''Allotinus'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. The genus was erected by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection. Works *with Cajetan Felder, Lepidopte ...

in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

Species

*Subgenus ''Allotinus'' **'' Allotinus agnolia'' Eliot, 1986 **'' Allotinus albifasciatus'' Eliot, 1980 **''

Allotinus fallax ''Allotinus fallax'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, w ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder,

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Allotinus major ''Allotinus major'', the major darkie, is a small butterfly found in SulawesiVane-Wright R.I. & de Jong R., The Butterflies of Sulawesi, NMNH, 2003. that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Range This species resides in Sulawesi, Sangi ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder,

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Allotinus maximus ''Allotinus maximus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1888. It is found on Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and ...

'' Staudinger, 1888 **''

Allotinus nicholsi ''Allotinus nicholsi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Moulton in 1912. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centr ...

'' Moulton,

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Allotinus otsukai ''Allotinus otsukai'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Takanami and Seki in 1990. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geograp ...

'' Takanami & Seki, 1990 **''

Allotinus subviolaceus ''Allotinus subviolaceus'', the blue darkie, is a small butterfly found in South East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. Range This species resides i ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder,

/small> *Subgenus ''Fabitaras'' Eliot, 1986 **''

Allotinus bidiensis ''Allotinus bidiensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1986. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geogr ...

'' Eliot, 1986 **''

Allotinus borneensis ''Allotinus borneensis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Moulton in 1911. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island t ...

'' Moulton, 1911 **''

Allotinus brooksi ''Allotinus brooksi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1986. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geograp ...

'' Eliot, 1986 **''

Allotinus fabius ''Allotinus fabius'', the angled darkie, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South East Asia that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. Range Naga Hills, Myanmar, Borneo and Philippines. Nagas to Karens. Malay Penins ...

'' (Distant & Pryer, 1887) **''

Allotinus kudaratus ''Allotinus kudaratus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Takanami in 1990. It is found on the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republik ...

'' Takanami, 1990 **''

Allotinus nigritus ''Allotinus nigritus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1889. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ...

'' (Semper, 1889) **''

Allotinus portunus ''Allotinus portunus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1894. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1894) **''

Allotinus punctatus ''Allotinus punctatus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1889. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippine ...

'' (Semper, 1889) **''

Allotinus sarrastes ''Allotinus sarrastes'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Karimata, Sumatra, Sipora, Java and Mindanao Mindanao ( ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 **''

Allotinus strigatus ''Allotinus strigatus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Moulton in 1911. It is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South- ...

'' Moulton, 1911 **''

Allotinus taras ''Allotinus taras'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Doherty in 1889. It is found in Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even ...

'' (Doherty, 1889) *Subgenus ''Paragerydus'' Distant, 1884 **''

Allotinus albatus ''Allotinus albatus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found on Sulawesi and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder,

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Allotinus albicans ''Allotinus albicans'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Okubo in 2007. It is found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng ...

'' Okubo, 2007 **''

Allotinus apries ''Allotinus apries'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1913. It is found in Asia. Young larvae feed on coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of d ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 **''

Allotinus corbeti ''Allotinus corbeti'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1956. It is found in Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Borneo, Sumatra and Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: ميندان ...

'' Eliot, 1956 **''

Allotinus davidis ''Allotinus davidis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by John Nevill Eliot in 1959. It is found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Sumatra and possibly Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the thir ...

'' Eliot, 1959 **''

Allotinus drumila ''Allotinus drumila'', the crenulate darkie, is a small butterfly found in India (Assam, Sikkim), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan (China) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Male upperside: earthy brown. Forewi ...

'' (Moore,

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**'' Allotinus horsfieldi'' (Moore,

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**'' Allotinus leogoron'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 **''

Allotinus luzonensis ''Allotinus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *Subgenus ''Allotinus'' **'' All ...

'' Eliot, 1967 **''

Allotinus macassarensis ''Allotinus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *Subgenus ''Allotinus'' **'' All ...

'' (Holland, 1891) **''

Allotinus melos ''Allotinus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *Subge ...

'' (H. H. Druce, 1896) **''

Allotinus nivalis ''Allotinus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *Subge ...

'' (H. Druce, 1873) **''

Allotinus paetus ''Allotinus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Species *Subgenus ''Allotinus'' **'' All ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1895) **'' Allotinus parapus'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 **'' Allotinus samarensis'' Eliot, 1986 **'' Allotinus substrigosus'' (Moore, 1884) **'' Allotinus unicolor'' C. Felder & R. Felder,

/small> *Subgenus unknown **''

Allotinus thalebanus ''Allotinus thalebanus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Murayama and Kimura in 1990. It is found in Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country ...

'' Murayama & Kimura, 1990

Former species

*''Allotinus distanti'' Staudinger, 1889 = '' Logania marmorata palawana''

References

*, 1986
A review of the Miletini
(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). ''Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist.'' (Ent.) 53(1): 1-105. * , 2007: A new species of ''Allotinus (Paragerydus)'' (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Philippines. ''Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan'' 58 (2): 162-164. Abstract and full article

*, 1990. Miscellaneous notes on Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from South-East Asia (I). ''Tyô to Ga'' 41 (2): 67-77. Abstract and full article

* , 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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