Sancterila

Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Sancterila
Sancterila (Armentulus) shelfordii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Sancterila
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.[1]

The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.

Species

Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

  • Sancterila deliciosa (Pagenstecher, 1896)
  • Sancterila prattorum Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
  • Sancterila drakei Cassidy, 1995
  • Sancterila russelli Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

  • Sancterila archagathos (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  • Sancterila hermarchus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

  • Sancterila shelfordii (de Nicéville, 1902)

References

  1. Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.