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Beldade, Patricia, and Paul M. Brakefield

2002. The genetics and evo-devo of butterfly wing patterns. Nature Reviews Genetics 3(6): 442-452, 5 figs. (1 June) [Heliconius]

Beletsky, Les

2001. See Pearson, D. L. & L. Beletsky, 2001.

Belicek, Joseph

2001. See Nylin, S. et al., 2001.

Bell, E. Arthur

1986. See Rothschild, M. L. et al., 1986.

1992. See Nash, R. J. et al., 1992.

Bell, Ernest Layton [1876-1964]

1926. Remarks on Myscelus epigona Herrich-Schäffer and Euda-mus casica Herrich Schäffer (Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 33(4): 227-232 (19 January) [Mexico]

1930a. Notes on Ancyloxypha nitedula Burmeister. Bulletin of the Brooklyn entomological Society 25(1): 48-49 (February) [general]

1930b. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1931.

1930c. Descriptions of new South American Hesperiidae (Lepidop­tera, Rhopalocera). Journal of the New York entomological Society 38(2): 149-159, pl. 9 (12 July) [Onophas watsoni, O. distigma, Eutocus schmithi, Eutychide maculata, E. hyalinus, Thoon viridis, Cobalus huntingtoni, C. boliviensis, Moeris mapirica, Augiades gloriosa; Brazil, Bolivia]

1930d. Descriptions of new South American Hesperiidae (Lepidop-tera, Rhopalocera). Journal of the New York entomological Society 38(4): 455-461, pl. 31 (3 December) [Niconiades reducta, Cobalus cristatus, Euroto fuldai, Mnasitheus badius, Prenes vala race immaculata, Phlebodes simplex, Vorates steinbachi, Mnaseas inca; French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay]

193la. See Lindsey, A. W. et al., 1931.

1931b. A list of Hesperiidae from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, and adjacent Panama, with a description of a new species. Journal of the New York entomological Society 39(1): 81-108, 1 fig. (2 May) [general; Mnasitheus zeteki]

1931c. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1931.

1931d. Studies in the Pyrrhopyginae, with descriptions of several new species (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 39(3): 417-490, pls. 34-39 (30 September) [general; Pyrrhopyge tarapotoensis, P. attis, P. rileyi, P. amythaon, P. williamsi, P. pseudophidias, P. andronicus, P. draudti, P. mina, P. schausi, P. adonis, P. mariae, P. carriae, P. ganymedes; Neotropics]

1931e. A new species of Hesperiidae from Jamaica, British West Indies. Entomological News 42(8): 220-222, 1 fig. (5 October) [Choranthus lilliae]

1931f. New species of Yanguna: Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera. Entomologist 64(821): 233-236 (October) [Y. mopsus, Y. creusae, Y. sarpedon, Y. arinas form temenos, Y. tetricus, Y. timaeus; Peru, French Guiana, Guyana]

1932a. Descriptions of new Hesperiidae from Trinidad, B.W.I., and South America (Lepidoptera Rhopalocera). Journal of the New York entomological Society 39(4): 523 531, pl. 30 (5 January) [Cobalus mubevensis, Oenus kayei, Perimeles stollmeyeri, Eutychide insulanus, Megistias ignarus, Carys-tus coxeyi, Eutocus (?) illepidus, Thracides (?) currani]

1932b. New species of Pyrrhopyge (Lepid.: Hesperiidae). Entomo-logical News 43(3): 68 70, 2 figs. (29 February) [P. guianae, P. cressoni; French Guiana, Bolivia]

1932c. Notes on some American Hesperiidae and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn entomological Society 27(3): 131 141, pl. 13 (14 July) [general; Chrysoplectrum albovenae, Staphylus similis, S. incanus, S. inconstans, Augiades pohli, Euroto (?) dubia; Central and South America]

1932d. Studies in the genus Phocides with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Transactions of the american entomological Society 58(2): 169 199, pls. 12 16 (22 July) [general; Phocides batabano race batabanoides (new combination), P. zancleius, P. xenocrates, P. metro-dorus, P. urania race vida (new combination); Neotropics]

1932e. Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of the Roraima and Duida Expeditions, with descriptions of new species. American Museum Novitates 555: 1 16, 7 figs. (6 September) [general; Chaerephon lindseyi, Eutocus arabupuana, E. paulo, Mnestheus roraimae, Yanguna tatei, Eracon (?) duidae, Thespius duidensis; Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana]

1933a. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1933.

1933b. Studies in the Pyrrhopyginae, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 41(3): 265 295 (27 October) [general; Neotropics]

1933c. On the Hesperiidae described by Mr. A. G. Weeks, Jr. (Lepidoptera). Entomological News 44(10): 264 270 (27 December) [general]

1934a. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1934a.

1934b. Studies in the Pyrrhopyginae, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 41(4): 481 529, pls. 30 38 (6 February) [general; Jemadia merops, J. theseus; Neotropics]

1934c. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1934b.

1934d. New American Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn entomological Society 29(3): 89 96, pl. 6 (1 June) [Pyrrhopyge nigrocephala, Apyrrothrix mulleri, Telegonus xerxes, Bungalotis scyrus, Discophellus porsena; Mexico, Central and South America]

1934e. New Hesperiidae from Trinidad and Peru (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 745: 1 6, 5 figs. (28 August) [Celaenorrhinus bifurcus, Pythonides eminus, P. juxta, Potanthus maracanae, Rhinthon proximus]

1934f. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1934c.

1934g. Studies in the Pyrrhopyginae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Journal of the New York entomological Society 42(4): 393 44l, pls. 22 23 (9 November) [general; Neotropics]

1935. A new hesperid from Haiti (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera). Psyche (Cambridge) 42(1): 63 67, 1 fig. (March) [Poanes batesi]

1937a. New genera and species of Neotropical Hesperiidae with notes on some others (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 914: 1 17, 17 figs. (8 March) [general; Oxynetra flavomaculata, Cogia evansi, Pellicia nebula, P. (?) damon, P. (?) phintias, P. (?) achates, Noctuana, Iliana (new genus) romulus, I. remus, Ouleus gorgus, Pholisora giselus boliviensis, P. chilpancingo, P. catharina, P. banosa, P. inornata, P. putumayo, P. aplica, P. balsa, P. (?) angulata, Pyrgus domicella margarita; Mexico, Central and South America]

1937b. A new species of Hesperiidae, and notes on others, from Panama (Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 938: 1-7, 1 fig. (20 July) [general; Eutychide gertschi]

1938a. A catalogue of the original descriptions of the Rhopalocera found north of the Mexican border. Part one. The Hesperioidea. Bulletin of the Cheyenne Mountain Museum 1(1): 1-35 (4 October) [general; Neotropics]

1938b. A new genus and five new species of Neotropical Hesperi-idae (Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1013: 1-11, 6 figs. (30 December) [Phocides colombiana, P. nigrescens, Pholisora (?) maculata, Schausana, Thespieus ovallei, Megathymus mejicanus; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Mexico]

1939. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1939.

1940a. A new genus and some new species of Neotropical Hesperi­idae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1064: 1-5, 8 figs. (2 May) [Ochlodes santarus, Tirynthoides (new genus) eclates, T. pulchres, Perimeles massarus, Phanes hoffmanni, Euroto obido, E. schmithi, Carystus santus; Brazil, Colombia, Peru, French Guiana, Bolivia]

1940b. See Williams, R. C., Jr. & E. L. Bell, 1940.

1940c. Some synonymy in Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Journal of the New York entomological Society 48(2): 116 (19 June) [general]

1940d. A new genus and some new species of Hesperiidae from Peru, in the Bassler collection (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1094: 1-7, 8 figs. (20 December) [Pyrrhopyge bassleri, Discophellus tarquinius, Basslerodea (new genus) mida, Celaenorrhinus disjunctus, Carrhenes santes, Pholisora morona, Metiscus horridus, Methionopsis purus, Eutocus minimus; Ecuador]

1941a. Two new subspecies of Phlebodes tiberius Moeschler. Journal of the New York entomological Society 49(2): 193-197 (6 May) [P. t. conspicuus, P. t. obscurus; Brazil, Panama]

1941b. Two new species of Hesperiidae from North America (Lepi­doptera). Entomological News 52(6): 163-169, 3 figs. (16 June) [Antigonus evansi; Mexico]

1941c. New species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Rho­palo­cera). American Museum Novitates 1125: 1-10, 20 figs. (25 June) [Atrytone ricana, A. nayana, A. (?) potesta, Rhinthon iquita, Vistigma zara, Papias larias, Mnasalcas (?) colomus, Vehilius danius, V. madius, V. putus, Lerodea schwarzi, L. remea, Parphorus nemorus, Carystus klugi, Callimormus igarapus, C. corus, Mnestheus zareus, Talides alternata; Mexico, South America]

1941d. On Lerodea telata Herrich-Schaeffer and tyrtaeus Ploetz (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Entomological News 52(7): 183-185, 2 figs. (18 July) [general; Neotropics]

1942a. New species of Venezuelan Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera-Rho-palocera). Boletín de Entomología venezolana 1(3): 73-77, 4 figs. (30 August) [Pellicia rimana, P. kuma, Tigasis akuris, Papias venias]

1942b. New genera and new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1205: 1-9, 14 figs. (29 October) [Drephalys heraclides, Cyclosemia laddeyi, Atrytone amicus, A. fieldi, Atrytonopsis rica, Panoquina bola, Thespieus ninus, Caligulana, Oeonus zenus, Lerema (?) viridis, Papias monus, P. projectus, Anthoptus (new genus) visendus, Lycas (?) candidus, Thracides laddeyi; Central and South America]

1942c. New records and new species of Hesperiidae from Mexico. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Anales de la Escuela nacional de Ciencias biológicas (México) 2(4): 455-468, 9 figs. (25 December) [general; Xenophanes perplexus, Pholisora tepeca, Dalla dampfi, Atrytone balsa, A. mexicana, A. mulleri, Zariaspes aurora, Cobalus zetus, Lerodea similea]

1946a. Some corrections to the "Studies in the Pyrrhopyginae". Journal of the New York entomological Society 54(3): 199-201 (17 September) [general]

1946b. A catalogue of the Hesperioidea of Venezuela. Boletín de Entomología venezolana 5(3/4): 65-203 (31 December) [general]

1947a. New species and subspecies of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1330: 1-9, 8 figs. (11 February) [Pyrrhopyge evansi, P. sergius bolius, P. s. ganus, P. amythaon peron, P. rileyi orientis, P. draudti lina, P. excelsus, Eracon zita, Quadrus eboneus, Euroto campo, Eutocus bocus, Artines montes, Mnestheus lotus, Perichares zikani; Mexico, Central and South America]

1947b. A new species of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) from Venezuela. Zoologica (New York) 32(1): 67-68, 1 fig. (8 May) [Yanguna flemingi]

1947c. A new genus and some new species and subspecies of Neo­trop­ical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1354: 1-12, 10 figs. (18 August) [Phocides johnsoni, Codatractus amazonensis, Gorgopas viridiceps sneiderni, Pellicia borra, Pholisora lorea, Dalla quasca, D. q. equatoria, D. dora, Poanes zabulon richteri, Rhinthon sarus, Lerodea hoffmanni, Vorates paramus, Zalomes (new genus) colobus; Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico]

1947d. Atrytone singularis Herrich-Schäffer and the subspecies insolata Butler (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1359: 1-5, 1 fig. (22 August) [general; Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola]

1947e. Corrections of errata in "A catalogue of the Hesperioidea of Venezuela." Boletín de Entomología venezolana 6(2/4): 137-141 (31 December) [general]

1949. Two new species of Telemiades and notes on some others (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1385: 1-10, 7 figs. (3 January) [general; T. fides, T. brazus; Neotropics]

1955. See Dos Passos, C. F. & E. L. Bell, 1955.

1956. Descriptions of some new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1778: 1-13, 24 figs. (18 June) [Urbanus plinius, U. prodicus, Astraptes hercules, Pythonides pescada, Potamanaxas bana, P. tunga, P. quira, Achlyodes munroei; Bolivia, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Cuba]

1959. Descriptions of some new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1962: 1-16, 27 figs. (16 September) [Dalla pota, D. cola, Corticea graziellae, Zalomes dores, Moeris patriciae, Cobalopsis brema, Psoralis alis, Argon casca, Phlebodes pares, Oarisma bruneri, Paratrytone browni, Mellana agnesae, Vacerra molla]