On systematic status of Spindasis syama Horsfield, [1829] in Taiwan and the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeini)

2020/04/15 by Yu‐Feng Hsu, JIA-YUAN LIANG · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4763.4.2

openalex publication_date 2020/04/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Based upon both morphological and gene barcode evidence, the population of Spindasis syama in Taiwan is described as Spindasis syama lamuae, ssp. nov., and the taxon negrita Felder, 1862 is revised as a species endemic to the Philippines (stat. rev.).

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