User:AshLin/Taxonomic issues
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Issue 1 - Genus Thoressa - The Spotted Aces (Family Hesperiidae)
[edit]- Thoressa aina (de Nicéville, 1890)[1]
- Thoressa cerata (Hewitson, 1876)[1]
- Thoressa fusca (Elwes, [1893])[1]
- Thoressa gupta (de Nicéville, 1886)[1]
- Thoressa hyrie (de Nicéville, 1891)[1]
- Thoressa masuriensis (Moore, 1878)[1]
- Thoressa pandita (de Nicéville, 1885)[1]
Only the spp above the line can be found in Savela, those below the line are not to be found in any genus of Savela.
- Southern Spotted Ace or Unbranded Ace, Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890)[2]
- Evershed's Ace, Thoressa evershedi (Evans, 1910)[3]
- Tamil Ace or Sitala Ace, Thoressa sitala (De Nicéville, 1885)[4]
Issue 2 - Parnara - The Swifts (Family Hesperiidae)
[edit]- Ceylon Swift Parnara bada (Moore, 1878)[5]
Range given as Vietnam, but name is 'Ceylon Swift' and Type Locality Ceylon.
- * Continental Swift Parnara ganga Evans, 1937.[5]
Range given as Vietnam, but name is 'Continental Swift' and Type Locality Manipur.
Issue 3 - Arnetta mercara - Coorg Forest Hopper (Family Hesperiidae)
[edit]- Coorg Forest Hopper, Arnetta mercara (Evans, 1932)[6]
The species finds absolutely no reference in Marrku except for an entry.
Cited references
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Thoressa genus.
- ^ Card for Thoressa astigmata in LepIndex. Accessed 27 September 2007.
- ^ Card for Thoressa evershedi in LepIndex. Accessed 27 September 2007.
- ^ Card for Thoressa sitala in LepIndex. Accessed 27 September 2007.
- ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Parnara genus.
- ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Arnetta genus.
- Tamil Ace or Sitala Ace, Thoressa sitala (De Nicéville, 1885)