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Neopithecops Distant, 1884
Neopithecops Distant, 1884; Rhopalocera Malayana : 197, 209, TS: Pithecops dharma Moore
Parapithecops Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 20, TS: Parapithecops gaura Moore
Papua Röber, [1892]; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 2 (6): 273 (preocc. Papua Ragonot, 1889), TS: Plebeius lucifer Röber
Parapithecops (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 449
Neopithecops (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 449; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158

Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, [1870])
Ceylon, S.India - Bengal, Kumaon - Burma. See [About maps] Quaker
Pithecops zalmora Butler, [1870]; Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: 161, TL: Moulmein, Burma
Parapithecops gaura Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 20, TL: Calcutta; Assam
?todara (Fruhstorfer, 1922) (Pithecops); in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 880
Neopithecops zalmora zalmora, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Neopithecops zalmora ; [BIR, 269]; [BOW: pl. 179, f. 23]; [MRS, 682]

Larva on Glycosmis pentaphylla [BIR] [EOB], Glycosmis citrifolia [MRS]

Pithecops nihana Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (3) : 702, TL: Hainan
Neopithecops horsfieldi Distant, 1884; Rhopalocera Malayana : 210, pl. 22, f. 15, TL: Singapore
Pithecops zalmora colutha Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 84, TL: Philippines
Neopithecops zalmora batuana Riley, 1944; : 256, TL: Batu Is.; Pulau Tello
Neopithecops zalmora zalmora ; [BMP: 237, pl. 34, f. 49-50]

Larva on Glycosmis pentaphylla [BMP]

N. z. dharma (Moore, [1881])
Ceylon Pithecops dharma Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (2): 72, pl. 34, f. 4
Neopithecops zalmora dharma ; [BOR, 650]
N. z. indigeta (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Java zalmora indigeta (Fruhstorfer, 1919) (Pithecops); Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 83, TL: Java
N. z. dolona (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Pithecops zalmora dolona Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 83, TL: Hong Kong
Neopithecops zalmora dolona ; [MRS, 682]
N. z. fedora (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Pithecops zalmora fedora Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 83, TL: Formosa
Neopithecops zalmora fedora ; [MRS, 682]
N. z. pertimidus Toxopeus, 1930
N. z. andamanus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Andaman I. Neopithecops zalmora andamanus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 45, TL: S. Andaman Island
Timor Neopithecops zalmora ssp.? ; [BAUR, 379 (text)]

Neopithecops sumbanus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Neopithecops sumbanus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 47, f. 20, 224, 248, TL: Sumba
Neopithecops sumbanus ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158
Sumba, Tanahjampea Neopithecops sumbanus sumbanus ; Cassidy, 1995, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 46 (2): 46; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158
N. s. orientalis Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Dammer Is. Neopithecops sumbanus orientalis Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 48, f. 16X, 225, 249, TL: Dammer Is.

Neopithecops lucifer (Röber, [1886])
Plebeius lucifer Röber, [1886]; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 61, pl. 4, f. 5
?Cupido lucifer Röber, 1886
Neopithecops lucifer, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Papua lucifer ; Röber, [1892], in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 2 (6): 273

Larva on Glycosmis pentaphylla [BAUR]

Kai, Aru, Torres Strait Is., Cape York Quaker
Neopithecops lucifer lucifer ; [BAUR, 379 (text)]
N. l. heria (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Trobriand I. Pithecops heria Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 84
Neopithecops lucifer heria ; [BAUR, 379]
N. l. parumbretta Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Batjan Neopithecops lucifer parumbretta Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 49, f. 226-227, 250-251, TL: Maluku, Batjan

Neopithecops umbretta Grose-Smith, 1895
Bachan, Halmahera Neopithecops umbretta Grose-Smith, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (4): 505, TL: Batchian
Neopithecops lucifer umbretta ; [BAUR, 379 (text)]
Neopithecops umbretta ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158
N. u. tituria (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Lesser Sunda Is., Tanahjampea, Sula, Maluku Pithecops umbretta tituria Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 84, TL: Java, Tanajampea
Neopithecops umbretta tituria ; Cassidy, 1995, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 46 (2): 46; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158
N. u. dorothea Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Sula Is. Neopithecops umbretta dorothea Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 53, f. 229, 253, TL: Sula I., Sula Besi
Neopithecops umbretta dorothea ; Cassidy, 1995, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 46 (2): 46; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 158
N. u. obianus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Obi Is. Neopithecops umbretta obianus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 53, f. 23, TL: Maluku, Obi Is., Laivui

Neopithecops sp.?
Obi Neopithecops sp.? ; [BAUR, 379]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Neopithecops zalmora umbretta (= sp.?); D'Abrera, 1971, Butts. Aust. Region (1st ed.): ?339

Neopithecops iolanthe Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Taninber. See [About maps] Neopithecops iolanthe Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 53, f. 25-26, 231, 255, 430-431, TL: Tanimber
N. i. boholicus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Bohol Neopithecops iolanthe boholicus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983; Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 54, f. 26, 430-431, TL: Philippines, Bohol, Bilar


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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!
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[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
[EOB]
Feltwell, J.; The Encyclopedia of Butterflies; Prentice Hall, 1993; ISBN 0-671-86828-4
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM


Some related literature:
Butler, [1870]
Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: (1869) 303pp, 3pls
Cassidy, 1995
On the Lycaenopsis Group of Genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 46 (2): 45-62
Distant, 1884
Rhopalocera Malayana: a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula Rhopalocera Malayana : 1-481, pl. 1-27,27A,27B,28-44
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
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History) Butts. Lycaenopsis group: 309 pp., 560 figs
Fruhstorfer, 1919
Revision der Artengruppe Pithecops auf Grund der Morphologie der Klammerorgane Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (1): 77-84, f. 1-4 (February)
Fruhstorfer, 1922
Gattungen (8-19): Parelodina - Niphanda in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 856 (14 February 1921), : 857-864 (5 January 1922), : 865-872 (21 January, 1922), : 873-880 (15 April 1922), : 881-888 (18 April 1922), : 889-896 (16 May 1922), : 897-901 (16 March 1923)
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
Moore, 1878
List of Lepidopterous Insects collected by the late R. Swinhoe in the Island of Hainan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (3) : 695-708
Moore, [1881]
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18, (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36, (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54, (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71
Moore, 1884
Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 16-52
Röber, [1886]
Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5
Röber, [1892]
II. Theil. Die Familien und Gattungen der Tagfalter systematisch und analytisch bearbeitet in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 2 (5): 181-224, pl. 35-42 (1889), (6): 225-284, pl. 43-50 (1892)
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


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