Balintus tityrus ♂, as Pseudolycaena tityrus, from original description

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Balintus
Species: Balintus tityrus

Name

Balintus tityrus (C. Felder & Felder, R., 1865).

Type locality: Colombia, Bogota.

Holotype: m BMNH, images.

Synonymy

  • Pseudolycaena tityrus Felder & Felder, 1865: 248, pl. 31, figs 1,2.
  • Thecla tityrus (Felder & Felder); Bridges, 1994: VIII.466.
  • Balintus tityrus (Felder & Felder); Lamas, 2004: 136.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
  • Duarte, M. & Robbins, R. 2010. Description and phylogenetic analysis of the Calycopidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): a subtribe of detritivores. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 54(1): 45–65. PDF. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W. C., 1868. Descriptions of some new species of Lycaenidae. London. van Voorst, 36 pp. web purchase Reference page. 
  • Johnson, K., 1993. Neotropical Hairstreak Butterflies: New Sister Genera of the Electrostrymon/Angulopis Grade of Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Reports of the Museum of Natural History, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 32: 1–76. pdf. Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 
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