Papilionidae
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Dismorphiinae
Leptideini
Licinini
Dismorphia
D. altis
D. amphione
D. arcadia
D. astyocha
D. boliviana
D. crisia
D. cubana
D. eunoe
D. hyposticta
D. laja
D. lelex
lelex
xiomara
D. lewyi
D. lua
D. lycosura
D. lygdamis
D. lysis
D. medora
D. medorilla
D. melia
D. mirandola
D. niepelti
D. pseudolewyi
D. spio
D. teresa
D. thermesia
D. thermesina
D. theucharila
D. zaela
D. zathoe
Enantia
Lieinix
Moschoneura
Patia
Pseudopieris
Pierinae
Pseudopontiinae
Species
Dismorphia lelex (Hewitson, 1869)
lelex Hewitson, 1869
Original Description
Leptalis sp. lelex Hewitson, 1869
Type specimen(s)
Status: Lectotype
Specimen data: LT (♂, Buckley leg., coll. W. C. Hewitson)
Additional information: "I designate herein as its lectotype a male in BMNH with the following labels: 'Ecuador / Hewitson Coll. / 79.69. / Leptalis / lelex. 3.', 'Type', 'Lecto- / type', 'Lectotype / Leptalis lelex / Hewitson Lamas ‘77'." (Lamas, 2004: 28).
Current depository: BMNH, London
Type locality
Type locality as cited in original description: "in Ecuador. [...] Rio Topo"
Current country: Ecuador
Taxonomic history
Originally described as Leptalis sp. lelex Hewitson, 1869
Treated as a species of Dismorphia Hübner, 1816 by Lamas (2004: 99).
Treated as a species of Dismorphia Hübner, 1816 by Lamas (2004: 99).
Remarks
Lectotype designated by Lamas (2004: 28).