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Drupadia Moore, 1884
Drupadia Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 31, TS: Myrina ravindra Horsfield
Drupadia Distant, 1884; Rhopalocera Malayana : 233, 236, TS: Myrina ravindra Horsfield
Biduanda Distant, 1884; Rhopalocera Malayana : 233, 237, TS: Myrina thesmia Hewitson
Biduanda (Cheritrini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 435
Drupadia (Cheritrini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 435; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 129

Drupadia cinderella Cowan, 1974
Borneo (Sarawak). See [About maps] Drupadia cinderella Cowan, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 29 (6) : 319
Drupadia cinderella ; [BOR, 596]

Drupadia cindi Cowan, 1974
Borneo. See [About maps] Drupadia cindi Cowan, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 29 (6) : 320
Drupadia cindi ; [BOR, 596]

Drupadia rufotaenia (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
-. See [About maps] Marmessus rufotaenia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249, TL: Peninsular Malaysia
Marmessus rufotaenia ; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 25]
Drupadia rufotaenia ; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, NE.Sumatra, Borneo (E.Sarawak) Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia ; [BOR, 596]; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 28-29]
D. r. archbaldi (Evans, 1932)
Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi Marmessus archbaldi Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 290
Drupadia rufotaenia archbaldi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia rufotaenia archbaldi ; [BOR, 596]
Marmessus archbaldi ; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 26 (text)]
SW.Sumatra Drupadia rufotaenia alcyma ; [BOR, 596 (note)]
Nias Drupadia rufotaenia caesia ; [BOR, 596]
Borneo (Kina Balu, Kretam Hill) Drupadia rufotaenia kina ; [BOR, 597 (note)]
D. r. torquata Cowan, 1974
Palawan Drupadia rufotaenia torquata ; [BOR, 597 (note)]
D. r. praecox Cowan, 1974
Philippines (Mindoro) Drupadia rufotaenia praecox ; [BOR, 597 (note)]

Drupadia ravindra (Horsfield, [1829])
-. See [About maps] Myrina ravindra Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 117, TL: Java
Thecla ravindra Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): pl. 1, f. 11, 11a
Papilio lisias Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 62 (preocc.)
?Marmessus ravindra ravindra ab. transiens Kalis, 1933; Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 86
Marmessus lisias ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 247
Myrina lisias ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 32
Marmessus ravindra ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250
Myrina ravindra ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 31
Marmessus ravindra ; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 24]
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Java, ?Lombok Drupadia ravindra ravindra ; [BOR, 597 (note)]
D. r. boisduvalii Moore, 1884
Burma, Mergui, N.Thailand, Indo China Drupadia boisduvalii Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 31, TL: Burma, Moulmein
Marmessus boisduvali var. atra Druce, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 679, TL: Sandakan
Marmessus lisias boisduvalii f. alcira Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 248, TL: Burma
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Marmessus lisias atra ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 248
Marmessus lisias boisduvali ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 248
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; [BOR, 597]
D. r. corbeti Cowan, 1974
S.Vietnam (Pulau Condor) Drupadia ravindra corbeti Cowan, 1974; , TL: Pulo Condor, S.Vietnam
Drupadia ravindra corbeti, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia ravindra corbeti ; [BOR, 597 (note)]
D. r. moorei (Distant, 1882)
S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo, Pulau Laut Common Posy
Sithon moorei Distant, 1882; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57) : 246, TL: Prov. Wellesley, Malay Peninsula
Biduanda similis Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 616, TL: Borneo
Marmessus moorei sumatranus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 272, TL: NE.Sumatra
Marmessus moorei sumatranus f. battakana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 272, TL: NE.Sumatra
Marmessus moorei nola Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250, TL: Brunei
Drupadia ravindra moorei, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Marmessus moorei ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 617; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250, 272
Drupadia ravindra moorei ; [BOR, 597 (note)]; [BMP: 303, pl. 45, f. 33-36]
D. r. caerulea Okubo, 1983
Tioman Drupadia ravindra caerulea Okubo, 1983; Tyō to Ga 33 (3,4): 180, f. 38-41, TL: Lalang-Tekek, Tioman
?W.Sumatra (Lebong Tandai, Bengkulu) Drupadia ravindra sumptuosa ; [BOR, 597]
D. r. esla Swinhoe²
Sumatra (W.Barisan Mts.) Drupadia ravindra esla ; [BOR, 597 (note)]
SW.Sumatra (Krui) Drupadia ravindra janus ; [BOR, 597]
D. r. caesarea Weymer, 1887
Nias Drupadia caesarea Weymer, 1887; Stettin ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 9, pl. 2, f. 4
Sithon moorei var. niasica Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 109, TL: Nias
= Marmessus caesarea ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249
= ; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
Sithon ravindra var. niasicola Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 164 (repl. Sithon ravindra var. niasica Staudinger, 1899), TL: Nias
Marmessus caesarea ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 23]
Drupadia ravindra caesarea ; [BOR, 597]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
D. r. serunicus (van Eecke, 1914)
Simelue Is. Marmessus lisias serunicus van Eecke, 1914; Notes Leyden Mus. 36 : 255, pl. 4, f. 5, TL: Pulu Babi
Drupadia ravindra serunica ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Batu Is. (Pualu Telo) Drupadia ravindra batuna ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Siberut, Sipora Drupadia ravindra connexa ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. balina (Fruhstorfer, 1914)
Bali Marmessus ravindra balina Fruhstorfer, 1914; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4) : 175, TL: Bali
Drupadia ravindra balina ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Bangka Drupadia ravindra banka ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. ravindrina (Staudinger, 1889)
Palawan, Balabac Sithon ravindra var. ravindrina Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 108
Marmessus ravindrina ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250
Drupadia ravindra ravindrina ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. joloana (Staudinger, 1889)
Philippines (Jolo, Sulu) Sithon ravindra var. joloana Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 109, TL: Jolo I.
Marmessus ravindra joloana ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250
Drupadia ravindra joloana ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
D. r. fulminans (Staudinger, 1889)
Borneo Sithon moorei var. fulminans Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 109, TL: Borneo
Marmessus lisias fulminans ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 248
Drupadia ravindra fulminans ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
D. r. surindra (Druce, 1895)
Borneo (Kina Balu, Sandakan) Marmessus surindra Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 617, pl. 34, f. 7
Marmessus ravindra surindra ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250
Drupadia ravindra surinandra[sic?] ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. albula (Druce, 1895)
Sandakan Marmessus surindra var. albula Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 617, TL: Kina Balu
Marmessus ravindra albula ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250
D. r. lisiades (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Borneo Marmessus lisias lisiades Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249, TL: Kina Balu
Drupadia ravindra lisiades ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. iskander (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Sumatra Marmessus lisias iskander Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249, TL: W.Sumatra; NE.Sumatra
Drupadia ravindra iskander ; [NHM]
D. r. medullia (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
E.Java Marmessus ravindra medullia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 250, TL: E.Java
D. r. resoluta Cowan, 1974
Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro) Drupadia ravindra resoluta ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. r. balabacola Schröder & Treadaway, 1990
D. r. okurai M. & T. Okano, 1991

Drupadia theda (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
-. See [About maps] Dark Posy
Myrina theda C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 291
Myrina theda ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 32, pl. 16, f. 46-47
Biduanda theda ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 252
Marmessus theda ; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 26]
Drupadia theda ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 129

Larva on Ixora humilis, (attended by ant Crematogaster diffiformis) [BMP] Barringtonia, Saraca, Bauhinia, Millettia, Garcinia, Lansium, Ixora, Arytera, Pometia, Lepisanthes, (associated Crematogaster ants) Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 129

Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Cebu, Mindanao, Marinduque) Drupadia nishiyamai Hayashi, 1980; Tyō to Ga 30 (3,4): 176, f. 1-4, TL: Marinduque
Drupadia theda theda ; [BOR, 598]
D. t. thesmia (Hewitson, 1863)
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore Dark Posy
Myrina thesmia Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 32, pl. 14, f. 25-27, TL: Sumatra
?nobumasai Hayashi; (Simeulue)
Biduanda minara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251, TL: ?Sumatra
Drupadia theda thesmia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Biduanda thesmia ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 613; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251, 272
Drupadia theda thesmia f. minara ; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 37, 39]
Drupadia theda thesmia ; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 38]; [BOR, 598]
D. t. renonga (Corbet, 1938)
Thailand, Langkawi Biduanda renonga Corbet, 1938; J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18 (2): 256, TL: Ranong, Thailand
Drupadia theda renonga, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia theda renonga ; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 40]; [BOR, 598]
D. t. fabricii Moore, 1884
Mergui, S.Burma, Thailand Drupadia fabricii Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 32, TL: Mergui
Biduanda imitata Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 617, TL: "Borneo" [Burma]
Drupadia theda fabricii, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Biduanda thesmia fabricii ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251
Drupadia theda fabricii ; [BOR, 598]
D. t. demialba (Staudinger, 1889)
Nias Sithon thesmia var. demialba Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 111, TL: Nias
Biduanda thesmia demialba ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251
Drupadia theda demialba ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 30
D. t. batunensis (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Batu Biduanda thesmia batunensis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 272, TL: Batu I., Pulo Tello
Drupadia theda batunensis ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Sipora Drupadia theda albicans ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
N.Pagi Is. Drupadia theda pagiensis ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Bangka Is. Drupadia theda fulgens ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. t. umara (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Borneo (Swarak, Sabah), ?Natuna Biduanda thesmia umara Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251, 272, TL: Kina Balu
Biduanda thesmia umara f. depicta Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 272
Drupadia theda umara ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. t. vanica (Fruhstorfer, 1912)
Borneo (Kalimantan, ?Kina Balu) Biduanda thesmia vanica Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251, TL: SE.Borneo
Drupadia theda vanica ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. t. unicolor (Staudinger, 1889)
Palawan Sithon thesmia var. unicolor Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 111, TL: Palawan
Biduanda thesmia var. unicolor ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 613
Biduanda thesmia unicolor ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251
Drupadia theda unicolor ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 31
D. t. thaliarchus (Staudinger, 1888)
N.Sulawesi Sithon thaliarchus Staudinger, 1888; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 277, (17): pl. 95
Biduanda thaliarchus ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 252
Drupadia theda thaliarchus ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 31; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 129
D. t. namusa (Hewitson, 1863)
S.Sulawesi Myrina namusa Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 33, pl. 13, f. 23-24, TL: Macassar
Myrina naenia Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 33, pl. 13, f. 21-22, TL: Celebes
= ; Cowan, 1974, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 29 (6):
Sithon naenia ; [NHM]
Biduanda naenia ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 252
Biduanda namusa ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 252
Drupadia theda namusa ; [BOR, 598]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
D. t. bangkaiensis (Ribbe, 1926)
Banggai Biduanda bangkaiensis Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 : 80
Drupadia theda bangkaiensis ; [BOR, 598 (note)]; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 52; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
Sulawesi Drupadia theda inexpectata ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 129
D. t. pekas Takanami, 1982
Philippines (NE.Mindanao) Drupadia theda pekas ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. t. miyo Takanami, 1987
D. t. osadai Takanami, 1987
D. t. tawiensis Schröder & Treadaway, 1989

Drupadia niasica (Röber, 1886)
-. See [About maps] Sithon niasica Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 68, pl. 5, f. 20, TL: Nias
Marmessus niasica ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 249
Marmessus niasicus ; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 25 (text)]
Drupadia niasica ; Takanami, 1989, Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 52
Nias Drupadia niasica niasica ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. n. scudderii (Doherty, 1889)
S.Burma, Mergui Biduanda scudderii Doherty, 1889; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4) : 426, pl. 23, f. 14, TL: S.Burma
Drupadia niasica scudderii, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia niasica scudderii ; [BOR, 598]
D. n. biranta (Riley, 1942)
Langkawi Marmessus biranta Riley, 1942; Entomologist 75 (4): 88
Drupadia niasica biranta ; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 30-31]; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. n. perlisa (Riley, 1942)
Peninsular Malaya Marmessus perlisa Riley, 1942; Entomologist 75 (4): 88
Drupadia niasica cuboidea Okubo, 1983; Tyō to Ga 33 (3,4): 180, f. 42-43, TL: Tekek-Juara, Tioman
Drupadia niasica perlisa ; [BMP: 304, pl. 45, f. 32]; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Batu Is. Drupadia niasica ianthina ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Siberut Drupadia niasica karnyi ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
N.Sumatra (Kutatjane) Drupadia niasica ohtai ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Simeulue Drupadia niasica takioi ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
Borneo (Sarawak, S.Kalimantan, Pulau Laut) Drupadia niasica ultra ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. n. thaenia (Druce, 1895)
?Philippines, ?Borneo (Sandakan) Biduanda thaenia Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 614, pl. 34, f. 2, TL: Sandakan
Drupadia niasica thaenia ; [BOR, 598 (note)]
D. n. florens Cowan, 1974
Philippines (Mindanao) Drupadia niasica florens ; [BOR, 598]
D. n. natinis Takanami, 1987
D. n. hayashii Schröder & Treadaway, 1989

Drupadia estella (Hewitson, 1863)
-. See [About maps] Myrina estella Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 31, pl. 16, f. 50-51, TL: Sumatra
Biduanda estella var. ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 614
Drupadia estella ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 53]
Sumatra, Borneo Drupadia estella estella ; [BOR, 599]
D. e. nicevillei (Doherty, 1889)
S.Burma, Thailand Biduanda nicevillei Doherty, 1889; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4) : 425, pl. 23, f. 16, TL: Burma
Drupadia estella nicevillei, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia estella nicevillei ; [BOR, 599]
D. e. semperna (Corbet, 1944)
Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Marmessus semperna Corbet, 1944; Entomologist 77 (3): 40
Drupadia estella semperna ; [BMP: 305, pl. 45, f. 41-42]; [BOR, 599 (note)]

Drupadia scaeva (Hewitson, 1863)
-. See [About maps] Myrina scaeva Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 30, pl. 15, f. 39-40, TL: Singapore
Drupadia scaeva scaeva, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Biduanda scaeva ; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 251
Drupadia scaeva ; [BOW: pl. 176, f. 3]
Peninsular Malaya, ?Singapore, Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra Drupadia scaeva scaeva ; [BOR, 599]; [BMP: 305, pl. 45, f. 26-27]
D. s. cyara (Hewitson, 1878)
Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, ?NW.Burma Myrina cyara Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae: (Suppl.) 26. pl. 3b, f. 109-110, TL: Darjeeling
Drupadia scaeva cyara ; [BOR, 599 (note)]
D. s. cooperi (Tytler, 1940)
C.Burma, N.Thailand Biduanda melisa cooperi Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 123, TL: Maymyo, Burma
Drupadia scaeva cooperi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia scaeva cooperi ; [BOR, 599 (note)]
D. s. melisa (Hewitson, 1869)
S.Burma, Mergui, S.Thailand Blue Posy
Myrina melisa Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 6, pl. 3, f. 82-83, TL: S.Moulmein, Burma
Drupadia scaeva melisa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia melisa ; [BOW: pl. 176, f. 2]
Biduanda melisa ; [BIR, 349]
Drupadia scaeva melisa ; [BOR, 599]

Drupadia cineas (Grose-Smith, 1889)
Borneo. See [About maps] Sithon cineas Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (16) : 318, TL: Borneo
Biduanda cineas ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 615
Drupadia cineas ; [BOR, 600]

Drupadia cinesoides (de Nicéville, 1889)
Peninsular Malaya, NE.Sumatra. See [About maps] Biduanda cinesoides de Nicéville, 1889; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3) : 166, pl. A, f. 7, TL: Selangore, Malay Peninsula
Drupadia cinesoides, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia cinesoides ; [BOR, 600]; [BMP: 305, pl. 45, f. 43-44]

Drupadia johorensis (Cowan, 1958)
Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra. See [About maps] Marmessus johorensis Cowan, 1958; Malaya Nat. J. 13 (2): 87, pl. 4, TL: Johore, Malay Peninsula
Drupadia johorensis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Drupadia johorensis ; [BMP: 305, pl. 45, f. 45, pl. 61, f. 13]; [BOR, 600]

Drupadia cinesia (Hewitson, 1863)
Borneo. See [About maps] Myrina cinesia Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 29, pl. 13, f. 18-19 ♂, 20 ♀, TL: Sarawak
Biduanda cinesia ; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 614
?Hypolycaena cinesia ; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 10]
Drupadia cinesia ; [BOR, 600]


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Biduanda hewitsonii Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 615, TL: Elopura; Labuan
Biduanda hewitsonii ; Druce, 1896, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 679, pl. 31, f. 9
Biduanda hewitsoni ; [NHM]
Misidentified/misapplied:
?Myrina cinesia; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 29, pl. 13, f. 20 ♀


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOR]
D'Abrera, 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
[BOW]
Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[CiNii]
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
[Oleg Kosterin]
Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[Olli Vesikko]
http://koti.welho.com/ovesikko/
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Corbet, 1938
Observations on certain Species of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18 (2): 242-262
Corbet, 1944
Some notes on the Butterflies of the Langkawi Islands Entomologist 77 (3): 39-42
Cowan, 1958
Some new and interesting Butterflies recorded from Malaya Malaya Nat. J. 13 (2): 85-89, pl. 4
Cowan, 1974
The Indo-Oriental genus Drupadia Moore (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 29 (6) : 281-356, pl. 1-6
de Nicéville, 1889
On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region, with Revision of the Genus Plesioneura of Felder and of Authors J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3) : 163-194, pl. A-B
Distant, 1884
Rhopalocera Malayana: a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula Rhopalocera Malayana : 1-481, pl. 1-27,27A,27B,28-44
Distant, 1882
Undescribed Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57) : 245-248
Doherty, 1889
On certain Lycaenidae from lower Tenasserim J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4) : 409-440, pl. 23
Druce, 1895
A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34
Druce, 1896
Further Contributions to our Knowledge of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3) : 650-683, pl. 29-31
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6
van Eecke, 1914
Studien über Indo-Australische Lepidopteren, Fauna Simalurensis Notes Leyden Mus. 36 : 193-258, pl. 4
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294
Fruhstorfer, 1912
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
Fruhstorfer, 1914
Neue Lycaeniden Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27 (4) : 172-178 (31 January)
Grose-Smith, 1889
Descriptions of ten more new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. John Whitehead at Kina Balu Mountain, North Borneo Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (16) : 312-319
Hayashi, 1980
A New Drupadia from Marinduque, the Philippines Tyō to Ga 30 (3,4): 176-178
Hewitson, 1863; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1878
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Horsfield, [1829]
Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Horourable East-India Company, illustrated by coloured figures of new species Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 1-80, pl. 1-4 (1828), (2): 81-144, pl. 5-8, (expl.) [1-2] (1829)
Kalis, 1933
Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Lepidoptera Rhopalocera van Nederlandsch-Indiė Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 47-86
Moore, 1884
Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 16-52
Okubo, 1983
Butterflies of Tioman Island, West Malaysia, with the description of new species Tyō to Ga 33 (3,4): 168-184
Ribbe, 1926
Neue Lycaenenformen hauptsächlich von Celebes Ent. Mitt. 15 : 78-91
Riley, 1942
New Lycaenidae from the Malay Peninsula Entomologist 75 (4): 88-89
Röber, 1886
Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5
Staudinger, 1888
Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884), (2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884), (3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884), (4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884), (5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884), (6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884), (7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885), (8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885), (9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885), (10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885), (11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886), (12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886), (13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886), (14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886), (15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887), (16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887), (17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887), (18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888), (19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)
Staudinger, 1889
Lepidoptera der Insel Palawan Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 3-180, pl. 1-2
Takanami, 1989
On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia Tyō to Ga 40 (1) : 23-80
Tytler, 1940
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 & 2 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 235-252, 42 (1): 109-123
Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003
The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island faunda Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16
Weymer, 1887
Exotische Lepidopteren. IV Stettin ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 3-18, pl. 1-2


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