Quasimellana amicus

References

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

Quasimellana amicus (Bell, E.L., 1942)

Type locality: Ecuador, Balzapamba, 700 m.

Holotype: AMNH. male ♂.

Atrytone amicus Bell, 1942: 2, Fig.3.
Mellana rivula amicus (Bell); Evans, [1955]: 360.
Quasimellana amicus (Bell): Burns, 1994: 319, pl.31 fig.78; Bridges, 1994: VIII.12, IX.59; Lamas, 2004: 79.

Bell, E.L. 1942. New genera and new species of neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 1205: 1–9. PDF.Reference page.

Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page.

Burns, J.M. 1994. Genitalia at the generic level: Atrytone restricted, Anatrytone resurrected, new genus Quasimellana -and yes! We have no Mellanas (Hesperiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 48(4): 273–337. Reference page. .

Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. 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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