Cigaritis ictis

Cigaritis ictis, ♀, N. India, from original description.

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: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: Cigaritis ictis
Subspecies:
C. i. ceylanica – C. i. ictis

Name

Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson, [1865]).

Type locality: N. India.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH.

Synonyms

• Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, [1865]: 61, pl. 25, figs 8-9.
• Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896: 190; D'Abrera, 1986: 604. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 178.
• Spindasis ictis (Hewitson); Evans, 1927: 178; D'Abrera, 1986: 603; Bridges, 1994: IX:119.
• Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson); Savela, 9.xii.2011.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Felder, R., 1868. Diagnosen Neuer von E. Baron v. Ransonnet in Vorder-Indien gesammelter Lepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18(1-2): 281–286. Reference page. 
• Heron, F.A. 1896. Description of a new Spindasis from Ceylon. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (104) : 190-191. BHL. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates.
• Savela, M. Funet: Theclinae.

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