Elzunia humboldt (Latreille 1809) described in Heliconius

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: Elzunia

Introduction

The larger of the two Elzunia species exhibits substantial geographical variation across its range (middle elevations of the Amazonian side of the Andes from Venezuela to Ecuador).

Nomenclature

Note that the specific epithet is unusual in being simply "humboldt" instead of the Latinized genitive case "humboldtii." Many of the early authors felt the need to correct this "error," resulting in much confusion as to the proper orthography of the species' name.

Other Names for Elzunia humboldt (Latreille 1809) described in Heliconius

Tithorea descandollesi Staudinger 1885 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Tithorea humboldtii flavomaculata Staudinger 1885 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Tithorea humboldtii latreillei Staudinger 1885 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Tithorea humboldtii albomaculata Haensch 1903 currently viewed as a subspecies
Tithorea humboldtii coxeyi R. M. Fox 1941 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of E. humboldt albomaculata
Elzunia atahualpa R. M. Fox 1956 currently viewed as a subspecies
Helicona bomplandii Guérin-Méneville 1844 currently viewed as a subspecies
Tithorea tamasea Hewitson 1873 considered to be a hybrid; currently viewed as a synonym of E.humboldt pavonii
Tithorea tamasea f. lugubris Haensch 1909 considered to be a hybrid; currently viewed as a synonym of E.humboldt pavonii
Tithorea cassandrina microguttata Röber 1927 considered to be a hybrid; currently viewed as a synonym of E.humboldt pavonii
Tithorea cassandrina Srnka 1885 currently viewed as a subspecies
Tithorea joiceyi Kaye 1918 currently viewed as a subspecies
Elzunia humboldtii judsoni R. M. Fox 1956 currently viewed as a subspecies
Tithorea regalis Stichel 1903 currently viewed as a subspecies
Tithorea dagua Stichel 1903 unavailable nomen nudum; the taxon is considered the same as E. humboldt regalis
Tithorea bonplandii faba Weymer 1909 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of E. humboldt regalis

References

Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A.F.E. (2008) The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part 2: Nymphalidae II (Acraeinae, Libytheinae, NYmphalinae, Ithomiinae, Morphinae), Meridian Publications, London

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Elzunia humboldt bomplandii
Location	Colombia: Antioquia, Monterredondo
Comments	Monterredondo 8/17/2010--70073
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Kim Garwood
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Source	Elzunia humboldt bomplandii- Ventral
Source Collection	Flickr
Copyright	© 2010 Mike Chapman

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First online 24 July 2011
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