Parelbella ahira

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: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrrhopyginae
Tribus: Pyrrhopygini
Subtribus: Microcerisina
Genus: Parelbella
Subgenus: Parelbella (Parelbella)
Species: Parelbella ahira
Subspecies: P. a. ahira –P. a. extrema

Name

Parelbella ahira Hewitson, [1866]

Type Locality: Brazil, Para.

Lectotype: ♀ BMNH images.

Synonymy

• Pyrrhopyga ahira Hewitson, [1866]: 479.
• Pyrrhopyga jamina Butler. 1870: 499. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 28.
• Pyrrhopyga zimra Hewitson, [1871]: 109, pl.LV fig.11. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 28.
• Jemadia ahira (Hewitson); Draudt, [1924]: 845, pl.163a.
• Elbella polyzona ahira (Hewitson); Evans, 1951: 47; Bridges, 1994: VIII.5, IX.23
• Parelbella ahira ahira (Hewitson); Mielke, 1994: 542; Lamas, 2004: 28.

References

• Butterflies of America
• 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. 1870. Descriptions of some new Diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 485–520. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. [1866]. Descriptions of New Hesperidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Series 3, Vol. 2: 479–501. Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. 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. 
• Mielke, O. 1994. Revisão de Elbella Evans e gêneros afins (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrrhopyginae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 11: 395–586. PDF Reference page.