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Timalus Watson, 1980
Timalus Watson, 1980; Generic Names of Moths of the World, 2: 193 (repl. Pterygopterus Butler, 1876), TS: Pterygopterus clavipennis Butler
Pterygopterus Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 411, pl. 29, f. 10 (preocc. Pterygopterus Kner, 1867 (Pisces)), TS: Pterygopterus clavipennis Butler
Pterygopterus ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 67; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 383

Timalus leucomela (Walker, 1856)
Panama, Brazil (Upper Amazons, Para). See [About maps] Automolis leucomela Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1636, TL: Para
Pterygopterus superbus Druce, 1884; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 67, 3: pl. 8, f. 7, TL: Panama, Rio Gatun
= Pterygopterus leucomelas ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 383
Pterygopterus leucomelas ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 383

Timalus clavipennis (Butler, 1876)
Brazil (Espirito Santo). See [About maps] Pterygopterus clavipennis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 411, TL: Brazil, Espiritu Santo
Pterogopterus clavipennis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 384, f. 192

Timalus caeruleus (Hampson, 1898)
Mexico. See [About maps] Pterygopterus caeruleus Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 384, TL: Mexico, Jalapa, Orizaba
Misidentified/misapplied:
Pterygopterus clavipennis; Druce, 1897, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 351, 3: pl. 72, f. 11 ♀


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Some related literature:
Butler, 1876
On the Subfamilies Antichlorinae and Charideinae of the Lepidopterous Families Zygaenidae and Arctiidae J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (63) : 408-433, pl. 29, : vii (Corrigenda et addenda)
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1884; Godman & Salvin, 1884
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1897
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)


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