Iolaus diametra

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 diametra
Subspecies:
I. d. congco – I. d. diametra – I. d. natalica – I. d. zanzibarensis

Name

Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895).

Type locality: Tanzania: “Nord-Usambara, aus der Umgegend von Mlalo”.

Holotype: ♂ tbc.

Synonymy

• Epamera diametra Karsch, 1895: 306.
• Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides diametra (Karsch); Stempffer, 1967: 145.
• Iolaus (Epamera) diametra (Karsch); Williams, 2007: Iolaina 28.

References

• Karsch, F. 1895. Aethiopische Rhopaloceren II. Entomologische Nachrichten 21: 289–322. Reference page. 
• Lamas, 2007. Four new names for Afrotropical Lycaenidae. Metamorphosis 18 (4): 128–130. Full article (PDF) 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. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.