Celastrina philippina nedda

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: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina philippina
Subspecies: Celastrina philippina nedda

Name

Celastrina philippina nedda (Grose-Smith, 1894).

Type locality: New Guinea.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Type, Humboldt Bay Sept.-Oct. 1892, nedda Grose-Smith Type ♂ Type det. Tox. 1925"; designated by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 248.

Synonymy

Cyaniris nedda Grose-Smith, 1894: 572.
[Cyaniris lugra H. H. Druce sensu Ribbe, 1899: 243. Misidentification.]
Lycaenopsis nedda nedda (Grose-Smith) Chapman, 1909: 429, fig. 59 ♂ genitalia.
Lycaenopsis vulcanica Rothschild, 1915c: 388. Holotype BMNH ♂, New Guinea. (Synonymised by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 248.
Lycaenopsis nedda artinia Fruhstorfer, 1917: 36. Lectotype BMNH ♂, New Guinea. (Synonymised by Toxopeus, 1926.: 370).
Lycaenopsis nedda lychorida Fruhstorfer, 1922: 875. Holotype ZSBS ♀, Bismarck Arch. (Synonymised by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 248).
Lycaenopsis philippina nedda (Grose-Smith) Toxopeus, 1926b: 370.
Lycaenopsis philippina lychorida Fruhstorfer; Toxopeus, 1926b: 375.
Celastrina philippina lychorida (Fruhstorfer); D'Abrera, 1977: 381.
Celastrina philippina nedda (Grose-Smith); D'Abrera, 1977: 381; Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 248, figs 543, 544.

References

D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page.
Chapman, T., 1909. A review of the species of the lepidopterous genus Lycaenopsis Feld. (Cyaniris auct. ned Dalm.) on examination of the male ancillary appendages. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909: 419–476, 72 figs. BHL. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1917. Revision der Lycaenidengattung Lycaenopsis. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 82 (A) (1) (1916): 1–42, 2 pls. text, plates. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H. 1909–1927. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9. Stuttgart. BHL1, BHL2, Plates. Reference page.
Grose-Smith, H., 1894. An account of a collection of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Doherty at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea... Novitates zoologicae. 1: Pt. 1: 331–365; Pt. 2: 543–551; Pt. 3: 571–583. 1; 2; 3. Reference page.
Ribbe, C., 1899. Beiträge zur Lepidopteran-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomo-Archipels in Süd-See. Deut. Ent. Zeit., (Iris) 12: 219-260, pl. 4. BHL text, plate. Reference page.
Rothschild, L.W. 1915. On the Lepidoptera in Tring museum sent by Mr. A. S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands. Novitates Zoologicae. 22(2): 192–208; 22(3): 387–402. Reference page.
Toxopeus, L. J., 1926. Lycaenidae Australasiae 1. New investigations on the genus Lycaenopsis Felder. Treubia 8: 365-375. Reference page.