Philiris philotas

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 philotas
Subspecies: (2)
P. p. obiana – P. p. philotas

Name

Philiris philotas (Felder, C.: 1860}.

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Type, Amboin Doleschall type, Felder colln., Philotas n., Rothschild bequest B.M. 1939-1, Gen. 1962-235 G.E.T."; designated by Sands, 1981: 454.

Synonymy

• Thecla philotas C. Felder, 1860: 454.
• Holochila philotus [sic] (Felder); Grose-Smith, 1894: 580; Druce, 1897: 14.
• Philiris theleos H.H. Druce, 1897: 15, synonymised by Tite, 1963: 229. HT ♂ BMNH Ambon.
• Philiris philotus [sic] (Felder); Grose-Smith, 1898: 11.
• Philiris philotas (Felder); Tite, 1963: 229, pl. 4, fig. 164, text fig. 74.
• Philiris philotas philotas (Felder); Sands, 1981: 454.

References

• Druce, H.H. 1897. Descriptions of four new species of Lycaenidae from the Eastern Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 19: 13–16. BHL. Reference page. 
• Felder, C. 1860. Lepidopterorum Amboinensium species novae diagnosibus. S-B. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40(11): 447–468. BHL Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H., 1894. An account of a collection of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Doherty at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea... Novitates zoologicae. 1: Pt. 1: 331–365; Pt. 2: 543–551; Pt. 3: 571–583. 1; 2; 3. 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. 
• 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. 
• Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page.