Sancterila Explained

Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.^[1]

The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.

Species

Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila deliciosa (Pagenstecher, 1896)
• Sancterila prattorum Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
• Sancterila drakei Cassidy, 1995
• Sancterila russelli Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila archagathos (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
• Sancterila hermarchus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

• Sancterila shelfordii (de Nicéville, 1902)

External links

• "Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62