Iolaus cytaeis

Iolaus cytaeis, ♂, 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 (Epamera)
Species: Iolaus cytaeis
Subspecies: I. c. caerulea – I. c. cytaeis

Name

Iolaus cytaeis (Hewitson, [1875]).

Type locality: Equatorial Guinea: “Fernando Po”.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875: 182.
• Iolaus cyteis [sic] Hewitson; Hewitson, [1878]: Suppl. 29, pl. 4a, figs 55,56.
• Epamera cytaeis (Hewitson); Riley, 1928: 390.
• Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis (Hewitson); Stempffer, 1967: 146.

References

• 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., 1875. Descriptions of six new species of Butterflies from South America, West Africa and Borneo. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 11: 182–184. BHL. Reference page. 
• Riley, N.D., 1928. Notes on Iolaus, Argiolaus and related genera with descriptions of new species, subspecies and a new genus. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Novitates Zoologicae 34: 374-394. BHL. 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.