Deudorix kessuma

Deudorix kessuma deliochus, ♂, from original description.

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: Theclinae
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Deudorix
Subgenus: Virachola
Species: Deudorix kessuma
Subspecies: D. k. clearchus – D. k. deliochus – D. k. kessuma – D. k. throana

Name

Deudorix kessuma (Horsfield, [1829]).

Type locality: Indonesia, Java.

Holotype: ♀ not located.

Synonymy

• Thecla kessuma Horsfield, [1829]: 89.
• Deudorix deliochus Hewitson, 1878: (Suppl.) 31, pl. 5a, figs 68-69.
• Rapala kessuma (Horsfield); Fruhstorfer, 1912: 257; Lewis, 1974: pl. 180, fig. 28.
• Virachola kessuma (Horsfield); Pinratana, 1981: 145, pl. 27, fig. 1; D'Abrera, 1986: 624; Seki et al, 1991: 99, pl. 67 L362; Eliot, 1992: 325, 425, pl. 49, figs 36, 37.

References

• D'Abrera, B., 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536-672. Melbourne.
• Fruhstorfer, H. 1911. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. Reference page. 

• Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates.
• Horsfield, T., 1828-1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London.
• Lewis, H. L., 1974. Butterflies of the World xvi + 104pp., 208 pls. London.
• Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok.
• Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. and Otsuka, K., 1991. Butterflies of Borneo Vol. 2, No. 1. Lycaenidae. Tobishima Corporation, Tokyo.

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