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Melinaea Hübner, 1816
Melinaea Hübner, 1816; Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): 11, TS: Papilio egina Cramer [1777]
Melinaea Bates, 1862; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (3): 549 (preocc. Hübner, 1816), TS: Papilio egina Cramer [1777]
= ; [NL4A, 173]
Czakia Kremky, 1925; Ann. zool. Mus. polon. Hist. nat. 4 (3): 192, TS: Melinae mneme var. mediatrix Weymer
= ; Fox, 1940, Trans. amer. entomol. Soc. 66 (3) : 178; [NL4A, 173]
Melinaea, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Melinaea ; Godman & Salvin, [1879], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 12
Melinaea (Tithoreini) ; Fox, 1940, Trans. amer. entomol. Soc. 66 (3) : 178
Melinaea (Melinaeini) ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2; Brevignon, 2003, Lambillionea 103 (1): 42; [NL4A, 173]
Melinaea (Melinaeina) ; [Wahlberg]

Melinaea ethra (Godart, 1819)
Mexico - Amazon, Brazil(Bahia). See [About maps] ethra (Godart, 1819) (Heliconia); , TL: Brazil
Melinaea phasis Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.), TL: ?
= ; [NL4A, #39]
Melinaea phasis C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Brazil(Bahia)
= ; [NL4A, #39]
Melinaea ethra ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 2, f. 5; [NL4A, #39]

Melinaea idae (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Ecuador - Panama. See [About maps] idae (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Mechanitis); , TL: "Ecuador. Nova Granada, Bogota"
Melinaea ludovica idae ;
Melinaea idae ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 2]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 2, f. 9; [NL4A, #40]
Colombia Melinaea idae idae ; [NL4A, #40a]
Ecuador Melinaea idae vespertina Fox, 1945; , TL: Playas de Juan Montalvo, Los Rios
Melinaea idae vespertina ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 2, f. 9; [NL4A, #40b]

Melinaea isocomma Forbes, 1948
-. See [About maps] Melinaea isocomma Forbes, 1948; , TL: Upper Rio Negro, Colombia
Melinaea isocomma ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 2; [NL4A, #41]
Colombia Melinaea isocomma isocomma ; [NL4A, #41a]
M. i. simulator Fox, 1960
Ecuador Melinaea isocomma simulator Fox, 1960; , TL: Puyo
Melinaea isocomma simulator ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 2; [NL4A, #41b]
Peru Melinaea isocomma ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #41c]

Melinaea lilis (Doubleday, 1847)
C.America, Trinidad, Venezuela. See [About maps] Mechanitis lilis Doubleday, 1847; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 17, f. 4, TL: Venezuela
Melinaea lilis ; Godman & Salvin, [1879], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 13; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 3]; [NL4A, #42]
Venezuela, ?Guatemala - Panama Melinaea ethra lilis ; [BCR, 218]
Melinaea lilis lilis ; [NL4A, #42a]

Larva on Markea neurantha [BCR]

M. l. messatis Hewitson, 1856
Colombia Mechanitis messatis Hewitson, 1856; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis I): [88], pl. [45], f. 4, TL: Colombia
Melinaea messatis ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 5]
Melinaea lilis messatis ; [NL4A, #42h]
M. l. scylax Salvin, 1871
Panama, Costa Rica - Colombia Melinaea scylax Salvin, 1871; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 7 (42) : 412, TL: Panama
Melinaea ribbei Weymer, 1875; Stettin ent. Ztg 36 (7/9) : 379, pl. 2, f. 4, TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #42j]
Melinaea ribbei Staudinger, 1876; (preocc. Weymer, 1875), TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #42j]
Melinaea scylax ; Godman & Salvin, [1879], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 12, 3: pl. 2, f. 12; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 641; [BCR, 219]; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 8]
Melinaea lilis scylax ; [NL4A, #42j]

Larva on Juanaloa mexicana, Markea neurantha [BCR]

M. l. dodona Hopffer, 1874
Colombia Melinaea dodona Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 344, TL: "Bolivia"
Melinaea lilis imitata f. erica Bargmann, 1929; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #42b]
Melinaea lilis dodona ; [NL4A, #42b]
M. l. imitata Bates, 1864
Guatemala, Mexico Melinaea imitata Bates, 1864; Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (3): 55, TL: Guatemala
Melinaea tachypetis Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.), TL: ?
= ; [NL4A, #42e]
Melinaea tachypetis C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 355, TL: Mexico
= ; [NL4A, #42e]
Melinaea lilis imitata, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Melinaea lilis imitata, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Melinaea imitata ; Godman & Salvin, [1879], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 13, 3: pl. 2, f. 11; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 641
Melinaea lilis imitata ; [NL4A, #42e]
M. l. parallelis Butler, 1873
Panama Melinaea parallelis Butler, 1873; Cist. Ent. 1 (7) : 155, TL: Panama, Chiriqui
Melinaea parallelis ; Godman & Salvin, [1879], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 13; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 5 (text only)]
Melinaea lilis parallelis ; [NL4A, #42i]
M. l. flavicans Hoffmann, 1924
Mexico lilis flavicans Hoffmann, 1924; , TL: Mexico, Colima
Melinaea lilis flavicans, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Melinaea lilis flavicans, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Melinaea ethra flavicans ;
Melinaea lilis flavicans ; [NL4A, #42d]
M. l. sola Kaye, 1925
Trinidad, Venezuela lilis sola Kaye, 1925; , TL: Trinidad
Melinaea imitata limitata Hall, 1935; , TL: Venezuela
= ; [NL4A, #42k]
Melinaea lilis sola ; [NL4A, #42k]
Venezuela lilis lateapicalis Hall, 1935; , TL: Venezuela
Melinaea lilis lateapicalis ; [NL4A, #42g]
M. l. ezra Fox, 1939
Colombia lilis ezra Fox, 1939; , TL: Colombia, Santa Marta Mts.
Melinaea lilis ezra ; [NL4A, #42c]
M. l. kayei Brown, 1977
Guyana Melinaea lilis kayei Brown, 1977; , TL: Guyana
Melinaea lilis kayei ; [NL4A, #42f]

Melinaea ludovica (Cramer, [1780])
Ecuador. See [About maps] Papilio ludovica Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 17, pl. 297, f. E, TL: Surinam
Melinaea egina ; [EBW]
Melinaea ludovica ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 1; [NL4A, #43]
Surinam, Guianas Papilio egina Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 144, pl. 191, f. D (preoc. Papilio egina Cramer, [1775])
= ; [NL4A, #43a]
Melinaea ludovica ludovica ; Brevignon, 2003, Lambillionea 103 (1): 42; [NL4A, #43a]
M. l. paraiya Reakirt, 1866
Amazon, Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina) ludovica paraiya Reakirt, 1866; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Santa Catarina
Melinaea paraiya ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 2 (text only)]
Melinaea ludovica paraiya ; [NL4A, #43c]
M. l. manuelito Tessmann, 1928
Peru ludovica manuelito Tessmann, 1928; , TL: Peru
Melinaea ludovica manuelito ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 1; [NL4A, #43b]

Melinaea marsaeus (Hewitson, 1860)
-. See [About maps] Mechanitis marsaeus Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis II-III): [90], pl. [46], f. 10, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea marsaeus ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 3-5; [NL4A, #44]
Brazil(Amazonas) Melinaea manga Haensch, 1909; (hyb.), TL: [Brazil, Amazonas]
= ; [NL4A, #44a]
Melinaea marsaeus marsaeus ; [NL4A, #44a]
M. m. mothone (Hewitson, 1860)
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Mechanitis mothone Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis II-III): [92], pl. [47], f. 14, TL: Colombia
Melinaea cydippe Salvin, 1871; , TL: Ecuador,Peru
= ; [NL4A, #44e]
Melinaea mothone ; [EBW, (name only)]
Melinaea marsaeus mothone ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #44e]
M. m. macaria Godman & Salvin, 1898
Colombia marsaeus macaria Godman & Salvin, 1898; , TL: Colombia
Melinaea marsaeus macaria ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 3; [NL4A, #44c]
M. m. messenina C. & R. Felder, 1865
Colombia marsaeus messenina C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Colombia
Melinaea messenina ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 6]
Melinaea marsaeus messenina ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 5; [NL4A, #44d]
M. m. phasiana Butler, 1870
Peru, Brazil(Acre) Melinaea phasiana Butler, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4) : 489, TL: Peruvian Amazons
Melinaea lucifer var. divisa Staudinger, 1885; (hyb.), TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #44f]
acreana d'Almeida, 1951; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Acre
= ; [NL4A, #44f]
Melinaea marsaeus phasiana ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 4; [NL4A, #44f]
M. m. clara Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914
Peru, Brazil(Amazonas) marsaeus clara Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914; , TL: Peru
Melinaea clara juruensis d'Almeida, 1943; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #44b]
Melinaea marsaeus clara ; [NL4A, #44b]
M. m. rileyi Fox, 1942
Peru Melinaea marsaeus rileyi Fox, 1942; , TL: Peru, Iquitos, Rio Marañon. Brazil, Rio Jurua
Melinaea marsaeus rileyi ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #44h]
M. m. pothete d'Almeida, 1945
Brazil(Rondônia) marsaeus pothete d'Almeida, 1945; , TL: Brazil, Rondônia
Melinaea marsaeus pothete ; [NL4A, #44g]
Peru Melinaea marsaeus ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #44i]

Melinaea menophilus (Hewitson, 1856)
-. See [About maps] Mechanitis menophilus Hewitson, 1856; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis I): [87], pl. [45], f. 2-3, TL: Colombia
Melinaea menophilus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
?Melinaea mneophilus[sic] ; [EBW, (missp.)]
?Xanthocleis menophilus ; [BOW: pl. 48, f. 9]
Melinaea menophilus ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 6; [NL4A, #45]
Colombia Melinaea ishka Butler, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4) : 489, TL: Bogota
= ; [NL4A, #45a]
menophilus membrosa Forbes, 1927; , TL: ?
= ; [NL4A, #45a]
Melinaea menophilus menophilus ; [NL4A, #45a]
M. m. maenius (Hewitson, 1860)
Brazil(Amazonas) Mechanitis maenius Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis II-III): [89], pl. [46], f. 7, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea maenius ;
Melinaea menophilus maenius ; [NL4A, #45e]
M. m. zaneka Butler, 1870
Ecuador Melinaea zaneka Butler, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4) : 490, TL: Ecuador, Archidona
dora Strecker, 1876; , TL: Ecuador
= ; [NL4A, #45h]
Melinaea zaneka ab. maculosa Haensch, 1903; (hyb.), TL: Ecuador, Santa Inéz
= ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #45h]
Melinaea zaneka ab. discurrens Haensch, 1909; (hyb.), TL: Ecuador, [Santa Inéz]
= ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #45h]
Melinaea zaneka ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 9]
Melinaea menophilus zaneka ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #45h]
M. m. orestes Salvin, 1871
Peru menophilus orestes Salvin, 1871; , TL: Peru
Melinaea chincha Druce, 1876; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #45g]
Melinaea menophilus orestes ; [NL4A, #45g]
M. m. hicetas Godman & Salvin, 1879
Colombia, Peru menophilus hicetas Godman & Salvin, 1879; , TL: Peru
Melinaea hicetas ab. flavosignata Staudinger, 1885; (hyb.), TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #45d]
Melinaea egesta Godman & Salvin, 1898; (hyb.), TL: Colombia,Peru
= ; [NL4A, #45d]
Melinaea magnifica Haensch, 1905; , TL: Peru
= ; [NL4A, #45d]
Melinaea menophilus hicetas ; [NL4A, #45d]
M. m. mediatrix Weymer, 1891
Guianas, N.Brazil Melinaea mneme var. mediatrix Weymer, 1891; Stettin ent. Ztg 51 (7-12) : 282, TL: French Guinea
Melinaea mediatrix ab. anina Haensch, 1909; , TL: Guyana
= ; [NL4A, #45f]
Melinaea mneme mediatrix ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 4]
Melinaea menophilus mediatrix ; Brevignon, 2003, Lambillionea 103 (1): 42; [NL4A, #45f]
M. m. cocana Haensch, 1903
Ecuador menophilus cocana Haensch, 1903; , TL: Ecuador, Coca
Melinaea menophilus cocana ; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #45b]
M. m. ernestoi Brown, 1977
Colombia Melinaea menophilus ernestoi Brown, 1977; , TL: Colombia
Melinaea menophilus ernestoi ; [NL4A, #45c]
Melinaea menophilus ssp. ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 6 (Peru, Huánuco, La Morada)
Peru Melinaea menophilus ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #45i]
Peru Melinaea menophilus ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #45j]
Brazil(Rondônia) Melinaea menophilus ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #45k]
Brazil(Rondônia) Melinaea menophilus ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #45l]

Melinaea mnasias (Hewitson, 1856)
S.Brazil, Amazonas, Guianas. See [About maps] Mechanitis mnasias Hewitson, 1856; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis I): [88], pl. [45], f. 5, TL: [Brazil, Pará]
Melinaea mnasias ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 7; [NL4A, #46]
Brazil(Pará) Melinaea mnasias mnasias ; [NL4A, #46a]
M. m. lucifer Bates, 1862
Brazil(Amazonas, Acre) mnasias lucifer Bates, 1862; , TL: Brazil(Amazonas)
hicetas eryx d'Almeida, 1951; (hyb.), TL: Brazil(Acre)
= ; [NL4A, #46e]
Melinaea mnasias lucifer ; [NL4A, #46e]
M. m. thera C. & R. Felder, 1865
mnasias thera C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: ?
Melinaea thera Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.), TL: ?
= ; [NL4A, #46k]
Melinaea mnasias thera ; [NL4A, #46k]
M. m. tecta Haensch, 1909
Guyana mnasias tecta Haensch, 1909; , TL: Guyana
Melinaea mnasias tecta ; [NL4A, #46j]
M. m. comma Forbes, 1927
Peru Melinaea mnasias comma Forbes, 1927; , TL: Peru
Melinaea comma ; [EBW]
Melinaea mnasias comma ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 7; [NL4A, #46c]
Venezuela, Guianas Melinaea mnasias erastosthenes Hall, 1935; (spell.?), TL: French Guiana
Melinaea mnasias erastosthenes[?] ; Brevignon, 2003, Lambillionea 103 (1): 43
Melinaea mnasias eratosthenes[sic] ; [NL4A, #46d]
M. m. lutzi Fox, 1942
Peru mnasias lutzi Fox, 1942; , TL: Peru
Melinaea mnasias lutzi ; [NL4A, #46f]
M. m. romualdo Fox, 1965
Peru mnasias romualdo Fox, 1965; , TL: Peru
Melinaea mnasias romualdo ; [NL4A, #46h]
M. m. abitagua Brown, 1977
Ecuador mnasias abitagua Brown, 1977; , TL: Ecuador, Oriente, km 43 of the Puyo-Napo road, near Santa Clara, 600m
Melilnaea mnasias abitagua ; [EcuL]
Melinaea mnasias abitagua ; [NL4A, #46b]
M. m. neblinae Brown, 1977
Brazil(Amazonas) Melinaea mnasias neblinae Brown, 1977; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea mnasias neblinae ; [NL4A, #46g]
M. m. rondonia Brown, 1977
Brazil(Rondônia) Melinaea mnasias rondonia Brown, 1977; , TL: Brazil, Rondônia
Melinaea mnasias rondonia ; [NL4A, #46i]
Peru Melinaea mnasias ssp. ; Lamas, MS, [NL4A, #46l]
Venezuela Melinaea mnasias ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #46m]
Brazil(Pará) Melinaea mnasias ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #46n]

Melinaea mneme (Linnaeus, 1763)
Amazonas, Guianas. See [About maps] Papilio mneme Linnaeus, 1763; Amoenitates Acad., 6: 403, TL: "China"
Melinaea mneme ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 3, f. 8; [NL4A, #47]
Melinaea mneme mneme ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 3, f. 8; Brevignon, 2003, Lambillionea 103 (1): 43, f. 16 (melan.); [NL4A, #47a]
M. m. mauensis Weymer, 1891
Brazil(Amazonas) mneme mauensis Weymer, 1891; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea mneme mauensis ; [NL4A, #47b]
Venezuela Melinaea mneme ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #47c]
Brazil(Rondônia) Melinaea mneme ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #47d]

Melinaea mnemopsis Berg, 1897
-. See [About maps] mnemopsis Berg, 1897; , TL: "Peru"
Melinaea mnemopsis ; [EBW]; [NL4A, #48]
Bolivia Melinaea boliviana Weymer, 1907; , TL: Bolivia
= ; [NL4A, #48a]
Melinaea mnemopsis mnemopsis ; [NL4A, #48a]
Brazil(Rondônia) Melinaea mnemopsis ssp. ; Brown, MS, [NL4A, #48b]

Melinaea satevis (Doubleday, 1847)
-. See [About maps] satevis (Doubleday, 1847) (Mechanitis); , TL: Bolivia
Melinaea ludovica satevis ;
Melinaea satevis ; [BOW: pl. 47, f. 7]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: 2, pl. 2, f. 6-8, 10; [NL4A, #49]
Bolivia Melinaea satevis satevis ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 2, f. 10; [NL4A, #49a]
M. s. maelus (Hewitson, 1860)
Brazil(Amazonas, Rondônia) Mechanitis maelus Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Mechanitis II-III): [89], pl. [46], f. 6, 9, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea pardalis Bates, 1862; (repl. name), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #49g]
Melinaea hicetas brunnea Riley, 1919; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #49g]
Melinaea hicetas purusana Riley, 1919; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Amazonas; Rondônia, Rio Purus
= ; [NL4A, #49g]
Melinaea madeira var. purusana Aurivillius, 1929; (hyb., preocc. Riley, 1919), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #49g]
Melinaea maelus romani Bryk, 1937; (repl. name), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #49g]
Melinaea maelus ; [EBW]
Melinaea satevis maelus ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 2, f. 6; [NL4A, #49g]
M. s. maeonis Hewitson, 1869
Ecuador satevis maeonis Hewitson, 1869; , TL: Ecuador [Sarayaco]
Melinaea strigilis Weymer, 1891
= ; [NL4A, #49h]
Melinaea madeira aequatoriensis d'Almeida, 1951; , TL: Ecuador
= ; [NL4A, #49h]
Melinaea ethra maeonis ;
Melinaea satevis maeonis ; [EcuL]; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. cover, f. 6; [NL4A, #49h]
M. s. cydon Godman & Salvin, 1879
Brazil(Amazonas), Peru satevis cydon Godman & Salvin, 1879; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas, Peru
Melinaea ethra cydon ;
Melinaea satevis cydon ; [NL4A, #49d]
M. s. flavomacula Weymer, 1894
Brazil(Amazonas) satevis flavomacula Weymer, 1894; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea madeira Kaye, 1904; (nom. nud.)
= ; [NL4A, #49e]
Melinaea pardalis madeira Moulton, 1909; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Madeira
= ; [NL4A, #49e]
Melinaea madeira Haensch, 1909; (preocc. Moulton, 1909), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #49e]
Melinaea satevis flavomacula ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 2, f. 8; [NL4A, #49e]
M. s. crameri Godman & Salvin, 1898
Guyana satevis crameri Godman & Salvin, 1898; , TL: Guyana
Melinaea crameri ab. incisa Kaye, 1925; , TL: Guyana
= ; [NL4A, #49c]
Melinaea crameri ;
Melinaea satevis crameri ; [NL4A, #49c]
M. s. tarapotensis Haensch, 1909
Peru satevis tarapotensis Haensch, 1909; , TL: Peru
Melinaea satevis tarapotensis ; [NL4A, #49i]
M. s. zamora Haensch, 1909
Venezuela satevis zamora Haensch, 1909; , TL: "Peru"
Melinaea maeonis borealis Hall, 1935; , TL: Venezuela, Merida
= ; [NL4A, #49j]
Melinaea satevis zamora ; [NL4A, #49j]
M. s. aurantia Forbes, 1942
Venezuela satevis aurantia Forbes, 1942; , TL: Venezuela, Monagas
Melinaea satevis aurantia ; [NL4A, #49b]
M. s. lamasi Brown, 1977
Peru Melinaea satevis lamasi Brown, 1977; , TL: Peru
Melinaea satevis lamasi ; Lamas, 1999, Butterflies of the world, 3: pl. 2, f. 7; [NL4A, #49f]


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Melinaea agricola Hall, 1935; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Melinaea ludovica ludovica × mneme mauensis
agricola ; [NL4A, 174]

Melinaea mayi d'Almeida, 1951; (hyb.), TL: Brazil, Acre, Upper Rio Jurua
Melinaea marsaeus marsaeus × meneme mauensis
mayi ; [NL4A, 174]

Melinaea enginella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.), TL: ?
enginella ; [NL4A, 174]

Melinaea vilis Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; (nom. nud.), TL: ?
vilis ; [NL4A, 174]


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[About maps]
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[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BCR]
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[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!
[BOA]
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[BOW]
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[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[EcuL]
Tommaso & Luigi Racheli, 2001; An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae); Fragmenta entomologica 33 (2): 213-380
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[ILMB]
Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NL4A]
Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group


Some related literature:
Bates, 1864
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama, collected by Osbert Salvin and F. du Cane Godman, Esqs. Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (1): 1-6 (1864), (2): 31-35 (1864), (3): 55-59 (1864), (4): 81-85 (1864), (5): 113-116 (1864), (6): 126-131 (1864), (7): 161-164 (1864), (8): 178-180 (1865), (9): 202-205 (1865)
Brevignon, 2003
Inventaire des Ithomiinae de Guyane Française (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Lambillionea 103 (1): 41-58
Butler, 1870
Descriptions of some new diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4) : 485-520
Butler, 1873
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Cist. Ent. 1 (7) : 151-177
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 1-28, pl. 289-304 (1780)
Doubleday, 1847
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
C. & R. Felder, [1865]
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)
Fox, 1940
A generic review of Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) Trans. amer. entomol. Soc. 66 (3) : 161-207, pl. 5-8
Godman & Salvin, [1879]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Hewitson, 1856; Hewitson, 1860
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Ill. exot. Butts [1] : (Systematic Index) I, (Ornithoptera and Papilio): [1-2], pl. [1] (1855), (Papilio II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1856), (Papilio III): [5-6], pl. [3] (1858), (Papilio IV): [7-8], pl. [4] (1859), (Papilio V): [9-10], pl. [5] (1861), (Papilio VI): [11-12], pl. [6] (1864), (Papilio VII-VIII): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1865), (Papilio IX): [17-18], pl. [9] (1868), (Papilio X-XII): [19-22], pl. [10-12] (1869), (Papilio XIII): [23-24], pl. [13] (1873), (Papilio XIV): [25-26], pl. [14] (1875), (Papilio XV): [27-28], pl. [15] (1877), (Pieris I): [29-30], pl. [16] (1852), (Pieris II): [31-32], pl. [17] (1853), (Pieris III-VI): [33-40], pl. [18-21] (1861), (Pieris VII): [41-42], pl. [22] (1862), (Pieris VIII): [43-44], pl. [23] (1866), (Euterpe): [45-46], pl. [24] (1860), (Euterpe II): [47-48], pl. [25] (1872), (Euterpe and Leptalis): [49-50], pl. [26] (1853), (Leptalis II): [51-52], pl. [27] (1857), (Leptalis III): [53-54], pl. [28] (1858), (Leptalis IV): [55-56], pl. [29] (1860), (Leptalis V-VII): [57-62], pl. [30-32] (1870), (Callidryas and Eronia): [63-64], pl. [33] (1867), (Euploea): [65-66], pl. [34] (1858), (Euploea II): [67-68], pl. [35] (1866), (Heliconia I): [69-70], pl. [36] (1853), (Heliconia II-III): [71-74], pl. [37-38] (1854), (Heliconia IV): [75-76], pl. [39] (1858), (Heliconia V): [77-78], pl. [40] (1867), (Heliconia VI): [79-80], pl. [41] (1871), (Heliconia and Tithorea VII): [81-82], pl. [42] (1873), (Heliconia VIII): [83-84], pl. [43] (1875), (Athesis): [85-86], pl. [44] (1872), (Mechanitis I): [87-88], pl. [45] (1856), (Mechanitis II-III): [89-92], pl. [46-47] (1860), (Ithomia I): [93-94], pl. [48] (1851), (Ithomia II): [95-96], pl. [49] (1852), (Ithomia III): [97-98], pl. [50] (1853), (Ithomia IV-V): [99-102], pl. [51-52] (1854), (Ithomia VI-XIII): [103-118], pl. [53-60] (1855)
Hopffer, 1874
Neue Lepidopteren von Peru und Bolivia Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (10-12) : 329-371
Hübner, 1816
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Lamas, 1999
Nymphalidae II. Ithomiinae Butterflies of the world, 3: 17pp, 16pls
Linnaeus, 1763
in Johansson (Thesis), Centuria Insectorum Amoenitates Acad., 6: -,(121) 384-415
Salvin, 1871
Description of new Species of Butterflies from Tropical America Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 7 (42) : 412-416
Weymer, 1875
Exotische Lepidopteren. Stettin ent. Ztg 36 (7/9) : 368-385, pl. 1-2
Weymer, 1891
Exotische Lepidopteren. V Stettin ent. Ztg 51 (7-12) : 280-294


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