Hypochrysops meeki

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: Hypochrysops
Species: Hypochrysops meeki

Name

Hypochrysops meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1905.

Type locality: Papua New Guinea.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Angabunga R. afl of St. Joseph R., Brit. N. Guinea 6000ft., upwards Nov. 04 - Feb. 05, Type, Rothschild bequest BM 1939-1"; designated by Sands, 1986: 71.

Synonymy

• Hypochrysops meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1905: 464; Sands, 1986: 71.
• Miletus meeki (Rothschild & Jordan); Fruhstorfer, 1908: 99.

References

• Fruhstorfer, H., 1908. Neue Lycaeniden. Internationale entomologische Zeitschrift 2(16): 85-86, 91-92, 99-100, 113.Archive. Reference page. 
• Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1905. On some new Lepidoptera discovered by A. S. Meek in British New Guinea. Novitates Zoologicae 12: 448–478. BHL Reference page. 
• Sands, D.P.A. 1986. A Revision of the genus Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Entomonograph 7, 116pp., 3 pls. Reference page. 

Links

• The Papua Insects Foundation, images.