Metisella quadrisignatus

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: Heteropterinae
Genus: Metisella
Species: Metisella quadrisignatus
Subspecies: M. q. nanda –M. q. quadrisignatus

Name

Metisella quadrisignatus Butler, A. G., 1893.

Type Locality: S.W. Tanganyika, Marung Plateau, 7,000ft.

Holotype: male, BMNH.

Synonymy

• Cyclopides quadrisignatus Butler, 1893: 670, pl.60 fig.9
• Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler); Evans, 1937: 72; Kielland, 1990: 238; Bridges, 1994: VIII.190.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Butler, A.G. 1893. On two Collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq. CB, from British Central Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 643–684, pl.60. BHL, plate. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1937. A Catalogue of the African Hesperiidae: indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–212. Reference page. 
• Kielland, J., 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363, 68 pls.,179 figs. Reference page.