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 : NE 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, 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 ]
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 montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m).
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.
(2): [2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after Oct].1865), Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.

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, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 803-808 (24.Apr.1914), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

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.

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.