Alaena amazoula

amazoula in Seitz, Vol.13.

amazoula, ♂, in Rhopalocera Africae Australis.

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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Alaena
Species; Alaena amazoula
Subspecies: (4) per Williams, 2007.
A. a. amazoula – A. a. congoana – A. a. nyasana – A. a. ochroma

Name

Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847).

Type locality: South Africa: “Pays des Amazoulous”.

Holotype: tbc.

Synonymy

• Acraea amazoula Boisduval, 1847: 591.
• Acraea (Alaena) amazoula Boisduval; Trimen, [1862]: 111, pl.3 fig.3.
• Alaena amazoula (Boisduval); Aurivillius, [1899]: 255.
• Alaena amazoula amazoula orphina (form) Vári, 1976: 127, pl.14 figs 3,4. South Africa: “Amahlongwa, Umzinto Distr.”. Infrasubspecific form. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Liptenina 74.
• Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval); Aurivillius, [1899]: 299, pl.61c; Stempffer, 1967: 9; Williams, 2007: Pentilina 2.

References

• Aurivillius, C. [1899]. RHOPALOCERA ǼTHIOPICA; die Tagfalter des Ǽthiopischen Faunengebietes… 31(5): 1-561. Reference page. 
• Boisduval, J.A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recuillie par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port-Natal, au pays de Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. In: Delegorgue, M.A. Voyage dans l’Afrique australe 2: 585–602. Paris. Archive. 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. 
• Talbot, G., 1937. New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 86: 59-72. Reference page. 
• Trimen, R., 1862–1866. Rhopalocera Africae Australis Parts 1–9. 353 + xxi pp, 6 pls. Cape Town. BHL Text, Plates.Reference page. 
• Vári, L., 1976. Descriptions and Notes on new Species of Rhopalocera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30(13): 121-143, 19 figs, pls 13-17. PDF Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.