Cephrenes acalle

Plain palm dart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Cephrenes
Species:	C. acalle
Binomial name
Cephrenes acalle Hopffer, 1874
Synonyms
Hesperia chrysozonaPlötz, 1883 [1] Telicota negrosianaFruhstorfer, 1911 Telicota oceanicaMabille, 1904 Telicota hainanumSonan, 1938 Padraona chrysozonakayapu Doherty, 1891 Telicota baweanaFruhstorfer, 1911

Cephrenes acalle, commonly known as the plain palm dart, ^[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. ^[3] An examination of the type specimen showed that it was identical to Cephrenes chrysozona lompa Evans 1934 based on genitalia. This has led to Cephrenes chrysozona being treated as a synonym. The species breeds on palms including coconut, Calamus, Elaeis, Roystonea and Prychosperma. ^{[4] [5]}

Subspecies

There are seven subspecies within the distribution range that extends from India through Indo-China into the Philippines. ^{[6] [7]}

• Cephrenes acalle acalle
• Cephrenes acalle oceanica(Mabille, 1904) (India, Papua) ^[2]
• Cephrenes acalle kayapu(Doherty, 1891) (Engano)
• Cephrenes acalle nicobaricaEvans, 1932 (Nicobars)
• Cephrenes acalle chrysozona(Plötz, 1883) (Type locality: Philippines)
• Cephrenes acalle klianaEvans, 1934 (Borneo)
• Cephrenes acalle niasicusPlotz, 1886

References

1. Plötz, 1883 Die Hesperiinen -Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (3) & (4) Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 26-64, (4-6): 195-233
2. R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 65. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN   978-81-929826-4-9.
3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
4. Vane-Wright, R.I.; R. de Jong (2003). "The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 343: 3–267.
5. W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 407.
6. de Jong, R.; Treadaway, C.G. (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 288: 1–12.
7. Maruyama, K. (1991). Butterflies of Borneo. Vol. 2, No. 2. Hesperiidae. Tokyo.