Psychonotis caelius plotinus

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Psychonotis
Species: Psychonotis caelius
Subspecies: Psychonotis caelius plotinus

Name

Psychonotis caelius plotinus (Grose-Smith and Kirby, [1896])

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, "Stephansort" = Bogadjim, MgP.

Holotype: BMNH ♂

Synonymy

• Thysonotis plotinus Grose-Smith & Kirby, [1896] 1887-1902 (2)36: 44, pl.8, figs.5-7.
• Thysonotis coelinus Grose-Smith, 1898: 106. Holotype: BMNH ♀, Fergusson Is.
• Thysonotis ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1908: 124, pl.9, fig.1. Holotype: BMNH ♂, Ekeikei.
• Thysonotis aetius Fruhstorfer, 1915: 30: 43. Holotype: BMNH ♂, Fr. Wilh. Hafen.
• Psychonotis caelius plotinus (Grose-Smith & Kirby); D'Abrera, 1977: 328; Parsons, 1998: 433.

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. 
• D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1915. Neue Formen der gattung Thysonotis und Aufzählung der bekannten Rassen auf Grund morphologische Unterschungen. Societas Entomologica 30: 39-40, 42-45, 49-52. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H., 1898. Descriptions of new Species of Oriental Butterflies. Novit. zool. 5(1): 103-110. 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. 

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