Thecloxurina atymna (Hewitson, 1870)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930500140629 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4CD19-FF8C-0D18-FE3E-FAD27F7AFA16 |
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Felipe |
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Thecloxurina atymna |
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( Figures 1E, F View Figure 1 , 6 View Figure 6 )
The dorsal colours are Pansil Violet and Burnt Orange ( Figure 1E, F View Figure 1 ). The scales are tile- or shovel-shaped ( Figure 6A View Figure 6 ). The tile-shaped scales are long with a length/width ratio of 3.5/1 (140/ 40 mm). The tile-shaped scales are deeply dentate. The less dentate shovelshaped scales are intermediate with a length/width ratio of 3/1 (90/ 60 mm). The microstructures of the scales are identical: the parallel longitudinal ridges are low, showing flutes, and form, with straight cross ribs, rectangular microcells ( Figure 6B View Figure 6 ). The ridges and the ribs are strong, and sometimes with highly irregular interval sequences; the microcells are either open, or partly to completely closed ( Figure 6C–F View Figure 6 ). Pepper-pot-like nanostructure fragments can be seen deeply within, but there are also entirely empty regions. The violet structural colour of the basal and median area of the wing dorsa is produced by the pepper-pot nanostructures still intact in particular areas ( Figure 6G, H View Figure 6 ).
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