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Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956
Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956; Sieboldia 1 (4) : 376, TS: Dipsas icana Moore
Iwaseozephyrus Fujioka, 1994; , TS: Thecla mandara Doherty
= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78
Esakiozephyrus (Theclini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 430

Esakiozephyrus icana (Moore, [1875])
W.Himalaya, Tibet, Nepal. See [About maps] Dull Green Hairstreak
Dipsas icana Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 575, pl. 67, f. 3, TL: NW.Himalaya
Thecla icana ; [BIR, 308]
Esakiozephyrus icana ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 26]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note), f. 163
E. i. setschuanica (Riley, 1939)
Szechwan Thecla icana setschuanica Riley, 1939; Novit. zool. 41 (4) : 358, TL: Ta-tsien-lu, Szechwan
Esakiozephyrus icana setschuanicus ;
E. i. dimuwa (Yoshino, 1995)
Yunnan Teratozephrus[sic] icana dimuwa Yoshino, 1995; Neo Lepidoptera 1: 3, f. 23-24, TL: Gaolingon Mts., Yunnan
E. i. paiensis Huang, 2000
Tibet
E. i. koiwayai Fujioka, 2003
Myanmar

Esakiozephyrus longicaudatus Huang, 2001
SE.Tibet (Chayu). See [About maps] Esakiozephyrus longicaudatus Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 77, f. 38-39, 47, pl. 4, f. 27, TL: 8km S of Guyu, Chayu area Tibet, 2900m

Esakiozephyrus camurius (Murayama, 1986)
Bhutan. See [About maps] Teratozephyrus camurius Murayama, 1986; , TL: Bhutan
Teratozephyrus tsangkie camurius ; Fujioka, 1994
Esakiozephyrus camurius ;
Teratozephyrus camurius ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 79
E. c. chayuensis (Huang, 2001)
Teratozephyrus camurius chayuensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 79, 22, 52, pl. 4, f. 29, TL: 15km N of Chayu, Chayu area Tibet

Esakiozephyrus vallonia (Oberthür, 1914)
W.China. See [About maps] Zephyrus vallonia Oberthür, 1914; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 9 (2) : 50, f. 2144, TL: Tatsienlou
Teratozephyrus vallonia ;
Esakiozephyrus vallonia ;

Esakiozephyrus neis (Oberthür, 1914)
W.China. See [About maps] Zephyrus neis Oberthür, 1914; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 9 (2) : 49, f. 2141, TL: Tatsienlou
Teratozephyrus neis ;
Esakiozephyrus neis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102, f. 162, pl. 8, f. 10

Esakiozephyrus tsangkie (Oberthür, 1886)
Tibet, Manipur, Szechwan. See [About maps] Thecla tsangkie Oberthür, 1886; Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 20, pl. 7, f. 55-56
Teratozephyrus tsangkii[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 42]
Teratozephyrus tsangkie ; [BOR, 550]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 79 (note), f. 24, 50, pl. 4, f. 30
Esakiozephyrus tsangkie ;
E. t. doni (Tytler, 1915)
Assam (Manipur) ?Suroifyi Hairstreak
Zephyrus doni Tytler, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 129
Thecla doni ; [BIR, 312 (Manipur)]
Esakiozephyrus tsangkie doni ;

Esakiozephyrus zotelistes (Oberthür, 1914)
Zephyrus zotelistes Oberthür, 1914; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 9 (2) : 51, f. 2146, 2147, TL: Tatsienlou
Thecla zotelistes ;
Esakiozephyrus zotelistes ;

The "iwaseozephyrus" species-group

Esakiozephyrus ackeryi (Fujioka, 1994)
Shaanxi (Mts. Qinling). See [About maps] Iwaseozephyrus ackeryi Fujioka, 1994; , TL: Shaanxi (Mts. Qinling)
Esakiozephyrus ackeryi ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 77, 78

Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886)
-. See [About maps] Indian Purple Hairstreak
Thecla bieti Oberthür, 1886
Thecla bieti ; [BIR, 309]
Esakiozephyrus bieti ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 25]; [MRS, 623]
Iwaseozephyrus bieti ;
Tibet Esakiozephyrus bieti bieti ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78
E. b. takanamii (Huang, 2000)
NW.Yunnan Esakiozephyrus bieti takanamii ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78
E.Tibet (Mangkang) Esakiozephyrus bieti mangkangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78, f. 45, pl. 4, f. 28, TL: Wenquan, Mangkang, E.Tibet, 2800m

Esakiozephyrus mandara (Doherty, 1886)
-. See [About maps] Thecla mandara Doherty, 1886; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt.II (2) : 130
Teratozephyrus mandara ;
Iwaseozephyrus mandara ;
Esakiozephyrus bieti mandara ; [NEN41]
W.Himalayas (Kumaon), Nepal Esakiozephyrus mandara mandara ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78
E. m. major Huang, 1998
SE.Tibet (Pai, Linzhi, Milin) Iwaseozephyrus bieti major ;
Esakiozephyrus mandara major ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78
E. m. irma (Evans, 1925)
Bhutan Esakiozephyrys bieti irma ; [NEN41]
Esakiozephyrus mandara irma ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51:, 78

Esakiozephyrus dohertyi (de Niceville, 1889)
NW.Himalayas (Kulu). See [About maps] Iwaseozephyrus mandara dohertyi ;
Esakiozephyrus bieti dohertyi ; [NEN41]
Esakiozephyrus dohertyi ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 78

Esakiozephyrus zhengi Huang, 1998
SE.Tibet (Metok). See [About maps] Esakiozephyrus zhengi Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 216, pl. 2, f. 2a, 2d, 3a, 3d, TL: Metok, 2200m
Iwaseozephyrus zhengi ;


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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, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[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
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[NEN41]
-; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 41


Some related literature:
Doherty, 1886
A list of Butterflies taken in Kumaon J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 55 Pt.II (2) : 103-140
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
Huang, 1998
Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S. E. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 207-264
Huang, 2001
Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152
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
Moore, [1875]
Descriptions of new Asiatic Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 565-579, pl. 66-67
Oberthür, 1886
Espèces Nouvelles de Lépidoptères du Thibet / Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 13-38, pl. 1-7
Riley, 1939
Notes on oriental Theclinae (Lepidopera, Lycaenidae) with description of new species Novit. zool. 41 (4) : 355-361
Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956
A generic revision and the phylogeny of tribe Theclini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Sieboldia 1 (4) : 329-421,422, pl. 35-85
Tytler, 1915
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 1-3 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23 (2): 216-229 (1914), 23 (3): 502-515, pl. 1-2 (1915), 24 (1): 119-155, pl. 3-4 (1915)
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 3
Yoshino, 1995
New Butterflies from China Neo Lepidoptera 1: 1-4, 2pls


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