Monodontides Explained

Monodontides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.

Species

• Subgenus Buakraengius Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983
  • Monodontides cara (de Nicéville, 1898)
• Subgenus Monodontides Toxopeus, 1927
  • Monodontides apona (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  • Monodontides argioloides (Rothschild, 1915)
  • Monodontides chapmani Cassidy, 2003
  • Monodontides hondai Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983
  • Monodontides kolari (Ribbe, 1926)
  • Monodontides luzonensis Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983
  • Monodontides musina (Snellen, 1892)
  • Monodontides ternatensis Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983

Further reading

• D'Abrera, B., 1978. Butterflies of the Australian Region, edn 2. 415 pp. Melbourne.
• Eliot, J. N. and Kawazoe, A., 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group: 1-309, 6 pls. London
• Toxopeus, 1927b-1928: Eine Revision der javanischen, zu Lycaenopsis und verwandten Genera gehörigen Arten. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 70: 232-302, 1pl., 27 figs; Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 71: 179-265, 1 pl., 29 figs.