Hypophytala vansomereni

vansomereni Types, from original description.

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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Hypophytala
Species: Hypophytala vansomereni

Name

Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson, 1964).

Type locality: Uganda: “Masaka, Sango Bay, Katera”..

Holotype: ♂ BMNH, vii.1960, (T.H.E. Jackson). Allotype: ♀ BMNH, vi.1954, (T.H.E. Jackson).

Synonymy

• Phytala vansomereni Jackson, 1964: 60, pls 1,2 figs 3,4,17,18; Stempffer, 1967: 85.
• Hypophytala vansomereni (Jackson); Congdon & Collins, 1988: 80; Williams, 2007: Epitolina 68.

References

• Congdon, C. & Collins, S. 1998. Kielland’s butterflies of Tanzania. Supplement. African Butterfly Research Institute & Union des Entomologistes Belges, Nairobi & Tervuren, 143 pp. Reference page. 
• Jackson, T.H.E. 1964. Notes on the Epitolinae, Part II. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 15: 59–80. BHL. 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. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.