Staphylus huigra

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: Pyrginae
Tribus: Carcharodini
Genus: Staphylus
Species: Staphylus huigra
Subspecies: S. h. canka – S. h. huigra

Name

Staphylus huigra (Williams & Bell, 1940)

Type localityː Ecuador, Cuenca Trail above Huigra,4,500ft.

Typusː HT ♂, 14 PT ♂♂, CMNH images

Synonyms

☆Pholisora huigra Williams & Bell, 1940ː 134, Fig.14.
☆Bolla salva Steinhauser, 1974ː 10, figs 25,26,71. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004ː 55.
☆Staphylus huigra huigra (Williams & Bell); Evans, [1953]ː 92; Bridges, 1994ː IX.64; Lamas, 2004ː 55.

References

• Bell, E.L. 1940. A new genus and some new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 1064: 1–5. PDF. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• Steinhauser, S.R. 1974. Notes on neotropical Nymphalidae and Hesperiidae with descriptions of new species and subspecies and a new genus. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 22: 1–38 (PDF). Reference page. 
• Williams, R.C. & Bell, E.L., 1940. New Neotropical Hesperiidae and Notes on Others (Lepidoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 66: 121-140.Jstor Reference page. 

Links

Butterflies of America; Lepindex.