Neopithecops zalmora dharma

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Neopithecops
Species: Neopithecops zalmora
Subspecies: Neopithecops zalmora dharma

Name

Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, 1881).

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Pithecops dharma Moore, 1881: 72, pl. 34, fig. 4 '♂' (wet season form).
• Parapithecops gaura Moore, 1884: 20 (partim) (dry season form). Synonymised by de Nicéville, 1890: 53.
• Neopithecops zalmora (Butler); de Nicéville, 1890: 53, pl. 26, fig 162 ♀ (partim).
• Neopithecops todara (Moore ms) de Nicéville, 1890: 54. [Unavailable name in synonymy for dry season form.]
• Pithecops (Neopithecops) zalmora todara (Moore in. litt.); Fruhstorfer, 1922: 880 (dry season form). Synonymised and Lectotype ♂ designated by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 41.
• Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 41, fig. 15 (♂ genitalia).

References

• Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H. 1909–1927. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9. Stuttgart. BHL1, BHL2, Plates. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. 1881-83. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Vols. 1, 190pp, pls 1–71. 2, 162pp, pls 72–143. L. Reeve & Co., London. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Journal Asiatic Society Bengal 53(2): 16–52. BHL. Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp., Pls XXV-XXIX. Reference page. 
• Riley, N.D., [1945]. Spolia Mentawiensia, Rhopalocera; Lycaenidae and Riodinidae. Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94(2): 247-271, 2pls. Reference page.