Bibliography of butterflies

Fox, Richard Middleton [1911-1968]

1939a. Notes on Melinaea lilis D. & H. With the description of a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Ithomiinae). Entomological News 50(3): 72-76 (10 March) [general; M. l. ezra; Mexico, Central and South America]

1939b. A note on the Fabrician species lycaste (Lepidoptera: Ithomiinae). Entomological News 50(5): 141-144 (10 May) [general]

1940. A generic review of the Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera, Nympha-lidae). Transactions of the american entomological Society 66: 161-207, pls. 5-8 (18 September) [general; new taxa: Patricia, Mcclungia (new genus) salonina praeceptrix]

1941a. New Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Reading public Museum scientific Publications 2: 1-34, 2 pls. (23 October) [general; Elzunia humboldtii coxeyi, Athesis clearista bassleri, Mechanitis mazaeus williamsi, Ithomia epona katherineae, I. e. deliciae, I. drymo dalmeidai, Hyalyris norella aquilonia, Hypothyris ninonia forbesi, H. n. fugitiva, H. mamercus klotsi, H. honesta inca, Ceratinia iolaia rehni, Hyposcada schausi, H. richardsi, H. mendax, H. cynthia, H. margarita, Oleria idalie, Callithomia hezia bacata, Corbulis xantho inturna, Dircenna olyras calverti, Godyris zavaleta huallaga, Greta andromica trifenestra; South America, Trinidad]

1941b. See D'Almeida, R. F. & R. M. Fox, 1941.

1942a. On the identity of Melinaea lucifer Bates, with descriptions of two new Melinaea subspecies (Lepidoptera: Ithomiinae). American Museum Novitates 1194: 1-3, 2 figs. (7 October) [general; M. l. lutzi, M. marsaeus rileyi; Peru, Brazil]

1942b. Catalogue of the types in the L. W. mengel butterfly collection. Reading public Museum scientific Publications 4: 1-23, pl. 1, figs. 1-4 (15 October) [general; Neotropics]

1942c. Three new Ithomiinae in the Mengel collection. Reading public Museum scientific Publications 4: 25-27, pl. 1, figs. 5-8 (15 October) [general; Pteronymia levi, Ithomia theuda mengeli, Mechanitis macrinus blissi; Colombia, Bolivia, Panama]

1943. New and rare Ithomiinae in the Carnegie Museum. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 29(14): 397-408, 1 pl. (5 March) [general; Hypothyris meterus deemae, Hyalyris deuscula, H. munda, Napeogenes astarte, Oleria crispinella hermina; Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia]

1945. New genera and species of Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). American Museum Novitates 1295: 1-14, 28 figs. (10 September) [general; Melinaea idae vespertina, Ithomia diasia browni, Hypothyris meterus zephyrus, Ceratinia bisulca, Callithomia zingiber, C. lauta, Velamysta phengites, Pteronymia browni, P. gertschi, Episcada comstocki, Hypoleria santiagona, Veladyris, Dygoris (new genus) dircenna pastazana, Hypomenitis; Ecuador]

1948a. Roswellia, a new genus of Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera). Entomological News 59(5): 131-132 (29 July) [general]

1948b. Two new Ithomiinae in the Schaus collection (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 38: 315-316, 2 figs. (15 September) [Pteronymia schausi, Hypoleria meridana; Colombia, Venezuela]

1949. The evolution and systematics of the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). University of Pittsburgh Bulletin 45(8): 36-47 (5 June) [abstract; general; classification; zoogeography; morphology]

1953a. The taxonomic value of male genitalia in the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Entomological News 64(6): 141-143 (19 June) [general]

1953b. Speciation in the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Sciences 4(5): 61 (December) [abstract; general; ecology; mimicry]

1954. Ecuadorian Lycoreinae (Lepidoptera: Danaidae). Revista ecuatoriana de Entomología y Parasitología 2(1/2): 257-262, 6 figs. (January-April) [general; distribution]

1955. On subspecies. Systematic Zoology 4(2): 93-95 (June) [Ithomii­nae]

1956. A monograph of the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Part I. Bulletin of the american Museum of natural History 111(1): 1-76, 9 pls., 75 figs., 1 tab. (9 July) [general; morphology; phylogeny; new taxa: Eutresis hypereia banosana, Patricia dercyllidas hazelea, Olyras crathis weeksi, Tithorea harmonia deltana, T. h. manabiana, T. h. martina, Elzunia humboldtii judsoni, E. atahualpa; Neotropics]

1960a. A monograph of the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Part II. The tribe Melinaeini Clark. Transactions of the american entomological Society 86(2): 109-171, pls. 2-5, 28 figs. (19 August) [general; new subspecies: Melinaea comma simulator; Neotropics]

1960b. A postscript on the Ithomine [sic] tribe Tithoreini. Journal of the New York entomological Society 68(3): 152-156, 1 fig. (20 September) [general; new subspecies: Patricia demylus gemellus; South America]

1961. A check list of the Ithomiidae. I. Tribes Tithoreini and Meli­naeini. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 15(1): 25-33 (9 November) [general]

1963a. Reports on the Margaret M. Cary and Carnegie Museum Expedition to Baja California, Mexico, 1961. I. Introduction, itinerary and localities. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 36: 181-192, 1 fig. (11 October)

1963b. Affinities and distribution of Antillean Ithomiidae. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 2(3): 173-184, 12 figs. (30 December) [general; new subspecies: Hymenitis diaphana quisqueya; phylogeny; zoogeography; Neotropics]

1965. Additional notes on Melinaea Hübner (Lepidoptera: Ithomii­dae). Proceedings of the royal entomological Society of London (B) 34(7/8): 77-82 (16 August) [general; new subspecies: M. comma romualdo]

[1967]a. Forelegs of butterflies. I. Introduction: Chemoreception. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 5(1): 1-12, 12 figs., 1 tab. ("March 1966", [5 April 1967]) [general]

1967b. A monograph of the Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera). Part III. The tribe Mechaninitini Fox. Memoirs of the american entomological Society 22: [4] + [i] + 1-190, 176 figs., frontisp., (31 May) [general; classification; life histories; mimicry; new taxa: Forbestra (new genus) aeneola, Mechanitis isthmia bolivarensis, M. i. kayei, M. lanei, M. messenoides ballucatus, M. menapis caribensis, M. m. occasiva, Scada huascara, S. echo, S. zibia zeroca; Neotropics]

1968. Ithomiidae (Lepidoptera: Nymphaloidea) of Central America. Transactions of the american entomological Society 94(3): 155-208, 1 pl., 4 figs. (30 October) [general; ecology; behavior; zoogeography; new subspecies: Napeogenes cranto reali, Hyposcada virginiana nigricosta, Callithomia hezia wellingi, C. h. smalli, Godyris zavaleta sorites, Pteronymia simplex schausi]