Miletus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Miletinae
Tribus: Miletini
Genus: Miletus
boisduvali Species Group

M. biggsii – M. boisduvali – M. cellarius – M. drucei
chinensis Species Group

M. bannanus – M. chinensis – M. croton – M. gaesa – M. mallus – M. nymphis
melanion Species Group

M. bazilanus – M. melanion
symethus Species Group

M. ancon – M. archilocus – M. atimonicus – M. celinus – M. gallus – M. gigantes – M. heracleion – M. leos – M. rosei – M. symethus – M. takanamii
zinckenii Species Group

M. gaetulus – M. gopara – M. valeus – M. zinckenii
Species (alphabetic)

M. ancon – M. archilocus – M. atimonicus – M. bannanus – M. bazilanus – M. biggsii – M. boisduvali – M. celinus – M. cellarius – M. chinensis – M. croton – M. drucei – M. gaesa – M. gaetulus – M. gallus – M. gigantes – M. gopara – M. heracleion – M. leos – M. mallus – M. melanion – M. nymphis – M. rosei – M. symethus – M. takanamii – M. valeus – M. zinckenii
Name

Miletus Hübner, 1819: 71.

Type species: Papilio symethus Cramer, 1779, by designation of Doubleday, Westwood & Hewitson, 1852: 503. Gender masculine.
Synonymy

Symetha Horsfield, 1828: 59. Type species: Symetha pandu Horsfield, by monotypy.
Gerydus Boisduval, 1836: pl.23, fig.2. Type species: Papilio symethus Cramer, 1779, by original designation.
Archaeogerydus Fruhstorfer, 1916: 816. Type species: Gerydus croton Doherty, 1889, by designation of Hemming, 1960: 9.

References

Boisduval, J. B., 1836. In Roret, Suite à Buffon, Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères 1: xii+690pp., 24 pls. Paris. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62. pdf. Reference page.
Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page.
Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J.O. 1850–1852. The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, 2: 251–534, pls 31–81. Text, plates. London. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. 1961. An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Raffles. Mus. 26: 154–177, 24 figs. Reference page.
Eliot, J.N. 1986. A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1): 1–105. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1909-1923. In Seitz, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 9. Stuttgart.
Hübner, J. 1816–1826. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg. Papilionoidea. BHL Reference page.
Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 1–766; 767–1201, pls 1–175. Reference page.

Vernacular names
中文: 雲灰蝶屬

Miletus is a genus of butterflies sometimes called brownies.[1] Its species are found in the eastern Palearctic realm and the Indomalayan realm, and some stray east of the Wallace Line. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner around 1819. Miletus is the type genus of the subfamily Miletinae.
Miletus species groups,
sensu Eliot, 1961.
A - Boisduvali Gp. M. biggsii West Malaysia
B - Chinensis Gp. M. chinensis Thailand
C - Symethus Gp. M. symethus Brunei
D - Zinckenii Gp. M. gopara Singapore
All males
Species

boisduvali species group
Miletus biggsii (Distant, 1884)
Miletus boisduvali Moore, 1857
Miletus cellarius (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
Miletus drucei (Semper, 1888)
chinensis species group
Miletus bannanus Huang & Xue, 2004
Miletus chinensis C. Felder, 1862
Miletus croton (Doherty, 1889)
Miletus gaesa (de Nicéville, 1895)
Miletus mallus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
Miletus nymphis (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
melanion species group
Miletus bazilanus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
Miletus melanion C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
symethus species group
Miletus ancon Doherty, 1889
Miletus archilocus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Miletus atimonicus Murayama & Okamura, 1973
Miletus celinus Eliot, 1961
Miletus gallus (de Nicéville, 1894)
Miletus gigantes (de Nicéville, 1894)
Miletus heracleion (Doherty, 1891)
Miletus leos (Guérin-Ménéville, 1830)
Miletus rosei Cassidy, 1995
Miletus symethus (Cramer, [1777])
Miletus takanamii Eliot, 1986
zinckenii species group
Miletus gaetulus (de Nicéville, 1894)
Miletus gopara (de Nicéville, 1890)
Miletus valeus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)
Miletus zinckenii C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865

References

Savela, Markku (September 28, 2016). "Miletus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

Boisduval, J. B. (1836). In Roret, Suite à Buffon, Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères 1: xii + 690pp., 24 pls. Paris.
Cassidy, A. C. (1995). "On the Miletini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan . 46: 1–12.
Cramer, P. (1775–1780). De Uitlandsche Kapellen ... Asia, Africa en America ... Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, 4 vols.
Eliot, J. N. (1961). "An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 26: 154–177, 24 figs.
Eliot, J. N. (1986). "A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). 53 (1): 1–105.
Fruhstorfer, H. (1909–1923). In Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 9. Stuttgart.
Hübner, J. (1816–1826). Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsberg.
Horsfield, T. (1828–1829). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London.