Species Trapezites argenteoornatus (Hewitson, 1868)
Silver-chequered Ochre, Silver-spotted Skipper
- Cyclopides argenteoornatus Hewitson, W.C. 1868. Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae. London : John van Voorst Vol. 2 25-56 pp. [41] [as argenteo-ornatus].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Swan River, Perth, WA (as Swan River, Australia in original description)
Comment: Hewitson in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens he described; Kirby, W.F. 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Oatlands, Walton-on-Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London : John van Voorst iv 246 pp. [233] (listed four specimens from the Hewitson collection).Subsequent designation references:
Lower, O.B. 1911. Revision of the Australian Hesperiadae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 112-172 [141] (referred to a type); 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 [113] (referred to a holotype); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Lower's (1911) reference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)). - Anisynta argenteoornata insula Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Australian Hesperiidae. II. Notes and descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57(3–4): 218-238 [221].
Type data:
Lectotype AM KL10058 ♂, Hermite Is., Monte Bello Ils, WA (designated in original description).
Paralectotype(s) AM KL10058 3♂, Hermite Is., WA; whereabouts unknown 2♀
Comment: Waterhouse in the original description described three males and two females.Subsequent designation 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 [113] (referred to a holotype); Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [10] (incorrectly referred to a holotype and identified 'paratypes' as 3 males, whereas Waterhouse (1932) referred to 2 males and 2 females if the lectotype is subtracted); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Waterhouse's (1937) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm. [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]; Acanthocarpus robustus A.S.George [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]; Acanthocarpus verticillatus A.S.George [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]).
General References
Burns, A.N. 1951. Notes on Australian Rhopalocera with descriptions of new subspecies and life histories. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 17: 83-105 pls 1-6 [102] (biology)
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [120] (biology)
Mayo, R. & Atkins, A.F. 1992. Anisyntoides Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): a synonym of Trapezites Hübner, with description of a new species from Western Australia. Australian Entomological Magazine 19(3): 81-88 [82]
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] [222] (as Anisyntoides argenteoornata, description, distribution)
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] [183] (as Anisynta argenteoornata, description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 21-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | HESPERIIDAE | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Mar-2013 | 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 04-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED |