Iolaus bolissus

Iolaus bolissus, ♂, from Hewitson, [1878]

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: Iolaini
Genus: Iolaus
Subgenus: Iolaus (Iolaus)
Species: Iolaus bolissus
Species: I. b. aurora – I. b. azureus – I. b. bolissus – I. b. gabonensis

Name

Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873.

Type locality: West Africa ("Congo").

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, (leg. Rogers).

Synonymy

• Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873: 123; [1878]: Supp.28, Pl.Supp4a, figs 48,49; Bridges, 1994: VIII.74.
• Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus Hewitson; Stempffer, 1967: 139; Williams, 2007: Iolaina 2.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W. C., 1873. Descriptions of nine new Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 10: 122–125. BHL. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H., 1951. Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae de la faune éthiopienne (Lep). Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56(8): 119-128. Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.