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Poritia Moore, [1866]

Gems
Poritia Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 775, TS: Poritia hewitsoni Moore
Poritia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]

Poritia plateni Staudinger, 1889

Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Thailand. See [About maps] Poritia plateni Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 104
Poritia plateni ; [BOR, 538]

Poritia karennia Evans, 1921

Burma (Karen Hills). See [About maps] Poritia karennia Evans, 1921; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28 (1): 35, 36
Poritia karennia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia karennia ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 13]
Poritia karenina[sic?] ; [BOR, 538]

Poritia sumatrae (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Sumatra, Malaya. See [About maps] Pseudodipsas sumatrae C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): 259, pl. 36, f. 24-26, TL: Sumatra
Poritia sumatrae sumatrae, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia sumatrae ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 16, 17]; [BOR, 538]

P. s. sumatrae

S.Burma, Thailand - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra Poritia sumatrae sumatrae ; [BMP: 213, pl. 32, f. 9-10]; [BOR, 538]

P. s. milia Fruhstorfer, 1917

Borneo sumatrae milia Fruhstorfer, 1917; Soc. ent. 32 (12): 49
Poritia sumatrae milia ; [BOR, 538]

Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874

Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 346, TL: Sumatra
Poritia philota philota, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia philota ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 15]; [EBW]

P. p. philota

S.Burma, Thailand - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo Poritia nicias Fruhstorfer, 1917; Soc. ent. 32 (10): 39, TL: N.Borneo
Poritia philota philota f. penumbrata Morrell, 1957; Malay. Nat. J. 11 (4): 100
Poritia philota philota f. lugubris Eliot, 1957
Poritia philota f. lugubris Eliot, 1957; Entomologist 90 (3): 73
Poritia philota philota f. ornata Eliot, 1957
Poritia philota f. ornata Eliot, 1957; Entomologist 90 (3): 73
Poritia philota philota ; [BMP: 213, pl. 32, f. 6-8]; [BOR, 538]

P. p. phare Druce, 1895

Philippines philota phare Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 567, pl. 31, f. 14
sugimotoi (Hayashi, 1978) (Poritina)
m.f. talophi (Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984) (Poritina)
Poritia philota phare ; [BOR, 539]

P. p. glennuydai (Schröder & Treadaway, 1989)

P. p. mindora (Osada, 1994)

Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Assam, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, Java. See [About maps] Blue Gem
Pseudodipsas erycinoides C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): 259, pl. 30, f. 23-24
Poritia erycinoides, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Poritia erycinoides ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 11]; [BOR, 539]

Larva on Castanea argentea [BMP]

P. e. erycinoides

Java Poritia erycinoides erycinoides ; [BOR, 539]

P. e. phraatica Hewitson, 1878

Thailand - Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Tioman Is. Poritia phraatica Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (8): 214, pl. 88, f. 2, TL: Perak, Malaysia
Poritia erycinoides phraatica f. naukydes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia erycinoides f. naukydes Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 199
Poritia erycinoides phraatica f. nigra Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia erycinoides f. nigra Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 199
Poritia erycinoides phraatica f. demaculata Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia erycinoides f. demaculata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 199
Poritia erycinoides phraatica f. coronata Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia erycinoides f. coronata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 200
Poritia erycinoides phraatica, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia erycinoides phraatica ; [BOR, 539]; [BMP: 212, pl. 32, f. 3-5]

P. e. trishna Fruhstorfer, 1919

Assam, ?Nepal, ?Sikkim Poritia erycinoides trishna Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (2): 85
Poritia krishna Riley & Tams, 1925; Zool. Rec. 60 (1923) (Ins.): 226
Poritia erycinoides trishna, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia erycinoides trishna ; [BOR, 539]

P. e. elsiei Evans, [1925]

Burma, N.Thailand Poritia erycinoides elsiei Evans, [1925]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 334
Poritia erycinoides elsiei ; [BOR, 539]

P. e. phaluke Druce²

Borneo Poritia erycinoides phaluke ; [BOR, 539]

Poritia manilia Fruhstorfer, 1912

-. See [About maps] Poritia manilia Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 200, TL: ?NE.Sumatra

P. m. manilia

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya Poritia manilia manilia ; [BMP: 211, pl. 32, f. 20]; [BOR, 539]

P. m. dawna Evans, 1921

Burma (Dwans Range) Poritia manilia dawna ; [BOR, 539]

P. m. evansi Corbet, 1940

S.Burma, ?Thailand Poritita evansi Corbet, 1940; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90 (11): 341, pl. 1, f. 1-2
Poritia manilia evansi ; [BMP: 211, pl. 32, f. 19]; [BOR, 539]

Poritia hewitsoni Moore, [1866]

Kumaon - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Common Gem
Poritia hewitsoni Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 775, pl. 31, f. 10, TL: Nepal
Poritia hewitsoni ; [BOR, 539]

P. h. hewitsoni

Sikkim - N.Burma, N.Thailand Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni ; [BOR, 539]

Larva on Shorea robusta, Terminalia tomentosa Singh, 2003, J. Lep. Soc. 57 (4): 295-298

P. h. taleva Corbet, 1940

Peninsular Malaya Poritia taleva Corbet, 1940; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90 (11): 342, pl. 1, f. 4
Poritia hewitsoni taleva f. nigrita Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia hewitsoni f. nigrita Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 198
Poritia hewitsoni taleva ; [BMP: 212, pl. 32, f. 16-17]
Poritia phama taleva ; [BOR, 540]

P. h. tavoyana Doherty, 1889

Manipur, S.Burma, Thailand - Peninsular Malaya Poritia tavoyana Doherty, 1889; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (4): 429
Poritia hewitsoni tavoyana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Poritia hewitsoni tavoyana ; [BOR, 539]

P. h. ampsaga Fruhstorfer, 1912

Vietnam (Annam), ?Indo China Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 199, TL: S.Annam
Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga ; [BOR, 539]

Poritia phama H. H. Druce, 1895

-. See [About maps] Poritia phama H. H. Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 586, pl. 31, f. 18
Poritia phama ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. phama

Borneo, Sumatra, Java Poritia phama phama ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. geta Fawcett, 1897

Assam - C.Burma, ?Thailand Poritia phama geta Fawcett, 1897; Ann. Mag, nat. Hist. (6) 20: 112
Poritia phama geta ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. regia Evans, 1921

Langkawi Is., S.Thailand Poritia regia Evans, 1921; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28 (1): 37
Poritia phama regia ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. rajata Corbet, 1940

Poritia rajata Corbet, 1940; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90 (11): 343, pl. 1, f. 5
Poritia phama rajata ; [BMP: 212, pl. 32, f. 13-15]

P. p. palawana Osada, 1994

Poritia pleurata Hewitson, 1874

Manipur, Burma, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Is.. See [About maps] Green Gem
Poritia pleurata Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 346
Poritia pleurata ; [BOR, 540]; [BMP: 211, pl. 32, f. 18]

Poritia fruhstorferi Corbet, 1940

W.Java. See [About maps] Poritia fruhstorferi Corbet, 1940; Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 90: 337-350
Poritia fruhstorferi ; [BOR, 540]

P. f. nila Eliot, 1957

Sumatra

Poritia promula Hewitson, 1874

Java, Malaya. See [About maps] Poritia promula Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 347
Poritia promula ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. promula

Java Poritia promula promula ; [BOR, 540]

P. p. elegans Fruhstorfer, 1919

Peninsular Malaya Poritia elegans Fruhstorfer, 1919; Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (2): 87
Poritia promula elegans ; [BMP: 211, pl. 32, f. 11-12]; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 12]

Poritia phormedon Druce, 1895

Borneo. See [About maps] Poritia phormedon Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 566, pl. 31, f. 16-17
Poritia phormedon ; [BOR, 540]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Corbet, 1940

A Revision of the Malaya species of PORITIINAE. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90 (11): 337-350, pl. 1, 21 figs

Doherty, 1889

On certain Lycaenidae from lower Tenasserim J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (4): 409-440, pl. 23

Druce, 1895; H. H. Druce, 1895

A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 556-627, pl. 31-34

Eliot, 1957

Notes on the Genus Poritia Moore. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Entomologist 90 (3): 70-74, 18 figs

Evans, 1921

Notes on Indian Butterflies (continued) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28 (1): 30-40

Evans, [1925]

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (6) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 322-351, pls. 26-27

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): Heft (2), 137-378, pl. 22-47

Fruhstorfer, 1912

Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)

Fruhstorfer, 1917

Neue Poritia-Rassen Soc. ent. 32 (10): 39-40 (14 September)

Fruhstorfer, 1917

Neue Poritia-Rassen Soc. ent. 32 (12): 49 (9 November)

Fruhstorfer, 1919

Revision der Gattung Poritia auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane Archiv Naturgesch. (A) 83 (2): 77-101, 1 pl. (March)

Hewitson, 1878

Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,*37, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54 (Suppl.) pp. 1-16,3a,3b,3c, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,*151, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,*185, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,*209, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92 (Suppl.) pp. 1a,1b,3a,3b,4a,5a,5b,7-8 (1878), [* = temporary page]

Hewitson, 1874

Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own Collection Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 343-355

Moore, [1866]

On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 755-823, pl. 32-34

Morrell, 1957

Miscellaneous Notes on Malayan Butterflies Malay. Nat. J. 11 (4): 95-100, pls. 49-51

Singh, 2003

New records on the distribution and ecology of Common Gem butterfly, Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni Moore from the lower western Himalayas: a lesser known taxa J. Lep. Soc. 57 (4): 295-298

Staudinger, 1889

Lepidoptera der Insel Palawan Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 3-180, pls. 1-2

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