Psychonotis

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: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Psychonotis
Species: P. brownii – P. caelius – P. eleanor – P. eudocia – P. finisterre – P. hebes – P. hymetus – P. julie – P. kruera – P. marginalis – P. melane – P. parsonsi – P. piepersii – P. purpurea – P. slithyi – P. waihuru
Name

Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1930.

Type species: Lycaena caelius C. & R. Felder, 1860: 245, by monotypy.
References

Druce, H.H. & Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1893. A monograph of the butterflies of the genus Thysonotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893(3): 536–552, pls. 45-47. BHL text; plates. Reference page.
Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1860 [1859]. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. Parts 5-6. Wien ents. Monats 4(4): 97–112; 4(8): 225–251 2 pls.; 394–402, 2 pls. BHL2, Plates. Reference page.
Hirowatari, T. 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture (B) 44 (Suppl.) PDF. Reference page.
Müller, C.J., 2003: Three new species of Psychonotis Toxopeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea. Australian Entomologist 30(4): 159–165. Reference page.
Tennent, W.J., 1999: The genus Psychonotis Toxopeus in the Solomon islands, with descriptions of five new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian entomologist 26(4): 115-123.Reference page.
Toxopeus, L. J., 1930. De soorte als functie van Plaats en Tijd, 198 pp., 4 pls. Amsterdam. Reference page.

Psychonotis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Species

Psychonotis brownii (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893)
Psychonotis caelius (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Psychonotis eleanor Tennent, 1999
Psychonotis eudocia (H. H. Druce and Bethune-Baker, 1893)
Psychonotis finisterre C.J. Müller, 2003
Psychonotis hebes (Druce, 1904)
Psychonotis hymetus (C. Felder, 1860)
Psychonotis julie Tennent, 1999
Psychonotis kruera (Druce, 1891)
Psychonotis marginalis C.J. Müller, 2003
Psychonotis melane (Joicey & Talbot, 1916)
Psychonotis parsonsi C.J. Müller, 2003
Psychonotis piepersii (Snellen, 1878)
Psychonotis purpurea (Druce, [1903])
Psychonotis slithyi Tennent, 1999
Psychonotis waihuru Tennent, 1999

References

Felder, C. and Felder, R., 1860 [1859]. Lepidopterologische Fragmenta. Parts 4 and 5. Wien ents. Monats. 4: 225-251, 2 pls., 394-402, 2 pls.
Hirowatari, T., 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture, Ser B, Vol. 44, Suppl.
Müller, C.J., 2003: Three new species of Psychonotis Toxopeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea. Australian Entomologist 30 (4): 159-165.
Tennent, W.J., 1999: The genus Psychonotis Toxopeus in the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of five new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 26 (4): 115-123.
Toxopeus, L. J., 1930. De soorte als functie van Plaats en Tijd, 198 pp., 4 pls. Amsterdam.