Danis danis apollonius

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Danis
Species: Danis danis
Subspecies:

Danis danis apollonius (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]).

Type locality: New Guinea.

Typus: Holotype, Female ♀ BMNH

• Lycaena apollonius Felder & Felder, 1865: 265, pl.33, fig.3.
• Thysonotis apollonius (Felder & Felder, 1865); Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893: 541, Pl.45, Figs 5,6, Pl.47 Figs 2,2a (genitalia)].
• Danis danis apollonius (Felder & Felder, 1865); D'Abrera, 1977: 324; Parsons, 1998: 430; Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72.

Heterotypic:

• Thysonotis apollonius ab. plumbeus Rothschild, 1915: 140. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Mysool (“Misol”)
    • Typus: Holotype, Male ♂.
• Thysonotis danis panatius Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: Salawatti,
    • Typus: Holotype, Female ♀, RMNH.
• Thysonotis danis herophilus Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Waigeo.
    • Typus: Lectotype Male ♂ BMNH, designated by Tennent, 2016: 125.
• Thysonotis danis sophron Fruhstorfer, 1915: 50. (Synonymised by Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: New Guinea (but originally as "Buru").
    • Typus: Holotype Female ♀, BMNH, see Tennent, 2016: 128.
• Thysonotis danis anaximenes Fruhstorfer, 1915: 51. (Synonymised by Parsons, 1998: 430; see also Tennent, 2016: 125).
  • Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Oro Province, Kumusi River (="Kumusi").
    • Typus: Lectotype Male ♂ BMNH, designated by Tennent, 2016: 125.
• Thysonotis danis proedrus: Fruhstorfer, 1915: 51. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124)
  • Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Owgarra
    • Typus: Holotype, Male ♂, BMNH
• Thysonotis lona Röber, 1927: 105. (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: “Waigeo”,
    • Typus: Type not located.
• Danis danis (apollonius) thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930: 129. (nom. nov. pro apollonius Fruhstorfer nec Felder). (Synonymised by [?]; see also Tennent, 2016: 124; Schröder, 2020: 72).
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Mysool (“Misool”)
    • Typus: Holotype, possibly RMNH

• D'Abrera, B. 1977. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Lansdowne, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Druce, H.H. & Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1893. A monograph of the butterflies of the genus Thysonotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893(3): 536–552, pls. 45-47. BHL text; plates. Reference page. 
• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Lepidoptera. In: Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Zweite Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls. Text. Plates. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1915. Neue Formen der gattung Thysonotis und Aufzählung der bekannten Rassen auf Grund morphologische Unterschungen. Societas Entomologica 30: 39-40, 42-45, 49-52. Reference page. 
• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea xvi+736pp., 136 pls. Academic Press, London, ISBN 0125455550. Reference page. 
• Röber, J., 1927. Neue exotische Falter. Int. ent. Zeit. 20: 400-403, 412-414, 419-421, 428-430, 1 pl; 21: 97-100, 105-107, 1 fig. Reference page. 
• Rothschild, L.W. 1915. On Lepidoptera from the islands of Ceram, Buru, Bali and Misol. Novit. Zool. 22(1): 105–144; 22(2): 209–227.Reference page. 
• Schröder, S. 2020. Danis Fabricius, 1807 from West New Guinea (Indonesia), a tentative arrangement (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Suara Serangga Papua 13(1): 69-90. DOI: 10.19269/sugapa2020.13(1).05. . Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2016. A review of Danis danis (Cramer, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), with descriptions of seven new subspecies from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 37(2–3): 117–138. PDF Reference page. 
• Toxopeus, L. J., 1930. De soorte als functie van Plaats en Tijd, 198 pp., 4 pls. Amsterdam. Reference page. 

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