Anthene irumu

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Species: Anthene irumu

Name

Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)

Type locality: Epulu, Irumu, 3500ft., Ituri Dist., Zaire.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. IX. 1946, leg. T.H.E. Jackson. genitalia slide Stempffer 2793.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes levis Hewitson, 1878
• Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer), 1948: 192; 1967: 188.
• Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948 (Comb. nov. by Libert, 2010: 181).

References

• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H., 1948. Contribution à l’étude des Lycaenidae de la faune éthiopienne. Revue Francaise d’Entomologie 15: 185-196. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.