Celastrina morsheadi astynome

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: Polyommatini
Genus: Celastrina
Species: Celastrina morsheadi
Subspecies: Celastrina morsheadi astynome

Name

Celastrina morsheadi astynome (Oberthür, 1919).

Type locality: China, Ta-Tsien-Lou.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Cyaniris oreas ♂ (erratim) Leech Butterfl. from China Pl. XXXI, fig. 15...", designated by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 241.

Synonymy

• Cyaniris astynome Oberthür, 1919: 238 (partim).
• Lycaenopsis morsheadi gregoryi Watkins, 1927: 329. Holotype BMNH ♂, Chine, Yunnan. (Synonymised by Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 241).
• Celastrina morsheadi (Evans) Forster, 1941: 605, pls. 19, 20, fig 2 ♂ (partim).
• [Celastrina argiolus? Evansi Toxopeus sensu Forster, 1941: pls. 21, 22, fig. 16 ♀. Misidentification.]
• Celastrina morsheadi astynome (Oberthür); Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983: 241.

References

• Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9. Reference page. 
• Forster, W., 1941. Neue Lycaeniden-Formen aus China II. Mitteilungen der Münchner entomologischen Gesellschaft 31: 593–627, pls 19-22. text plates. Reference page. 
• Oberthür, C., [1919]. Une nouvelle espèce de Cyaniris de la faune Sino-thibetaine. Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1918: 237-238. Reference page. 
• Watkins, H.T.G. 1927. Butterflies from N.W. Yunnan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)19: 313–344. DOI: 10.1080/00222932708655500 . Reference page.