Danis danis apollonius

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Danis
Species: Danis danis
Subspecies: Danis danis apollonius

Name

Danis danis apollonius (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]).

Type locality: New Guinea.

Typus: Holotype, Female ♀ BMNH

Synonymy

Lycaena apollonius Felder & Felder, 1865: 265, pl.33, fig.3.
Thysonotis apollonius (Felder & Felder, 1865); Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893: 541, Pl.45, Figs 5,6, Pl.47 Figs 2,2a (genitalia)].
Danis danis apollonius (Felder & Felder, 1865); D'Abrera, 1977: 324; Parsons, 1998: 430; Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72.

Heterotypic:

Thysonotis apollonius ab. plumbeus Rothschild, 1915: 140. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: Indonesia, Mysool (“Misol”)
  - Typus: Holotype, Male ♂.
Thysonotis danis panatius Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: Salawatti,
  - Typus: Holotype, Female ♀, RMNH.
Thysonotis danis herophilus Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Waigeo.
  - Typus: Lectotype Male ♂ BMNH, designated by Tennent, 2016: 125.
Thysonotis danis sophron Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: New Guinea (but originally as "Buru").
  - Typus: Holotype Female ♀, BMNH, see Tennent, 2016: 128.
Thysonotis danis anaximenes Fruhstorfer, 1915: 51. (Synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 430; see also Tennent, 2016: 125).
- Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Oro Province, Kumusi River (="Kumusi").
  - Typus: Lectotype Male ♂ BMNH, designated by Tennent, 2016: 125.
Thysonotis danis proedrus: Fruhstorfer, 1915: 51. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124)
- Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Owgarra
  - Typus: Holotype, Male ♂, BMNH
Thysonotis lona Röber, 1927: 105. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: “Waigeo”,
  - Typus: Type not located.
Danis danis (apollonius) thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930: 129. (nom. nov. pro apollonius Fruhstorfer nec Felder). (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
- Type locality: Indonesia, Mysool (“Misool”)
  - Typus: Holotype, possibly RMNH

References

Primary references

D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne. Reference page.
Druce, H.H. & Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1893. A monograph of the butterflies of the genus Thysonotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893(3): 536–552, pls. 45-47. BHL text; plates. Reference page.
Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Lepidoptera. In: Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Zweite Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls. Text. Plates. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1915. Neue Formen der gattung Thysonotis und Aufzählung der bekannten Rassen auf Grund morphologische Unterschungen. Societas Entomologica 30: 39-40, 42-45, 49-52. Reference page.
Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page.
Röber, J., 1927. Neue exotische Falter. Int. ent. Zeit. 20: 400-403, 412-414, 419-421, 428-430, 1 pl; 21: 97-100, 105-107, 1 fig. Reference page.
Rothschild, L.W. 1915. On Lepidoptera from the islands of Ceram, Buru, Bali and Misol. Novitates Zoologicae 22(1): 105–144; 22(2): 209–227.Reference page.
Schröder, S. 2020. Danis Fabricius, 1807 from West New Guinea (Indonesia), a tentative arrangement (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Suara Serangga Papua 13(1): 69-90. DOI: 10.19269/sugapa2020.13(1).05. . Reference page.
Tennent, W.J. 2016. A review of Danis danis (Cramer, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), with descriptions of seven new subspecies from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 37(2–3): 117–138. PDF Reference page.
Toxopeus, L. J., 1930. De soorte als functie van Plaats en Tijd, 198 pp., 4 pls. Amsterdam. Reference page.

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