Axiocerses bambana bambana

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Axiocerses
Species: Axiocerses bambana
Subspecies: Axiocerses bambana bambana

Name

Axiocerses bambana bambana Grose-Smith, 1900.

Type locality: Tanzania: "Moyabamba, East Africa".

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

• Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900. Rhop. Exot. 3: 123; D'Abrera, 2009: 711.
• Axiocerses mendeche bistrigata (ab.) Aurivillius, 1923: 421. [Zimbabwe]: “Matabelelend”; [Tanzania]: “German East Africa”. Holotype: NRM (images).
  • Note: [Williams] The status of this taxon is in doubt since bambana is not recorded from Zimbabwe.
• Axiocerses harpax harpax forma joannisi Dufrane, 1954: 284. [Zimbabwe]: “Bulawayo, Rhodésie”.
  • Note: [Williams] The status of this taxon is in doubt since bambana is not recorded from Zimbabwe.
• Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith = A. tjoane. Larsen 1991:190.
• Axiocerses bambana bambana Grose-Smith; Henning & Henning, 1996: 16; Williams, 2008.

References

• D'Abrera, B., 2009. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region, second edition, Part 3, Theclinae, Polyommatinae, Riodinidae. Hill House, Melbourne, London. 260pp. Reference page. 
• Aurivillius, C. 1908–1925. In: Seitz, A., 1908–25. Die Großschmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 13: 1-613, pls. 1-80. Reference page. 
• Dufrane, A. 1954. Sur quelques Lycaenidae d’Afrique. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe Royale Entomologique de Belgique 90: 282–286. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Henning, G. A. & Henning, S. F., 1996. A review of the genus Axiocerses Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of nine new species and three new subspecies. Metamorphosis: Occasional Supplement 1, 48pp. (PDF) Reference page. 
• Williams, M. C., 2008. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Axiocerses Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.