Tmolus echion

Tmolus echion, synonymy.

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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Tmolus
Species: Tmolus echion

Name

Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767).

Type locality: "America".

Syntype: ♂ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

• Note: Described from a written description and figures. The written description refers to Strymon basilides and the figures to echion
• Papilio (Plebejus) echion Linnaeus, 1787: 788, pl. 7 figs. 3, 4.
• Papilio crolus Stoll, 1780: 85, pl.333 figs G,H. Synonymy in Draudt, 1920: 786.
• Tmolus echion (Linnaeus); Butler, [1870]: 187; Scudder, 1875: 285; Bridges, 1994: VIII.151; Lamas, 2004: 131.
• Thecla labes Druce, 1907: 602, pl.36 fig.6. Trinidad images. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 131.
• Thecla echion echiolus (Form) Draudt, 1920: 786, fig.156f. Mexico. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 131.
• Thecla sanctissima Jörgensen, 1935: 93, pl.2 fig.6. Paraguay. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004: 131.

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. 
• 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. 
• Druce, H.H. 1907. On Neotropical Lycaenidae with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London 1907(3): 566–632, pls 31–36. Reference page. 
• Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
• Jörgensen, P. 1935. Lepidópteros nuevos o raros de la Argentina y del Paraguay. Anales del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Entomología, Buenos Aires, 38: 85–130 + 4 plates. 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. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata. Tomus 1 (Regnum Animale), Pars 2: 533–1327. Holmiæ [Stockholm]. Impensis Direct Laurentii Salvii. Biblioteca Digital BHL 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. 
• Stoll, C. 1780–1790. In Cramer, P. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht. Part 4 + Suppl. Pt.4 [1780]: 29–90, pls 305–336; [1781]: 91–164, pls 337–372; [1782]: 165–252, pls 373–400; Suppl [1787]: 1–42, pls 1–8; [1790]: 43–184, pls 9–42. Reference page. 

Links

• Butterflies of America