Chlosyne

Chlosyne janais 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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Nymphalinae
Tribus: Melitaeini
Subtribus: Chlosynina
Genus: Chlosyne
Species: C. acastus – C. californica – C. cyneas – C. definita – C. ehrenbergii – C. endeis – C. erodyle – C. fulvia – C. gabbii – C. gaudialis – C. gorgone – C. harrisii – C. hippodrome – C. hoffmanni – C. janais – C. kendallorum – C. lacinia – C. leanira – C. marina – C. mazarum – C. melanarge – C. melitaeoides – C. narva – C. nycteis – C. palla – C. rosita – C. theona – C. whitneyi

Name

Chlosyne Butler, 1870: 38.

Type species: Papilio janais Drury, 1782: 22, pl.17, by selection of Scudder, 1875: 141. images.

Synonymy

per Lamas, 2004: 252.

• Morpheis Geyer, [1833]: pl.5.
• Synchloe Doubleday, 1844: 76; invalid homonym.
• Coatlantona Kirby, 1871: 178.
• Anemeca Kirby, 1871: 179.
• Charidryas Scudder, 1872: 47.
• Limnaecia Scudder, 1872: 47.
• Thessalia Scudder, 1875: 265.

References

• Bauer, D.L. 1960. Descriptions of two new Chlosyne from Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 14(2): 148–154. Reference page. 
• Butler, A.G. 1870. A Revision of the Genera of Subfamily Pierinae. Cistula entomologica 1: 33–58, plates 1–4. BHL, plates. Reference page. 
• Doubleday, E. 1844. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 1, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Drury, D. 1770–1782. Illustrations of Natural History London, White. Vol.l (1770): xxviii+130+[2]pp, 50+1 pls, 4 figs; Vol.2 (1773): vii+90pp, 50 pls; Vol.3 (1782): vii+76pp, 50 pls. Vol.1; Vol.2; Vol.3. Reference page. 
• Geyer, C. [1827–1838] in Hübner, J. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vols 2,3. Augsburg. Vol.2, Vol.3. 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. 
• de la Maza Elvira, R.G. & de la Maza Elvira, J. 2019b. Identificación de la población nominal de Chlosyne melitaeoides (C. y R. Felder, [1867]) y descripción de una nueva subespecie de Puebla y Oaxaca, México (Nymphalidae-Melitaeini). Roberto G. de la Maza E. y Javier de la Maza E. Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Lepidopterología 7(1): 2-15. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Miller, L.D. & B. Rotger, 1979. Two new Chlosyne (Nymphalidae) from Mexico. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 54: 1–4. Reference page. 
• Scudder, S.H., [1872]. A Systematic revision of Some of the American Butterflies With Brief Notes on Those Known to Occur in Essex County, Mass. Annual report of the trustees of the Peabody Academy of Natural Sciences 4: 24–83. Reference page. 
• Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. Proc. Amer. Soc. Arts Sci. Boston 10: 91–293.Reference page. 
• Scudder, S.H. 1875–76. Synonymic list of the butterflies of North America, north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 233–269; 3: 98–129; Pt.1 Nymphales, Pt.2 Rurales. Reference page. 

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