Theope speciosa

Theope fasciata 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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Nymphidiini
Subtribus: Theopina
Genus: Theope
Species: Theope speciosa

Name

Theope speciosa Godman & Salvin, 1897.

Type locality: Colombia, Rio San Juan.

Syntype: ♂ ZMHU, images.

Synonymy

• Theope speciosa Godman & Salvin, 1897: 245; Stichel, [1911]: 356; Lamas, 2004: 169.
• Theope fasciata Lathy, 1904: 467, pl.27 fig.10. ♂ BMNH, Adams bequest, images. Synonymy in Stichel, [1911]: 356.
• Theope speziosa [sic] Stichel, 1910: 85, mis-spelling.
• Theope phineus Schaus, 1913: 302; Bridges, 1994: 370. Type ♀ "Limon", USNM, images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 169.

References

• 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. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O., 1878. Descriptions of new species of Central-American butterflies of the Family Erycinidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt.2: 360-369. BHL. Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page. 
• Hall, J.P.W. 2002. Phylogeny of the riodinid butterfly subtribe Theopeina (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphidiini). Systematic Entomology 27(2): 139–167. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2002.00171.x PDF. 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. 
• Lathy, P. I., 1904. New Species of South American Erycinidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 52(3): 463–468, pl.27. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
• Schaus, W., 1913. New species of Erycinidae from Costa Rica. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8(11): 298-303. BHL. Reference page. 
• Stichel, H. 1910–1911. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Riodinidae in Wytsman, P. 1866–1925. Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 112: 1–452, 27 pls. BHL: text, plates.Reference page. 

Links

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