ON : Arhopala chinensis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (2):231-232, pl.29, fig.10,♂(Un). TL : China septentrional: Shanghai. (NHML) Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, N.Vietnam, China.

Nilasera ? moelleri [sic] Nicéville, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):80-81, pl.9, fig.4,♂, 4a♀. TL. 'Sikkim; Sibsagar, Upper Assam' [Assam].
Satadra lazula Moore, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):40. TL. Sikkim. (NHML)

moelleri  ; Type 1♂ (NZC) ; 1♀, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 113, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).

[ VIETNAM ]
Flos chinensis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.4:8,♂,9,♂(Un),7:33(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Flos chinensis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11. (Cuc Phuong)
Flos chinensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (by literature)

I suspect that the relationship between this taxon and Flos areste is a variation of the conspecific as well as Flos adriana and Flos asoka. Further taxonomic study is needed.

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)

Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):65-91. pls.1,9,10.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):16-52.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3):85-141.

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