Anthene crawshayi

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 crawshayi
Subspecies: A. c. crawshayi – A. c. juanitae – A. c. minuta – A. c. vuattouxi

Name

Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)

Type locality: Malawi.

Lectotype: BMNH. male ♂. (designated by Libert, 2010: 30).

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes crawshayi Butler, 1899: 342.
• Lycaenesthes crawshayi parallela (ab.) Aurivillius, 1923 in Seitz.
• Lycaenesthes crawshayi marginata Hulstaert, 1924: 182. HT ♂ RMCA, Congo, Dungu Nyargara Doruma, images.
• Lycaenesthes crawshayi albilunata (forma.) Ungemach, 1932: 88.
• Anthene crawshayi crawshayi (Butler); Stempffer, 1967: 190; Libert, 2010: 35.

References

• Aurivillius, C. 1908–1925. In: Seitz, A., 1908–25. Die Großschmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 13: 1-613, pls. 1-80. Reference page. 
• Butler, A. G., 1899. On a collection of butterflies made by Mr. Richard Crawshay in British East Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 962–975, pl. 70. BHL. plate. Reference page. 
• Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924. Lycaenidae nouveaux des collections du Musée du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 12: 112–122, 173–194. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. 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. 
• Ungemach, H., 1932. Contribution a l'étude des lépidoptères d'Abyssinie; Premiere partie, Rhopalocères. Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phy. Maroc. 32: 1-122, 2 pls., 1 map. Reference page.