Barbicornis

Barbicornis
Boisduval's figure of Barbicornis basilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Subfamily:	Riodininae
Tribe:	Riodinini
Genus:	Barbicornis Godart, [1824]
Species:	B. basilis
Binomial name
Barbicornis basilis Godart, [1824]
Synonyms
ChromaGray, 1832 Barbicornis melanopsButler, 1873 Barbicornis dibaphinaButler, 1873 Barbicornis polyplagaSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis melanops ab. alyconeusSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis cuneiferaSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis var. conjunctaZikán, 1952 Barbicornis var. magniplagaZikán, 1952 Barbicornis marginataSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis melanopa f. apotactaStichel, 1909 Barbicornis mona f. monetaStichel, 1909 Barbicornis melanops fususSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis melanops aterrimaSeitz, 1913 Barbicornis mona cinaropsisSeitz, 1916 Barbicornis mona f. monachaStichel, 1924 Barbicornis mona f. perfectissimaStichel, 1928

Barbicornis is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Riodinidae with its single species Barbicornis basilis present in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

The species is easily recognizable by the very small hindwings provided with a long apex of the tail on the lower radial (uppermost median) vein. The original description was published in Encyclopédie Méthodique . They drink early in the morning from wet stones and places on roads or tracks and rest during the day beneath leaves.^{[ citation needed ]}

Subspecies

• Barbicornis basilis basilis (Paraguay, Brazil: Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
• Barbicornis basilis acroleucaBerg, 1896 (Paraguay)
• Barbicornis basilis bahianaAzzará, 1978 (Brazil: Bahia)
• Barbicornis basilis ephippiumThieme, 1907 (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul)
• Barbicornis basilis marginataSeitz, 1913 (Brazil: Bahia)
• Barbicornis basilis monaWestwood, 1851 (Paraguay, Brazil: Espírito Santo)
• Barbicornis basilis paraopebaAzzará, 1978 (Brazil: Minas Gerais)
• Barbicornis basilis tucumanaThieme, 1907 (Argentina)

Sources

• Barbicornis sur funet

External links

• Butterflies of America High resolution images of type specimens.
• TOL