Poritia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Poritiinae
Tribus: Poritiini
Genus: Poritia
Species: P. erycinoides – P. fruhstorferi – P. hewitsoni – P. ibrahimi – P. karennia – P. kinoshitai – P. manilia – P. palos – P. personata – P. phama – P. philota – P. phormedon – P. plateni – P. pleurata – P. promula – P. solitaria – P. sumatrae – P. talophi
Name

Poritia Moore, 1865

Type species: Poritia hewitsoni Moore, 1865
References
Primary references

Moore, F. 1865. On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 33(1): 755–823, Pls. XLI–XLIII. Reference page.

Additional references

Cassidy, A.C., 2013. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 34(3): 137–144, 63 figs. web Reference page.
Corbet, A. S., 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Poritiinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90: 337–350, 1 pl., 21 figs. Reference page.
Corbet, A. S., 1948. Revisional Notes on Oriental Lycaenidae: 1. Proc. R. ent. Soc Lond. (B)17(7/8):93-97. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. 1957. Notes on the genus Poritia Moore. Entomologist 90: 70–74, 18 figs. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. 1980. New information on the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. The Malay Nature Journal 33(3/4): 137-155, 16 figs. Reference page.
Eliot, J. N. 1986. Additions and nomenclatural changes to the Lycaenid and Hesperiid butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malay. Nat. J. 39: 221–224. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1919. Revision der Gattung Poritia auf Grund der Morphologie der Generatsionsorgane. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 83 (A) (2): 77-101. Reference page.
Morita, S. & Yago, M., 2004: A new subspecies of Poritia hewitsoni Moore from Langkawi and its surrounding islands, Malaysia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Futao 47: 16–19. Reference page.
Morita, S. & Yago, M., 2010: Two new subspecies of Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder) from Anambas Isls., Indonesia, and Langkawi Is., Malaysia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Futao 56: 17–19. Reference page.
Osada, S., 1994a. A further contribution to a knowledge on Poritiinae from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Futao 15: 5–13. Reference page.
Osada, S., 1994. New subspecies of Poritia from the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Futao 15: 14–15. Reference page.
Saito, K. & Seki, Y., 2003. A revision of Poritia hewitsoni Moore, [1866] and Poritia phama H. H. Druce, 1895 from India to S.E. Asia (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae) Butterflies 38: 4–11, 48 figs.
Savela, M. Funet: Poritiinae.
Seki, Y. 1994: Descriptions of new Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Paramalaya (1). Futao 15: 20–25.
Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23–80. Abstract and full article: [1].
Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7–118.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heintz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1–64.

Poritia is a genus of lycaenid butterflies. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm. Poritia was erected by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Species

Poritia erycinoides (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Poritia fruhstorferi Corbet, 1940
Poritia hewitsoni Moore, [1866]
Poritia hewitsoni ampsaga Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia hewitsoni hewitsoni
Poritia hewitsoni kiyokoae Morita & Yago, 2004
Poritia hewitsoni solitaria Schröder & Treadaway, 1989
Poritia hewitsoni taleva Corbet, 1940
Poritia hewitsoni tavoyana Doherty, 1889
Poritia ibrahimi Eliot & Kirton, 2000
Poritia karennia Evans, 1921
Poritia kinoshitai Hayashi, 1976
Poritia languana Schröder & Treadaway, 1986
Poritia manilia Fruhstorfer, 1912
Poritia palos Osada, 1987
Poritia personata Osada, 1994
Poritia phalena (Hewitson, 1874) (mostly placed in Simiskina)
Poritia phama H. H. Druce, 1895
Poritia philota Hewitson, 1874
Poritia phormedon H. H. Druce, 1895
Poritia plateni Staudinger, 1889
Poritia pleurata Hewitson, 1874
Poritia promula Hewitson, 1874
Poritia sumatrae (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)

References

Corbet, A. S., 1940. A revision of the Malayan species of Poritiinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 90: 337–350, 1 pl., 21 figs.
Corbet, A. S., 1948. Revisional Notes on Oriental Lycaenidae: 1. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 17 (7/8) :93-97.
Eliot, J. N., 1957. Notes on the genus Poritia Moore. Entomologist 90: 70–74, 18 figs.
Eliot, J. N., 1980. New information on the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. The Malay Nature Journal 33 (3/4): 137: 155.
Eliot, J. N., 1986. Additions and nomenclatural changes to the Lycaenid and Hesperiid butterflires of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Journal 39: 221–224.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1919. Revision der Gattung Poritia auf Grund der Morphologie der Generatsionsorgane. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. (A) 83 (2): 77-101.
Moore, F., [1866]. On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1865: 755-823, 3 pls.
Morita, S. & M. Yago, 2004: A new subspecies of Poritia hewitsoni Moore from Langkawi and its surrounding islands, Malaysia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Futao 47: 16–19.
Morita, S. & M. Yago, 2010: Two new subspecies of Poritia erycinoides (C. & R. Felder) from Anambas Isls., Indonesia, and Langkawi Is., Malaysia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Futao 56: 17–19.
Osada, S. 1994: A further contribution to a knowledge on Poritiinae from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Futao 15: 5-13.
Osada, S. 1994: New subspecies of Poritia from the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Futao 15: 14–15.
Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Poritiinae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
Seki, Y. 1994: Descriptions of new Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Paramalaya (1). Futao 15: 20–25.
Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 23–80. Abstract and full article: [1].
Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Suppl. 14: 7–118.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heintz G., 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Suppl. 20: 1-64.