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Drephalys Watson, 1893

Drephalys Watson, 1893; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 34, TS: Eudamus helixus Hewitson
Paradros Watson, 1893; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 39, TS: Eudamus phoenice Hewitson
Paradrephalys Burns, 2000
Drephalis ; Maza et al., 1991, (missp.)
Paradros ; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 347
Drephalys ; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 349
Drephalys (Eudamini) ; [NL4A, 34]

Based on Burns & Janzen, [2000], J. Lep. Soc. 53 (3): 77-79.

Drephalys alcmon (Cramer, 1779)

Amazons, Surinam. See [About maps] Papilio alcmon Cramer, 1779; , TL: Surinam
alcman ; Hübner, [1819], (missp.)
acmon ; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
alemon ; Silva et al., 1968, (missp.)
Drephalus alcmon ; [BOW: pl. 82, f. 30]; Burns, 1998, J. Lep. Soc. 52 (4): 379 (note), f. 13-16
Drephalys (Drephalys) alcmon ; [NL4A, #325]

Larva on Hirtella racemosa Burns & Janzen, [2000], J. Lep. Soc. 53 (3): 85

Drephalys eous (Hewitson, 1867)

Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Eudamus eous Hewitson, 1867; , TL: Brazil, Pará
loeus ; Mabille, 1903, (missp.)
laeus ; Shepard, 1931, (missp.)
Drephalys (Drephalys) eous ; [NL4A, #326]

Drephalys helixus (Hewitson, 1877)

Panama. See [About maps] Eudamus helixus Hewitson, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20: 320
Drephalys helixus ; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 349, 3: pl. 81, f. 22-24
Drephalys (Drephalys) helixus ; [NL4A, #327]

Drephalys heraclides Bell, 1942

Peru. See [About maps] Drephalys heraclides Bell, 1942; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1205: 1, TL: Peru
Drephalys (Drephalys) heraclides ; [NL4A, #328]

Drephalys kidonoi Burns, [2000]

Costa Rica. See [About maps] Drephalys kidonoi Burns, [2000]; J. Lep. Soc. 53 (3): 80, f. 1-2, 11-12, TL: Costa Rica, Guanacaste
Drephalys (Drephalys) kidonoi ; [NL4A, #329]

Larva on Roupala montana Burns & Janzen, [2000], J. Lep. Soc. 53 (3), 83

Drephalys miersi Mielke, 1968

Brazil(Santa Catarina). See [About maps] Drephalys miersi Mielke, 1968; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
Drephalys (Drephalys) miersi ; [NL4A, #330]

Drephalys mourei Mielke, 1968

Brazil(Santa Catarina). See [About maps] Drephalys mourei Mielke, 1968; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
Drephalys (Drephalys) mourei ; [NL4A, #331]

Drephalys olva Evans, 1952

Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Drephalys olva Evans, 1952; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Drephalys (Drephalys) olva ; [NL4A, #332]

Drephalys opifex Evans, 1952

Surinam. See [About maps] Drephalys opifex Evans, 1952; , TL: Surinam
Drephalys (Drephalys) opifex ; [NL4A, #334]

Drephalys phoenice (Hewitson, 1867)

Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Eudamys phoenice Hewitson, 1867; Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (1): 19, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
phaenicis ; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
Drephalys (Drephalys) phoenice ; [NL4A, #335]

Drephalys phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919)

Brazil. See [About maps] Paradros phoenicoides Mabille & Boullet, 1919; , TL: Brazil
Drephalys phoenicoides ; [BOW: pl. 82, f. 32]
Drephalys (Drephalys) phoenicoides ; [NL4A, #336]

Drephalys croceus Austin, 1995

Brazil(Rondônia). See [About maps] Drephalys croceus Austin, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Rondônia
Drephalys (Paradrephalys) croceus ; [NL4A, #337]

Drephalys dumeril (Latreille, 1824)

Mexico. See [About maps] Hesperia dumeril Latreille, 1824; in Godart, Ency. méth. 9 (2): 757
Eudamus formosus C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 511, pl. 71, f. 6-7

= ; [NL4A, #338]

dumerilii ; Westwood, 1852, (missp.) dumerili ; Plötz, 1883, (missp.) Phareas formosus ; Plötz, 1883, Stett. ent. Ztg. 1883: 453 Lignyostola formosus ; Watson, 1893, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 39

Paradros formosus ; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 348, 3: pl. 81, f. 19-21 Drephalys dumeril ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 158 Drephalys (Paradrephalys) dumeril ; [NL4A, #338]

501x454 (~25Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Drephalys oria Evans, 1952

Mexico, Honduras. See [About maps] Drephalys oria Evans, 1952; , TL: Honduras
Drephalys (Paradrephalys) oria ; [NL4A, #339]

Drephalys oriander (Hewitson, 1867)

Brazil(Amazonas), French Guiana. See [About maps] Eudamus oriander Hewitson, 1867; Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (1): 20, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Paradros plötzi[sic] Mabille & Boullet, 1919; , TL: French Guiana

= ; [NL4A, #340]

plotzi ; Bridges, 1983, (missp.)
Paradros oriander ; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 348
Drephalys oriander ; [BOW: pl. 82, f. 31]
Drephalys (Paradrephalys) oriander ; [NL4A, #340]

Drephalys talboti (Le Cerf, 1922)

French Guiana. See [About maps] Paradros talboti Le Cerf, 1922; , TL: French Guiana
Drephalys (Paradrephalys) talboti ; [NL4A, #341]

Drephalys tortus Austin, 1995

Brazil(Rondônia). See [About maps] Drephalys tortus Austin, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Rondônia
Drephalys (Paradrephalys) tortus ; [NL4A, #342]

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References:

[About maps]

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

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BOW]

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

[JLS]

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

[John Shuey]

e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org

[NL4A]

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

Some related literature:

Bell, 1942

New genera and new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae Amer. Mus. Novit. 1205: 1-9

Brown & Mielke, 1967

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

Burns, 1998

Pseudodrephalys: a new genus comprising three showy, neotropical species (one new) removed from--and quite remote from--Drephalys J. Lep. Soc. 52 (4): 364-380

Burns & Janzen, [2000]; Burns, [2000]

Drephalys: Division of this showy neotropical genus, plus a new species and the immatures and food plants of the two species from Costa Rican dry forest J. Lep. Soc. 53 (3): 77-89

C. & R. Felder, [1867]

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): Heft (3), 379-548, pls. 48-74

Godman & Salvin, [1894]

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

Hewitson, 1867

Descriptions of one Hundred new Species of Hesperidae. (1) Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (1): [2] + ii + 25pp (+ 25 sp. no. 6 cynaca)

Hewitson, 1877

Descriptions of twenty-three new species of Hesperidae from his own collection Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20: 319-328

Latreille, 1824

Encylopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes in Godart, Ency. méth. 9 (2): 329-828

Watson, 1893

A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 3-133, pls 1-3

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