Species Acrodipsas hirtipes Sands, 1980

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Species Acrodipsas hirtipes Sands, 1980

Black Ant-blue

Acrodipsas hirtipes Sands, D.P.A. 1980. A new genus, Acrodipsas, for a group of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) previously referred to Pseudodipsas C. & R. Felder, with descriptions of two new species from northern Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 18(3): 251-265 [Date published 14/Mar/1980] [258].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC M547 ♂ (Sands in the original description designated a holotype), Mt White, Coen, QLD (designated in original description).
Paratype(s) ANIC 13♂ 3♀, Mt White, Coen, QLD; AM 1♂, Mt white, Coen, QLD; QM 1♂, Mt White, Coen, QLD; CGM 22♂ 3♀, Mt White, Coen, QLD; ANIC 1♂, 2 km SW of Coen, QLD; ANIC 1♂, Coen, QLD; CGM 1♀, Mt Croll, Coen, QLD.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Mt Croll and Mt White near Coen, and 3 km N of the Palmer River crossing, QLD, and Burrells Trig, NT.

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: unknown.

Extra Ecological Information

Larval food/attendant ants not recorded.

General References

Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [431] (distribution, identification)

Dunn, K.L. & Dunn, L.E. 1991. Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Family Lycaenidae. Melbourne : K. & L. Dunn Vol. 3 336-512 pp. [340] (distribution)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
05-Mar-2013	05-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012	30-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
28-Mar-2012	28-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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