Rapala diopites alcetas, ♂, ♀, Philippines, from Courvoisier Collection, NHM Basel
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
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Rapala
Species: Rapala diopites
Subspecies: Rapala diopites alcetas

Name

Rapala diopites alcetas (Staudinger, 1889).

Type locality: Philippines, Palawan.

Lectotype: ♂ MNHU, "Origin. (p)/Alcetas Stgr. (h)/Palawan 88 Platen/Lectotype(p) Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889 Takanami, 1986(h)". Designated by Takanami, 1989: 35.

Synonyms

  • Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889: 119–120.
  • Rapala alcetas (Staudinger); Semper, 1890: 225; Fruhstorfer, [1912]: 225; Kawazoe, 1973: 91.
  • Rapala alcetas alcetas (Staudinger); Seitz, 1926: 1005.
  • Rapala diopetes [sic] alcetas (Staudinger); D'Abrera, 1986: 629.
  • Rapala diopites alcetas (Staudinger); Takanami, 1986: 186; Treadaway & Schröder, 2012: 44.

References

  • D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Kawazoé, A. 1973. A revisional note on some Philippine Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae reported by Murayama and Okamura. Tyô-to-Ga 24(4): 91–98. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Introduction, Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799–1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Semper, G., 1886-1892. Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln, I. Tagfalter. 380 + 14 pp., 49 + 2 pls. Wiesbaden.
  • Staudinger, O., 1889. Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 2(1): 3-180, pls. 1, 2.
  • Takanami, Y., 1986. Desgnation of Lectotype of Deudorix diopites Hewitson from the Philippines, with new status of Rapala alcetas (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Tyô-to-Ga. 36 (4): 185–189.
  • Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23–80. Abstract and full article: .
  • Treadaway, C. G. & Schröder, H., 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nach. ent. Ver. Apollo 32 Suppl. 20, 64pp.
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