Genus Cyprotides Tite, 1963
- Cyprotides Tite, G.E. 1963. A revision of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14: 199-259, pls 1-4.
Type species:
Chrysophanus cyprotus Olliff, 1886 by monotypy.
Introduction
Cyprotides was previously treated as monotypic, containing the single species Chrysophanus cyprotus Olliff. The genus was originally proposed by Tite (1963) to accommodate the species cyprotus previously placed in the genus Candalides. However, Braby et al. (2020) reinstated Cyprotides Tite as a monotypic genus. Subsequently, Braby (2023) raised Candalides cyprotus pallescens Tite, 1963, to species level, described an additional species from the subalpine region of SE Australia, and two additional subspecies in Cyprotides cyprotus from the arid and semi-arid region of southern Australia.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC) ; NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NT, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Finke (FIN), Great Sandy Desert (GSD) ; SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
General References
Braby, M.F., Espeland, M., Müller, C.J., Eastwood, R., Lohman, D.J., Kawahara, A.Y., Maunsell, S.C., Pierce, N.E. 2020. Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Candalidini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics, diversification and evolutionary history. Systematic Entomology 45: 703-722
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPILIONOIDEA | 29-Dec-2020 | ADDED | Dr Michael Braby |