Pseudolycaena
| Pseudolycaena | |
|---|---|
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| Pseudolycaena marsyas, Brasil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858 |
Pseudolycaena is a genus of hairstreaks in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. There are at two described species in Pseudolycaena found in Mexico, Central America, and South America, according to research published in 2019.[1][2]
Species
[edit]These species belong to the genus Pseudolycaena:[1][2]
- Pseudolycaena damo (H. Druce, 1875) (Mexico to Panama, else disjunct Ecuador to Peru)
- Pseudolycaena marsyas (Linnaeus, 1758) (South America)
From one to five species have been classified in this genus in the past,[3] but phylogenetic analyses published in 2019 could not confirm the validity of more than two species, and excluded Pseudolycaena cybele, Pseudolycaena dorcas, and Pseudolycaena nellyae.[2][4][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira; Duarte, Marcelo; Robbins, Robert K. (2019). "Evolution of male secondary sexual organs in hairstreak butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Cladistics. 35: 173–197. doi:10.1111/cla.12355. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- 1 2 3 Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira; Duarte, Marcelo; Robbins, Robert K. (2019). "Phylogenetic Classification of the Atlides Section of the Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Zootaxa. 4563. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.1.6. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ↑ Austin, George T.; Miller, Lee D.; Miller, Jacqueline Y. (2007). "Taxonomic Comments on Pseudolycaena Wallengren (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum, Florida Museum of Natural History. 149. ISSN 0097-3211. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858". Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858". Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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