Quasimellana

Quasimellana Burns, 1994

Quasimellana Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 299, f. 31-82, 87-112; TS: Atrytone mexicana Bell

Quasimellana; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Quasimellana (Hesperiinae); [NL4A], 79

The eulogius species-group

Eulogius; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 302, f. 31-33, 37-38, 40-45, 68-73, 87-92

Quasimellana mexicana (Bell, 1942) Mexico. See [maps]
- Atrytone mexicana Bell, 1942; An. Escuela nac. Cien. biol. México 2: 461, f. 5; TL: Mexico, Veracruz
- Mellana mexicana; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana mexicana; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 303, f. 31, 33, 40-41, 87-90; [NL4A], #2051; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Mellana mexicana; [NACL], #4069
Quasimellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883) S.Texas, Mexico - Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay. See [maps] Mexican Mellana
- Hesperia eulogius Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 64; TL: Mexico
- Atrytone mellona Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 493, 3: pl. 94, f. 17-19; TL: Mexico; Guatemala; Panama; Guyana
  - = ; [NL4A], #2046
- Atrytone heberia Dyar, 1914; Insec. Inscit. Mens. 2 (1): 5; TL: Georgetown, British Guiana
  - = ; [NL4A], #2046
- Mellana agnesae Bell, 1959; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1962: 13, f. 8, 21; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 304
- Mellana oaxaca Freeman, 1979; Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: 10, f. 20-21, 29; TL: Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 304; [NL4A], #2046
- Mellana agnesae; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Mellana eulogius; [NACL], #4068; [BOW]: pl. 83, f. 31 (text); [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Mellana oaxaca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana agnesae; [NL4A], #2039; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Quasimellana eulogius; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 304, f. 31-32, 72; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2046; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Quasimellana oaxaca;
Quasimellana siblinga Burns, 1994 Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Oaxaca). See [maps]
- Quasimellana siblinga Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 304, f. 31, 42-43, 91-92; TL: Mexico, Oaxaca, El Vado-San Sebastion, ca. 16°53'N, 96°53'W 5500-6500ft
- Quasimellana siblinga; [NL4A], #2062; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana balsa (Bell, 1942) Mexico, El Salvador. See [maps]
- Atrytone balsa Bell, 1942; An. Escuela nac. Cien. biol. México 2: 460, f. 4; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
- Mellana balsa freemani Steinhauser, 1974; Bull. Allyn Mus. 22: 20, f. 53-56, 85-86; TL: El Salvador
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 305; [NL4A], #2045
- Mellana balsa freemani; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Mellana balsa; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana balsa; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 305, f. 31, 44-45, 70-71; [NL4A], #2045; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana mulleri (Bell, 1942) Mexico. See [maps]
- Atrytone mulleri Bell, 1942; An. Escuela nac. Cien. biol. México 2: 462, f. 6; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
- Mellana mulleri; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana mulleri; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 306, f. 31, 37-38, 73; [NL4A], #2053; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

The sethos species-group

Sethos; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 306, f. 31, 36, 46-60, 74-77, 93-108

Quasimellana aurora (Bell, 1942) Mexico, El Salvador. See [maps]
- Zariaspes aurora Bell, 1942; An. Escuela nac. Cien. biol. México 2: 462, f. 7; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
- Mellana tecla Steinhauser, 1974; Bull. Allyn Mus. 22: 15, f. 41-42, 81; TL: El Salvador
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 308; [NL4A], #2044
- Mellana aurora;
- Mellana tecla; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana aurora; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 308, f. 31, 74; [NL4A], #2044; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Zariaspes aurora; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Quasimellana nayana (Bell, 1941) Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela. See [maps]
- Atrytone nayana Bell, 1941; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1125: 1, f. 2; TL: Mexico, Nayarit
- Mellana tamana Steinhauser, 1974; Bull. Allyn Mus. 22: 18, f. 49-50, 83-84; TL: El Salvador
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 309; [NL4A], #2055
- Mellana nayana; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Mellana tamana; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana nayana; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 309, f. 31, 46-47; [NL4A], #2055; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana noka (Evans, 1955)
- Mellana noka Evans, 1955; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 357, pl. 79, f. M.25.10; TL: ?
- Mellana noka; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana noka; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 310, f. 31, 48-49, 93-94; [NL4A], #2057
Quasimellana pazina (Evans, 1955) Bolivia. See [maps]
- Mellana pazina Evans, 1955; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 357, pl. 79, f. M.25.9; TL: Bolivia
- Mellana pazina; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana pazina; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 310, f. 31, 50, 95-96; [NL4A], #2059
Quasimellana antipazina Burns, 1994 Costa Rica. See [maps]
- Quasimellana antipazina Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 311, f. 31, 51-52, 97-98; TL: Costa Rica, Cartago, La Estrella, 1500m
- Quasimellana antipazina; [NL4A], #2043; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana sista (Evans, 1955) Venezuela. See [maps]
- Mellana sista Evans, 1955; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 356, pl. 79, f. M.25.5; TL: Venezuela
- Mellana sista; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana sista; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 312, f. 31, 53, 99-100; [NL4A], #2063
Quasimellana andersoni Burns, 1994 Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas), Costa Rica. See [maps]
- Quasimellana andersoni Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 313, f. 31, 54-55, 75, 101-104; TL: Mexico, Veracruz, Dos Amates
- Quasimellana andersoni; [NL4A], #2041; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana sethos (Mabille, 1889) Panama, Colombia, Ecuador. See [maps]
- Pamphila sethos Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 173, f. 2; TL: Panama
  - = Atrytone helva; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 494
- Mellana sethos;
- Quasimellana sethos; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 314, f. 31, 36, 56-57, 76; [NL4A], #2061; [BOA]
Quasimellana myron (Godman, [1900]) Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. See [maps]
- Atrytone myron Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 493, 3: pl. 94, f. 20-24; TL: Mexico; Panama; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Bolivia
- Mellana myron; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana myron; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 317, f. 31, 77; [NL4A], #2054; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana servilius (Möschler, 1883) Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil. See [maps]
- Apaustus servilius Möschler, 1883; ; TL: Surinam
- Mellana myron verba Evans, 1955; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 358, pl. 79, f. M.25.12; TL: Ecuador
  - = ; [NL4A], #2060
- Mellana myron verba; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Mellana verba;
- Quasimellana servilius; [NL4A], #2060; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Quasimellana verba; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 317, f. 31, 105-106
Quasimellana inconspicua (Hayward, 1950) Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. See [maps]
- inconspicua (Hayward, 1950); Acta zool. Lilloana 9: 465, f. 5; TL: Bolivia
- Mellana inconspicua;
- Quasimellana inconspicua; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 318, f. 31, 58-59; [NL4A], #2049; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana angra (Evans, 1955) French Guiana, Brazil (Pará, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Cervais, Rondônia), Venezuela?, Ecuador?, Peru?. See [maps]
- Mellana angra Evans, 1955; Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 358, pl. 79, f. M.25.13; TL: Brazil, Pará
- Mellana angra; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana angra; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 318, f. 31, 60, 107-108; [NL4A], #2042; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

The nicomedes species-group

Nicomedes; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 318, f. 31, 34-35, 39, 61-67, 78-82, 109-112

Quasimellana amicus (Bell, 1942) Ecuador. See [maps]
- Atrytone amicus Bell, 1942; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1205: 2, f. 3; TL: Ecuador
- Mellana amicus; Steinhauser, 1991, Bull. Allyn Mus. 132: 47, f. 64-65, 91 (m.gen)
- Quasimellana amicus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 319, f. 31, 78; [NL4A], #2040; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana fieldi (Bell, 1942) Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua. See [maps]
- Atrytone fieldi Bell, 1942; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1205: 2, f. 4; TL: Guatemala
- Mellana montezuma Freeman, 1969; J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 2): 41, pl. 13, f. 5-8, pl. 15, f. 10; TL: 7 miles S of Valles (grounds of Hotel Covadonga), San Luis Potosí, Mexico
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 320; [NL4A], #2047
- Mellana fieldi; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Mellana montezuma; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana fieldi; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 320, f. 31, 34, 39, 61-62; [NL4A], #2047; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
Quasimellana nicomedes (Mabille, 1883) Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina). See [maps]
- Pamphila nicomedes Mabille, 1883; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1883: lxx; TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
- Hesperia monica Plötz, 1886; Stettin ent. Ztg 47 (1-3): 98; TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 520; [NL4A], #2056
- Mellana nicomedes;
- Quasimellana nicomedes; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 320, f. 31, 35, 79-80; [NL4A], #2056; [BOA]
- Vinius nicomedes; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 580 (text); [BOW]: pl. 88, f. 28 (text)
Quasimellana imperfida Burns, 1994 Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias), Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay. See [maps]
- Quasimellana imperfida Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 321, f. 31, 63; TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Nivac
- Quasimellana imperfida; [NL4A], #2048; [BOA]
Quasimellana mielkei Burns, 1994 Brazil (Minas Gerais). See [maps]
- Quasimellana mielkei Burns, 1994; J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 321, f. 31, 64-65, 81, 109-112; TL: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Diamantino
- Quasimellana mielkei; [NL4A], #2052
Quasimellana meridiani (Hayward, 1934) Brazil (Paraná), Paraguay, Argentina (Misiones). See [maps]
- Euphyes meridiani Hayward, 1934; Rev. Soc. ent. argent. 6: 117, pl. 5, f. 16; TL: Argentina
- Atrytone ricana Bell, 1941; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1125: 1, f. 1; TL: Paraguay
  - = ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 322; [NL4A], #2050
- Atrytone meridani; Hayward, 1941, (missp.)
- Mellana meridiani; ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Quasimellana meridiani; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 31, 82; [NL4A], #2050; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Quasimellana pandora (Hayward, 1940) Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Brazil (Pará, Distrito Federal), Guyana. See [maps]
- Atrytone pandora Hayward, 1940; Rev. Ent. Brazil 11: 867, f. 20; TL: Ecuador
- Mellana pandora;
- Quasimellana pandora; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 323, f. 31, 66-67; [NL4A], #2058; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[FLMNH] Florida Museum of Natural History
Bulletin of the Allyn Museum
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Bell, 1941
New species of neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Amer. Mus. Novit. 1125: 10pp
Bell, 1942
New genera and new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Amer. Mus. Novit. 1205: 1-9
Bell, 1942
New records and new species of Hesperiidae from Mexico An. Escuela nac. Cien. biol. México 2: 455-468
Bell, 1959
Descriptions of some new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Amer. Mus. Novit. 1962: 1-16, 27f
Burns, 1994
Genitalia at the generic level: Atrytone restricted, Anatrytone resurrected, new genus Quasimellana--and yes! we have no Mellanas J. Lep. Soc. 48 (4): 273-337
Dyar, 1914
Four new Lepidoptera from British Guiana Insec. Inscit. Mens. 2 (1) : 4-6
Evans, 1955
A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae, indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. Part IV. Hesperiinae and Megathyminae Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4 : 1-499, pl. 54-88
Freeman, 1969
Records, new species, and new genus of Hesperiidae from Mexico J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 2) : 1-62
Freeman, 1979
Nine new species and seven new records of Mexican Hesperiidae Bull. Allyn Mus. 52: 1-13
Godman & Salvin, [1900]; Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
Hayward, 1934
Lepidopteros Argentinos, Familia Hesperidae, IV. Subfamilia Pamphilinae Rev. Soc. ent. argent. 6: 97-181, pls. 5-19
Hayward, 1940
New species of neotropical Hesperiidae from Ecuador Rev. Ent. Brazil 11: 861-877
Hayward, 1950
Estudios sobre hesperidos neotropicales II. Descriptiones de nuevas especies Acta zool. Lilloana 9: 463-470
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1883
Description d'hespériens Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1883 : li-lxxviii
Mabille, 1889
Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3 : 25,59,67-68,99,127,133-134,144-145,173-174,216-217,239
Plötz, 1883
Die Hesperiinen -- Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (3) & (4) Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 26-64, (4-6): 195-233
Plötz, 1886
Nachtrag und Berichtigungen zu den Hesperiinen Stettin ent. Ztg 47 (1-3) : 83-117
Steinhauser, 1974
Notes on neotropical Nymphalidae and Hesperiidae with descriptions of new species and subspecies and a new genus Bull. Allyn Mus. 22: 1-38, 94f
Steinhauser, 1991
Taxonomic notes and descriptions of new taxa in the neotropical Hesperiidae (2) Bull. Allyn Mus. 132: 1-79

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