Rapala diopites alcetas

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Rapala
Species: Rapala diopites
Subspecies: Rapala diopites alcetas

Rapala diopites alcetas, ♂, ♀, Philippines, from Courvoisier Collection, NHM Basel

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

Name

Rapala diopites alcetas (Staudinger, 1889).

Type locality: Philippines, Palawan.

Lectotype: ♂ MNHU, "Origin. (p)/Alcetas Stgr. (h)/Palawan 88 Platen/Lectotype(p) Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889 Takanami, 1986(h)". Designated by Takanami, 1989: 35.

Synonyms

• Deudorix alcetas Staudinger, 1889: 119–120.
• Rapala alcetas (Staudinger); Semper, 1890: 225; Fruhstorfer, [1912]: 225; Kawazoe, 1973: 91.
• Rapala alcetas alcetas (Staudinger); Seitz, 1926: 1005.
• Rapala diopetes [sic] alcetas (Staudinger); D'Abrera, 1986: 629.
• Rapala diopites alcetas (Staudinger); Takanami, 1986: 186; Treadaway & Schröder, 2012: 44.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H. 1911. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. Reference page. 
• Kawazoé, A. 1973. A revisional note on some Philippine Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae reported by Murayama and Okamura. Tyô-to-Ga 24(4): 91–98. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Introduction, Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799–1107, pls. 138-175.
• Semper, G., 1886-1892. Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln, I. Tagfalter. 380 + 14 pp., 49 + 2 pls. Wiesbaden.
• Staudinger, O., 1889. Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 2(1): 3-180, pls. 1, 2.
• Takanami, Y., 1986. Desgnation of Lectotype of Deudorix diopites Hewitson from the Philippines, with new status of Rapala alcetas (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Tyô-to-Ga. 36 (4): 185–189.
• Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23–80. Abstract and full article: [1].
• Treadaway, C. G. & Schröder, H., 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nach. ent. Ver. Apollo 32 Suppl. 20, 64pp.