Miletus symethus

Miletus symethus petronius, <♂/♀>, Brunei

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: Miletinae
Tribus: Miletini
Genus: Miletus
Species: Miletus symethus
Sub-Species: M. s. acampsis – M. s. atimonicus – M. s. batuensis – M. s. edonus – M. s. hierophantes – M. s. nuctus – M. s. perlucidus – M. s. petronius – M. s. phantus – M. s. philopator – M. s. solitarius – M. s. symethus – M. s. vespasianus

Name

Miletus symethus (Cramer, [1777]).

Type locality: "West Indies", recte Indonesia, Java.

Holotype: not located.

Synonymy

• Papilio symethus Cramer, [1777]: 84, pl.CXLIX, fig.B,C ♀.
• Gerydus symethus [Cramer]; Boisduval, 1836: Pl.23 Fig.2.
• Symetha pandu Horsfield, 1828: pl.2, figs. 2,2a. West Java. ♂ ♀ BMNH.
• Miletus symethus (Cramer); Eliot, 1961: 169; Bridges, 1994: VIII.450, IX.78.

References

• Boisduval, J.-A. 1836. In Roret, Suite à Buffon, Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères 1: xii+690pp., 24 pls. Paris. 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. 
• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Eliot, J. N. 1961. An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Raffles. Mus. 26: 154–177, 24 figs. Reference page. 
• Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144pp., 4 pls., London. Reference page. 
• Murayama, S. & Okamura, H., 1973. Butterflies of Luzon island in the Philippines, with descriptions of new species and sub-species. Tyô to Ga 24(1): 10-25, 48 figs. Reference page. 

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