Syntomeida melanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Syntomeida
Species: Syntomeida melanthus

Subspecies: S. m. albifasciata – S. m. melanthus – S. m. merletii

Name

Syntomeida melanthus (Cramer, [1779]): pl.248 fig.C

Type locality: Surinam.

Type material

Undisclosed number of syntypes (?).

Synonyms

  • Sphinx melanthus Cramer, [1779]. (Original combination).
  • Euchromia melanthe; Hübner, 1819: 121 BHL, 1315.
  • Euchromia melanthus; Walker, 1854: 229; Druce, 1884: 42.
  • Sphinx nycteus Stoll, [1780]: pl.325 fig.F; Druce, 1884: 42; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21.
  • Euchromia apricans Walker, 1854: 224; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21.
  • Syntomedia [sic] melanthus; Druce, 1884: 42
  • Syntomeida melanthus; Butler, 1876: 366 BHL; Hampson, 1898: 306; Schmidt & Opler, 2008: 21; Cock & Laguerre, 2023: 73.

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
  • Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.1–278. Reference page. 
  • Butler, A.G. 1876. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygaenidae, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 12: 342–407. BHL Reference page. 
  • Druce, H. 1884. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta Lepidoptera­ Heterocera. Vol. I. pp. 33–112. BHL Reference page. 
  • Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Schmidt, B.C. & Opler, P. 2008. Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the Continental United States and Canada. Zootaxa 1677: 1–23. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 
  • Cock, M.J.W. & Laguerre, M., 2023. Euchromiina wasp moths (Lepidoptera,Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Trinidad & Tobago. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2023: 1-83 + appendix: 1-58. [1] Open access Reference page.