Tajuria diaeus, ♂, ♀, 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: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Tajuria
Species: Tajuria diaeus
Subspecies: T. d. dacia – T. d. diaeus – T. d. karenkonis – T. d. mirabilis

Name

Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson, [1865])

Type locality: N. India.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

  • Iolaus diaeus Hewitson, 1865 1: 45; 2P1. 20, figs 26 ♀, 27,28 ♂.
  • Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson); Corbet, 1940: 113; Seki, 2006: 30.
  • Tajuria thydia Tytler, 1915:141, pl. 4, fig. 47 ♂; D'Abrera, 1986: 614. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 183.
  • Tajuria thyidia [sic] D'Abrera, 1986: 615.
  • Tajuria diaeus thydia Tytler; Pinratana, 1981: 130, pl. 33, fig. 19.

References

  • Corbet, A. S., 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Tajuria Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5): 107. Reference page. 
  • Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok. Reference page. 
  • Seki, Y., 2006. Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from North Sumatra with a description of a new subspecies. Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 43: 30-31. Reference page. 
  • Tytler, H. C., 1915. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills, Pt. III. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 119-155, pl.3, pl.4. Reference page. 
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