Cigaritis rukma

Cigaritis rukma, ♂, Thailand, Bob Kennett photo.

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: Cigaritis rukma

Name

Cigaritis rukma (de Nicéville, [1889]).

Type locality: N. India, Sikkim.

Holotype: not located.

Synonyms

• Aphnaeus rukma de Nicéville, [1889]: 281, pl. 14, fig. 6.
• Aphnaeus sani de Nicéville, [1889]: 282, pl. 14, fig. 7. Sikkim, ♀.
• Spindasis nipalicus sani (de Nicéville); Evans, 1927: 179.
• Spindasis rukma (de Nicéville); D'Abrera, 1986: 604.
• Cigaritis rukma (de Nicéville); Savela, consulted 26.xii.2011.

References

• D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III: pp. 536-672. Melbourne.
• Evans, W. H., 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, edn 1. xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras.
• de Nicéville, L., [1889]. On new or little known butterflies from the Indian Region J. Asiatic Soc. Beng. 57(II)(4): 273-293, pls. 13, 14.
• Savela, M. Funet: Theclinae.

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