Neurellipes lyzanius

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: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Neurellipes
Species: Neurellipes lyzanius

Name

Neurellipes lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)

Type locality: Nigeria: “Old Calabar”.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes lyzanius Hewitson, 1874: 36.
• Lycaenesthes regillus Holland, [1891]: 51. TL: Gabon: “upper waters of the Ogové River”; HT ♀ CM Pittsburgh.
• Lycaenesthes turbatus Grose-Smith and Kirby, [1893]: 105, figs 11, 12. TL: Gabon, “Gaboon”; HT: ♀ BMNH.
• Neurypexina lyzanius (Hewitson); Bethune-Baker, 1910: 64, pl. 11, figs 33, 34 ♂ genit.; Stempffer, 1967: 196.
• Anthene (Neurypexina) lyzanius (Hewitson); Williams, 2008.
• Neurellipes lyzanius (Hewitson); Libert, 2010: 309.

References

• Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1910. A revision of the African species of the Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 43: 1–84, pls. 1-13. BHL Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Descriptions of new Lycaenidae from West Africa. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 11: 36 BHL. Reference page. 
• Holland, W. J., 1891. Descriptions of new West African Lycaenidae; Paper II. Psyche, a Journal of Entomology. Cambridge, Mass. 6: 50-53. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. 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.