Iolaus creta

Iolaus creta, ♂, as Myrina creta 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
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Iolaus
Subgenus: Iolaus (Epamera)
Species: Iolaus creta

Name

Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878.

Type locality: "Congo"

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Myrina creta Hewitson, 1878: Supp.24, Pl.IIIb, Figs 99,100; Aurivillius, 1923: 1227 [fem. fig.]
• Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey & Talbot, 1921: 91, Pl.15 Figs 70,71. Synonymy in Stempffer, 1967: 145.
• Iolaus alberici Dufrane, 1945: 120. Synonymy in Stempffer, 1967: 145.
• Iolaus (Epamera) creta (Hewitson); Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 [genit.]; Stempffer, 1967: 145.

References

• Aurivillius, P., 1923. Lepidoptera. III. Teil. in: Schubotz, A. Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1910-1911. Leipzig 1(17): 1195–1241, pl.51. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
• Dufrane, A., 1945. Lépidoptères du Kivu (3rd note) (1). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique 81: 90–143. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Joicey, J. J. & Talbot, G., 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by T. A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum. 1(IV): 40–166, Pls: 5–16. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. & Bennett, N.H. 1958. Revision des genres appartenant au groupe des Iolaus (Lep. Lycaenidae). (Premiere Partie). Bulletin de la l’Institut Francais d’Afrique Noire (A) 20: 1243–1347. 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.