Male secondary sexu al characters in Aphnaeinae wings (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Abstract

Male secondary sexual characters have been discovered on the hindwing verso of genera Aphnaeus Hübner, [1819], Cigaritis Donzel, 1847, Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1916 and Pseudaletis Druce, 1888 representing the Palaeotropical subfamily Aphnaeinae Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera). Relevant wing parts are illustrated, described, and some observations on the organs are briefly annotated. With an appendix and 14 figures.

Keywords

• Androconia
• hair tuft
• classifi cation
• Palaeotropics
• scaling