Michaelus thordesa

Thecla thordesa, ♂, from original description.

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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Michaelus
Species: Michaelus thordesa

Name

Michaelus thordesa Hewitson, [1867].

Type locality: Venezuela.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, #1037 images.

Synonymy

• Thecla thordesa Hewitson, [1867]: 89, pl.35, fig. 80.
• Thecla vieca Schaus, 1902: 411. USNM, ♀, #390, Venezuela, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 135.
• Thecla zenaida Dyar, 1912: 42. USNM, ♂,♀, Mexico, Vera Cruz, Santa Rosa, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 135.
• Thecla pyrostegia Zikán, J. & Zikán, W., 1968. Nom. Nud. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 135.
• Michaelus thordesa (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: VIII.227; Lamas, 2004: 135.

References

• 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. 
• Dyar, H.G. 1912. Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42: 39–106. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. BHL 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. 
• Schaus, W. 1902. Descriptions of new American butterflies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24 (1262): 383-460. Reference page. 

Links

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