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Allotinus nicholsi

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Species of butterfly

Allotinus nicholsi
in Seitz Macrolepidoptera Fauna IndoAustralica (g)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species: A. nicholsi
Binomial name
Allotinus nicholsi
Moulton,
Synonyms
  • Allotinus taras battakanus Fruhstorfer, 1913

Allotinus nicholsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Coney Moulton in 1912. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra.Hans Fruhstorfer in Seitz ( page 809 plate 141 ) provides a description differentiating nicholsi from nearby taxa.

Subspecies

  • Allotinus nicholsi nicholsi (Borneo: Sarawak)
  • Allotinus nicholsi battakanus Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Sumatra: Battak Mountains)

References

  1. Allotinus, funet.fi
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
Taxon identifiers
Allotinus nicholsi


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