Tagiades japetus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: 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
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Tagiadinae
Tribus: Tagiadini
Genus: Tagiades
Subgenus: Tagiades (Tagiades)
Species: Tagiades japetus
Subspecies: T. j. atticus T. j. avienus T. j. balana T. j. bandanus T. j. banika T. j. brasidas T. j. carnica T. j. enganicus T. j. helferi T. j. hovia T. j. inconspicua T. j. janetta T. j. japetus T. j. kazana T. j. mathias T. j. nankowra T. j. navus T. j. obscurata T. j. obscurus T. j. prasnaja T. j. ravina T. j. ravi T. j. suumoli T. j. tenimberanus T. j. titus T. j. xarea

Name

Tagiades japetus (Stoll, 1781)

Type Locality: Maluku, Ambon.

Holotype: tbc.

Synonymy

  • Papilio japetus Stoll, 1781: 144, Pl.345 figs E,F. (original combination)
  • Tagiades japetus (Stoll); Hubner, 1819; 108; Seitz, 1927: 1039, Pl.164 Row.E; Evans, 1949: 134 et seq.
  • Tagiades buruanus Fruhstorfer, 1910: 72. Synonymy in Evans, 1949: 134. Buru, Type BMNH.
  • Tagiades eprius Fruhstorfer, 1910: 72. Synonymy in Evans, 1949: 134. Obi, Type BMNH.
  • Tagiades masistius Fruhstorfer, 1910: 73. Synonymy in Evans, 1949: 134. Halmahera, Type BMNH.
  • Tagiades deinolochus Fruhstorfer, 1910: 73. Synonymy in Evans, 1949: 134. Ternate, Type BMNH.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. (1994). Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Urbana, Illinois: Bridges. BHL Reference page. 
  • Evans, W.H. 1949. A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). xix+502pp., 53 pls. BMNH, London. Reference page. 
  • Fruhstorfer, H. 1910. Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 24(4,5): 58–104. Reference page. 
  • Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
  • Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
  • Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: 1–766; 767–1201, pls 1–175. Reference page. 
  • Stoll, C. 1780–1790. In Cramer, P. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht. Part 4 + Suppl. Pt.4 [1780]: 29–90, pls 305–336; [1781]: 91–164, pls 337–372; [1782]: 165–252, pls 373–400; Suppl [1787]: 1–42, pls 1–8; [1790]: 43–184, pls 9–42. Reference page. 
  • Tennent, W.J., 2001. Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 14: 1-27. Reference page. 
  • Tennent, W.J., 2004. A new race of Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1782, from the Solomon Islands (Russell group) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Futao 48: 17–18. Reference page. 


Vernacular names

  • English: Common Snow Flat