Synonymy

• Lemonias rhodope Hewitson, [1853]: (original combination)
• Polystichtis rhodope rhodope (Hewitson); Stichel, 1911: 322.
• Calospila rhodope rhodope (Hewitson); Bridges, 1994: VIII.400; Lamas, 2004: 166.
• Lemonias bubo Butler, 1867 (synonymized by Hall, 2018: 795)
  • Type locality: Brazil, W. Brazil, Tefé
    • Syntypes: BMNH. 4 males ♂♂ and 4 females ♀♀.
• Calospila rhodope wayanai Brévignon (synonymized by Hall, 2018: 795)
  • Type locality: French Guiana, Maripasoula, Aloïké.
    • Holotype: coll. Brévignon.

Primary references

• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bates, H.W. 1868. A Catalogue of Erycinidae, a Family of Diurnal Lepidoptera. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 9: 367-459. BHL. Reference page. 

• Brévignon, C. & Gallard, J.Y. 1993. Description de nouveaux Riodinidae provenant de Guyane française (4e contribution). Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 77: 20–21. Reference page. 

• Butler, 1868. A Monograph of the Genus Lemonias, with Descriptions of New Species in the Collection of the British Museum, including other forms sometimes placed in that Genus. Journal of the Linnaean Society of London 1868: 213-229, pls 6,7. BHL text, plates. Reference page. 

• Hall, J.P.W. 2018. A Monograph of the Nymphidiina (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphidiini) Phylogeny, Taoxonomy, Biology and Biogeography. ISBN 978-0-692-98754-4. The Entomological Society of Washington. 1-990. 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. 

• Staudinger, O., 1888, in Staudinger, O. & Schatz, E., 1884–1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1. Exotische Tagfalter (1) Beschreibungen. [6], 333 pp. (2) Abbildungen. [4] 100 pls. Fürth. text, plates. Reference page. 

• Stichel, H. 1909-1910. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der Riodinidae Grote (Erycinidae Swains). (Lep. Rhop.) I-III. Berliner Entomologischer Zeitschrift [1909] 53(3/4): 254-275; 54(1/2): 1-48; [1910] 55(1/2): 9–103. BHL1, BHL2, BHL3. Reference page. 

Links

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