Stolas punicea (Boheman, 1850)
Mesomphalia punicea Boheman, 1850: 287 (LT!, PLT! in NRS!), 1856: 49, 1862: 134; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3634; Wagener, 1881: 74; Champion, 1893: 137.
Pseudomesomphalia punicea: Spaeth, 1914 g: 40.
Stolas punicea: Blackwelder, 1946: 740; Wilcox, 1975: 150; Noguera, 1988: 297 (incl. photo); Haitlinger, 1991: 392 (phoretic mites); Borowiec, 1996 a: 242, 1999 d: 152, 2002 a: 123, 2009 f: 712; Chaboo, 2002 b: 720, 2003 a: 112.
Mesomphalia Chevrolati Boheman, 1850: 285 (LT! in NRS!, PLT! in NRS!, IZPAS!), 1856: 49, 1862: 134; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3630; Wagener, 1881: 74; Champion, 1893: 137 (as syn. of punicea); Barber, 1916: 118; Węgrzynowicz and Wąsowska, 1996: 47.
Pseudomesomphalia punicea var. Chevrolati: Spaeth, 1914 g: 40.
Stolas punicea var. chevrolati: Blackwelder, 1946: 740; Wilcox, 1975: 150.
Mesomphalia elegans Boheman, 1850: 284 (LT! in NRS!, PLT! in NRS!, OXUM), 1856: 49, 1862: 134; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3631; Wagener, 1881: 74; Staines, 2002 b: 10.
Mesomphalia punicea var. elegans: Champion, 1893: 137.
Pseudomesomphalia punicea ssp. elegans: Spaeth, 1914 g: 41.
Stolas punicea ssp. elegans: Blackwelder, 1946: 740; Wilcox, 1975: 150; Maes and Staines, 1991: 50.
Host plant: Asteraceae: Mikania sp. (Noguera, 1988).
Distr.: punicea: Mexico; chevrolati: Mexico; elegans: Mexico. Belize; Costa Rica: Alajuela, Guanacaste; Guatemala: Vera Paz, Zapote; Honduras; Mexico: Acapulco; Chiapas, Cordova, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Tapachula, Veracruz, Yajalon; Nicaragua: Chontales.
figure: habitus in colour (three forms)
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