Hypostrymon, Clench, 1961

Cock, Matthew J. W. & Robbins, Robert K., 2016, Annotated checklist and biogeographic composition of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2016 (506), pp. 1-33 : 20-21

Hypostrymon section

Nesiostrymon celona (Hewitson, 1874)

Thecla celona (Hew.) : Barcant (1970, no. 375b)

Transandean and Amazonian Region

Nesiostrymon tristis (Lathy, 1926)

New island record collected by S. Alston-Smith (♂, Lalaja Ridge, May 1993).

Transandean and Amazonian Region

Aubergina alda (Hewitson 1868)

New island record reared by M.J.W. Cock from flowers of Mikania vitifolia (♀, Arima Valley, Sep 1978 ; specimen lost?); also collected by F.C. Urich and by S. Alston-Smith (♀, Hololo Mountain Road, Jul 1982; ♂, Quinam, May 1990).

Amazonian Region

Iaspis castitas (H.H. Druce, 1907)

Tmolus talayra (Hewitson) : Kaye (1904, no. 152) [misidentification]

Iaspis talayra (Hewitson) : Kaye (1940, no. 207c), Barcant (1970, no. 367) [misidentification]

Thecla talayra Hewitson : Kirkpatrick (1954) [misidentification]

Iaspis castitas (H.H. Druce) : Beccaloni et al. (2008)

See Robbins (2010a) regarding the former misuse of the name I. talayra . The Trinidad material of this species has a consistently pale underside similar to that of the Central American I. andersoni Robbins (Robbins 2010a) . However, the male upperside is a much paler blue than that of I. andersoni and in this regard matches the Amazonian I. castitas . The underside of I. castitas , as presently treated, is variable in ground colour, and at least one specimen from Guyana matches Trinidad material in this regard. Accordingly, we use the name I. castitas , at least pending a better understanding of this genus.

Amazonian Region

Iaspis thabena (Hewitson, 1868)

New island record collected by F.C. Urich (no locality) and S. Alston-Smith (Inniss Field, ♂ May 1999, 4♂ 4♀ June 2000, ♀ August 2000).

Amazonian Region

Iaspis temesa (Hewitson, 1868)

Iaspis temesa (Hewitson) : Kaye (1904, no. 159), Kaye (1921, no. 260), Barcant (1970, no. 366)

Transandean and Amazonian Region

Celmia celmus (Cramer, 1775)

Tmolus celmus (Cramer) : Kaye (1904, no. 149), Kaye (1921, no. 215), Barcant (1970, no. 301)

Thecla celmus (Cramer) : Comstock (1914)

Celmia celmus (Cramer) : Sookdeo (2013)

Transandean and Amazonian Region

Celmia conoveria (Schaus, 1902)

Thecla mecrida Hewitson : Barcant (1970, no. 374) [misidentification]

Barcant (1970) recorded Tmolus mecrida from Trinidad based on a single male collected by R. Dick (Rio Claro, Oct 1924). There is a a male C. conoveria in Barcant’s collection labelled T. mecrida from Rio Claro, Sep 1925, which is almost certainly R. Dick’s specimen. This species has been subsequently collected by S. Alston-Smith (♂, Inniss Field, Jun 1982; ♀, Sangre Grande, Sep 1980; ♂, Sangre Grande, Dec 1980) and photographed by K. Sookdeo (Point Gourde, Jun 2012). The name is a new island record .

Transandean and Amazonian Region

Dicya carnica (Hewitson, 1873)

New island record collected by J. and F. Preston (♂, Lalaja Ridge, Apr 1982) and S. Alston-Smith (♂, Lalaja Ridge, Jul 1991; ♀, Lalaja Ridge, Aug 1991) .

Transandean and Amazonian Region