Arhopala alitaeus mira, ♂, ♀, Borneo, Courvoisier collection NHM Basel.
Arhopala alitaeus, ♂, from original description, Sulawesi, Macassar.

Taxonavigation

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Arhopalini
Genus: Arhopala
Species: Arhopala alitaeus
Subspecies: A. a. alitaeus – A. a. calayana – A. a. magellanus – A. a. masarana – A. a. mindanensis – A. a. mira – A. a. mirabella – A. a. myrtale – A. a. panta – A. a. pardenas – A. a. zilensis

Name

Arhopala alitaeus (Hewitson, 1862).

Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Macassar.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH .

Synonymy

  • Amblypodia alitaeus Hewitson, 1862: 7, Pl.5, Figs 45,46.
  • Amblypodia viviana Röber, 1887:200, pl.9, figs 11,13; Lectotype ♂ MTKD, Sulawesi, Banggai Is., designated by Takanami, 1989: 50.
  • Narathura alitaeus (Hewitson), Evans, 1957: 106.
  • Narathura mindanensis Bethune-Baker; Evans, 1957: 106.
  • Narathura mindanensis zilensis Fruhstorfer; Evans, 1957: 106.
  • Arhopala alitaeus Pinratana, 1981: 86, Pl.14, fig.4; Eliot, 1992: 282, Pl.41, figs 18,19, Pl.66, fig.17; Treadaway, 1995: 75,76; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003: 123.

References

  • Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 595pp., 69 pls. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W. C., 1862. Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls. BHL text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok. Reference page. 
  • Röber, J., 1887. Neue Schmetterlinge aus Indien. Correspbl. ent. Ver. Iris 1(4): 185-202, pls. 7-9. text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23-80. PDF. Reference page. 
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