Allotinus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865.[1] The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.

Allotinus
Male Allotinus horsfieldii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Miletinae
Tribe: Miletini
Genus: Allotinus
C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]
Synonyms
  • Paragerydus Distant, 1884
  • Miletographa Röber, 1892
  • Fabitaras Eliot, 1986
Sub-genera of Allotinus:
A - Allotinus (Allotinus) major, male, Sulawesi;
B - Allotinus (Fabitaras) taras, male, Thailand;
C - Allotinus (Paragerydus) leogoron, female, Thailand

Species

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Former species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2017). "Allotinus C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  • Eliot, J. N., 1986. A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1): 1-105.
  • Okubo, K., 2007: A new species of Allotinus (Paragerydus) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Philippines. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 58 (2): 162-164. Abstract and full article: [1].
  • Takanami, Y., 1990. Miscellaneous notes on Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from South-East Asia (I). Tyô to Ga 41 (2): 67-77. Abstract and full article: [2].
  • Takanami, Y. & Y. Seki, 1990, Notes on Lycaenidae from Borneo and Sumatra, with description of a new species of the genus Allotinus. Futao 5: 1-7.
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