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Melete Swainson, [1831]

Melete Swainson, [1831]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 2 (17): pl. 79, TS: Pieris limnoria Godart
Daptonoura Butler, 1869; Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: 209, TS: Papilio lycimnia Cramer

= ; [NL4A, 113]

Daptonoura ; Godman & Salvin, [1889], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 128
Melete ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 25
Melete (Pierini) ; [NL4A, 113]

Melete calymnia (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Peru. See [About maps] Euterpe calymnia C. & R. Felder, 1862; , TL: "Brazil, Amazonas"
Pieris palaestra Hopffer, 1874; , TL: Peru, [Chanchamayo]

= ; [NL4A, #261]

Daptonoura lycimnia hypoxantha Röber, 1909; , TL: "Cuba"

= ; [NL4A, #261]

Melete calymnia ; [NL4A, #261]
Melete leucadia palaestra ; [EcuL]

Melete leucadia (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Colombia, Peru, Bolivia. See [About maps] Euterpe leucadia C. & R. Felder, 1862; , TL: "Rio Negro" [= Peru, San Martin]
Pieris laria C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #262]

Melete luisella Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #262]

?Melete louisella Fruhstorfer, 1907; Stettin. ent. Ztg 68 (2): 272 (July)
Melete peruviana f. yolanda Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #262]

Melete laria boliviana Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #262]

Melete laria luisella f. subtuspicta Bryk, 1953; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #262]

Melete leucadia ; [NL4A, #262]

Melete leucanthe (C. & R. Felder, 1861)

Ecuador, Peru. See [About maps] Pieris leucanthe C. & R. Felder, 1861; , TL: Nova Granada, Bogotá, Muzo
Daptonura[sic] inaequalis Butler, 1896; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #263]

Melete peruviana galatia Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #263]

Melete peruviana regnidas Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Ecuador

= ; [NL4A, #263]

peruviana auct.; (nec Lucas, 1852)
Melete leucanthe ; [NL4A, #263]; [EcuL]

Melete lycimnia (Cramer, [1777])

-. See [About maps] Papilio lycimnia Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 13, pl. 105, f. E, F, TL: Surinam
Melete lycimnia [BAMONA]
lysimnia ; (missp.?)
Melete lycimnia ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 51, f. 28]; [NL4A, #264]

M. l. lycimnia

Surinam Mylothris agrippina Hübner, [1819]; (repl. name), TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #264a]

Melete lycimnia lycimnia ; [NL4A, #264a]

M. l. flippantha (Fabricius, 1793)

Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, ...) Papilio flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pieris limnoria Godart, [1819]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 144, TL: Brazil

= ; [NL4A, #264e]

Mylothris pantoporia Hübner, [1833]; , TL: Brazil

= ; [NL4A, #264e]

Daptonura[sic] hübneri Butler, 1896; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

= ; [NL4A, #264e]

Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. flora Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Espírito Santo

= ; [NL4A, #264e]

Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. pertho Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Minas Gerais

= ; [NL4A, #264e]

Melete lycimnia limnoria ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 25, pl. 39, f. 13
Melete lycimnia flippantha ; [NL4A, #264e]

M. l. isandra (Boisduval, 1836)

Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica Pieris isandra Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 490, TL: Mexico
Melete isandra kleta Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Honduras

= ; [NL4A, #264g]

Melete lycimnia isandra [ILMB]
Melete lycimnia isandra [BOA]
Daptonura[sic] isandra ; Butler, 1872
Daptonoura isandra ; Godman & Salvin, [1889], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 139, 3: pl. 61, f. 13-14
Datponoura isandra ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 726
Melete isandra ;
Melete lycimnia isandra ; [NL4A, #264g]

M. l. peruviana (Lucas, 1852)

Peru, Bolivia, Brazil(Amazonas) lycimnia peruviana (Lucas, 1852) (Pieris); , TL: Peru
Daptonura[sic] pedrosina Butler, 1877; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas

= ; [NL4A, #264m]

Melete lycimnia iphigenia Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #264m]

Melete lycimnia marica Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: [Brazil, Amazonas]

= ; [NL4A, #264m]

Melete lycimnia donata f. bianca Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #264m]

Melete peruviana ; [BOW: pl. 51, f. 29]
Melete peruviana peruviana ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 25, pl. 39, f. 15, 18
Melete lycimnia peruviana ; [NL4A, #264m]

M. l. aelia (C. & R. Felder, 1861)

Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia lycimnia aelia (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Pieris); , TL: Nova Granada, Bogotá, Muzo
Melete lycimnia maeotis Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete lycimnia(?) donata Fruhstorfer, 1907; Stettin. ent. Ztg 68 (2): 266 (July), TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete eurymnia f. asta Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete lycimnia donata f. monica Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete lycimnia maeotis f. radiata Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete lycimnia myrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete lycimnia donata f. pseudomyrtis Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #264b]

Melete donata donata ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 25, pl. 39, f. 14, 17
Melete lycimnia aelia ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #264b]

M. l. eurymnia (C. & R. Felder, 1865)

Colombia lycimnia eurymnia (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Pieris); , TL: Colombia
Daptonoura calymnia ab. leucoptera Apolinar, 1926; , TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #264d]

Melete lycimnia eurymnia ; [NL4A, #264d]

M. l. monstrosa (Butler, 1875)

Panama Daptonura[sic] florinda var.? monstrosa Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (87) : 225, TL: Bugaba, Veragua
Daptonoura panamensis Staudinger, 1876; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 94, TL: Panama

= ; [NL4A, #264i]

Daptonoura panamensis var. anceps Staudinger, 1876; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 95, TL: Panama

= ; [NL4A, #264i]

Daptonoura panamensis ; Godman & Salvin, [1889], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 138, 3: pl. 61, f. 9-11
Melete lycimnia monstrosa ; [NL4A, #264i]

M. l. chagris (Staudinger, 1876)

Panama Daptonoura panamensis var. chagris Staudinger, 1876; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 95, TL: Panama
Melete lycimnia chagris ; [NL4A, #264c]

M. l. harti (Butler, 1896)

Trinidad lycimnia harti (Butler, 1896) (Daptonura[sic]); , TL: Trinidad
Melete lycimnia harti ; [NL4A, #264f]

M. l. latilimbata (Butler, 1896)

Ecuador lycimnia latilimbata (Butler, 1896) (Daptonura[sic]); , TL: Ecuador
Melete lycimnia aelia f. pistoria Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Ecuador

= ; [NL4A, #264h]

Daptonoura lycimnia f. semiobscurata Weymer, [1914]; , TL: Ecuador

= ; [NL4A, #264h]

Daptonoura palaestra var. equadorica Strand, 1916; , TL: Ecuador, Sarayaku

= Melete leucadia palaestra ; [EcuL]
= ; [NL4A, #264h]

Melete lycimnia latilimbata ; [NL4A, #264h]

M. l. petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907

Brazil(Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul

= ; [NL4A, #264n]

Melete lycimnia gargaphia f. amarella Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul

= ; [NL4A, #264n]

f. daulia Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Brazil(Santa Catarina)

= ; [NL4A, #264n]

Melete lycimnia petronia ; [NL4A, #264n]

M. l. phazania Fruhstorfer, 1907

Brazil(Bahia) Melete lycimnia phazania Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Bahia
Melete lycimnia phazania ; [NL4A, #264o]

M. l. theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907

Brazil(Amazonas) Melete lycimnia theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melete lycimnia calymnia f. theodora Fruhtorfer, 1908; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas

= ; [NL4A, #264p]

Melete lycimnia theodori ; [NL4A, #264p]

M. l. paulista Fruhstorfer, 1908

Brazil(São Paulo) lycimnia paulista Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Brazil, São Paulo
Daptonoura lycimnia f. paula Röber, 1909; , TL: Brazil, São Paulo

= ; [NL4A, #264l]

Melete lycimnia paulista ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 155; [NL4A, #264l]

M. l. napona (Röber, 1909)

Ecuador, Peru lycimnia napona (Röber, 1909) (Daptonoura); , TL: Ecuador
Melete lycimnia marica f. moesia Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: "Upper Amazon"

= ; [NL4A, #264j]

Melete lycimnia aelia f. napona Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Ecuador

= ; [NL4A, #264j]

Melete lycimnia maeotis f. velia Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #264j]

Melete lycimnia napona ; [NL4A, #264j]

M. l. narmia Fruhstorfer, 1910

Brazil(Mato Grosso) lycimnia narmia Fruhstorfer, 1910; , TL: [Brazil, Mato Grosso]
f. othoca Fruhstorfer, 1910; , TL: [Brazil, Mato Grosso]

= ; [NL4A, #264k]

Melete lycimnia narmia ; [NL4A, #264k]

Melete polyhymnia (C. & R. Felder, 1865)

-. See [About maps] Pieris polyhymnia C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Colombia
Melete polyhymnia ; [BOW: pl. 51, f. 30]; [NL4A, #265]

M. p. polyhymnia

Colombia Melete lycimnia pantoporia f. phaenna Fruhstorfer, 1907; , TL: [Colombia]

= ; [NL4A, #265a]

Daptonoura polhymnia[sic] flavopunctata Apolinar, 1926; , TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #265a]

Melete polyhymnia polyhymnia ; [NL4A, #265a]

M. p. florinda (Butler, 1875)

Panama, Costa Rica Daptonura[sic] florinda Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (87) : 224, TL: Bugaba, Veragua
Daptonoura chiricana Staudinger, 1876; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 95, TL: Panama

= ; [NL4A, #265c]

Daptonoura florinda ab. discocellularis Strand, 1916

= ; [NL4A, #265c]

Melete polyhymnia florinda [ILMB]
Melete polyhymnia florinda [BOA]
Daptonoura florinda ; Godman & Salvin, [1889], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 138, 3: pl. 61, f. 12
Melete florinda ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 51, f. 27]
Melete polyhymnia florinda ; [NL4A, #265c]

M. p. caesarea Fruhstorfer, 1912

Colombia polyhymnia caesarea Fruhstorfer, 1912; , TL: Colombia
Daptoneura[sic] daguana Fassl, 1915; , TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #265b]

Melete florinda caesarea ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 25, pl. 39, f. 16
Melete polyhymnia caesarea ; [NL4A, #265b]

M. p. serrana Maza, 1984

Mexico Melete polyhymnia serrana Maza, 1984; , TL: Mexico, Oaxaca
Melete polyhymnia serrana ; [NL4A, #265d]

Melete salacia (Godart, 1819)

-. See [About maps] Pieris salacia Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 144
Melete salacia ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 52, f. 1]; [NL4A, #266]

M. s. salacia

Mexico Pieris vecticlusa Butler, 1865

= ; [NL4A, #266a]

Melete salacia salacia ; [NL4A, #266a]

M. s. cubana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Cuba salacia cubana Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Cuba
Melete salacia cubana ; [NL4A, #266b]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[EcuL]

Tommaso & Luigi Racheli, 2001; An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae); Fragmenta entomologica 33 (2): 213-380

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[JLS]

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1836

Histoire Naturelle des insectes: Spécies général des lépidoptères Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 690pp, 24pls

Brown & Mielke, 1967

Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera (continued) J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 145-168

Butler, 1869

Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: (1869) 303pp, 3pls

Butler, 1875

On some new Species of Butterflies from Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 15 (87) : 222-225

Cramer, [1777]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)

Fruhstorfer, 1907

Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Theodor Koch-Grünberg am oberen Waupes 1903-1905 gesammelten Rhopaloceren mit Besprechung verwandter Arten Stettin. ent. Ztg 68 (1): 117-164 (May) (2): 207-309, pl. 1 (July)

Godman & Salvin, [1889]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782 3: pl. 1-112

Staudinger, 1876

Neue Lepidopteren des südamerikanischen Faunengebietes Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 89-124

Swainson, [1831]

Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series Zool. Illustr. (2) 1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829) 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830) 2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50 2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55 2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60 2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65 2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70 2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75 2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80 2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831) 2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90 2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832) 3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832) 3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101 3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106 3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111 3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116 3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121 3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126 3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131 3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

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