Chalybs romulus (Fabricius)
C. janias
C. janias
C. janias
Papilio romulus
romulus
C. hassan
Annotated checklist and biogeographic composition of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad, West Indies
Cock, Matthew J. W.
Robbins, Robert K.
Insecta Mundi
2016
2016-10-21
2016
506
1
33
9CKR9
Scudder
1872
[192,273,706,729]
Insecta
Lycaenidae
Erora
Animalia
Lepidoptera
22
21
Arthropoda
genus
Erora badeta(Hewitson, 1873) A new island record collected by M.J.W. Cock( ♀, Morne Bleu Textel Road, Mar 1980) and M.J.W. Cockand S. Alston-Smith( 2♂, Rio Claro-Guayaguayare Road, Oct 1993), and three femalesreared from flowers of Miconia nervosa(Sm.) Triana (Melastomataceae)by R.M. Burkhart( El Tucuchetrail, 1 Jan 1983; near Mt. Harris, 8 Nov 1982; Plum-Mitan Road, 1 Mar 1983). Transandean and Amazonian Region Erora gabina(Godman and Salvin, 1887) A new island record reared from flowers of Varroniasp.(formerly Cordia, Boraginaceae) by F.J. Simmonds (St. Augustine, ♀ Oct 1946, ♂ Nov 1947, etc.) and collected by M. Barcant ( Santa Cruz, 10 Oct 1970), F.C. Urich, M.J.W Cock ( ♀, Waller Field, Dec 1980) and S. Alston-Smith ( Rio Claro– Guayaguayare Rd., ♂ Oct 1993, ♂ Oct 2001, ♀ Sep 2006). Transandean and Amazonian Region Erorasp.nr. subflorens(Schaus, 1913) A new island record reared from flowers of Miconia nervosaby R. Burkhart( ♂, Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, May 1983; ♂, near Mt. Harris, Nov 1982). Themale has the frons green in the dorsal half only; it has extensive blue dorsally and strong markings ventrally, which are unusual for the subflorens group, especially for a male. We do not allocate this uncertain species to a region. Erora carla(Schaus, 1902) A new island record collected by F.C. Urich ( ♀no locality, in MJWC). Transandean and Amazonian Region Chalybs hassan(Stoll, 1790)
Chalybs romulus(Fabricius): Kaye (1904, no. 170, with C. janiasas synonym), Kaye (1921, no. 257, with C. janiasas synonym), Barcant (1970, no. 330) [ nomen dubiumwhich has been applied to C. janias] Robbins (2004)treats Papilio romulusas a nomen dubium. Barcant’s (1970)plate of romulusshows a male of C. hassan.
Transandean and Amazonian Region Symbiopsis aprica(Möschler, 1883) New islandrecord collected by M.J.W. Cock( ♀, Moruga East, Feb 1980) and S. Alston-Smith( ♂Parrylands, May 1982; ♀ Vance River, Feb 2001) and photographed by K. Sookdeo( Inniss Field, Dec 2012). Thisspecies has also been referred to in Trinidadunder its synonym S. pennatus(H.H. Druce). Amazonian Region
1980-03
1993-10
1980-03
M. J. W. Cock & Morne Bleu Textel Road & S. Alston-Smith & R. M. Burkhart & El Tucuche
Plum-Mitan Road
Rio Claro-Guayaguayare Road
Mt. Harris
22
21
4
2
2
1982-11
1983-05
1982-11
R. Burkhart & Arima-Blanchisseuse Road
Mt. Harris
The
22
21
2
2
1980-02
2012-12
1980-02
M. J. W. Cock & Moruga East & S. Alston-Smith & K. Sookdeo
Trinidad and Tobago
This
New island
Inniss Field
22
21
3
2
1