Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Eulepidoptera
Sectio: Ditrysia
Subsectio: Apoditrysia
Clade: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Riodinini
Genus: Melanis
Species: Melanis boyi

Name

Melanis boyi Stichel, 1923.

Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, "Taperinha".

Holotype: ♂ MNHN ?, images.

Synonymy

  • Lymnas boyi Stichel, 1923: 278.
  • Melanis boyi (Stichel); Bridges, 1994: VIII.76; Lamas, 2004: 154.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page. 
  • Stichel, H., 1923. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Riodinidenfauna Südamerikas. IV. Nord-Brasilien (Grao-Pará). Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie 18(10/11): 268-283 (1 Oct), (12): 305-316 (15 Dec). Reference page. 
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