Philiris ziska

Philiris ziska, ♂, ♀, from early works.

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: Luciini
Genus: Philiris
Species: Philiris ziska
Subspecies: (3)
P. z. halmaheira – P. z. titeus – P. z. ziska

Name

Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith, 1898).

Type locality: Indonesia, West Papua, Kapaur.

Lectotype: ♂ BMNH: "Type, Kapaur, Type HT, Ziska Gr.Sm. Kapaur. Types ♂♀, genit. slide No. 1961-245 G.E.T.", designated by Parsons, 1988: 371.

Synonymy

• Holochila ziska Grose-Smith, 1898: 11, pl. 13, figs 11-13.
• Candalides pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908: 122, pl. 8, fig. 13. "Dutch New Guinea, Fak-Fak, v-vi.1905 (A.E. Pratt)"; synonymised by Tite, 1963: 243.
• Philiris pratti (Bethune-Baker); Rothschild, 1916: 31.
• Philiris ziska (Grose-Smith); Tite, 1963: 243; Parsons, 1998: 371, pl. 52, figs 1366-1368.
• Philiris ziska ziska (Grose-Smith); Sands, 1981: 463.

References

• Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1908. Descriptions of butterflies of the Division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea. Proceedings of the zoological Society, London 1908: 110–126, 2 pls. BHL. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Rothschild, L.W. 1916. Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea (Macrolepidoptera). 182 pp., 2 pls. Zoological Museum, Tring. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Sands, D.P.A., 1981. The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini. PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Australia. 2 vols: 1: 1-584 (text); 2: 1-168 (2pls & figs). (Unpublished). DOI: 10.14264/uql.2014.573 Reference page. 
• Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 14: 197–259, 4 pls, 119 text figs. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• The Papua Insects Foundation, images.