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Curetis Hübner, [1819]

Sunbeams
Curetis Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (7): 102, TS: Papilio aesopus Fabricius
Phaedra Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 123, TS: Phaedra terricola Horsfield

= ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 428; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Anops Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : pl. 23 (=7c) (preocc. Anops Bell, 1833), TS: Papilio phaedrus Fabricius

= ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 428; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Curetis (Curetinae) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 428; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

Curetis thetis (Drury, [1773])

Ceylon, Saurashtra, Bengal, Peninsular India, Sylher - Burma. See [About maps] Indian Sunbeam
Papilio thetis Drury, [1773]; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index, : 16, pl. 9, f. 3-4, TL: "India"
Papilio cinyra Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 238, f. C

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Papilio phaedrus Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2 : 125, n. 565

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Phaedra terricola Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 124

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

thetys (Moore, [1858])

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis arcuata Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 523, pl. 48, f. 3, TL: Malabar

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Anops thetys[sic] ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 15
Curetis phaedrus ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 88
Curetis thetys ; Hemming, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: 355
Curetis thetis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 84; [BIR, 313]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 42]; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Larva on Pongamia glabra, Derris scandens, Abrus precatorius, Xylia dolabriformis, Heynia trijuga [BIR]

Curetis saronis Moore, 1877

-. See [About maps] Curetis saronis Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 587, TL: S.Andamans
Curetis saronis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 90; [MRS, 617]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. saronis

Andamans ?thetis f. saronis ; [BIR, 314 (Sylhet - Burma)]
Curetis thetis saronis ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis saronis ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. gloriosa Moore, [1884]

E.India, Assam, S.Myanmar Assam Sunbeam
Curetis gloriosa Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 522, pl. 48, f. 1, TL: Rangoon
Curetis thetis gloriosa ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis var. gloriosa ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 90
Curetis saronis gloriosa ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222; [Torben B. Larsen]

C. s. nicobarica Swinhoe, 1890

C.Nicobars Curetis nicobarica Swinhoe, 1890; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5 (30) : 451, TL: Nicobar Islands
Curetis saronis var. nicobarica ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 90
Curetis thetis nicobarica ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis nicobarica ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. indosinica Fruhstorfer, 1908

Thailand, Indo China Curetis insularis indosinica Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 54, TL: Siam
Papilio aesopus Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2 : 125, TL: Thailand

= Curetis thetis ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222
= ; [Torben B. Larsen]

Curetis saronis indosinica, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis thetis indosinica ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis indosinica ; [MRS, 617]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. obscura Evans, 1932

Kar Nicobar saronis obscura Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 253, TL: Nicobars
Curetis thetis obscura ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis obscura ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. sumatrana Corbet, 1937

Sumatra, Singapore, Pulau Rumbia Curetis sumatrana Corbet, 1937; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 6 (12): 231
Curetis thetis sumatrana ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis sumatrana ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 2-4]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. s. kondula Evans, 1954

Great Nicobars, Little Nicobars saronis kondula Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (9): 194, TL: S. Nicobar Is.
Curetis thetis kondula ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis saronis kondula ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis nesophila (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Philippines. See [About maps] Phaedra nesophila C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 289
?Curetis felderi bazilana Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 28, 44 (3/4): pl. 2, f. 3, TL: Bazilan
basilana Fruhstorfer, 1908

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

?basilana (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Cyaniris); Stettin ent. Ztg. 71 (2) : 286
Curetis thetis nesophila ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis nesophila ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 91; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis venata Fruhstorfer, 1908

-. See [About maps] Curetis insularis venata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 55, TL: N.Celebes, Toli-Toli
Curetis thetis venata ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis venata ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. v. venata

N.Sulawesi Curetis venata venata ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. v. saleyerensis Chapman, 1915

Salayer I. Curetis saleyerensis Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 94, TL: Saleyer Island
Curetis venata salayerensis[sic] ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222
Curetis thetis saleyerensis ; [BOR, 546]
Curetis venata saleyerensis ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

Curetis barsine Felder, 1860

-. See [About maps] Curetis barsine Felder, 1860; Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 451, TL: Amboina
Anops barsine ; C. & R. Felder, [1865], Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 220, pl. 28, f. 16-17
Curetis barsine ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. barsine

Ambon, Sergang Curetis barsine barsine ; [BAUR, 317 (text)]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. egena (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Bachan, Halmahera Anops egena C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 222, TL: North Moluccas
Curetis barsine egena ; [BAUR, 317 (text)]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. solita Butler, 1882

Bismarck Archipelago, Solomons Curetis solita Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (56): 149, TL: New Britain
Curetis barsine var. schortlandica Ribbe, 1899; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 248, TL: Shortland I.

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis barsine ab. georgiana Ribbe, 1899; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 248

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis thetis var. bougainvillei Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 87, TL: Bougainville Island

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis solita ;
Curetis barsine solita ; [BAUR, 317]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. ribbei Röber, 1886

Aru Curetis ribbei Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 70, pl. 5, f. 2-3, TL: Aru Is.
Curetis barsine ribbei ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. menestratus Fruhstorfer, 1908

West Irian - Papua Curetis thetis menestratus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 50, TL: Dutch New Guinea
Curetis limbatus Rothschild, 1916; in Rothschild & Durrant, Lep. B.O.U. Exp. New Guinea : 35, TL: New Guinea

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis barsine menestratus ; [BAUR, 317]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. galinthias Fruhstorfer, 1908

Waigeu Curetis thetis galinthias Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 50, TL: Waigeu
Curetis barsine galinthias ; [BAUR, 317 (text)]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. eberalda Fruhstorfer, 1908

Aru, Kai I. Curetis thetis eberalda Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1): (49-50) , TL: West Irian, Papua New Guinea, Mefor I., Schouten Is
Curetis barsine eberalda ; [BAUR, 317 (text)]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

C. b. fergussoni Chapman, 1915

Fergusson I. Curetis thetis var. fergussoni Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 87, TL: Fergusson Island
Curetis barsine fergussoni ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 222

Curetis tagalica (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

-. See [About maps] Phaedra tagalica C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 289, TL: Luzon
Anops tagalica ; C. & R. Felder, [1865], Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 221, pl. 28, f. 19-20
Curetis tagalica ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 92; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

Larva on Millettia atropurpurea Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. t. tagalica

Philippines obsoleta (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Phaedra); Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 289, TL: Mindanao

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis thetis aurantiaca Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 27, TL: Bazilan

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis insularis izabella Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 28, TL: Bazilan

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis insularis camotina Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 49, TL: Bazilan

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis insularis jolona Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 52, TL: Jolo

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis tagalica tagalica ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. t. celebensis (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Sulawesi Anops celebensis C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 220, pl. 28, f. 14-15, TL: Celebes
Curetis eos Röber, 1887; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 198, pl. 7, f. 9, TL: E.Celebes, Gorontalo

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis tagalica var. dohertyi Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 93, TL: Celebes

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

ab. itamus Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 : 82, TL: Celebes

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

celebensis kalawara Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 : 83, TL: Celebes

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis celebensis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 89
Curetis tagalica celebensis ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. t. palawanica Staudinger, 1889

Palawan, Balabac Curetis thetys var. palawanica Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 121, TL: Palawan
Curetis tagalica palawanica ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. t. hera Fruhstorfer, 1900

Nias Curetis insularis hera Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 28, 44 (3/4): pl. 2, f. 4, TL: Nias
Curetis tagalica hera ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. t. jopa Fruhstorfer, 1908

Borneo, Sumatra, Javan, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand Curetis insularis jopa Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 53, TL: Borneo
Curetis insularis insularis f. eda Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 54, TL: Java

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis tagalica jopa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis tagalica jopa ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 9-10]; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. t. talautensis Chapman, 1915

Talaud Curetis tagalica var. talautensis Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 93, TL: Talaut Islands
Curetis tagalica talautensis ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. t. brunnescens Ribbe, 1926

Sula, Bangka tagalica brunnescens Ribbe, 1926; Ent. Mitt. 15 : 83, TL: Banggai I., Sula I.
celebensis brunnescens ;
Curetis tagalica brunnescens ; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 120

C. t. labuana Evans, 1954

Labuan, Pulau Tioman, Natuna Curetis labuana Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (10): 214
Curetis tagalica vietnamitica Inoue & Kawazoe, 1965; Nature and Life SE Asia 4: 339-341, pl. 6, f. 41-44 (?vietnamica), TL: S.Vietnam

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis tagalica labuana ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 8]; [BOR, 546]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. t. takanamii Schröder & Treadaway, 1989

Sibutu I. tagalica takanamii Schröder & Treadaway, 1989; , TL: Sibutu I.
Curetis tagalica takanamii ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis regula Evans, 1954

Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, S.Burma, Thailand. See [About maps] Curetis regula Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (10): 215, TL: Pulo Laut
Curetis regula, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis regula ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 5-7]; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

858x939 (~119Kb) underside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Ko Khram Island, Saikaew beach, a pond in a wood near the coast, 11th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Curetis insularis (Horsfield, [1829])

Java, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand. See [About maps] Phaedra insularis Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 125, TL: Java
Curetis insularis sperthis ♀-f. pseudoinsularis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 53, TL: Malaya

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

?Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis Seitz, [1924]; Grossschmett. Erde 9: 935, pl. 162, TL: N.Sumatra
Curetis insularis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 11-12]; [BOR, 548]
Curetis insularis insularis ; [BOR, 548]
Curetis insularis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 94; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 37]; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis freda Eliot, 1959

Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Curetis freda Eliot, 1959; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7 (8) : 377, pl. 10, f. 10, TL: Malay Peninsula
Curetis freda, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis freda ; [BOR, 549]; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 13-14]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis sperthis (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

-. See [About maps] Anops sperthis C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 222, TL: Malay Peninsula
Curetis sperthis sperthis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis sperthis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 99; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 40]; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. sperthis

S.Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Pulau Tioman, Sumatra, Java, Borneo Curetis minima Distant & Pryer, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19 (112): 265, TL: Borneo

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis sperthis sperthis ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 15-16]; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. kiritana Doherty, 1891

Sumba, Sumbawa Curetis malayica var. kiritana Doherty, 1891; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (2) : 179, TL: Sumba, Sumbawa
Curetis sperthis kiritana ; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1900

Nias Curetis felderi niasica Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 28, TL: Nias
Curetis sperthis niasica ; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908

Java Curetis sanatana[sic] f. semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 59, TL: Java
Curetis sanatana[sic] f. latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 59, TL: Java

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis javana Chapman, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 99 [?]

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis sperthis semilimbata ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. baweana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Bawean Curetis insularis baweana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 55, TL: Bawean
Curetis sperthis baweana ; [BOR, 548]

C. s. metayei Inoue & Kawazoe, 1965

S.Vietnam Curetis tonkina metayei Inoue & Kawazoe, 1965; Nature and Life SE Asia 4: 343-345. f. 51-54, TL: Dinh Quan, Dong Nai, S.Vietnam
Curetis sperthis metayei ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

C. s. kawazoei Okubo, 1983

Tioman I. Curetis sperthis kawazoei Okubo, 1983; Tyō to Ga 33: 180, f. 44-47, TL: Tioman
Curetis sperthis kawazoei ; [BMP]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis siva Evans, 1954

Ceylon, Travancore, Mysore, Coorg, Nilgiris, N.Kanara. See [About maps] Shiva's Sunbeam
Curetis siva Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (9): 190-194, TL: S. India
Curetis siva ; [BIR, 315]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 40 (text)]; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Larva on Ougenia dalbergoides [BIR]

Curetis felderi Distant, 1884

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, ?Borneo. See [About maps] Curetis felderi Distant, 1884; Rhopalocera Malayana : 203, pl. 22, f. 26 ♀, pl. 24, f. 3 ♂, TL: Malay Peninsula
Curetis gabrieli Corbet, 1937; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 6 (12): 229, TL: Bentong Forest Reserve, Pahang

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis felderi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis felderi ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 38]; [BOR, 549]; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 19]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 223

Curetis santana (Moore, [1858])

-. See [About maps] Anops santana Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1 : 54, TL: Java
Curetis santana ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 39]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. s. santana

Java argentata Toxopeus, 1935; Ent. Meded. Ned.-Ind. 1: 11, TL: Java

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis santana santana ; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. s. ge Fruhstorfer, 1900

Nias Curetis malajica[sic] ge Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 28, TL: Nias
Curetis santana ge ; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. s. malayica (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

N.Burma, Indo China - Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo Malayan Sunbeam
Anops malayica C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 221, pl. 28, f. 18, TL: Malay Peninsula
Curetis sanatana[sic] malayica f. honesta Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 58, TL: W.Sumatra

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis santana malayica, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis santana malayica ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 17-18]; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954

Indo China, Burma, ?Thailand, N.Vietnam. See [About maps] Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (11): 242, TL: Tonkin
Curetis tonkina tonkina, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis tonkina ; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis bulis (Westwood, 1852)

S.India, Pachmarhi, Himalayas (Kulu - Assam), Burma, Japan. See [About maps] Bright Sunbeam
Anops bulis Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 473, (2): pl. 75, f. 5, TL: Simla, India
Curetis bulis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Curetis bulis bulis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Anops bulis var. ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 15, pl. 4, f. 1
Curetis bulis ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 95; [BIR, 314]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 36]; [MRS, 617]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. b. bulis

NW.India - SW.China, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Curetis discalis Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1) : 136-137? 138?

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis angulata Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 522, pl. 48, f. 2, TL: NW.Himalayas

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis bulis bulis ; [BOR, 548]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. b. stigmata (Moore, 1879)

S.Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula Anops stigmata Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1) : 138, TL: S. Burma
Curetis thetis nisias Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 50, TL: Malay Peninsula

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis bulis stigmata ; [BMP: 229, pl. 34, f. 20-21]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

1162x1107 (~289Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, a rivulet bank at the foot of Kathu Waterfalls, 25th February 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

C. b. doxa Evans, 1955

Hainan bulis doxa Evans, 1955; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 8: 242, TL: Hainan I.
Curetis bulis doxa ; [BOR, 548]; [MRS, 617]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis acuta Moore, 1877

China, Japan. See [About maps] Curetis acuta Moore, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115) : 50, TL: Shanghai
Curetis acuta ; Chapman, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 98; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 21, 22]; [EBW]; [MRS, 616]; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

870x597 (~142Kb) female Takasaka, Saitama, Japan, 8-95, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt

717x587 (~101Kb) upperside male Japan: Lake Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, 23.08.2007, Photo © Peter Payzant

Larva on Pongamia glabra [BHR], Pueraria thunbergiana, Sophora angustifolia [MRS]

C. a. acuta

China Curetis acuta acuta ; [BOR, 549]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. a. dentata Moore, 1879

S.China, W.China, India - S.Burma, Thailand Toothed Sunbeam
Curetis dentata Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1) : 137, TL: Dehra Dun, India
Curetis acuta dentata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Curetis dentata ; [BIR, 314]; [BOR, 549]
Curetis acuta dentata ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224; [Torben B. Larsen]
Curetis dentata dentata ; [BOR, 549]

Larva on Pongamia glabra, P. pinnata [BHR]

C. a. paracuta de Nicéville, 1902

Japan Curetis paracuta de Nicéville, 1902; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14 (2): 248, TL: Japan
Curetis acuta japonica Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 56, TL: Japan, Hondo

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis acuta tsushimana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 56, TL: Tsushima

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

classica Murayama, 1943; Zephyrus 9: 180, TL: Japan

= ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Curetis acuta paracuta ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

596x572 (~55Kb) underside A grassy bank pond, Dragonfly Biotope Ponds, Hiraoka, Ikazaki-cho, Ehime-ken, Shikoku-Chiho, Japan. 7th August 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

C. a. formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Taiwan Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49, TL: Formosa
Curetis acuta formosana ; [BOR, 549]; [MRS, 616]; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

C. a. denta Evans, 1954

Hainan Curetis denta Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (11): 243
Curetis acuta denta ; [MRS, 616]
Curetis dentata denta ; [BOR, 549]
Curetis acuta denta ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

Larva on Millettia reticulata [MRS]

Curetis naga Evans, 1954

Assam, ?N.Burma, ?Indo China, Yunnan. See [About maps] Curetis acuta naga Evans, 1954; Entomologist 87 (11): 243, TL: Naga Hills
Curetis acuta naga ; [BOR, 549]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)
Curetis naga ; Eliot, 1990, Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 224

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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.

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BHR]

D'Abrera; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part I-III

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 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, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[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/

[Peter Payzant]

Canada; http://www.pbase.com/ppayzant/profile

[S. Shuichi Haupt]

e-mail: S. Shuichi Haupt; http://www.tu-berlin.de/fb7/ioeb/biologie/stefan.htm

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:

Boisduval, [1836]

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1-690, pl. 1-24

Butler, 1882

Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Duke of York Island and New Britain Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (55): 36-43, (56): 149-160, (57): 226-238

Chapman, 1915

An analysis of the species of the genus Curetis, chiefly based on an examination of the specimens in the Zoological Museum Novit. Zool. 22 (1): 80-104, pl. 3-19

Corbet, 1937

A Revision of the Malayan Species of Curetis Hübner, (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 6 (12): 224-233, 12 figs

Cramer, [1779]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)

de Nicéville, 1902

On new and little-known Butteflies, mostly from the Oriental Region. I-II J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14 (2): 236-251, pl. FF, (3): 450-457

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 & Pryer, 1887

On the Rhopalocera of Northern Borneo. Part I & II Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19 (109): 41-56, (112): 264-275

Doherty, 1891

The Butterflies of Sumba and Sumbawa, with some Account of the Island of Sumba J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 60 Pt.II (2) : 141-197, pl. 2

Westwood, 1852

The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Drury, [1773]

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2 : 1-90, pl. 1-50

Eliot, 1959

New or little known Butterflies from Malaya Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 7 (8) : 371-391, 7fgs., pl. 10

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

Eliot, 1990

Notes on the genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Tyō to Ga 41 (4): 201-225

Evans, 1932

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls

Evans, 1954

A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) Entomologist 87 (9): 190-194, (10): 212-216, (11): 241-247

Fabricius, 1781

Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II Spec. Ins. 2 : 1-494 (1781), : 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])

Felder, 1860

Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462

C. & R. Felder, 1862

Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Fruhstorfer, 1900

Rhopalocera Bazilana. Verzeichniss der von W. Doherty auf der Insel Bazilan gesammelten Tagfalter Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 1-38 (early August), 44 (3/4): [331], pl. 2, f. 1-6 (1899)

Fruhstorfer, 1908

Neue Curetis und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten Stettin ent. Ztg 69 (1) : 49-59 (January)

Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lepidopterologisches Pźle-Mźle. I. Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 46-47 (13 June), (12): 48-49 (20 June)

Fruhstorfer, 1909

Neue Rhopaloceren von Formosa Soc. ent. 24 (16) : 121 (15 November)

Fruhstorfer, 1910

Neue Cyaniris-Rassen und Übersicht der bekannten Arten Stettin ent. Ztg. 71 (2) : 282-305 (15 March)

Hemming, 1967

Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: -

Hewitson, 1863

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)

Huang, 2003

A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Inoue & Kawazoe, 1965

Riodinidae, Curetinae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) from south Viet-Nam Nature and Life SE Asia 4: 317-394, 20pls

Moore, [1858]

A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1: : 1-278, pl. 1-12,1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a

Moore, 1877

Descriptions of Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115) : 43-52

Moore, 1877

The Lepidopterous Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 580-632, pl. 58-60

Moore, 1879

Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1) : 136-144

Moore, [1884]

Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 521-535, pl. 48-49

Okubo, 1983

Butterflies of Tioman Island, West Malaysia, with the description of new species Tyō to Ga 33: 168-184, 47 figs

Ribbe, 1899

Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomon-Archipels in der Süd-See Dt. ent. Z. Iris 11 (1): 35-133, 12 (1): 219-260

Ribbe, 1926

Neue Lycaenenformen hauptsächlich von Celebes Ent. Mitt. 15 : 78-91

Rothschild, 1916

Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea in Rothschild & Durrant, Lep. B.O.U. Exp. New Guinea : 1-146, : 147-148, : 149-162, : 163-168, : 169-182, : pl. 1-2

Röber, 1886

Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5

Röber, 1887

Neue Schmetterlinge aus Indien Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 185-202, pl. 7-9

Staudinger, 1889

Lepidoptera der Insel Palawan Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 3-180, pl. 1-2

Swinhoe, 1890

Descriptions of three new Species of Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5 (30) : 449-451

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

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