Allotinus unicolor unicolor

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


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

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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Allotinus unicolor C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (2):286-287.
TL : Singapore. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Karimata,
Lingga, Natuna.

	● ssp.continentalis
	● ssp.rekkia
	● ssp.unicolor

Synonyms

Paragerydus moorei H.H.Druce, 1895 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):562, pl.31, figs.5.♂,6,♀. TL. Kina Balu, Borneo.
Allotinus posidion eurytanus Fruhstorfer, 1913 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(12):368. TL. Sintang, West-Borneo. (NHML)
Allotinus aphocha rebilus Fruhstorfer, 1913 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(12):370. TL. Nord-Borneo. (NHML)
Allotinus dilutus Corbet, 1939 : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 89(5):70. TL. Kanching, Selangor, "Malay Pen." [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

unicolor ; Holotype '♂' recte ♀, Singapore. (NHML)
eutytanus ; Lectotype ♂, 19.Apr.10. Sintang, Borneo. designated by Eliot, 1985 (NHML)
rebilus ; Lectotype ♀, Kina Balu, [N. Borneo]. designated by Eliot, 1985 (NHML)
dilutus ; Holotype ♂, Allotype ♀, 21.Sep.1930. Selangor, Kanching, West Malaysia. A.S.Corbet (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Pinratana,1981 : 30, pl.4, fig.23,♂(Un) ; pl.5, figs.5,♂,6,♀ ; pl.35, figs,26,♂,27,♂(Un). (Phuket; Trang; Phangna; Yala; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Allotinus unicolor rekkia ; Pinratana,1981 : 30, pl.5, figs.7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Eliot,1986 : 48. (Thailand)
Allotinus unicolor rekkia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 546, pl.247, figs.L40b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Allotinus leogoron leogoron ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.248, figs.L42,♀,♀(Un) (in part).
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.09.28)
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 560, pl.253, figs.L64b♀,♀(Un) (in part)
Allotinus leogoron leogoron ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.254, figs.L66,♀,♀(Un) (in part).
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 40, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Key Rap Nam; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
'Allotinus davidis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 126-127, fig.Abb.L-049,[probably this taxon, at least not davidis]. (Phang Nga)'
Allotinus leogoron leogoron ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 127-128, figs.Abb.L-051-052. (Phang Nga)
Allotinus unicolor unicolor ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 128-129, figs.Abb.L-047-048. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 3♂ 4♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂.

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

Trang : 1♂ 2♀.

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

Pattani : 1♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ 6♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Notes

The butterfliy is common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m). Males are territorial on shrubs at forest edges.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865]-1874 : 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.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)

Druce, H.H.,1895 : A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):556-627, pls.31-34.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(12):367-371. (15.Dec.1913)

Corbet, A.S.,1939 : A Revision of the Malayan Species of Allotinus Felder and Felder (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 89(5):63-77, 1 pl, 23 figs.

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1):1-105, 108 figs.


♀, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2024.08.31.