Rhetus

Image from OD of genus.

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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Riodinini
Genus: Rhetus
Species: (3)
R. arcius – R. dysonii – R. periander

Name

Rhetus Swainson, [1829]: pl.33.

Type Species: Rhetus arcius Cramer, 1775: 98, pl.63C. = Papilio arcius Linnaeus, 1763: 409. By section (d) (tautonomy) of Article 68. images.

Synonymy

• Rhetus Swainson; Hemming, 1967: 395; Lamas, 2004: 149.
• Diorina Morisse, [1838]: 421, pl. 14; Hemming, 1967: 146; Lamas, 2004: 149.

References

• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Hemming, A.F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1967, Suppl. 9: 1–509. 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. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1749. Amoenitates Academicae, seu, Dissertationes variae physicae, medicae, botanicae, antehac seorsim editae nunc collectae et auctae, cum tabulis aeneis. Vol. 1. 563 pp. + XVII pl. Holmiae et Lipsiae: Apud Godofredum Kiesewetter. BHL. Reference page. 
• Morisse, A., [1838]. Essai sur les genres Erycine, Diorina et Zeonia. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France. 6(4): 417–428, pl.14. text, plate. Reference page. 
• Swainson, W.J. 1829–1833. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new rare or interesting animals Series 2, Volumes 1–2. Vol. 1 BHL Vol. 2 BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.42278 Reference page.