Taxonomic notes on Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915

(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae)

Abstract

It is shown that Liptena eukrinoides Talbot, 1937 and L. bergeri Stempffer et al., 1974 can be considered subspecies of Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915. The relationship between L. durbania and L. eukrines Druce, 1905 is briefly examined.

Liptena durbania eukrinoides, male from Kasugho (NE DRC), ups and uns