Pistoria
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TaxonPistoria nigropunctata
Parent authorityHemming, 1964
Authority(Bethune-Baker, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mambara Bethune-Baker, 1908 (preocc.)
  • Mambara nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908

Pistoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this monotypic genus, Pistoria nigropunctata, is found in New Guinea (Australasian realm).

Subspecies

  • P. n. nigropunctata (south-western New Guinea: Upper Waria Ranges, Papua New Guinea: Mambare)
  • P. n. siwiensis Tite, 1962 (West Irian: Mount Siwi)
  • P. n. weylandia Tite, 1962 (West Irian: Weyland Mountains)
  • P. n. aroa Tite, 1962 (southern Papua New Guinea: Aroa)
  • P. n. fracta Tite, 1962 (New Guinea: Rawlinson Mountains)
  • P. n. kratke Tite, 1962 (New Guinea: Kratke Mountains)

References

  1. ^ Pistoria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms