Iaspis thabena

Thecla thabena, ♂, 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 thabena

Name

Iaspis thabena (Hewitson, [1868]).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazon.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #625, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla thabena Hewitson, 1868: 1; [1869]: 130, pl.52, figs 288,289.
• Iaspis thabena (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: VIII.459; Lamas, 2004: 136.
• Iaspis diffusus Johnson, 1991: 39. HT ♂ AMNH, Colombia, Guayabetal, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 136.
• Iaspis flava Austin & Johnson, 1996: 45. HT ♂ AMNH, Brazil, Rondonia, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 136.

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. 
• 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. 
• Johnson, K., 1991. Neotropical Hairstreak Butterflies: Genera of the "Calycopis/Calystryma Grade" of Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae) and their Diagnostics. Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 21: 127 pp. PDF 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. 

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