Cephetola vinalli

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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Cephetola
Species: Cephetola vinalli

Name

Cephetola vinalli (Talbot, 1935).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: “Basankusu, 40 miles west of Bongandanga, Baolongo”.

Holotype: ♂ OUMNH, Hope coll. Neallotype: ♀ BMNH "Fr. Equat. Africa: Moyen Congo, Etoumbi, 111.1959" (T.H.E. Jackson).

Synonymy

• Epitola vinalli Talbot, 1935: 75; Jackson, 1962: 154, ♀ pls 7,8 figs 68,78; Stempffer, 1967: 90.
• Epitola pseudoconjuncta Jackson, 1962: 153, Pl.7, figs. 66,67, Pl.8, figs.76,77. Nigeria: “Ogaja Prov., Ikom” Synonymized by Libert, 1999: 186.
• Cephetola vinalli (Bethune-Baker); Libert, 1999; Williams, 2007: Epitolina 54.

References

• Jackson, T.H.E. 1962. Notes on the Epitolinae with descriptions of a new genus and a new species and subspecies. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 12: 125–163. BHL. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 1999. Révision des genres Epitola Westwood, Hypophytala Clench et Stempfferia Jackson, et description de trois nouveaux genres (Lepidoptera Lycaenidae). A.B.R.I., Nairobi and Lambillionea, Tervuren, February, 1999, 219 pp. 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. 
• Talbot, G. 1935. New species and forms of African Lycaenidae (Lep.: Rhop.) [and supplement]. Entomologist's monthly magazine 71: 69-78, 115-127, 147-153; ill.; Suppl.: 202-209; ill. buy. Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.