Philiris amethysta

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: Luciini
Genus: Philiris
Species: Philiris amethysta

Name

Philiris amethysta Sands, 1981.

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Central District, Subitana.

Holotype: ♂ ANIC: "NEW GUINEA, Subitana (Central District) 1800ft. August 3, 1949, Wm. Brandt & E.J.L Hallstrom"; ANIC Reg. No. 3300, genit slide No. M520.

Synonymy

• Philiris amethysta Sands, 1981: 93, figs 13-15; Sands, 1981: 515; Parsons, 1998: 379, pl. 53, 1442-3, pl. 54, 1444-5.

References

• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Sands, D.P.A. 1981. New species of Philiris Röber (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from mainland New Guinea. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 20(1): 89–96. PDF. Reference page. 
• Sands, D.P.A., 1981. The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini. PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Australia. 2 vols: 1: 1-584 (text); 2: 1-168 (2pls & figs). (Unpublished). DOI: 10.14264/uql.2014.573 Reference page.