Melanis alena

Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Riodinini
Genus: Melanis
Species: Melanis alena

Limnas alena ♂ from original description.

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

Name

Melanis alena Hewitson, 1870.

Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

• Limnas alena Hewitson, 1870: text, fig.13.
• Lymnas alena (sic) Hewitson; Stichel, 1910: 200; Seitz, 1924: 659, pl.131.
• Melanis alena (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 154.

References

• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. 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. 
• Seitz, A. 1910–1924. Die Amerikanischen Tagfalter. in Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde 5: 3–1139, pls 1–194. Alfred Kernan, Stuttgart. Reference page. 
• Stichel, H. 1910–1911. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Riodinidae in Wytsman, P. 1866–1925. Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 112: 1–452, 27 pls. BHL: text, plates.Reference page. 

Links

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