Chrysoritis turneri (Riley 1938: 241)

Heath, Alan, 2023, Chrysoritis Butler (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeinae) - Part III: An integrative taxonomic revision, Metamorphosis 34 (1), pp. 11-28 : 19

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v34i1.02
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15738371
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scientific name	Chrysoritis turneri (Riley 1938: 241)
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Chrysoritis turneri (Riley 1938: 241) .

Poecilmitis turneri Riley 1938: 241 .

Holotype: NHM, London. Type locality: Matjiesfontein . Recorded from Komsberg Pass, southwards to the Swartberge and Little Karoo .

Like C. aridus , this species lacks any iridescence or structural colouring. Host ant: Unrecorded. MPT: submontane slopes and prominences.

Taxonomy: C. turneri is monophyletic and well supported in the COI tree (99%), where it is sister to the group comprising C. aridus , C. pan and C. williami ; it is sympatric with C. pan at Huis River Pass but both these species are clearly distinguishable on the basis of the presence/absence of iridescence and no intermediates have been observed at this locality across 40+ years of observation.

Conservation status: LC.