Howarthia melli fujiokai

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
Tribus: Theclini
Genus: Howarthia
Species: Howarthia melli
Subspecies: Howarthia melli fujiokai

Name

Howarthia melli fujiokai Koiwaya, 2000

Type locality: China, SE Sichuan, Nanchuan, 1700 m.

Holotype: KMNH. male ♂. VI.2000.

References

• Hsu, Y.-F., Dongsun, D., Yen, S.-H. & Qian, Z. 2004. Systematic problems surrounding Howarthia melli (Forster) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae), with description of a new species and a review of Rhododendron-assiciation in Lycaenid butterflies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(4): 653–666. Reference page. 
• Koiwaya, S. 2000. Descriptions of four new species and three new subspecies of Theclini (Lycaenidae) from China. Gekkan-Mushi 357: 2–9. Reference page.