Niphanda tessellata

Niphanda tessellata, ♀, from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Niphandini
Genus: Niphanda
Species: Niphanda tessellata
Subspecies: N. t. aristarcha – N. t. leytensis – N. t. sangana – N. t. susewarneckae – N. t. tessellata

Name

Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875].

Type locality: Malaysia, Penang.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH

Synonymy

• Niphanda tessellata Moore, [1875]: 572, pl.66, fig.6.
• Niphanda tesselata [sic] Moore, [1875]; D'Abrera, 1986: 637.

• Lycaenesthes aethiops Distant, 1886: 253
  • Type locality: Malaysia, Penang
    • Typus: ♂.; Cowan, 1966: 5.

References

Primary references

• Cowan C. F., 1966c. Some type specimens of W. L. Distant (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B). 35(1-2): 5–6. Reference page. 
• Distant, W.L. 1886. Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology, Pt. IV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)17: 251–254. BHL. Reference page. 
• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Moore, F. [1875]. Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1874: 565–579, 2 pls. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schröder & Treadaway, 2009. Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 29 (3): 102-?
• Schröder & Treadaway, 2013. Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 34 (1/2): 63;

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