Robert K. Robbins

Entomologist, USA

Department of Entomology, PO Box 37012, NHB Stop 105, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 61 taxon names authored by Robert K. Robbins

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1980

• Robbins, R.K., 1988. Male Foretarsal Variation in Lycaenidae and Riodinidae, and the Systematic Placement of Styx infernalis (Lepdioptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 1988: 356-368, 36 figs. BHL. Reference page. 

1990

• Robbins and Venables, 1991. Synopsis of a new Neotropical hairstreak genus, Janthecla, and description of a new species (Lycaenidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(1): 11-33, 30 figs., 3 tabs. (14 August). PDF. Reference page. 
• Austin, G. T. & K. Johnson, 1997. Theclinae of Rondonia, Brazil (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Insecta Mundi 11: 201–235. Strymon PDF. Reference page. 

2000

• Robbins, R. K., 2000. The new world hairstreak genus Arawacus Kaye (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 102(1): 162-169. Archive. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R. K. & Nicolay, S. S., 2001. An overview of Strymon Hübner (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini.) Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 55 (3): 85-100.PDF Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K., 2002: Replacement names in the Eumaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae). Proceedings of the entomological Society of Washington 104 (3): 820-821. BHL Reference page. 
• Robbins, R. K. & Lamas, G. 2002. Nomenclatural Changes in the Neotropical Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae) Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 19 (Supl. 1): 197–214. PDF. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K., 2004. Lycaenidae. Theclinae. Tribe Eumaeini, pp. 118-137. In: Lamas, G. (Ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. 4A. Gainesville, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera; Scientific Publishers. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R. & Duarte, M., 2004. Descriptions of new butterfly genera. Lycaenidae: Eumaeini, pp. 275-282. In: Lamas, G. (Ed.), Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In: Heppner, J.B. (Ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 5A. Gainesville, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera; Scientific Publishers. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K., Heredia, M.D. & Busby, R.C. 2015. Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Zookeys 520: 109-130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.520.10134 Full article Reference page. 
• Duarte, M., R.K. Robbins & O.H.H. Mielke, 2005. Immature stages of Calycopis caulonia (Hewitson, 1877) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini), with notes on rearing detritivorous hairstreaks on artificial diet. Zootaxa 1063: 1–31. PDF Reference page. 
• Nicolay, S. S., Robbins, R.K. 2005. Five new dry-area South American Strymon species (Lycaenidae: Theclinae) and their biogeographic significance. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 38: 35–49. full article (pdf). Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K. & Duarte, M., 2005. Two phylogenetically significant new Calycopis species (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera (1999) 38: 27-34. Full article: Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K. & Duarte, M., 2005. Phylogenetic Analysis of Cyanophrys Clench. Proceedings of the Entomological Society, Washington 107(2): 398-416. PDF. Reference page. 
• Robbins & Busby, 2008. Phylogeny, taxonomy, and sympatry of Timaeta (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini): an Andean montane forest endemic. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151(2): 205-233, 75 figs., 2 tabs. (1 December). Reference page. 
• Duarte, M.; Robbins, R.K. 2009. Immature stages of Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): taxonomic significance and new evidence for detritivory. Zootaxa, 2325: 39–61. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

2010

• 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. 
• Robbins, R.K., Busby, R. & Duarte, M., 2010. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Neotropical Thepytus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae). Arthropod systematics & phylogeny 68(1): 35-52. PDF Reference page. 
• Faynel, C., Busby, R.C., Moser, A. & Robbins, R.K. 2011. Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: eclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 47(1-2): 241–259. Reference page. 
• Faynel, C.; Robbins, R.K. 2014: New Lycaenidae from the inselberg of the Nouragues and from Kaw Mountain in French Guiana (Lepidoptera: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.), 50(2): 191–201. [In French, with English summary] DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2014.934040 Reference page. 
• Thompson, P.M. & Robbins, R.K. 2015. A New Montane Hairstreak Species from Central America in the Detritivorous Genus Kisutam (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 117(1): 36–44. DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.117.1.36. Reference page. 
• Faynel, C. & Robbins, R.K. 2015: Siderus nouraguensis n. sp., Nicolaea salki n. sp. et Ostrinotes silva n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Theclinae: Eumaeini) Corrigendum. Annales de la Société entomologique de France , NS 51(2): 196. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2015.1064201. Reference page. 
• Prieto, C. & Robbins, R., 2015. Phylogenetic position of Electrostrymon picoloro, a new high elevation hairstreak from western Colombia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Zootaxa 4012 (2): 369–374. PDF. Reference page. 
• Robbins, R.K. & Busby, R.C., 2015. Evolutionary gain of male secondary sexual structures in the widespread Neotropical montane genus Lathecla (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Insect Systematics & Evolution 46(1): 47-78, 28 figs., 2 tabs. (6 February; online 20 March 2014). Abstract Reference page. 
• Heredia, M.D. & Robbins, R.K. 2016. Natural history of the mistletoe-feeding Thereus lomalarga (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini) in Colombia. Zootaxa 4117(3): 301–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.3.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Busby, R., Faynel, C., Moser, A. & Robbins, R., 2017. Sympatric Diversification in the Upper Amazon. A revision of the Eumaeine Genus Paraspiculatus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 649: 1-65. web Reference page. 

2022

• Robbins, R.K., Faynel, C., Hall, J.P.W. & Busby, R.C. 2022. A segmented and clawed male foreleg in a newly described genus and species of eumaeine butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Insecta Mundi 0922: 1–6. Full article (PDF). Reference page.