Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus

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 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 rubricinctus
Subspecies: Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus

Name

Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus (Holland, [1891]).

Type locality: "West Tropical Africa, headwaters of the Ogové River", "Gabon" (Libert).

Holotype: CM female ♀. leg. A.C. Good.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes rubricinctus Holland, [1891]: 51; Bethune-Baker, 1910: 21.
• Lycaenesthes musagetes Holland, 1893: 25; Bethune-Baker, 1910: 21.
• Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus (Holland); Stempffer, 1967: 194; Libert, 2010: 96.
• Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus (Holland); Williams, 2008.

References

• Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1910. A revision of the African species of the Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 43: 1–84, pls. 1-13. BHL Reference page. 
• Holland, W. J., 1891. Descriptions of new West African Lycaenidae; Paper II. Psyche, a Journal of Entomology. Cambridge, Mass. 6: 50-53. Reference page. 
• Holland, W. J., 1893a. Some new and little known African butterflies. Entomological News 4: 22–28, Pl.1. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. 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. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.