Jamides celeno - are we all wrong!

[Psyche]

You can see aelianus is no longer listed as a subspecies of celeno in Lepindex.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curati...6recLimit%3d30

If this is correct it means that taxon aelianus was all along mis- IDed as a subspecies of J. celeno by later revisors.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curati...6recLimit%3d30
As stated in Wilkemedia, the holotype is lost, & what is left is the drawing.
Since Jamides & Cupido (Everes) are quite different on the underside it is hard to see how the misID can occur unless only the upperside was drawn which is quite unlikely.

However, Jamides spp. were first placed under Cupido 1801 before they were transferred to Jamides 1819.
It is possible that Lepindex staff were simply transferring data from old index cards to a computerised system .

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

It is possible that Lepindex staff were simply transferring data from old index cards to a computerised system .

TL Seow

In view of the huge volume of work required, I would think this is a distinct probability.