Allotinus davidis Eliot, 1959


ON : Allotinus davidis Eliot, 1959
OD : Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8):377, text-fig.3b, pl.10, figs.6(HT,♂), 7(PT,♀).
TL : Singapore. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra.
Allotinus davidis map


Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 17-18.Jun.1953. Singapore. J.N.Eliot. (NHML) ; Allotype ♀, same as holotype. (NHML, photo examined) ;
Paratype 1♀, S.Johore, Malaysia.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Allotinus davidis ; Pinratana,1981 : 30, pl.4, fig.22,♂(Un) ; pl.5, figs.2,♂,3,♀. (Ranong; Trang)
Allotinus davidis ; Eliot,1986 : 56. (P)
Allotinus davidis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 546, pl.247, figs.L39,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Allotinus davidis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 560, pl.253, figs.L63,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Allotinus davidis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 40, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Hot Samphang; Khlong Naka)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations.


Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1959 : New or little known Butterflies from Malaya.
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7(8) : 369-391, 1pl, 7 text-figs.

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


Allotinus davidis ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.24 - 2021.09.30.

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