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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Leptotes
Species: Leptotes pulchra

Name

Leptotes pulchra (Murray, 1874).

Type locality: “West Africa”.

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

  • Lycaena pulchra Murray, 1874: 524, pl. 10, figs 7, 8.
  • Tarucus pulchra (Murray); Dufrane, 1953: 56.
  • Tarucus pulchra deficiens (forma) Dufrane, 1953: 56. Democratic Republic of Congo: “rivière Kikisi, zone minière sud de la Compagnie Minière des Grands Lacs Africains”.
  • Syntarucus pulchra (Murray); Stempffer, 1967: 221.
  • Leptotes pulchra (Murray); Williams, 2008, Polyommatini 1: 56.

References

  • Dufrane, A., 1953. Lépidoptères du Kivu (5th Note). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique 89: 52 (41-57). Reference page. 
  • Murray, Rev.R.P., 1874. Descriptions of some new species belonging to the genus Lycaena. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond 22(4): 523-529, pl.10. BHL plate Reference page. 
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