Open AccessTaxonomic notes on Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926 and related species (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae)
Author(s) -
Michel Libert,
Steve C. Collins
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
metamorphosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-9324
pISSN - 0972-6225
DOI - 10.4314/met.v32i1.
Subject(s) - subspecies , lycaenidae , nominate , taxon , zoology , biology , geography , ecology , mathematics , statistics , lepidoptera genitalia
Examination of male genitalia confirms that L. seyboui Warren-Gash & Larsen, 2003 is specifically distinct from L. eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926 and shows that L. kiellandi Congdon & Collins, 1998, whilst close to L. eketi, is also distinct. The subspecies kakamegae Congdon & Collins, 1998 of L. kiellandi is synonymised with the nominate subspecies, and the distribution of the different taxa is clarified.