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Elbella Evans, 1951

Elbella Evans, 1951; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 1: 4, 38, TS: Pyrrhopyga[sic] scylla Ménétriés
Hegesippe Evans, 1951; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 1: 5, 62, TS: Sarbia hegesippe Mabille & Boullet
Elbella (Pyrrhopygini) ; [NL4A, 26]

Elbella adonis (Bell, 1931)

Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina (Misiones). See [About maps] adonis (Bell, 1931) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Paraguay
Elbella adonis ; [NL4A, #41]

Elbella azeta (Hewitson, [1866])

Guatemala, Panama, Peru, .... See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] azeta Hewitson, [1866]; : 479, TL: S. Paolo, Upper Amazons, Brazil
Jemadia azeta ; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 264, 3: pl. 74, f. 16-17
Elbella azeta ; [NL4A, #42]

E. a. azeta

Brazil(Amazonas) Elbella azeta azeta ; [NL4A, #42a]

E. a. gifordi Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Distrito Federal) azeta gifordi Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Distrito Federal
Elbella azeta gifordi ; [NL4A, #42b]

Elbella biscuspis de Jong, 1983

Surinam. See [About maps] biscuspis de Jong, 1983; , TL: Surinam
Elbella biscuspis ; [NL4A, #43]

Elbella blanda Evans, 1951

Peru. See [About maps] blanda Evans, 1951; , TL: Peru
Elbella blanda ; [NL4A, #44]

Elbella dulcinea (Plötz, 1879)

Colombia. See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] dulcinea Plötz, 1879; , TL: [Colombia]
Elbella dulcinea ; [NL4A, #45]

Elbella etna Evans, 1951

Brazil(Amazonas), Peru, Bolivia, Argentina (Santiago del Estero). See [About maps] etna Evans, 1951; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Elbella etna moda Evans, 1951; , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #46]

Ebella etna moda ;
Elbella etna ; [NL4A, #46]

Elbella intersecta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

-. See [About maps] Elbella intersecta ; [NL4A, #48]

E. i. intersecta

Brazil(Pará), Peru, Brazil(Goiás) fluminis (Butler, 1873) (Pyrrhopyga[sic]); , TL: Brazil, Pará

= ; [NL4A, #48a]

semidentata (Mabille, 1877) (Pyrrhopyga[sic]); , TL: Peru

= ; [NL4A, #48a]

tiribazus (Plötz, 1879) (Pyrrhopyga[sic]); (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #48a]

intersecta ilona Evans, 1955; , TL: Brazil, Goiás

= ; [NL4A, #48a]

Elbella intersecta intersecta ; [NL4A, #48a]

E. i. losca Evans, 1951

Brazil(Mato Grosso) intersecta losca Evans, 1951; , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
Elbella losca ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 157
Elbella intersecta losca ; [NL4A, #48b]

E. i. paraensis Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Pará) intersecta paraensis Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Elbella intersecta paraensis ; [NL4A, #48c]

E. i. peter Evans, 1951

Brazil(Pará) intersecta peter Evans, 1951; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Elbella intersecta peter ; [NL4A, #48d]

E. i. rufitegula Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Minas Gerais) intersecta rufitegula Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Minas Gerais
Elbella intersecta rufitegula ; [NL4A, #48e]

E. i. strova Evans, 1951

Venezuela intersecta strova Evans, 1951; , TL: Venezuela
Elbella intersecta strova ; [NL4A, #48f]

Elbella iphinous (Latreille, [1924])

Brazil. See [About maps] Hesperia iphinous Latreille, [1924]; , TL: Brazil
othello (Plötz, 1879) (Pyrrhopyga[sic]); , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

= ; [NL4A, #49]

Mimoniades mimetes Mabille, 1909; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

= ; [NL4A, #49]

Mimoniades othello var. nigrita J. Zikán, 1938; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

= ; [NL4A, #49]

Mimoniades mimetes ; [BOW: pl. 83, f. 40 (text)]
Elbella iphinous ; [NL4A, #49]

Elbella lamprus (Hopffer, 1874)

-. See [About maps] lamprus (Hopffer, 1874) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Elbella lamprus ; [NL4A, #50]

E. l. lamprus

Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina (Misiones) Pyrrhopyga[sic] menecrates Mabille, 1878; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 21: 13, TL: "Peru"

= ; [NL4A, #50a]

margimmiscus (Hayward, 1935) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Argentina

= ; [NL4A, #50a]

lampros ; Mabille, 1903, (missp.)
margimiscus ; Hayward, 1948, (missp.)
Pyrrhopyge menecrates ; Watson, 1893, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 11; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 248
Elbella lamprus lamprus ; [NL4A, #50a]

E. l. albociliata Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Santa Catarina) lamprus albociliata Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
Elbella lamprus albociliata ; [NL4A, #50b]

Elbella lustra Evans, 1951

Colombia. See [About maps] lustra Evans, 1951; , TL: Colombia
Elbella lustra ; [NL4A, #51]

Elbella luteizona (Mabille, 1877)

Brazil, Brazil(Săo Paulo). See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] luteizona Mabille, 1877; Petites Nouvelles ent. 2: 162, TL: "Mexico"
Pyrrhopyga[sic] martii Plötz, 1879; , TL: Brazil

= ; [NL4A, #52]

Pyrrhopyga[sic] josepha Plötz, 1879; , TL: Brazil

= ; [NL4A, #52]

Sarbia amoena Röber, 1925; , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo

= ; [NL4A, #52]

Pyrrhopyge xanthomargo Hayward, 1942; , TL: Brazil, Săo Paulo

= ; [NL4A, #52]

lateizona ; Kaye, 1915, (missp.)
martyii ; Bell, 1934, (missp.)
Hegesippe luteizoma ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 157
Sarbia martii ; [BOW: pl. 86, f. 40 (text)]
Sarbia luteizona ; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 259
Elbella luteizona ; [NL4A, #52]

Elbella madeira Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Mato Grosso). See [About maps] Elbella madeira Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
Elbella madeira ; [NL4A, #53]

Elbella mariae (Bell, 1931)

Brazil, Argentina (Misiones). See [About maps] mariae (Bell, 1931) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
Elbella mariae ; [BOW: pl. 82, f. 41 (text)]; [NL4A, #54]

E. m. mariae

Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul) Elbella mariae mariae ; [NL4A, #54a]

E. m. molinai (Hayward, 1941)

Brazil(Mato Grosso) mariae molinai (Hayward, 1941) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
Elbella mariae molinai ; [NL4A, #54b]

Elbella merops (Bell, 1934)

Colombia. See [About maps] merops (Bell, 1934) (Jemadia); , TL: Colombia
Elbella merops ; [NL4A, #55]

Elbella miodesmiata (Röber, 1925)

Mexico, Colombia. See [About maps] miodesmiata (Röber, 1925) (Jemadia); , TL: Colombia
Elbella miodesmiata ; [NL4A, #56]

Elbella patrobas (Hewitson, [1857])

Panama, .... See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] patrobas Hewitson, [1857]; Ill. exot. Butts 2 (22): [117], (28): [59] (1858), f. 1, TL: Colombia
Jemadia patrobas ; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 263, 3: pl. 74, f. 13-15
Elbella patrobas ; [NL4A, #57]

622x614 (~47Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

E. p. patrobas

Colombia patrobus ; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
patroba ; DeVries, 1983, (missp.)
Elbella patrobas patrobas ; [NL4A, #57a]

E. p. amazonica Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Amazonas) patrobas amazonica Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Elbella patrobas amazonica ; [NL4A, #57b]

E. p. evansi Mielke, 1995

Colombia patrobas evansi Mielke, 1995; , TL: Colombia
Elbella patrobas evansi ; [NL4A, #57c]

E. p. melanina (Mabille & Boullet, 1908)

Peru patrobas melanina (Mabille & Boullet, 1908) (Jemadia); , TL: Peru
Elbella patrobas melanina ; [NL4A, #57d]

E. p. mexicana Mielke, 1995

Mexico Elbella patrobas mexicana Mielke, 1995; , TL: Mexico, Chiapas
Elbella patrobas mexicana ; [NL4A, #57e]

E. p. tingo Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Rondônia) patrobas tingo Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Rondônia
Elbella patrobas tingo ; [NL4A, #57f]

Elbella patroclus (Plötz, 1879)

-. See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] patroclus Plötz, 1879; , TL: Peru
Elbella patroclus ; [NL4A, #58]

E. p. patroclus

Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina (Santiago del Estero) umbrata (Mabille & Boullet, 1908) (Jemadia); , TL: Bolivia

= ; [NL4A, #58a]

Elbella umbrata ;
Elbella patroclus patroclus ; [NL4A, #58a]

E. p. acala Evans, 1951

Colombia patroclus acala Evans, 1951; , TL: Colombia
Elbella patroclus acala ; [NL4A, #58b]

Elbella rondonia Mielke, 1995

Brazil(Mato Grosso). See [About maps] rondonia Mielke, 1995; , TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
Elbella rondonia ; [NL4A, #59]

Elbella scylla (Ménétriés, 1855)

Mexico - Colombia, Peru, Bolivia. See [About maps] Pyrrhopyga[sic] scylla Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 1: 95, pl. 4, f. 7, TL: Nicaragua
Elbella scylla, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Elbella scylla, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrrhopyge scylla ; Watson, 1893, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 11; Godman & Salvin, [1893], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 249, 3: pl. 73, f. 5-6
Elbella scylla ; [BOW: pl. 82, f. 41]; Burns & Janzen, 2001, J. Lep. Soc. 55 (1): 26, f. 8, 20; [NL4A, #60]

543x572 (~29Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Larva on Banisteriopsis muricata, Byrsonima crassifolia, Heteropterys laurifolia, Hiraea reclinata, Combretum farinosum, Terminalia catappa Burns & Janzen, 2001, J. Lep. Soc. 55 (1): 16

Elbella theseus (Bell, 1934)

Brazil. See [About maps] theseus (Bell, 1934) (Jemadia); , TL: Brazil
Elbella theseus ; [NL4A, #61]

Elbella viriditas (Skinner, 1920)

-. See [About maps] viriditas (Skinner, 1920) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: "Honduras" [error]
Pyrrhopyge viriditas ;
Elbella viriditas ; [NL4A, #62]

E. v. viriditas

Paraguay carriae (Bell, 1931) (Pyrrhopyge); , TL: Paraguay

= ; [NL4A, #62a]

Elbella viriditas viriditas ; [NL4A, #62a]

E. v. boliviana Mielke, 1995

Bolivia viriditas boliviana Mielke, 1995; , TL: Bolivia
Elbella viriditas boliviana ; [NL4A, #62b]

E. v. chia Evans, 1951

Brazil(Amazonas) viriditas chia Evans, 1951; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Elbella viriditas chia ; [NL4A, #62c]

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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

[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

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[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

[LAMAS-NEO]

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

[NL4A]

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

Some related literature:

Brown & Mielke, 1967

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

Burns & Janzen, 2001

Biodiversity of Pyrrhopygine skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae) in the area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica J. Lep. Soc. 55 (1): 15-43

Evans, 1951

A catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. Part I. Introduction and group A Pyrrhopyginae Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 1: 92pp

Godman & Salvin, [1893]

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

Hewitson, [1857]

Illustrations of new species of exoctic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (1857-1861) Ill. exot. Butts 2 (21): [31-32],[45-46],[55-56], pl. [16],[23],[28] (1857), (22): [47-48],[117-120], pl. [24],[59-60] (1857), (23): [51-52],[63-64],[79-80], pl. [26],[32],[40] (1857), (24): [15-16],[43-44],[99-100], pl. [8],[22],[50] (1857), (25): [25-26],[57-58],[115-116], pl. [13],[29],[58] (1858), (26): [1-2],[33-34],[101-102], pl. [1],[17],[51] (1858), (27): [17-18],[23-24],[85-86], pl. [9],[12],[43] (1858), (28): [59-62],[103-104], pl. [30-31],[52] (1858), (29): [65-68],[105-106], pl. [33-34],[53] (1859), (30): [3-4],[35-36],[53-54], pl. [2],[18],[27] (1859), (31): [41-42],[55-56],[107-108], pl. [21],[38],[54] (1859), (32): [73-74],[93-94],[109-110], pl. [37],[47],[55] (1859), (33): [81-84],[111-112], pl. [41-42],[56] (1859), (34): [71-72],[77-78],[95-96], pl. [36],[39],[48] (1860), (35): [27-28],[97-98],[113-114], pl. [14],[49],[57] (1860), (36): [19-22],[29-30], pl. [10-11],[15] (1860), (37): [7-8],[89-92], pl. [4],[45-46] (1861), (38): [9-12],[37-38], pl. [5-6],[19] (1861), (39): [5-6],[39-40],[87-88], pl. [3],[20],[44] (1861), (40): [13-14],[49-50],[69-70],[121-124], pl. [7],[25],[35] (1861)

Mabille, 1878

Catalogue des Hespérides du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Bruxelles Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 21: 12-34

Ménétriés, 1855

Enumeratio corporum animalium Musei Imperialis Academiae Scientiarum Petropilitanae. Classis Insectorum, Ordo Lepidopterorum Cat. lep. Petersb. 1: 1-66,67-97, pl. 1-6 (1855), 2: 67-112,99-144, pl. 7-14 (1857), 3: 145-161, pl. 15-18 (1863)

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

Additional information sources:

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