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Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929
Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 230, TS: Lycaena ancyra Felder
Catopyrops ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105
Catopyrops (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 444; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146

Catopyrops ancyra (Felder, 1860)
Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Felder's Lineblue
Lycaena ancyra Felder, 1860; Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 457, TL: Amboina
Catopyrops ancyra, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Lycaena ancrya[sic] ; Hemming, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: 102
Nacaduba ancyra ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 392
Catopyrops ancyra ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 5]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146

Larva on Glochidion, Caesalpinia, Pipturus Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146

Ambon Catopyrops ancyra ancyra ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106, f. 78, 87; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. mysia (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
West Irian - Papua, Torres Strait Is. Nacaduba ancyra mysia Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Butts Australia: 96, TL: Prince of Wales Island
Nacaduba ancyra vanheurni van Eecke, 1924; Nova Guinea 15: 41, TL: Dutch New Guinea
= ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106
Catopyrops ancyra mysia ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106; [BAUR, 350]
C. a. subfestivus (Röber, 1886)
Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Tukangbesi, Banggai, Sula Plebeius subfestivus Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 64, pl. 4, f. 33, TL: Aru, Ceram, Celebes (part)
Catopyrops ancyra duplicata Toxopeus, 1930; De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 149, pl. 4, f. 13a-b, TL: Kalawara, Centr. Celebes
= ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106
Nacaduba ancyra subfestivus ; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 123 (Celebes, part)
Catopyrops ancyra subfestivus ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106; [BOR, 641]; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
Catopryops ancyra subfestivus ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146
C. a. tuala Toxopeus, 1930
Kai I. Catopyrops ancyra tuala Toxopeus, 1930; De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 148, pl. 4, f. 10, TL: Toeal, Key
Catopyrops ancyra tuala ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. complicata (Butler, 1882)
Umboi I., New Britain, Duke of York I, New Irelan, New Hanover, Witu, Admiralty Is. Lampides complicata Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (56): 150, TL: Duke of York Island
Catopyrops ancyra complicata ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. procella Tite, 1963
Squally I. Catopyrops ancyra procella Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106, pl. 1, f. 21, TL: Bismarck Archipelago, Squally Island (1°40'S, 150°30'E)
Catopyrops ancyra procella ; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. distincta Tite, 1963
Nissan I. Catopyrops ancyra distincta Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106, pl. 1, f. 22, TL: Solomon Islands, Nissan Island (4°30'S, 154°20'E)
Catopyrops ancyra distincta ; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. amaura (Druce, 1891)
Solomons (Alu, Roviana, Malaita) Nacaduba amaura Druce, 1891; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 361, pl. 31, f. 10, TL: Alu; Rubiana; Malaita
Catopyrops ancyra amaura ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 106; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. maniana (Druce, 1891)
Solomons (Ulava I.) Nacaduba maniana Druce, 1891; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 361, pl. 31, f. 9, TL: Ulaua I.
Catopyrops ancyra maniana ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. ligamenta (Druce, 1891)
Solomons (Ugi I.) Nacaduba ligamenta Druce, 1891; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 361, pl. 31, f. 11-12, TL: Ugi I.
Catopyrops ancyra ligamenta ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. a. aberrans (Elwes, [1893])
Assam, Burma - Penisular Malaya, ?Sumatra Nacaduba aberrans Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 626, pl. 44, f. 6, TL: E.Pegu
Catopyrops ancyra aberrans, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Catopyrops ancyra aberrans ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]; [BMP: 258, pl. 38, f. 13]
C. a. almora (Druce, 1873)
Borneo Cupido almora Druce, 1873; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 349, pl. 32, f. 7, TL: Borneo
Nacaduba pseustis Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (2) : 182, TL: Borneo
= ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105
Catopyrops ancyra almora ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]
C. a. hyperpseustis (Toxopeus, 1929)
Pulau Weh Nacaduba ancyra hyperpseustis Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 210, TL: Pulo Weh
Catopyrops ancyra hyperpseustis ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]
C. a. exponens (Fruhstorfer, 1916)
?Cocos Is. Nacaduba ancyra exponens Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 123, TL: "Cocos Inseln (Holl. Klappereiland)"
Catopyrops ancyra exponens ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]
C. a. nicevillei Toxopeus, 1930
NE.Sumatra Catopyrops ancyra nicevillei Toxopeus, 1930; De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 147, pl. 4, f. 2, TL: NE.Sumatra
Catopyrops ancyra nicevillei ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]
C. a. austrojavana Toxopeus, 1930
E.Java Catopyrops ancyra austrojavana Toxopeus, 1930; De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 147, pl. 4, f. 5, a-b-c, TL: E.Java
Catopyrops ancyra austrojavana ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 105; [BOR, 641 (name)]

Catopyrops rita (Grose-Smith, 1895)
Timor, Wetar. See [About maps] Nacaduba rita Grose-Smith, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (4): 508, TL: Wetter
Catopyrops rita ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107, f. 79, 89; [BAUR, 350 (text)]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146
Ambon Catopyrops rita rita ; [BOR, 641 (name)]; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107
C. r. bora Eliot, 1956
Sulawesi Catopyrops rita bora Eliot, 1956; Bull. Raffles Mus. 27: 37, TL: Sulawesi, Bonthain
Catopyrops rita bora ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107; [BOR, 641]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146
C. r. altijavana Toxopeus, 1930
Java, Tanahjampea Catopyrops ancyra (subfestivus) altijavana Toxopeus, 1930; De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 148, TL: Java (Malang)
Catopyrops rita altijavana ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107; [BOR, 641]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 146

Catopyrops florinda (Butler, 1877)
-. See [About maps] Lampides florinda Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (118) : 354, TL: Lifu
Catopyrops florinda ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 5 (text)]; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107

Larva on Celtis sinensis, Trema cannabina, Caesalpinia bonduc K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Loyalty I. Catopyrops florinda florinda ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107, f. 81, 88; [BAUR, 350 (text)]
C. f. estrella (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914)
Australia (Darwin, Cooktown - S.New South Wales) Speckled Line Blue
Nacaduba ancyra estrella Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Butts Australia: 96, f. 312, TL: Cooktown
= Catopyrops florinda florinda ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107
Nacaduba ancyra halys Waterhouse, 1934; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 59 : 416, TL: New South Wales
= Catopyrops florinda florinda ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107
Catopyrops florinda estrella ; [BAUR, 350]
C. f. parva Tite, 1963
Timor, Kissar, Wetar, Letti Catopyrops florinda parva Tite, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107, TL: Timor, Oinainisa
Catopyrops florinda parva ; [BAUR, 350 (text)]

Catopyrops keiria (Druce, 1891)
Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Nacaduba keiria Druce, 1891; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 362, pl. 31, f. 13-14, TL: Solomons
Catopyrops keira[sic?] ; (spell.?)
Catopyrops keiria ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 107, f. 80, 91; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 6]
Solomons, New Ireland? Catopyrops keiria keiria ; [BAUR, 350]
C. k. reducta Howarth, 1962
Rennell, Bellona Is. keiria reducta Howarth, 1962; The Natural History of the Rennel and Bellona Is. (4) : 77, TL: Rennell I.
Catopyrops keiria reducta ; [BAUR, 350 (text)]

Catopyrops kokopona (Ribbe, 1899)
Umboi I., Witu I., New Britain. See [About maps] Nacaduba kokopona Ribbe, 1899; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 232, pl. 4, f. 7, TL: Neu Pommern
Catopyrops kokopona ; Tite, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 108, f. 82, 90; [BAUR, 350]

Catopyrops zyx Parsons, 1986
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Catopyrops holtra Parsons, 1986
New Guinea. See [About maps]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAUR]
D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOR]
D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM


Some related literature:
Butler, 1877
On a Collection of Lepidoptera obtained by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee from Lifu (Loyalty Group), with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (118) : 348-359
Butler, 1882
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Duke of York Island and New Britain Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (55): 36-43, (56): 149-160, (57): 226-238
Doherty, 1891
The Butterflies of Sumba and Sumbawa, with some Account of the Island of Sumba J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (2) : 141-197, pl. 2
Druce, 1873
A list of the Collections of diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo, with Descriptions of new Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 337-361, pl. 32-33
Druce, 1891
On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 357-373, pl. 31-32
K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991
Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):
Eliot, 1956
New and little known Rhopalocera from the Oriental Region Bull. Raffles Mus. 27: 32-38, 3 figs
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6
van Eecke, 1924
List of the Lepidoptera collected by Mr. W.C. van Heurn during an exploration-expedition in Dutch New Guinea Nova Guinea 15: 33-56, 1pl
Elwes, [1893]
On Butterflies collected by Mr. W. Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and in Perak. (1) and (2) Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (2): 249-289, pl. 27, 1892 (4): 617-664, pl. 43-44
Felder, 1860
Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462
Fruhstorfer, 1916
Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 103-140, pl. 4-5 (30 August)
Grose-Smith, 1895
Descriptions of new species of butterflies, captured by Mr. Doherty in the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, and now in the Museum of the Hon. Walter Rothschild at Tring Novit. Zool. 2 (2): 75-85, (4): 505-514
Hemming, 1967
Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: -
Howarth, 1962
Rhopalocera of the Rennel and Bellona Islands The Natural History of the Rennel and Bellona Is. (4) : 63-83
Ribbe, 1899
Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomon-Archipels in der Süd-See Dt. ent. Z. Iris 11 (1): 35-133, 12 (1): 219-260
Rothschild, 1915
On the Lepidoptera in the Tring Museum sent by Mr. A. S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 192-208, (3): 387-402
Röber, 1886
Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5
Tite, 1963
A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and allied Genera Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 13 (4) : 67-116, pl. 1-2
Toxopeus, 1929
Beschreibung einiger Schmetterlinge (Riodinidae und Lycaenidae) von Pulu Weh bei Sumatra. (Lycaenidae Australasiae V) Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 204-214
Toxopeus, 1929
De Riodinidae en Lycaenidae van het eiland Java.(Lycaenidae Australasiae VI) Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4) : 215-244
Toxopeus, 1930
De soorte als functie van plaats en tidj... xii De soorte .. Plaats. en Tijd.: 198pp, 4pls, 17fgs
Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003
The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island faunda Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16
Waterhouse, 1934
Notes on Australian Lycaenidae. vii. Descriptions of new races Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 59 : 416-420
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
The Butterflies of Australia, a Monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera, introducing ... Butts Australia: 239pp, 42 pls


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