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Mahathala Moore, 1878: Mahathala Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (3) : 702, TS: Amblypodia ameria Hewitson
Mahathala ; Bethune-Baker, 1903, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 20
Mahatala ; [BIR, 318 (misspelling?)]
Mahathala (Arhopalini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 431

Mahathala ameria (Hewitson, 1862)

W.China, Bengal, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Falcate Oakblue
Amblypodia ameria Hewitson, 1862; Spec. Cat. Lep. Lyc. B. M. : 14, pl. 8, f. 85-86, TL: Khasi Hills
Mahathala ameria ameria, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Amblypodia ameria ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 11
Mahathala ameria ; Bethune-Baker, 1903, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 22, pl. 4, f. 4, 4a; [BIR, 318]; [BOW: pl. 178, f. 21]; [MRS, 637]; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 194, f. 8 (f.gen)

NE.India - S.Burma, Thailand, Laos Amblypodia angulata Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 44, TL: Chang Yang
Mahathala ameria ameria ; [BOR, 556]

M. a. zistra Fruhstorfer, 1908

Thailand Mahathala ameria zistra Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49, TL: Siam
Mahathala ameria zistra ; [BOR, 556]

M. a. javana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Java Mahathala ameria javana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49, TL: E.Java
Mahathala ameria javana ; [BOR, 556]

M. a. hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903

Indo China, S.China, Hainan, Taiwan Mahathala hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 23, pl. 1, f. 1, TL: Hainan
Mahathala ameria formosa Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49, TL: Formosa
Mahathala ameria hainani, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Mahathala ameria hainani ; [MRS, 637]; [BOR, 556]

Larva on Mallotus repandatus [MRS]

Mahathala ariadeva Fruhstorfer, 1908

Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra. See [About maps] Mahathala ameria ariadeva Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49, TL: Perak; Sumatra

Mahathala ariadeva ariadeva ; [BMP: 290, pl. 43, f. 35-36]
Mahathala ameria ariadeva ; [BOR, 556]

M. a. burmana Talbot, 1942

Burma, Thailand Mahathala ameria burmana Talbot, 1942; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 11 (8): 123
Mahathala ariadeva burmana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Mahathala gone Druce, 1895

Mongolia. See [About maps] Mahathala gone Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 593, TL: Mongolia
Mahathala gone ; Bethune-Baker, 1903, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 23

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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)
[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
[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
[Yutaka Inayoshi]: A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, 1903: A Revision of the Amblypodia Group of Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17 (1) : 1-164, pl. 1-5
Druce, 1895: A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34
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
Fruhstorfer, 1908: Lepidopterologisches Pêle-Mêle. I. Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 46-47 (13 June), (12): 48-49 (20 June)
Hewitson, 1862: Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum Spec. Cat. Lep. Lyc. B. M. : [4],[1],2-15,pl. I-VIII,[1-8] (links to Ill. diurn. Lep. Lyc.)
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)
Huang & Xue, 2004: On the female genitalia of some lycaenids of the tribe Arhopalini and the genus Amblopala, with a modification on their higher classification Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 187-207
Leech, 1890: New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 : 26-50, 81-83, : 109-114, : 187-192, pl. 1
Moore, 1878: List of Lepidopterous Insects collected by the late R. Swinhoe in the Island of Hainan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (3) : 695-708

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