On Hypolycaena from Maluku, Indonesia, including the first description of male Hypolycaena asahi (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

By

Cassidy, Alan C.
Rawlins, Andrew

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

115

Pages

53-84

Subjects

asahi , danis , dictaea , erylus , Hypolycaena , Indonesia , Lepidoptera , Lycaenidae , Maluku , phorbas , pigres , silo , sipylus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.115.1406

 

Abstract

The taxonomy and distribution of the five species of Hypolycaena in Maluku are discussed and new locality records given. Corrections are made to the published taxonomy and distribution of H. phorbas (Fabricius, 1793). This clarification enables a better understanding of the biogeography of the genus. Hypolycaena asahi Okubo, 2007, was originally described from a single female from Ambon and is here recorded from Seram. The male is described for the first time.