Allotinus macassarensis

Allotinus macassarensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1891. It is endemic to Sulawesi. Fruhstorfer in Seitz ( page 812 plate (141 h ) provides a description differentiating macassarensis from nearby taxa.[2]

Allotinus macassarensis
in Seitz Macrolepidoptera IndoAustralica Fauna (h)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. macassarensis
Binomial name
Allotinus macassarensis
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paragerydus macassarensis Holland, 1891
  • Allotinus horsfieldi macassariensis (Holland) Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Allotinus unicolor damodar Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Allotinus macassariensis (Holland); Corbet, 1939
  • Allotinus macassariensis macassariensis (Holland); Eliot, 1967
  • Allotinus macassariensis menadensis Eliot, 1967

Subspecies

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  • Allotinus macassarensis macassarensis (southern Sulawesi, Banggai Island)
  • Allotinus macassarensis menadensis Eliot, 1967 (northern Sulawesi, Bangka Island)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Allotinus macassarensis (Holland, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175