Tajuria diaeus

Tajuria diaeus, ♂, ♀, from original description.

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: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Tajuria
Species: Tajuria diaeus
Subspecies: T. d. dacia – T. d. diaeus – T. d. karenkonis – T. d. mirabilis

Name

Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson, [1865])

Type locality: N. India.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Iolaus diaeus Hewitson, 1865 1: 45; 2P1. 20, figs 26 ♀, 27,28 ♂.
• Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson); Corbet, 1940: 113; Seki, 2006: 30.
• Tajuria thydia Tytler, 1915:141, pl. 4, fig. 47 ♂; D'Abrera, 1986: 614. Synonymised by Evans, 1927: 183.
• Tajuria thyidia [sic] D'Abrera, 1986: 615.
• Tajuria diaeus thydia Tytler; Pinratana, 1981: 130, pl. 33, fig. 19.

References

• Corbet, A. S., 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Tajuria Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5): 107. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok. Reference page. 
• Seki, Y., 2006. Tajuria diaeus (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from North Sumatra with a description of a new subspecies. Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 43: 30-31. Reference page. 
• Tytler, H. C., 1915. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills, Pt. III. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 119-155, pl.3, pl.4. Reference page. 

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