Aloeides aranda

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: Aloeides aranda

Aloeides aranda

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

Name

Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857.

Type locality: South Africa: “Caffraria”.

Lectotype: ♂ "Caffraria" (N.R. Stockholm), designated by Tite & Dickson, 1975: 264

Synonymy

• Cygaritis aranda [sic] Wallengren, 1857: 43.
• Zeritis mars Trimen, 1862: 285. Cape Province, Knysna.
• Aloeides zilka Grose-Smith, 1900: 121, pl. 26, figs 1-2. HT: male South Africa, BMNH.
• Zeritis rougemonti Oberthur, 1909: 93, pl. 10, fig. 9. HT: male Transvaal, Shilouvane, Zoutpansberg (Junod), BMNH.
• Phasis marshalli Aurivillius, 1924: 427. HT: Rhodesia, "Gazaland", image.
• Aloeides aranda aranda (Wallengren); Stempffer, 1967: 175.
• Aloeides aranda (Wallengren); Clark & Dickson, 1971: 221–224;Tite & Dickson, 1975: 264; Henning, 1994: 146.

References

• Clark, G.C., & Dickson, C.G.C., 1971. Life Histories of the South African Lycaenid Butterflies. xvi, 272 pp. Purnell and Sons, Cape Town. 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. 
• Henning, G.A. 1993. Revisional notes on the genus Aloeides Hubner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis 4 (4): 144–155. Full issue PDF. Reference page. 
• Oberthür, C., 1909. Description de Lepidopteres Africains. Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee 3: 415pp., pls 10-33. BHL. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Tite, G.E. & Dickson, C.G.C. 1975. The genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae). Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Entomology). 29 (5): 225–280, 5 pls, 32 text figs. text, plates. Reference page. 
• Trimen, R., 1862. On some new species of South African butterflies. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)1: 279–291. Archive. Reference page. 
• Wallengren, H.D.J. 1857. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838–1845 collecta a J.A. Wahlberg. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (n.s.) 2(4): 55 pp. BHL Reference page.