Lycaenesthes leptala in Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (figure 2)
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: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Neurellipes
Species: Neurellipes pyroptera

Name

Neurellipes pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895).

Type locality: Lualabourg, Zaïre.

Holotype: MRAC. male ♂. images.

Synonymy

  • Lycaenesthes pyroptera Aurivillius, 1895: 382; 1899: 352, pl. 6, fig. 3 ♂; Bethune-Baker, 1910: 61.
  • Lycaenesthes leptala Courvoisier, 1914 in Strand, 1914: 43, pl. 11, fig. 2.
    • Type locality: Tanzania: “D.-W.-Afrika”.
    • Synonymy in Libert, 2010: 282.
  • Anthene leptala (Courvoisier); Stempffer, 1967: 192.
  • Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius); Stempffer, 1967: 194.
  • Anthene (Anthene) pyroptera (Aurivillius); Williams, 2008.
  • Neurellipes pyroptera (Aurivillius); Libert, 2010: 282.

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. 
  • Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1910. A revision of the African species of the Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 43: 1–84, pls. 1-13. BHL Reference page. 
  • Libert, M., 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea, 1-420. Reference page. 
  • Strand, E., 1914-1916. Lepidoptera Niepeltiana. Leipzig, Druck von Urban. (1): 1-65, pls 1-12 [1914]; (2): 1-27, pls 13-27 [1916]. Pt1, Pt2. Reference page. 
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