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Diaphanos
''Diaphanos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. There are three recognised species in the Neotropics, and one undescribed subspecies of ''D. huberi''.Gerardo Lamas 2004 ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. CheckList: Part 4A Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea'' Scientific Publishers. Species *'' Diaphanos curvignathos'' Viloria, 1994 *''Diaphanos fuscus'' Viloria, 1994 *'' Diaphanos huberi'' Adams & Bernard, 1981 Taxonomy The type species by original designation is ''Diaphanos huberi'' Adams & Bernard, 1981 from the Cordillera de Merida in Venezuela.Adams & Bernard (1981) Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 71:351 It was originally considered to be a monobasic genus, but two additional species were described from separate mountaintops in the Venezuelan Andes The Venezuelan Andes (Spanish: ''Andes Venezolanos'') also simply known as the Andes (Spanish: ''Los Andes'') in Venezuela, are a mountain system that form the northernmost extension of the Andes. They are fully identified, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaphanos Fuscus
''Diaphanos'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. There are three recognised species in the Neotropics, and one undescribed subspecies of ''D. huberi''.Gerardo Lamas 2004 ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. CheckList: Part 4A Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea'' Scientific Publishers. Species *''Diaphanos curvignathos'' Viloria, 1994 *''Diaphanos fuscus'' Viloria, 1994 *''Diaphanos huberi'' Adams & Bernard, 1981 Taxonomy The type species by original designation is ''Diaphanos huberi'' Adams & Bernard, 1981 from the Cordillera de Merida in Venezuela.Adams & Bernard (1981) Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 71:351 It was originally considered to be a monobasic taxon, monobasic genus, but two additional species were described from separate mountaintops in the Venezuelan Andes.Viloria, A. L. (1994) "High Andean Pronophilini from Venezuela: Two new species of ''Diaphanos'' (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)" ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 48:180-189 References * , 1981, Pronophili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |