Pseudolycaena
| Pseudolycaena | |
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| Pseudolycaena marsyas, Brasil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858 |
Pseudolycaena is a genus of hairstreaks in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. There are at two described species in Pseudolycaena found in Mexico, Central America, and South America, according to research published in 2019.[1].
Species
[edit]These species belong to the genus Pseudolycaena:[1]
- Pseudolycaena damo (H. Druce, 1875) (Mexico to Panama, Ecuado to Peru)
- Pseudolycaena marsyas (Linnaeus, 1758) (South America)
From one to five species have been classified in this genus in the past,[2] but phylogenetic analyses published in 2019 could not confirm the validity of more than two species, and excluded Pseudolycaena cybele, Pseudolycaena dorcas, and Pseudolycaena nellyae.[1][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira; Duarte, Marcelo; Robbins, Robert K. (2019). "Phylogenetic Classification of the Atlides Section of the Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Zootaxa. 4563. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.1.6. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Austin, George T.; Miller, Lee D.; Miller, Jacqueline Y. (2007). "Taxonomic Comments on Pseudolycaena Wallengren (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum, Florida Museum of Natural History. 149. ISSN 0097-3211. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858". Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1858". Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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