''Pedaliodes'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
from the subfamily
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
found from Mexico to South America. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1867.
Species
Listed alphabetically: (There are additional species which have not yet been assigned binomial names.)
"''Pedaliodes'' Butler 1867"
''Tree of Life Web Project''.
References
* Lamas, Gerardo (2004). ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea''
* Pyrcz, T. W. (2008)
"Description of a new pronophiline butterfly from the Venezuelan Cordillera de Mérida previously known as ''Pedaliodes ferratilis'' form ''luteocosta'' Adams & Bernard with data on its altitudinal distribution (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (1): 125-134.
* Pyrcz, T. W. & Viloria, A. L. (2012)
"Revalidation of ''Pedaliodes lithochalcis'' Butler & Druce, description of a new species from Peru and Bolivia and a new subspecies of ''P. napaea'' Bates from Honduras (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 23 (1): 133-152.
* Pyrcz, T. W.; Viloria, A. L. & Boyer, P. (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 5: Revisional notes on ''Pedaliodes chrysotaenia'' with the description of a related species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 377-387.
* Pyrcz, Tomasz W.; Viloria, Angel L.; Boyer, Pierre & Lamas, Gerardo (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 6: ''Pedaliodes demathani'' Pyrcz- a widely polytypic species from Peru and Bolivia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 389-407.
* Pyrcz, T. W.; Viloria, A. L. & Lamas, G. (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 7: A sister species of ''Pedaliodes paneis'' (Hewitson) from Central Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 409-417.
* Pyrcz, T. W.; Viloria, A. L.; Boyer, P. & Lamas, G. (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 8: ''Pedaliodes niveonota'' Butler and new related species from Central Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 419-431.
* Pyrcz, Tomasz W.; Viloria, Angel L. & Boyer, Pierre (2008)
bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 9: Notes on ''Pedaliodes pammenes'' (Hewitson) and related species with the descriptions of nine new taxa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 433-470.
* Pyrcz, Tomasz W.; Viloria, Angel L.; Boyer, Pierre & Lamas, Gerardo (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 10: Revisional notes on ''Pedaliodes tyro'' Thieme with the description of new allied taxa from central and southern Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 19 (3): 471-495.
* Pyrcz, Tomasz W. & Viloria, Angel L. (2008)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 11: A new subspecies of ''Pedaliodes ornata'' Grose-Smith et Kirby in the Venezuelan Cordillera de Mérida (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 20 (1): 13-22.
* Pyrcz, Tomasz W.; Viloria, Angel L. & Lamas, Gerardo M. (2009)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 12: A new polytypic species and evaluation of the role of the Ucayali - Madre de Dios water divide as a biogeographic barrier (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 20 (3): 493-505.
* Pyrcz, T.; Viloria, A. L. & Lamas, G. (2010)
"Systematics, bionomics and zoogeography of high Andean pedaliodines. Part 13: Description and affinities of a new species from the uppermost forests of the valley of Kosnipata, Cuzco (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
. ''Genus''. 21 (4): 615-623.
* Viloria, A. L. (1998). "A new ''Pedaliodes'' Butler, 1867 from the Serrania de Tapirapeco, Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Pronophilini)". ''SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología''. 26 (101): 13-18.
* Viloria, A. L. & Pyrcz, T. W. (1999)
"New pronophiline butterflies from the Venezuelan tepuyes (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)"
''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society''. 53 (3): 90-98.
* Viloria, A. L.; Pyrcz, T. W. & Orellana, A. (2010)
Preview"A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa"
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Satyrini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler