. & K. Johnson, 1996. Theclinae of Rondônia, Brazil: Iaspis Kaye, taxonomic comments and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 7(1)(1): 45–59, 28 figs. (Abstract). Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. BHL Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• 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. 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. 

Links

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