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Arawacus Kaye, 1904
Arawacus Kaye, 1904; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1904: 197, TS: Papilio linus Sulzer
Polyniphes Kaye, 1904; : 191, TS: Polyommatus dumenilii Godart
= ; [NL4A, 123]
Dolymorpha Holland, 1931; The Butterfly Book (1931 edn): 228, TS: Thecla jada Hewitson
= ; [NL4A, 123]
Tigrinota Johnson, 1992
= ; [NL4A, 123]
Arawacus ; Robbins, 2000, Proc. Wash. Entomol. Soc. 102: (162-169
Arawacus (Eumaeini) ; [Opler]; [NL4A, 123]

Arawacus togarna (Hewitson, 1867)
Mexico - Bolivia. See [About maps] Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (3): 85, pl. 33, f. 52-53, TL: [Mexico]
Arawacus togarna, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Arawacus togarna, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Panthiades togarna ; Butler & Druce, 1874, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 356
Thecla togarna ; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 32, 3: pl. 52, f. 1-2; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 716
Arawacus togarna ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 9 (text only)]; [NL4A, #318]
[togarna-1m.jpg] 483x532 (~33Kb) male Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey


Arawacus sp.
Costa Rica. See [About maps] Arawacus sp. ; Robbins, MS, [NL4A, #319]

Arawacus lincoides (Draudt, 1917)
Colombia. See [About maps] Thecla lincoides Draudt, 1917; , TL: [Colombia]
Arawacus lincoides ; [NL4A, #320]

Arawacus aetolus (Sulzer, 1776)
Columbia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Bolivia, Surinam. See [About maps] Papilio aetolus Sulzer, 1776; , TL: "Cape of Good Hope"
Papilio linus Fabricius, 1776; Genera Insectorum ...: 269, TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #321]
?Papilio linus Sulzer, 1776; Gesch. Ins. nach linn. Syst.: pl. 19, f. 10-11
Papilio amelia Herbst, 1804; (preocc. Cramer, 1777), TL: "Virginia"
= ; [NL4A, #321]
Arawacus lincus ; Fabricius, 1793, (missp.)
Arawacus linus ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 152; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 9]
Arawacus aetolus ; [NL4A, #321]

Arawacus separata (Lathy, 1926)
Peru, Paraguay. See [About maps] Thecla separata Lathy, 1926; , TL: Peru
Thecla linus paraguayensis Lathy, 1926; , TL: Paraguay
= ; [NL4A, #322]
Arawacus separata ; [NL4A, #322]

Arawacus aethesa (Hewitson, 1867)
Brazil(Bahia). See [About maps] Thecla aethesa Hewitson, 1867; , TL: Brazil, Bahia
?Thecla aethesa ; Hewitson, 1874, Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (6): pl. 68, f. 493-494
Arawacus aethesa ; [NL4A, #323]

Arawacus sito (Boisduval, 1836)
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. See [About maps] Thecla sito Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: pl. 22, f. 5, TL: Mexico
Thecla phaenna Godman & Salvin, [1887]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 31, TL: Honduras, San Pedro; Nicaragua, Chontales
= ; [NL4A, #324]
Arawacus mexicana D'Abrera, 1995; , TL: Mexico, Guerrero
= ; [NL4A, #324]
Arawacus sito, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Arawacus sito, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Arawacus sito, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Thecla sito ; Hewitson, 1867, Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (3): 87, pl. 45, f. 193-195; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 31; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 714
Arawacus phaenna ; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 11 (text only)]
Arawacus sito ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 11]; [NL4A, #324]
[sito-1m.jpg] 395x414 (~25Kb) male Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey


Arawacus leucogyna (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia. See [About maps] Pseudolycaena leucogyna C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Venezuela,Colombia
Thecla phaea Godman & Salvin, [1887]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 32, 3: pl. 51, f. 27-29, TL: Costa Rica,Panama
= ; [NL4A, #325]
Arawacus leucogyna ; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 10 (text only)]
Arawacus phaea ; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 10]
Arawacus leucogyna ; [NL4A, #325]

Arawacus meliboeus (Fabricius, 1793)
Brazil. See [About maps] Hesperia meliboeus Fabricius, 1793; , TL: "India"
Jölaus[sic] eurisides Hübner, 1832; , TL: Brazil
= ; [NL4A, #326]
Thecla melibaeus[sic] var. barrensis Rosa, 1936
= ; [NL4A, #326]
Arawacus melibaeus[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 66, f. 11 (text only)]
Arawacus meliboeus ; [NL4A, #326]

Arawacus jada (Hewitson, 1867)
Mexico, Guatemala. See [About maps] Jade-blue Hairstreak
Thecla jada Hewitson, 1867; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (3): 87, pl. 34, f. 67-68, TL: Mexico
Arawacus jada, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Arawacus jada, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Arawacus jada, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Arawacus jada, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Eupsyche jada ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 36
Thecla jada ; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 35, 3: pl. 52, f. 13-14; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 716; [BOW: pl. 68, f. 26]
Arawacus jada ; [NACL, #4330]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #327]
[jada-1.jpg] 503x601 (~33Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Larva on Solanum umbellatum [NAB]



Arawacus ellida (Hewitson, 1867)
Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Thecla ellida Hewitson, 1867; , TL: Venezuela
ellida toba (Hayward, 1949) (Thecla); , TL: Paraguay
= ; [NL4A, #328]
Tigrinota jennifera Johnson, 1992; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #328]
Tigrinota perinota Johnson, 1992; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #328]
Tigrinota catamarciana Johnson, 1993; , TL: Argentina
= ; [NL4A, #328]
Tigrinota chaosa Johnson, 1993; , TL: Brazil(Rio de Janeiro)
= ; [NL4A, #328]
Rekoa ellida ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 152
Thecla ellida ; [BOW: pl. 69, f. 17 (text)]
Arawacus ellida ; [NL4A, #328]

Arawacus hypocrita (Schaus, 1913)
Costa Rica, Mexico. See [About maps] Thecla hypocrita Schaus, 1913; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 24 (3): 352, pl. 7, f. 6, TL: Costa Rica; Mexico, Veracruz
Arawacus hypocrita, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Arawacus hypocrita, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Arawacus hypocrita ; [NL4A, #329]

Arawacus dolylas (Cramer, 1777)
Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia. See [About maps] Papilio dolylas Cramer, 1777; , TL: Surinam
Pseudolycaena spurius C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #330]
Thecla dolosa Staudinger, 1888; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #330]
Thecla dolylas pallida Lathy, 1930
= ; [NL4A, #330]
Thecla spurius ; [BOW: pl. 69, f. 17]
Arawacus dolylas ; [NL4A, #330]

Arawacus dumenilii (Godart, [1824])
Venezuela, Trinidad. See [About maps] Polyommatus dumenilii Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 677, TL: "Antilles"
Thecla argiva Hewitson, 1877; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #331]
Thecla argiva var. obscura Staudinger, 1888; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #331]
Thecla carteri Weeks, 1906; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #331]
Polyniphes dumenilii ; [BOW: pl. 67, f. 24]
Arawacus dumenilii ; [NL4A, #331]

Arawacus euptychia (Draudt, 1920)
Brazil. See [About maps] Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920; , TL: Brazil
Arawacus euptychia ; [NL4A, #332]

Arawacus tadita (Hewitson, 1877)
Brazil(Paraná). See [About maps] Thecla tadita Hewitson, 1877; , TL: Brazil
Thecla datitia Jones, 1912; , TL: Brazil, Paraná
= ; [NL4A, #333]
Polyniphes tadita ; [BOW: pl. 67, f. 24 (text only)]
Arawacus tadita ; [NL4A, #333]

Arawacus binangula (Schaus, 1902)
Brazil(Paraná). See [About maps] Thecla binangula Schaus, 1902; , TL: "Peru"
Thecla bolima Schaus, 1902; , TL: Brazil, Paraná
= ; [NL4A, #334]
Arawacus binangula ; [NL4A, #334]

Arawacus tarania (Hewitson, 1868)
Brazil(Minas Gerais, Paraná). See [About maps] Thecla tarania Hewitson, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Minas Gerais
Thecla atrana Schaus, 1902; , TL: Brazil, Paraná
= ; [NL4A, #335]
"Thecla" tarania ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 153
Thecla binangula ; [BOW: pl. 68, f. 19 (text)]
Arawacus tarania ; [NL4A, #335]


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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.
[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
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[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)
[NAB]
Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NL4A]
Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
[Opler]
Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.


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 & Druce, 1874
List of the butterflies of Costa Rica, with descriptions of new species Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 330-370
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp
Godart, [1824]
in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 (2): 329-828 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 329-828
Godman & Salvin, [1887]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Hewitson, 1867; Hewitson, 1874
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,*37, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54 (Suppl.) pp. 1-16,3a,3b,3c, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,*151, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,*185, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,*209, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92 (Suppl.) pp. 1a,1b,3a,3b,4a,5a,5b,7-8 (1878), [* = temporary page]
Kaye, 1904
A catalogue of the Lepidoptera Rhopalocera of Trinidad Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1904: 159-224
Robbins, 2000
The New World Hairstreak Genus Arawacus Kaye (Lepidopera: Lycaenidae) Proc. Wash. Entomol. Soc. 102: 162-169
Schaus, 1913
New species of Rhopalocera from Costa Rica Proc. Zool. Soc. London 24 (3): 339-367, 5pls
Sulzer, 1776
Dr. Sulzers Abgekürzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dem Linaeischen System Gesch. Ins. nach linn. Syst.: -


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