Shirozua melpomene from Butterflies of China, Japan & Corea.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Eulepidoptera
Sectio: Ditrysia
Subsectio: Apoditrysia
Clade: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Theclini
Genus: Shirozua
Species: Shirozua melpomene

Name

Shirozua melpomene (Leech, 1890).

Type locality: China, "Chang Yang".

Holotype: BMNH.

Synonymy

  • Dipsas melpomene Leech, 1890: 41.
  • Zephyrus melpomene (Leech); Leech, [1893]: 386, pl.28 fig.14.
  • Thecla melpomene (Leech); Courvoisier, 1921.
  • Shirozua melpomene (Leech); Bridges, 1994: IX.117; Koiwaya, 2007: 43.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
  • Courvoisier, L. G., 1914-1921. Zur Synonymie des Genus Lycaena. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (Iris) [1914] 28: 143-176; [1920] 34: 230-262; [1921]: 35: 54–110. v.28, v.34, v.35. Reference page. 
  • Koiwaya, S., 2007. The Zephyrus Hairstreaks of the World. 1: 1–300 2: pls 1-256. Mushi-Sha, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 978-4-943955-05-4. Reference page. 
  • Leech, J. H., 1890. New species of Rhopalocera from China. Parts 1, 2. Entomologist 23: 26–50; 187-192. Pt.1. Pt.2. Reference page. 
  • Leech, J. H., 1892-1893. Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea 1: 54 + 297 pp.; 2: 297–681, 1 map; 43 pls. London. 1, 2, Map, Plates. Reference page. 
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