Anthene ligures amanica

Taxonavigation

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: Anthene
Species: Anthene ligures
Subspecies: Anthene ligures amanica

Name

Anthene ligures amanica (Strand, 1909)

Type locality: Tanzanie, Amani.

Holotype: ZMB. male ♂. 12.II.1907. leg. G. Mosseler.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes amanica Strand, 1909: 125.
• Anthene ligures amanica (Strand); (stat. rev. by Libert, 2010: 47).
• Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940 (synonymized by Libert, 2010: 47).

References

• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page. 
• Stevenson, R.H.R. 1940: Notes on some new and rare Lepidoptera from South Africa, with special reference to Southern Rhodesia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 3: 88-108. Full article (PDF) on African Journal Archive Reference page. 
• Strand, E. 1909g. Zur Kenntnis afrikanisher Lycaenesthes-Arten. Entomologische Zeitschrift. Frankfurt a.M. 26-28: 124-127. Reference page.