August 12, 2025

A review of the types of Lycaenidae species (Lepidoptera) described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil deposited in the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic

Key Points

This review clarifies the taxonomy of 11 Lycaenidae taxa described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil.
Miletus lahomius is elevated to species status from a subspecies, affecting its classification.
Multiple taxa are reassigned within their genera, impacting the understanding of butterfly evolution.
This research aids in organizing butterfly collections and enhances taxonomic clarity in Lepidoptera.

Abstract

Within the framework of organizing the general collection of tropical butterflies in the National Museum of the Czech Republic, the type material of species described by Napoleon Manuel Kheil is reviewed. The present paper deals with the types in the family Lycaenidae and comprises a total of 11 taxa. Current status, distribution, and photos of adults and genitalia are given for each taxon. Further taxonomic changes were made as a part of the study. Miletus lahomius Kheil, 1884, until now considered a subspecies of Logania marmorata Moore, 1884, is transferred from the genus Logania Distant, 1884 to the genus Allotinus C. as a result, all its existing subspecies are reclassified as subspecies of A. lahomius: Allotinus lahomius lahomius (Kheil, 1884), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius damis (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius diehli (Eliot, 1986), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius faustina (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius hilaeira (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius javanica (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius marmorata (Moore, 1884), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius munichya (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., Allotinus lahomius palawana (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov., and Allotinus lahomius samosata (Fruhstorfer, 1914), comb. & stat. nov. Taxon semanga Corbet, 1940 is transferred from the subspecies level of Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) to the subspecies level of Chliaria tora (Kheil, 1884) as Chliaria tora semanga Corbet, 1940, stat. nov. Taxon pumilina van Eecke, 1918 is transferred from the subspecies of Chliaria tora (Kheil, 1884) to the subspecies of Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) as Chliaria othona pumilina van Eecke, 1918, stat. nov. Tajuria cippus bagus (Kheil, 1884), is restored to the species level: Tajuria bagus (Kheil, 1884), stat. restit. Deudorix hypargyria (Elwes, 1893) is downgraded, and Deudorix hypargyria strephanus (Druce, 1896) and Deudorix hypargyria annawarneckae Schröder & Treadaway, 2013 are transferred to the subspecies of Deudorix calderon Kheil, 1884, stat. restit., as Deudorix calderon hypargyria (Elwes, 1893), stat. nov., Deudorix hypargyria strephanus (Druce, 1896), stat. nov., and Deudorix calderon annawarneckae Schröder & Treadaway, 2013, stat. nov., respectively.

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