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Erysichton

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Erysichton
Erysichton palmyra figures 28 and 29
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Erysichton
Fruhstorfer, 1916[1]

Erysichton is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.

Etymology

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The genus is named after the mythological figure of Erysichthon of Thessaly.

Species

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Former species

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Two species of Erysichton were transferred to the new genus Jameela, leaving only the species Erysichton lineatus. (Grund 2010)

References

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  1. ^ Erysichton at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  • Eliot, J.N. 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 28: 371-505. BHL
  • Fruhstorfer, H., 1916. Nacaduba Artengruppe Erysichton. Zool. Meded. 2: 137.
  • Grund, R. & R. Eastwood 2010: New Australian butterfly genus Jameela gen. nov. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini) revealed by morphological, ecological and molecular data. Entomological Science 13 (1): 134-143. DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00368.x. Abstract: [1][dead link].
  • Hirowatari, T. 1992: A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B), 44(Suppl.)
  • Parsons, M., 1999. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-545555-0
  • Tite, G.E. 1963: A synonymic list of the genus Nacaduba and allied genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 13(4): 67-116, plates 1,2.