Allotinus subviolaceus subviolaceus

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


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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

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 : NE.India (Manipur), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Palawan, Philippines.

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, Birma; "Rangun" [Yangon]; Karenhills' [Pegu, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Allotinus subviolaceus kallikrates Fruhstorfer, 1913 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(11):342. TL. Mindanao, [Philippines]. (NHML)
Allotinus subviolaceus silarus Fruhstorfer, 1914 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. 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.)
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.)

[ LAOS ]
Allotinus subviolaceus manychus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,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, Saito & Saito,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 ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 1♀ (3♂ genitalia dissected).

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

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 870m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops and fly in circles for long hours in their territory.
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).
The specimens from Chiang Mai have rather different ground colour and markings on the underside. Further taxonomic study is needed.

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)

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(11):341-344. (15.Nov.1913)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9.
803-808. (24.Apr.1914)

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 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.

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