5. Stefan Schröder.
Danis Fabricius, 1807 from West New Guinea (Indonesia), a tentative arrangement (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae)

Abstract: An overview is given of the species of the lycaenid genus Danis Fabricius, 1807, occurring in West Papua and Papua (Indonesia). All taxa are discussed with regard to their systematic position and – as far as possible – the type specimens of several species are shown for the first time. Particular emphasis is placed on the individual characters that are intended to help identify the often very similar species. Based on the species list of Hirowatari (1992), the following taxonomic changes are proposed: Danis helga (Grose-Smith, 1898) stat. rev., Danis horsa (Grose-Smith, 1898) stat. rev., Danis metrophanes (Fruhstorfer, 1915) syn. nov., Danis hermogenes (Fruhstorfer, 1915) stat. rev.
Rangkuman: Peninjauan secara luas diberikan kepada spesies dari lycaenid genus Danis Fabricius, 1807, ditemukan di Provinsi Papua Barat (Indonesia). Semua taxa dibahas yang berhubungan dengan posisi sistematik sejauh mungkin. Type spesimen dari beberapa spesies ditunjukkan untuk pertama kalinya untuk semua spesies. Penekanan khusus diberikan untuk karakteristik individu yang ditujukan untuk membantu mengidentifikasi spesies yang sangat mirip. Berdasarkan list spesies Hirowatari (1992), perubahan taksonomi diusulkan sebagai berikut: Danis helga (Grose-Smith, 1898) stat. rev., Danis horsa (Grose-Smith, 1898) stat. rev., Danis metrophanes (Fruhstorfer, 1915) syn. nov., Danis hermogenes (Fruhstorfer, 1915) stat. rev. [translation by Daawia Suhartawan]
Keywords: Polyommatinae, Thysonotis, Danina, Papua New Guinea

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