Laothus gibberosa

Thecla gibberosa, ♂, from original description.

Thecla gibberosa tomlinsoni, ♂, 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
Genus: Laothus
Species: Laothus gibberosa

Name

Laothus gibberosa (Hewitson, [1867]).

Type locality: Colombia, "New Granada".

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #552, images.

Synonymy

• Thecla gibberosa Hewitson, [1867]: 85, pl.33, figs 48,49; Bridges, 1994: VIII.192.
• Thecla gibberosa tomlinsoni Druce, 1909: 433, pl.11, fig.3. Peru, Chamchamayo, BMNH, #553, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 127.
• Laothus gibberosa (Godman & Salvin); Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997; Lamas, 2004: 123.

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. 1909. On Some New and Little-Known Neotropical Lycaenidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 431–438, pl.11. text, plate. 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, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997. The Macusiina, a new infratribe of the Eumaeini with description of the new genera (Lycaenidae). Revista de Theclinae colombianos 2(13): 1–39. 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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