♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Melanitis zitenius auletes Fruhstorfer, 1908 OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(21):83. TL : Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin. (♀) Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, W.Malaysia.

[ THAILAND ]
Melanitis zitenius ssp. ; Godfrey,1916 : 122. (Sriracha)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Godfrey,1930 : 254. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha; W: Klong Suan Mak)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Pinratana,1988 : 7, pl.2, figs.3a♀(wsf),♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Pinratana,1988 : 7, pl.2, figs.3b♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, fig.109,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 48, fig.82,♀. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Melantis zitenius zitenius ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.09 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melantis zitenius auletes ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.09 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 224, pl.84, figs.S3a♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 224, pl.84, figs.S3b♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Uémura,2010 : 1.
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 224, pl.84, figs.N39,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 18, photo.19,♂,21♀. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Melanitis zitenius zitenius ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 18, photo.20,♂,22♀. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 157, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Erawan WF; Khlong Naka)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 256, figs.Abb.S-049-S-053. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 63, col.pl.14,fig.♂ ; pl.81, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀[♂],4♀[♂](Un). (Nam Khane)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.86, figs.♂,♀,♂(dsf),♀(dsf). (Boung Kuang; Vang Vieng; Vientiane)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Uémura,2003 : 1, fig.4,map.
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Uémura,2006 : 1, fig.3,map. (Phou Phanang)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Uémura,2011 : 1. (C: Namkata)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Onodera,2022 : 53, pl.156, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Hinkhanna)

[ VIETNAM ]
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 366. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Melanitis zitenius ssp. ; Godfrey,1919 : 466. (S: Daban)
Melanitis auletes ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Melanitis zitenius f.auletes ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 31. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa / Annam: Muong-Sen)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Metaye,1957 : 104. (N)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 24, pl.2, figs.1a♂(dsf),1b♂(dsf.Un),1c♀. (N: Muong Nhe; Ba Be; Ba Vi / C: Kon Ka Kinh; Kon Cha Rang; Hon Ba; Cat Tien / S: Nghia Trung)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 28, figs.S-3,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re / Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 20. (N / C / S)
Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

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Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.

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Chiang Mai : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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Phrae : 1♂.

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Nan : 2♂.

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Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀.

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Ranong : 7♂ 7♀.

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Yala : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Vientiane : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 2000m).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Monographische revision der Gattung Melanitis.
Ent. Zeit. 22(21):82-84.

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1998.12.04 - 2023.07.31.