Triclema melambrotus

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: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Triclema
Species: Triclema melambrotus
Subspecies: (2)
T. m. kiellandi – T. m. melambrotus

Name

Triclema melambrotus (Holland, 1893).

Type locality: Gabon: “Kangwé”.

Holotype: CM. female ♀.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes melambrotus Holland, 1893: 27; Bethune-Baker, 1910: 50, pl. 2, fig. 11 ?♂.
• Lycaenesthes oculatus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893: 101, figs 1, 2 ♀. Synonymy in Libert, 2010: 363.
• Lycaenesthes melambrota [sic] Holland; Aurivillius, 1898: 350.
• Anthene melambrotus (Holland); Stempffer, 1967: 193.
• Anthene (Anthene) melambrotus (Holland); Willams, 2008.
• Triclema melambrotus (Holland); Libert, 2010: 363.

References

• Aurivillius, C. [1899]. RHOPALOCERA ǼTHIOPICA; die Tagfalter des Ǽthiopischen Faunengebietes… 31(5): 1-561. Reference page. 
• Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1910. A revision of the African species of the Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 43: 1–84, pls. 1-13. 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. 
• Holland, W. J., 1893a. Some new and little known African butterflies. Entomological News 4: 22–28, Pl.1. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.