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Arteurotia t. tractipennis Butler & H. Druce, 1872
(Starred Skipper)

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S TX to Surinam and Bolivia

Synonymy

(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham)

Genus Arteurotia Butler & H. Druce, 1872

Cist. Entomol. 1(5): 112. Type-species: Arteurotia tractipennis Butler & H. Druce, 1872, Cist. Entomol. 1(5): 112, by original designation.

 

Arteurotia tractipennis Butler & H. Druce, 1872

 

Arteurotia tractipennis tractipennis Butler & H. Druce, 1872

Cist. Entomol. 1(5): 112; figured by Butler (1874), Lepid. Exot.: pl. 64, fig. 5 ♂ D.

Original Combination: A[rteurotia]. Tractipennis

Type Locality: “Cartago, Costa Rica” implied from the title and introduction to the paper.

Types: Holotype in BMNH.

                   =    ribbei (Staudinger, 1876)

Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 25: 117, no. 34.

Original Combination: Helias (?) Ribbei

Type Locality: “aus Chiriqui” [Panama]

Types: Type(s) probably in ZMHB.

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