Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus

Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♀, Dak Nong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂ genitalia (left: uncus + tegumen + falx; right: valva & phallus), Yala.

ON : Allotinus subviolaceus C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil. (2): 286, pl.35, figs.27,♂, 28,♂(Un).
TL : Java. (NHML)

Distribution : N.E.India (Manipur), Myanmar, Thailand (except Chiang Mai), Laos, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan, Philippines.

	● ssp.lanna
	● ssp.subviolaceus

Synonyms

Allotinus alkamah Distant, 1886; Rhop. malayana: 452, pl.44, fig.3, '♂' recte ♀; TL: 'Malacca, Malay Peninsula; Sumatra' [Alkamah Dist., Malacca, W.Malaysia]. (MfN)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus Fruhstorfer, 1913; Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(11): 342; TL: 'Pegu [Bago], Birma; Rangun [Yangon]; Karenhills [Kayah State]' [Bago, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Allotinus subviolaceus kallikrates Fruhstorfer, 1913; Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(11): 342; TL: "Mindanao" [Mindanao, Philippines]. (NHML)
Allotinus subviolaceus silarus Fruhstorfer, 1914; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 808; TL: 'Südlichen Borneo' [Brunei, Borneo]. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

subviolaceus ; Lectotype ♂, Java. designated by Eliot,1985. (NHML)
alkamah ; Lectotype ♀, Malacca. designated by Takanami,1986 (MfN) ; Takanami,1989 : 25, figs.A11a♀, 11b♀(Un).
manychus ; Lectotype ♀, Magaree, Pegu. designated by Eliot,1985. (NHML, photo examined.) ; Saito & Inayoshi,2026 : figs.12,♀, 12v,♀(Un).
kallikrates ; Lectotype ♂, Mindanao, Philippines. designated by Eliot,1985.(NHML) ; Paralectotype ♀, Mindanao. designated by Eliot,1985. (NHML)
silarus ; Lectotype ♂, Brunei, Nordborneo. designated by Eliot,1985. (NHML) ; Paralectotype ♀, Sintang, W.Borneo. designated by Eliot,1985. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Eliot,1986 : 15. (Thailand)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Pinratana,1981 : 29, pl.4, fig.21,♀(Un) ; pl.5, fig.4,♀. (Chaiyaphum)
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 544, pl.246, figs.L34,♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia) [photo from Eliot,1992]. (Chaiyaphum; Ranong; Yala)
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 558, pl.252, figs.L59,♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia) [photo from Eliot,1992]. (Chaiyaphum; Ranong; Yala)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Kimura et al.,2014 : 38, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Musso; Khlong Khavia)
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Kimura et al.,2014 : 38, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Inayoshi,2016–2021 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Sep.2021 last update. 31.Aug.2023 changed.)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Nishimura,2026 : 34, fig.12,♀,12v♀(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon)

[ LAOS ]
Allotinus substrigosa ssp.: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 68, pl.98, fig.B5,♀(Un). (Vientiane).
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Osada et al.,1999 : 214, pl.107, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Thakhek)
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Inayoshi,2016–2021 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Sep.2021 last update. 31.Aug.2023 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Allotinus subviolaceus alkamah: Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 347–348, pl.8, figs.61,♀,62,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Trang Bom)
Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus: Miyazaki et al.,2006d : 49, figs.L-8,♀. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus: Inayoshi,2016–2021 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Sep.2021 last update. 31.Aug.2023 changed.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 1♂ (genitalia dissected).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ VIETNAM ]
Dak Nong : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (30–800 m a.s.l.).
Some authors have treated continental populations as ssp.manychus. However, these seem to be included in the nominotypical subspecies, as treated by Eliot (1986: 14–15).

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R, 1865. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera.
Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn, Wien, (2): [2] + 137–378, pls. 22–47. ([after Oct].1865)

Distant, W.L, 1886. Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Author, care of West, Newman & Co., London, part XII: 405–481, pls. 37–44.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1913. Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie, 9(11): 341–344. (15.Nov.1913)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1914. 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 803–808. (24.Apr.1914)

Eliot, J.N, 1986. A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology), 53(1): 1–105, 108 figs.

Takanami, Y, 1989. On Some Type Specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Tyô to Ga, 40(1): 23–80.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y, 2026. Description of two new species and two new subspecies of Lycaenidae from Thailand.
Butterflies, 98: 20–32.

1999.07.24 - 2026.02.28.