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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Species: Anthene dulcis
Subspecies (2):
A. d. dulcis – A. d. xerophila

Name

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Anthene dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902).

Type locality: Ethiopia, Gambe beim Abasse-See.

Holotype: MWNH female ♀. 28.XI.1900. leg. v. Erlanger. genitalia Libert 107-162.

Synonymy

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  • Lycaenesthes dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902: 156.
  • =Lycaenesthes otacilia (Trimen); Bethune-Baker, 1910: 37.
  • Lycaenesthes madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921: 179. Synonymy in Libert, 2010: 159.
  • Azanus tongidensis Bethune-Baker, 1926: 401.
  • Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936: 137. Synonymy in Libert, 2010: 159.
  • Lycaenesthes mashuna Stevenson, 1937: 31. Synonymy in Libert, 2010: 159.
  • =Anthene otacilia otacilia (Trimen); Stempffer, 1967: 191.
  • Anthene (Anthene) otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher); Williams, 2008.
  • Anthene dulcis (Pagenstecher); Libert, 2010: 159.

References

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