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Allotinus corbeti

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Allotinus corbeti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Allotinus
Species:
A. corbeti
Binomial name
Allotinus corbeti
Eliot, 1956
Synonyms
  • Allotinus felderi corbeti Eliot; Eliot, 1967

Allotinus corbeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.[1] It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1956.[1][2] It is found in Thailand,[3] Laos,[4][self-published source] Peninsular Malaysia,[3] Singapore[3] and on Borneo,[4] Sumatra[4] and Mindanao.[3]

It is named in honor of Dr. A. S. Corbet, to whom Eliot had sent the specimen before World War II, "in admiration of his researches on Malayan butterflies and in memory of his unfailing kindness and encouragement."[2] Corbet had initially identified it as Allotinus dilutus (now Allotinus unicolor dilutus), presumably on the basis of its small size.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Allotinus corbeti Eliot, 1956". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c Elliot, J. N. (1956). "New and little known Rhopalocera from the Oriental region". The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum – via the Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d Eliot, J. N. (1986). "A Review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 53: 1–105 – via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (August 29, 2017). "Allotinus corbeti Eliot, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2020.