Lamprospilus

Lamprospilus genius, Type ♀, from original description.

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: Lamprospilus
Species: L. aunus –L. ayawi –L. bicolor –L. coelicolor –L. collucia –L. decorata –L. draudti –L. genius –L. japola – L. nicetus –L. orcidia –L. stegmaier

Name

Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832.

Type species: Lamprospilus genius Geyer, [1832]: 30.

Synonymy

• Gigantorubra Johnson, 1993: 2. Type species: Thecla collucia (Hewitson, 1877): 186; Hemming, 1967: 245; Bridges, 1994: IX.60; Lamas, 2004: 127; Duarte & Robbins, 2010: 50.

References

• Costa, M., Viloria, A.L., Attal, S., Benmesbah, M., Fratello, S. & Bálint, Z. 2019. Lepidoptera from the Pantepui. Part VII. A distinctive Lamprospilus species from the Guiana Highlands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae). Opuscula Zoologica Budapest 50(2): 111–128, 46 figs. 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. 
• Geyer, C. [1832–37] in Hübner, J., 1808–1837. Zuträge zur Sammlung Erotischer Schmettelinge. Augsburg. By Geyer after Hübner's death: Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4, Vol.5. 172 pls. 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. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1993. Neotropical Hairstreak Butterflies: New Sister Genera of the Electrostrymon/Angulopis Grade of Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 32: 1–76. 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. 
• Prieto, Faynel & Lorenc-Brudecka, 2023. Integrative description of two new species and two new subspecies of Lamprospilus Geyer (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Zootaxa 5244(2): 145-159 Reference page.