Aphnaeus affinis

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Species: Aphnaeus affinis

Name

Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921.

Type locality: Zambia, Solwezi, Chanteli river.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH: viii.1917 (H. C. Dolman).

Synonymy

• Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921: 249, pl. 7, figs 7, 8 ♂; Libert, 2013: 70, pl. 10.
• Aphnaeus affinis seydeli Berger, 1953: 68; TL: “Congo Belge, Haut Katanga: Elisabethville”, HT: ♂ MRAC Tervuren, images.

References

• Berger, L. A., 1953. Aphnaeus nouveaux du Congo Belge. Lambillionea 52: 68–70. Reference page. 
• Libert, M., 2013. Révision du genre Aphnaeus Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), 100pp, 13 pls. A.B.R.I., Nairobi, Kenya. Reference page. 
• Riley, N.D., 1921. Notes on the Rhopalocera of the Dollman collection. Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 69(3/4): 234-259, pls.4-7. Reference page.