Iolaus iulus, ♀, ♂, from original description.

Taxonavigation

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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 (Iolaphilus)
Species: Iolaus iulus

Name

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Iolaus iulus Hewitson, [1869].

Type locality: Sierra Leone: “Sherborough Island”.

Syntypes: ♂,♀ BMNH.

Synonymy

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  • Iolaus iulus Hewitson, [1869]: Suppl. 9, Suppl. 4, figs 41-43; Kirby, 1871: 410.
  • Jolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891: 148. Sierra Leone. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Iolaina 100.
  • Jolaus matilda Suffert, 1904: 64. Togo: “Bismarckburg”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Iolaina 100.
  • Argiolaus jamesoni entebbeae Riley, 1928: 376, pls.10,11, figs 6,7. Uganda: “Entebbe”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Iolaina 100.
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) julus [sic] Hewitson; Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 [genit]; Stempffer, 1967: 135; Bridges, 1994: VIII.236.
  • Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus Hewitson; Larsen, 2005; Williams, 2007: Iolaina 97.

References

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