Allotinus (Paragerydus) melos

Taxonavigation

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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
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
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: Miletinae
Tribus: Miletini
Genus: Allotinus
Subgenus: Allotinus (Paragerydus)
Species: Allotinus (Paragerydus) melos

Name

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Allotinus (Paragerydus) melos (H. H. Druce, 1896)

Type locality: Philippines, Cagayan Sulu

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH, "Paratype [yellow]/Cagayan 3. 6. 94/Paragerydus melos ♂ co-type H. H. Druce/ex coll. Hamilton Druce 1919/Joicey bequest Brit. Mus. 1934-120". Designated by Eliot, 1986:37.

Synonymy

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  • [Paragerydus horsfieldi (Moore) sensu Semper, 1889: 164 partim, pl. 31, figs 19 ♂, 20 ♀. Misidentification.]
  • Paragerydus melos H. H. Druce, 1896: 652.
  • Allotinus melos (Druce) Fruhstorfer, 1913: 369.
  • Allotinus horsfieldi leos [sic] (Druce); Fruhstorfer, 1916: 812.
  • Allotinus horsfieldi reverdini Fruhstorfer, 1916: 812. Lectotype: ♂ SM, "19/Bohol/298b/213/Coll. C. Semper/Original of Semper Pl. 31, fig 19 from Mindanao. ?loc. label changed. Det. as A. melos reverdini Fruh. ♂ J. N. Eliot. ix. 1982". Synonymised by Eliot, 1986: 36.
  • Allotinus macassariensis [sic] melos (H. H. Druce); Eliot, 1967: 68.
  • Allotinus macassariensis [sic] reverdini Fruhstorfer; Eliot, 1967: 68.
  • Allotinus macassariensis [sic] talu Eliot, 1967: 68. Holotype: ♂ BMNH, Borneo, Pulo Laut. Synonymised by Eliot, 1986: 36.

References

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  • Druce, H. H., 1896. Further contributions to our knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1896(3): 650–683, 3 pls.
  • Eliot, J. N., 1967. Revisional notes on Oriental butterflies, with special reference to Malaya, P2. 2. Entomologist 99: 66–72, 5 figs.
  • Eliot, J. N., 1986. A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1): 1–105.
  • Fruhstorfer, H., 1913/14. Übersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen. Zeit. für Wissen. Ins. 9: 242–247; 341-344; 367-371; 10: 20–25; 59-63; 11: 267–269.
  • Fruhstorfer, H., 1916. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9, Gattungen Gerydus, Allotinus, Logania, pp. 803-823. Stuttgart.
  • Semper, G., 1886-1892. Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln, I. Tagfalter. 380 + 14 pp., 49 + 2 pls. Wiesbaden.
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