Callenya melaena shonen

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: Polyommatini
Genus: Callenya
Species: Callenya melaena
Subspecies: Callenya melaena shonen

Name

Callenya melaena shonen (Esaki, 1932).

Type locality: Taiwan.

Holotype: ♂ SEHU

Synonyms

• Cyaniris latimargo Matsumura, 1929: 105. [Primary homonym of Cyaniris latimargo Moore, 1883.]
• Lycaenopsis transpectus shonen Esaki, 1932: 14. [Replacement name for Cyaniris latimargo Matsumura].
• Celastrina minima shonen (Esaki) Shirôzu, 1960: 354, pl. 70, figs. 831, 842 ♂, 843, 844 ♀, text-fig. 388 ♂ genitalia.

References

• Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page. 
• Esaki, T. 1932. New synonyms and a homonym of Formosa butterflies. Zephyrus 4: 13–14. Reference page.