Melanitis mehida from original description.

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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Elymniini
Subtribus: Elymniina
Genus: Elymnias
Species: Elymnias penanga
Subspecies: Elymnias penanga penanga

Name

Elymnias penanga penanga Westwood, 1851.

Type locality: Peninsular Malaysia, Penang.

Holotype: BMNH.

Synonymy

  • Melanitis penanga Westwood, 1851: 405.
  • Melanitis mehida Hewitson, 1863: 69, pl.36 figs 2,3. TL: Singapore. BMNH.
  • Elymnias abrisa Distant, 1886: 531. TL: Peninsular Malaysia: Penang, Seberang Perai. BMNH.
  • Elymnias penanga immaculata (♀-form) Martin, 1909: 55. TL: Indonesia: Sumatra. MTKD.
  • Elymnias penanga johnsoni (form) Talbot, 1929 Bulletin of the Hill Museum 3(1): 80. TL: Peninsular Malaysia: Penang. BMNH.
  • Synonymy in Wei et al, 2017.
  • Elymnias penanga hislopi (♀-form) Eliot, 1967 Entomologist 100: 3. TL: Peninsular Malaysia: Kedah, Langkawi. BMNH.

References

  • Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
  • Westwood, J.O. [1851]. In Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J. O., 1850–1852: The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Vol.2. pp.251–534, pls.31–80 + suppl.pl. London. text, plates. Reference page. 
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