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Famegana

genus of insects

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 8, 2023
Entity authorityQ5432897 ↗
Source-derived summary

Famegana is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae erected by John Nevill Eliot in 1973. Its single species, Famegana alsulus, the black-spotted grass blue, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. It is found in the Australasian realm.

Subspecies

F. a. alsulus Torres Strait Island, North Australia - New South Wales

F. a. lulu (Mathew, 1889) Fiji

F. a. kalawarus (Ribbe, 1926) Sulawesi

F. a.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Famegana” as genus of insects. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Famegana, genus and insects.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1973, 1869, 1889, 1926—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Famegana, genus and insects providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Famegana”, the useful work is to connect “genus of insects” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 8, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q5432897. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1973, 1869, 1889 and 1926.

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Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Famegana” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.