Subspecies Arrhenes marnas affinis (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912)
Affinis Skipper
- Ocybadistes affinis Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1912. Descriptions of and notes on some Australian Hesperidae. Victorian Naturalist 28(12): 223-228 [227].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL7845 ♂, Kuranda, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM KL07846 1♀, Kuranda, QLD
Comment: Waterhouse in the original description mentioned types.Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [122] (restricted the type locality to Kuranda, QLD; Waterhouse & Lyell (1912) recorded the type series as from Kuranda, Cairns and Mackay, QLD).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore (associated flora: Leersia hexandra Sw. [POACEAE]).
General References
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. New genera of Australian Hesperiidae and a new subspecies. The Australian Zoologist 7(3): 198-201 [200] (new combination as Arrhenes marnas affinis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [252] (as Arrhenes marnas affinis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912, biology)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Australian Hesperiidae. VII. Notes on the types and type localities. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62(3–4): 107-125 [122]
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [202, 205] (as Padraona affinis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912, description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 09-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |