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Melanchroiopsis Dyar, 1918
Melanchroiopsis Dyar, 1918; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 341, TS: Melanchroiopsia acroleuca Dyar
Phasis Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 312 (preocc. Phasis Hübner, [1819] (Lycaenidae)), TS: Josia noctilux Walker
= ; [POOLE]
Shapis Nye, 1975; Gen. Names Moths World 1: 449 (repl. Phasis Walker, 1854), TS: Josia noctilux Walker
Phasis ; Druce, 1884, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 36; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 660
Melanchroiopsis (Agaristinae) ; [POOLE]

Melanchroiopsis noctilux (Walker, 1854)
Amazonas. See [About maps] Josia noctilux Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 312, TL: Brazil, Amazonas, Tapajos
Agarista batesii Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 107, f. 8
Phasis noctilux ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 660, f. 293
Melanchroiopsis noctilux ; [POOLE]

Melanchroiopsis mardava (Druce, 1897)
Amazonas. See [About maps] Phasis mardava Druce, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20 (117) : 300, TL: Amazons, Rio Napo
Phasis mardava ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : 661, pl. 54, f. 10
Melanchroiopsis mardava ; [POOLE]

Melanchroiopsis acroleuca Dyar, 1918
Mexico. See [About maps] Melanchroiopsis acroleuca Dyar, 1918; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 341, TL: Mexico, Sierra de Guerrero
Melanchroiopsis acroleuca ; [POOLE]


19.10.2005 (3)

References:
[About 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.
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)


Some related literature:
Druce, 1897
Descriptions of some new Species of Heterocera from Tropical America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20 (117) : 299-305
Dyar, 1918
Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 335-372
Felder, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Druce in 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
Hampson, 1901
Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3 : i-xix, 1-690, pl. 36-54
Walker, 1854
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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