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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Luciini
Genus: Philiris
Species: Philiris helena
Subspecies: Philiris helena speirion
Name
Philiris helena speirion H. H. Druce, 1897.
Type locality: Fergusson Island.
Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Fergusson I. x-xi (18)94 (A. S. Meek); designated by Sands, 1981: 451.
Synonymy
- Philiris speirion H. H. Druce, 1897: 15.
- Holochila speirion (Druce); Grose-Smith, 1898: 10.
- Holochila helena (Druce), syn. van Eecke, 1924: 42.
- Philiris griseldis speirion Druce; Tite, 1963: 228.
- Philiris helena speirion Druce; Sands, 1981: 451; Parsons, 1998: 367.
References
- Druce, H.H. 1897. Descriptions of four new species of Lycaenidae from the Eastern Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 19: 13–16. BHL. Reference page.
- van Eecke, R., 1924. List of Lepidoptera collected by Mr. W. C. van Heurn during an exploration-expedition in Dutch North New Guinea. Nova Guinea 15, Zool.4: 33-56, 1 pl. 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.
- Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page.
- Sands, D.P.A., 1981. The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini. PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Australia. 2 vols: 1: 1-584 (text); 2: 1-168 (2pls & figs). (Unpublished). DOI: 10.14264/uql.2014.573 Reference page.
- Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page.