Melanolycaena

Melanolycaena Sibatani, 1974

Melanolycaena Sibatani, 1974 (Section Heliophorus); Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 95; TS: Melanolycaena altimontana Sibatani

Melanolycaena; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Melanolycaena (Lycaeninae); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)

Melanolycaena altimontana Sibatani, 1974 -. See [maps]
- Melanolycaena altimontana Sibatani, 1974; Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 95; TL: New Guinea, Western Highlands, Mt Hagen Range, Murmur Pass, 8700ft
- Melanolycaena altimontana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- M. a. altimontana New Guinea (westerns highlands)
  - Melanolycaena altimontana altimontana; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 98; [BAUR], 363; [iNaturalist]
- M. a. microgyris Sibatani, 1974 New Guinea (eastern highlands)
  - Melanolycaena altimontana microgyris Sibatani, 1974; Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 103; TL: New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Mt Wilhelm, Pengal River, 9200ft
  - Melanolycaena altimontana microgyris; [BAUR], 363; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on Muehlenbeckia monticola? Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 103
Melanolycaena thecloides Sibatani, 1974 Papua (S. slopes of Owen Stanley Range). See [maps]
- Melanolycaena thecloides Sibatani, 1974; Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 104; TL: New Guinea, Tapini, Loloipa River, Bome, 6200ft
- Melanolycaena thecloides; [BAUR], 363; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Muehlenbeckia monticola? Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 105

2.12.2018 (2)

References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

[BAUR]; D'Abrera, 1977
Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn) Butts. Aust. Region: 1-416
Sibatani, 1974
A New Genus for Two New Species of Lycaenidae (s. Str.) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13) : 95-110
Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020
Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7) : 1-41

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