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Taxonomy of Genus Ancistroides Butler, 1874
Chocolate Demons


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
408
10692
Genera
Species
TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
100
2071
Genera
Species
GenusAncistroides
Butler, 1874
Chocolate Demons
43Species
Subnodes of Ancistroides Butler, 1874
SpeciesAncistroides aluensis Swinhoe, 1907
SpeciesAncistroides amyrus Mabille, 1889
SpeciesAncistroides armatus Druce, 1873
Red Demon
2Subspecies
SpeciesAncistroides boisduvali Mabille, 1876
SpeciesAncistroides caerulea Evans, 1928
SpeciesAncistroides clavata Staudinger, 1889
SpeciesAncistroides curvifascia C. & R. Felder, 1862
SpeciesAncistroides diocles Moore, 1865
SpeciesAncistroides dombya Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides dorna Evans, 1949
SpeciesAncistroides evaira Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides feisthamelii Boisduval, 1832
SpeciesAncistroides flavipes Janson, 1886
SpeciesAncistroides folus Cramer, 1775
SpeciesAncistroides fumatus Mabille, 1876
SpeciesAncistroides gemmifer Butler, 1877
Gem Demon
3Subspecies
SpeciesAncistroides howarthi Hayashi, 1980
SpeciesAncistroides longicornis Butler, 1874
SpeciesAncistroides maria Evans, 1945
SpeciesAncistroides maura Snellen, 1880
SpeciesAncistroides niasana Evans, 1926
SpeciesAncistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824
Chocolate Demon
5Subspecies
SpeciesAncistroides othonias Hewitson, 1878
SpeciesAncistroides paralysos Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881
SpeciesAncistroides prabha Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides pria Druce, 1873
SpeciesAncistroides quadrata Elwes & Edwards, 1897
SpeciesAncistroides renardi Oberthür, 1878
SpeciesAncistroides savara Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides stellata Oberthür, 1896
SpeciesAncistroides sumata Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides vasuba Fruhstorfer, 1911
SpeciesAncistroides waigensis Plötz, 1882

Synonyms
Kerana (Distant, 1886)
Tamela (Swinhoe, 1913)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ancistroides
EnglishChocolate Demons


Distribution of Ancistroides Butler, 1874
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam


Distribution on islands
Langkawi


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