Sancterila

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: Sancterila
Subgenera: (3)
Armentulus – Celarchus – Sancterila
Name

Sancterila Eliot and Kawazoé, 1983: 74.

Type species: Cupido (Cyaniris) deliciosa Pagenstecher, 1896: 50.
Synonymy

Celarchus Eliot and Kawazoe, 1983. Synonymised by Cassidy, 1995: 47.

Species Overview

S. archagathos – S. deliciosa – S. drakei – S. hermarchus – S. prattorum – S. russelli – S. shelfordii
References

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.
Eliot, J. N. & Kawazoé, A. 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group. British Museum (Natural History), London. ISBN 0-565-00860-9 Reference page.
Pagenstecher, A. F., 1896. Neue Malayische Lepidopteren. Entomologische Nachrichten 22: 49-54. Reference page.

Sancterila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

It contains three subgenera: Sancterila, Celarchus, and Armentulus. Celarchus was originally described as a distinct genus, of which Armentulus was a subgenus.[1]

The nominotypical subgenus Sancterila contains four species endemic to Sulawesi and one species endemic to Buru and Ambon.
Species

Subgenus Sancterila Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Sancterila deliciosa (Pagenstecher, 1896)
Sancterila prattorum Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
Sancterila drakei Cassidy, 1995
Sancterila russelli Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Subgenus Celarchus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Sancterila archagathos (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
Sancterila hermarchus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

Subgenus Armentulus Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983

Sancterila shelfordii (de Nicéville, 1902)

References

Cassidy, A.C., 1995. On the Lycaenopsis group of genera (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of the Sulawesi Region. Trans. Lepid. Soc. Japan 46: 45–62