''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe

Eumaeini The Eumaeini are a tribe of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). They are typically placed in the subfamily Theclinae, but sometimes considered a separate subfamily Eumaeinae. Over 1,000 species are found in the Neotropical realm Sys ...

of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

, occurring almost anywhere between the southern United States and Argentina.

Species

17 named and 5 (or more) undescribed species are known or assumed to belong to this genus: * '' Atlides atys'' (Cramer,

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* '' Atlides bacis'' (Godman & Salvin,

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* '' Atlides browni'' Constantino, Salazar & Johnson, 1993 * '' Atlides carpasia'' (Hewitson, 1868) * ''

Atlides cosa ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Hewitson, 1867) * '' Atlides dahnersi'' Bálint, Constantino & Johnson, 2003 * '' Atlides gaumeri'' (Godman,

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* ''

Atlides halesus The great purple hairstreak (''Atlides halesus''), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common gossamer-winged butterfly species in parts of the United States. It is actually a Neotropical species; its North American range only includes ...

'' – great purple hairstreak, great blue hairstreak * '' Atlides halljasoni'' Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2006 * '' Atlides havila'' (Hewitson, 1865) * ''

Atlides inachus ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere between ...

'' (Cramer,

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* '' Atlides misma'' D'Abrera, 1995 * ''

Atlides polama ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Schaus, 1902) * ''

Atlides polybe ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) * ''

Atlides rustan ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Stoll, 790 * ''

Atlides thargelia ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Burmeister, 1878) * ''

Atlides zava ''Atlides'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies ( family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere bet ...

'' (Hewitson, 1878) * ''Atlides'' sp. 'Bahia' * ''Atlides'' sp. 'Colombia' * ''Atlides'' sp. 'Costa Rica' * ''Atlides'' sp. 'Ecuador' * ''Atlides'' sp. 'Peru' '' A. thargelia'' was recently proposed for separation as monotypic genus ''"Riojana"'', but it was subsequently argued to be a ''

nomen nudum In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate descr ...

'' per Article 13.1 of the ICZN Code, because an appropriate genus description was not given. The matter has been submitted to the ICZN for discussion. Regardless the questions of nomenclature, ''A. thargelia'' is for the time being retained here; given that several undescribed relatives are known to exist, splitting off monotypic lineages now runs risk of leaving the remaining group

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Footnotes

References

* (2011): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash
''Atlides''
Version of December 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

External links

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''Atlides'' images at EOL
Eumaeini Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Eumaeini-stub