Neurellipes ngoko

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: Neurellipes
Species: Neurellipes ngoko
Subspecies: N. n. fontainei – N. n. ngoko

Name

Neurellipes ngoko (Stempffer, 1962).

Type locality: Congo, Ketta Forest, Ouesso.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. X.1959. leg. T.H.E. Jackson. genitalia slide Stempffer no. 5389.

Synonymy

• Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962: 1174; 1967: 193.
• Anthene (Anthene) ngoko Stempffer; Williams, 2008.
• Neurellipes ngoko (Stempffer); Libert, 2010: 265 (comb. nov.)

References

• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H., 1962. Contribution a l’étude des lépidoptères Lycaenidae d’Afrique tropicale et équatoriale. Bulletin de la l’Institut Francaise d’Afrique Noire (A) 24: 1135-1181. 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.