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Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Alaena
Species; Alaena amazoula
Subspecies: (4) per Williams, 2007.
A. a. amazoula –
A. a. congoana –
A. a. nyasana –
A. a. ochroma
Name
Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847).
Type locality: South Africa: “Pays des Amazoulous”.
Holotype: tbc.
Synonymy
- Acraea amazoula Boisduval, 1847: 591.
- Acraea (Alaena) amazoula Boisduval; Trimen, [1862]: 111, pl.3 fig.3.
- Alaena amazoula (Boisduval); Aurivillius, [1899]: 255.
- Alaena amazoula amazoula orphina (form) Vári, 1976: 127, pl.14 figs 3,4. South Africa: “Amahlongwa, Umzinto Distr.”. Infrasubspecific form. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Liptenina 74.
- Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval); Aurivillius, [1899]: 299, pl.61c; Stempffer, 1967: 9; Williams, 2007: Pentilina 2.
References
- Aurivillius, C. [1899]. Rhopalocera æthiopica; die Tagfalter des æthiopischen Faunengebietes… Bihang till Kungliga Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar 31(5): 1–561. BHL. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8773 Reference page.
- Boisduval, J.B. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recuillie par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port-Natal, au pays de Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. In: Delegorgue, M.A. Voyage dans l’Afrique australe 2: 585–602. Paris. Archive. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
- Talbot, G., 1937. New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 86: 59-72. Reference page.
- Trimen, R., 1862–1866. Rhopalocera Africae Australis Parts 1–9. 353 + xxi pp, 6 pls. Cape Town. BHL Text, Plates.Reference page.
- Vári, L., 1976. Descriptions and Notes on new Species of Rhopalocera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30(13): 121-143, 19 figs, pls 13-17. PDF Reference page.
- Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.