Pithecops

Pithecops
Pithecops corvus correctus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Pithecops Horsfield, 1828
Synonyms
Eupsychellus Röber, 1891

Pithecops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Thomas Horsfield in 1828.

Species include:[1]

• Pithecops hylax Horsfield 1828 - forest Quaker
• Pithecops fulgens Doherty 1889 - blue Quaker
• Pithecops mariae de Nicéville, 1894 Sumatra, Borneo.
• Pithecops dionisius (Boisduval, 1832) Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelage, Solomon Islands
• Pithecops phoenix (Röber, 1886) Celebes
• Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919

References

1. Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Pithecops Horsfield, [1828]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2020.