Mithras orobia

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: Mithras
Species: Mithras orobia

Name

Mithras orobia (Hewitson, 1867).

Type locality: Brazil, Amazon.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Amazon, Hewitson coll., BM Type no. Rh. 797". (designated in K. Johnson & Constantino, 1997: 7). images

Synonymy

• Thecla orobia Hewitson, 1867: 103; pl. 40, figs 134,135; Bridges, 1994: IX.127.
• Paraspiculatus orobia (Hewitson); Johnson & Constantino, 1997.
• Paraspiculatus colombiensis K. Johnson & Constantino, 1997. HT ♂: AMNH, images. TL: Colombia, Rio Ortequaza. (synonymized by Bálint, 2004: 115).
• Mithras orobia (Hewitson); Lamas, 2004: 118.

References

• Bálint, Zs. & A. Moser, 2001: Notes on the genus Paraspiculatus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) with a synopsis of the taxa occurring in southern Brazil. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 103B: 249–262. PDF Reference page. 
• Bálint, Zs, 2004. Further notes on the neotropical hairstreak butterfly genus Paraspiculatus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 65: 107–116. PDF 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. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, 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.