Melanis cephise

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

Lyropteryx cephise 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 cephise Ménétries, 1855.

Type locality: Nicaragua.

Holotype: ♂ tbc.

Synonymy

• Lyropteryx cephise Ménétries, 1855: 89, pl.3 fig.3.
• Lymnas cephise (Ménétries); Bates, 1868: 427; Stichel, 1910: 204.
• Limnas cephise (Ménétries); Godman & Salvin, 1886: 410; 1901: 701.
• Melanis cephise (Ménétries); Bridges, 1994: VIII.100; Lamas, 2004: 154.

References

• Bates, H.W. 1868. A Catalogue of Erycinidae, a Family of Diurnal Lepidoptera. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 9: 367-459. BHL. 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. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). 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. 
• Ménétriés, E., 1855-1863. Catalogue de la Collection Entomologique de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg. Nouvelle Espèces 1 (1857): 69-97; 2: 99-144; 3 (1863): 145-161, 6 pls; 18 pls., 69-97, 99-144, 145-161. Reference page. 
• Stichel, H. 1909-1910. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der Riodinidae Grote (Erycinidae Swains). (Lep. Rhop.) I-III. Berliner Entomologischer Zeitschrift [1909] 53(3/4): 254-275; 54(1/2): 1-48; [1910] 55(1/2): 9–103. BHL1, BHL2, BHL3. Reference page. 

Links

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