Luthrodes cleotas excellens

Luthrodes cleotas excellens, New Hebrides, from original description by Butler, [1876].

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: Luthrodes
Species: Luthrodes cleotas
Subspecies: Luthrodes cleotas excellens

Name

Luthrodes cleotas excellens (Butler, [1876])

Type locality: New Hebrides, Vanuatu, Tanna.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH "Yanna, New Hebrides, 3.iv.'75. / BMNH(E) # 264372". Designated by Bálint, 1999: 30.

Synonymy

• Scolitantides excellens Butler, [1876]: 616, pl. 67, figs 1-2.
• Luthrodes cleotas excellens (Butler); Fruhstorfer, 1915f: 48; Tennent, 2009: 91.
• Chilades laius excellens (Butler); Fruhstorfer, 1916f: 93.
• Chilades cleotas excellens (Butler); Balint & Johnson, 1997.

References

• Bálint, Z. & Johnson, K. 1997. Reformation of the Polyommatus section with a taxonomic and biogeographic overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 40: 1–68. PDF. Reference page. 
• Bálint, Z.,1999. Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). PDF. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 46: 3–82. Reference page. 
• Butler, A. G., 1876. On a collection of butterflies from the New Hebrides and Loyalty Islands with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875(4): 610-619, pl. 67. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1915f. Neue formen der gattung Luthrodes. Deut. ent. Zeit. (Iris) 29(2/3): 47-50. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1916. Neue lycaeniden des Leidener museums. Zoologische Mededelingen 2: 90-96, 5 text figs. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2009. A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Vanuatu; Ol buttaflae blong Vanuatu. 192 pp., Storm Entomological Publishing, Dereham, Norfolk, England. Reference page.