Aloeides aranda
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: Aloeides aranda

Name

Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857.

Type locality: South Africa: “Caffraria”.

Lectotype: ♂ "Caffraria" (N.R. Stockholm), designated by Tite & Dickson, 1975: 264

Synonymy

  • Cygaritis aranda [sic] Wallengren, 1857: 43.
  • Zeritis mars Trimen, 1862: 285. Cape Province, Knysna.
  • Aloeides zilka Grose-Smith, 1900: 121, pl. 26, figs 1-2. HT: male South Africa, BMNH .
  • Zeritis rougemonti Oberthur, 1909: 93, pl. 10, fig. 9. HT: male Transvaal, Shilouvane, Zoutpansberg (Junod), BMNH .
  • Phasis marshalli Aurivillius, 1924: 427. HT: Rhodesia, "Gazaland", image.
  • Aloeides aranda aranda (Wallengren); Stempffer, 1967: 175.
  • Aloeides aranda (Wallengren); Clark & Dickson, 1971: 221–224;Tite & Dickson, 1975: 264; Henning, 1994: 146.

References

  • Clark, G.C., & Dickson, C.G.C., 1971. Life Histories of the South African Lycaenid Butterflies. xvi, 272 pp. Purnell and Sons, Cape Town. Reference page. 
  • Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
  • Henning, G.A. 1993. Revisional notes on the genus Aloeides Hubner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis 4 (4): 144–155. Full issue PDF. Reference page. 
  • Oberthür, C., 1909. Description de Lepidopteres Africains. Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee 3: 415pp., pls 10-33. BHL. 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. 
  • Tite, G.E. & Dickson, C.G.C. 1975. The genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae). Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Entomology). 29 (5): 225–280, 5 pls, 32 text figs. text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Trimen, R., 1862. On some new species of South African butterflies. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)1: 279–291. Archive. Reference page. 
  • Wallengren, H.D.J. 1857. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum a J.A. Wahlberg. Oversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akadeniens Forhandlingar. Stockholm annis 1838-1845. Collecta (n.s.) 2(4): 55 pp. BHL Reference page. 
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