Talk:List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)/Archive 1

Archive for Talk:List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)till 11 Oct 2006

First raw dump ex Evans
Guys, the Lycs do need rework.
 * I took Krushnameghs complete Evans list on Excel, extracted Lycaenids, removed extra columns, dumped to text with tab delimits. Used my Evans to rechack scientific names (removed those typos), removed species found in Pakistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (we'll never get there folks in our lifetime), Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malayan peninsula (Mregui, Tavoy, Dawnas etc). Have kept Chumbi valley species as they may be found in other parts of Sikkim. Renumbered the species, did not change sequence of Evans and now have wikified it. Still requires work - its a raw dump I said.
 * 318 spp in 76 genera. One months LepIndex work for you Viren. You'll definitely get a barnstar for this!
 * Also needs wikification & stubs.

So find the old list below and raw dump on main page. PS No taxonomic changes on main page without talk discussion here, or we'll have chaos very soon.

Regards, AshLin 18:01, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Shyamal for the hard work. Viren, Lepindexing at your convenience please. Enough work to be called as your 'sautan' by your better 99.9%. Will work on stubs now. Regards, AshLin 14:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Control Numbers
The reference numbers given in the article list next to the scientific names in parentheses are for use for quick information retrieval in the computer and Evans book. Basically Evans numbering system has been redone after removing the extra-limital species. The control numbers are prefixed 'L' to differentiate them from Evans original numbering which uses 'H' as prefix. This keeps all the reduced number of lycaenid genera and species which actually occur in present Indian political boundaries (excluding Pak occupied Kashmir)in the same sequence. This is vital to help us locate the species data in Evans and the computer as after taxonomic revision there will be drastic changes to the structure of the family and it is vital to keep track of the species in an overall context. These will be removed as soon the taxonomy of this list stabilises, but I estimate this will take at least a year or two. This renumbered Indian Lycaenid list and original Evans Lycaenid list for complete South Asia are available with me. Will put it up on ButterflyIndia and TEP soon.

Regards AshLin.

Old List dumped below for Viren's reference

 * Apefly, Spalgis epius
 * Mottle, Logania distanti
 * Common Pierrot, Castalius rosimon
 * Angled Pierrot, Caleta caleta
 * Elbowed Pierrot, Caleta elna Fruhstorfer, 1918
 * Banded Blue Pierrot, Discolampa ethion
 * Dark Pierrot, Tarucus ananda
 * Rounded/Rusty/Striped Pierrot, Tarucus nara
 * Spotted Pierrot, Tarucus callinara
 * Little Tiger Blue, Tarucus balkanica
 * Indian Pierrot, Tarucus indica
 * Zebra Blue, Leptotes plinius
 * Bright Babul Blue, Azanus ubaldus
 * Dull Babul Blue, Azanus uranus
 * African Babul Blue, Azanus jesous
 * Indian Cupid, Everes lacturnus
 * White Hedge Blue, Udara akasa
 * Singalese/Large Hedge Blue, Udara singalensis
 * Common Hedge Blue, Actolepis puspa
 * Hampson's Hedge Blue, Actolepis lilacea
 * Whitedisc Hedge Blue, Celatoxia albidisca
 * Plain Hedge Blue, Celastrina lavendularis
 * Pale Hedgeblue, Celastrina cardia
 * Large Hedgeblue, Celastrina heugelii
 * Quaker, Neopithecops zalmora
 * Malayan, Magisba malaya
 * Pale Grass Blue, Psuedozizeeria maha
 * Dark Grass Blue, Zizeeria karsandra
 * African Grassblue, Zizeeria knysna(Trimen, 1862)
 * Lesser Grass Blue, Zizina otis
 * Tiny Grass Blue, Zizula hylax
 * Lime Blue, Chilades laius
 * Small Cupid, Chilades parrhasius
 * Plains Cupid, Chilades pandava
 * Grass Jewel, Freyeria trochylus
 * Gram Blue, Euchrysops cnejus
 * Forget-Me-Not, Catochrysops strabo
 * Forget-Me-Not, Catochrysops panoramus
 * Pea Blue, Lampides boeticus
 * Dark Cerulean, Jamides bochus
 * Common Cerulean, Jamides celeno
 * Metallic Cerulean, Jamides alecto
 * Large Four-Line Blue, Nacaduba pactolus
 * Pale Four-Line Blue, Nacaduba hermus
 * Transparent Six-Line Blue, Nacaduba kurava
 * Dark Ceylon Six-Line Blue, Nacaduba caluria
 * Opaque Six-Line Blue, Nacaduba beroe
 * Rounded Six-Line Blue, Nacaduba berenice
 * Violet Four-Lineblue, Nacaduba pavana
 * Pointed Line Blue, Ionolyce helicon
 * Common Line Blue, Prosotas nora
 * Tailless Line Blue, Prosotas dubiosa
 * White-Tipped Line Blue, Prosotas noreia
 * Dingy Line Blue, Petrolaea dana
 * Red Pierrot, Talicada nyseus
 * Ciliate Blue, Anthene emolus
 * Pointed Ciliate Blue, Anthene lycaenina
 * Western Centaur Oakblue, Arhopala pseudocentaurus
 * Large Oakblue, Arhopala amantes
 * Rosy Or Kanara Oakblue, Arhopala alea
 * Tamil Oakblue, Arhopala bazaloides
 * Dark Broken-Band Oakblue, Arhopala atrax
 * Aberrant Oakblue, Arohopala abseus
 * Manytailed Oakblue, Thaduka multicaudata
 * Common Acacia Blue, Surendra quercetorum
 * Silverstreaked Acacia Blue, Zinaspa todara
 * Silverstreak Blue, Iraota timoleon
 * Leaf Blue, Amblypodia anita
 * Common Silverline, Spindasis vulcanus
 * Plumbeous Silverline, Spindasis schistacea
 * Shot Silverline, Spindasis ictis
 * Scarce Shot Silverline, Spindasis elima
 * Abnormal Silverline, Spindasis abnormis
 * Longbanded Silverline, Spindasis lohita
 * Liliac Silverline, Apharitis lilacinus
 * Tawny Silverline, Apharitis acamas
 * Common Tinsel, Catapaecilma major
 * Common Tinsel?, Catapaecilma elegans
 * Yamfly, Loxura atymnus
 * Common Imperial, Cheritra freja
 * Monkey Puzzle, Rathinda amor
 * Common Onyx, Horaga onyx
 * Violet/Brown Onyx, Horaga viola
 * Redspot, Zesius chrysomallus
 * Silver Royal, Ancema blanka(=Maneca bhotea)
 * Broadtail Royal, Creon cleobis
 * White Royal, Pratapa deva
 * Peacock Royal, Tajuria cippus
 * Spotted Royal, Tajuria maculata
 * Plains Blue Royal, Tajuria jehana
 * Branded Royal, Tajuria melastigma
 * Banded Royal, Rachana jalindra
 * Nilgiri Tit, Hypolycaena nilgirica
 * Orchid Tit, Hypolycaena othona
 * Common Tit, Hypolycaena erylus
 * Fluffy Tit, Zeltus amasa
 * Cornelian, Deudorix epijarbas
 * Common Guava Blue, Deudorix isocrates
 * Large Guava Blue, Deudorix perse
 * Plane, Bindahara phocides
 * Indian Red Flash, Rapala iarbus
 * Malabar Flash, Rapala lankana
 * Slate Flash, Rapala manea
 * Indigo Flash, Rapala varuna
 * Assam Flash, Rapala tara
 * Copper Flash Rapala pheritima
 * Indian Sunbeam, Curetis thetis
 * Dentate/Bright/Toothed Sunbeam, Curetis dentata
 * Shiva Sunbeam, Curetis siva
 * Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles
 * Una Una usta

Sob, Sob
318 species. how, why, what, when...Packs bags and leaves town. *grin*

Progress of LepIndexing
When the going gets tough, the tough get going :- The spp symethus, biggsii, longeana and boisduvali are all part of Miletus. Strangely Lepindex does not give a date for Distant in case of biggsii.
 * Genus Poritia & spp - correct.
 * Genus Simiskina valid, but phalena is of Genus Poritia.
 * Genus Gerydus is a junior homnym. It is now Miletus. See
 * Genus Allotinus and spp multistrigatus, fabius and subviolaceus are correct. Species drumila is of genus Miletographa, while horsfieldii is possibly Paragerydus horsfieldi (Moore 1857).
 * Genus Logania and spp correct.
 * Genus Spalgis and species epeus correct.
 * Genus Niphanda and species correct.
 * Genus Pithecops and spp correct.
 * Neopithecops zalmora correct.
 * Genus Everes is a junior subjective synonym of Genus Elkalyce Balint and Johnson 1995.The spp argiades, diporides and kala are part of Elkalyce but the others are :-
 * dipora is part of genus Celastrina.
 * parrhasius is part of genus Chilades.
 * moorei is part of genus Shijimia.
 * Hedge Blue Bothrinia chennelli is OK.
 * Malayan Megisba malaya is OK.
 * Lime Blue Chilades laius is OK.
 * Genus Zizeeria. Each spp now belongs to a different genus! See article!

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