Takashia M. Okano & T. Okano, 1985

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Takashia M. Okano & T. Okano, 1985 is a subgenus of Polycaena Staudinger, 1886

Monotypic genus Takashia M. Okano & T. Okano, 1985 (type and the only species Timelaea nana Leech, 1892 ) is a close sister to Polycaena Staudinger, 1886 (type species Polycaena tamerlana Staudinger, 1886 ) (Fig. 14 magenta and blue). To avoid yet another not truly distinct monotypic genus, we propose to place Takashia M. Okano & T Okano, 1985 as a subgenus of Polycaena Staudinger, 1886 .