Lycas argentea

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Carystina
Genus: Lycas
Species: Lycas argentea

Name

Lycas argentea Hewitson, 1866.

Type Locality: Guatemala.

Holotype: BMNH.

Synonymy

• Hesperia argentea Hewitson, 1866: 486.
• Goniloba devanes Herrich-Schäffer, 1869: 192. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 71.
• Lycas argenteus [sic] (Hewitson); Godman, [1901]: 618, Pl.104 figs29,30.
• Lycas argentea (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 71.

References

• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1887–1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana Vol. II. Insecta Lepidoptera: 782 pp. Text, Plates. Reference page. 
• Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W., 1864-1871. Prodromus Systematis Lepidopterorum. Corresp. zool.-min. Ver. Regensb..18 (7/8):89-112, (9):123-136, (10):148-152, (11/12):173-174,index1; 19(4): 52-60; 19(5);63-76, (6);84-92, (7):100-108; 21(9):100-106, (10):124-128, (11):138-144, (12):161-172; 22(8/9):119-138, (11):172-176; 23(4):56-64, (5):67-79, (9):130-141, (11):163-172, (12):184-204; 24(9/10): 154- 160; 25(6/7):103-104. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. [1866]. Descriptions of New Hesperidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Series 3, Vol. 2: 479–501. 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.