Mesothen epimetheus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

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 Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Mesothen
Species: Mesothen epimetheus

Name

Mesothen epimetheus (Schaus, 1892):275 [1]; pl.1 fig.14 [2]

Type locality: Brazil, Nova Friburgo.

Type material: USNM. Holotype Female.

Synonyms

• Dycladia epimetheus Schaus, 1892 (Original combination)
• Mesothen epimetheus; Hampson, 1898:213 [3]

References

Primary references

• Schaus, W. 1892. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892: 272–291. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page.