Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
| Sancterila | |
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| Sancterila (Armentulus) shelfordii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983 |
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 edit
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)
References edit
- ^ Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Sancterila.
- "Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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