Telipna acraea 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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Telipna
Species: Telipna acraea
Subspecies: Telipna acraea acraea

Name

Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, [1851].

Type locality: Ghana: “Ashanti”.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH; Neallotype: ♂ MNHN.

Synonymy

  • Pentila acraea Westwood, [1851]: pl. 77; [1852] 504; Hewitson, [1877]: Fig.12.
  • Pentila acraea bimacula (var.) Plötz, 1880: 199. Infrasubspecific.
  • Liptena echo Grose-Smith and Kirby, [1890]: pl.10. Ghana: “Gold Coast”. Type ZMHU.
  • Liptena acraea conjuncta Jackson, 1969: 5. Nigeria: “Benin Prov., Ubiaja”. BMNH Synonymized by Libert, 2005: 16.
  • Telipna acraea acraea (Westwood); Stempffer, 1967: 11; Williams, 2007: Pentilina 55.

References

  • Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
  • Jackson, T.H.E., 1969. A revision of the genus Telipna Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 1–23, 5 pls. BHL text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Libert, M., 2005: Révision du genre Telipna Aurivillius (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea, 1-89.
  • Plötz, C. 1880. Verzeichniss der vom Professor Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika – vom 5.Gr. nordl. Bis. 3.Gr. sudl, Breite, auf dem Cameroons-Gebirge in unge fahrer hohe von 4000 Fuss und auf der Insel Fernando-Po, vom August 1872 bis November 1875 – gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Entomologische Zeitung 41: Heterocera 76–88; Rhopalocera 189–206. Reference page. 
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