Lontalius

Lontalius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species, Lontalius eltus, is found in Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by John Nevill Eliot in 1986.^[1]

Lontalius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Miletinae
Tribe:	Miletini
Genus:	Lontalius Eliot, 1986
Species:	L. eltus
Binomial name
Lontalius eltus Eliot, 1986