Iolaus carina

Iolaus carina, ♂, from Hewitson, [1878].

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Iolaus
Subgenus: Iolaus (Iolaus)
Subspecies:Iolaus carina

Name

Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873.

Type locality: “West Africa” - Gabon.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873: 122; [1878]: Supp.28, Supp.Pl.4a, Figs 52-54; Bridges, 1994: VIII.93; Williams, 2007: Iolaina 7.
• Iolaus bolissus gabonensis Stempffer, 1951: 125. Synonymy in Williams, 2007.
  • Type locality: Gabon: “Port Gentil”
    • Holotype: MNHN. 24.VI.1945
• Iolaus (Iolaus) carina gabonensis Stempffer; Stempffer, 1967: 139.
• Iolaus (Iolaus) carina carina Hewitson; Stempffer, 1967: 139.

References

• 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. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W. C., 1873. Descriptions of nine new Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 10: 122–125. BHL. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H., 1951. Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae de la faune éthiopienne (Lep). Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56(8): 119-128. 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.