''Sancterila'' is a
genus
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of
butterflies
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in the family
Lycaenidae
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.
It contains three
subgenera
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
: ''Sancterila'', ''Celarchus'', and ''Armentulus''. ''Celarchus'' was originally described as a distinct genus, of which ''Armentulus'' was a subgenus.
[Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. ''Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan'' 46: 45–62 ]
The nominotypical subgenus ''Sancterila'' contains four species
endemic
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to
Sulawesi
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and one species endemic to
Buru
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and
Ambon.
Species
Subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
''Sancterila''
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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Sancterila deliciosa''
(Pagenstecher, 1896)
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Sancterila prattorum''
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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Sancterila drakei''
Cassidy, 1995
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Sancterila russelli''
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Subgenus ''Celarchus''
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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Sancterila archagathos''
(Fruhstorfer, 1910)
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Sancterila hermarchus''
(Fruhstorfer, 1910)
Subgenus ''Armentulus''
Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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Sancterila shelfordii''
(de Nicéville, 1902)
References
External links
"''Sancterila'' Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Polyommatini
Lycaenidae genera
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