Platylesches

Platylesches Holland, 1896 Hoppers

Platylesches Holland, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (1): 72; TS: Parnara (?) picanini Holland

Platylesches; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Platylesches (Hesperiinae); [BK], 430; [AfrL]

Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921

Rhodesia. See [maps]

Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1921; Archiv Naturg. 86 A (7): 164

Platylesches affinissima; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 14 (text); [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches ayresii (Trimen, 1889)

Transvaal, Natal, Moçambique, Rhodesia. See [maps]

Pamphila ayresii Trimen, 1889; South-African Butts 3: 321; TL: South Africa, Transvaal

Platylesches ayresii; Larsen, 1992, Metamorphosis 3 (1): 25; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 13; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)

Cameroon. See [maps]

Parnara batangae Holland, 1894; Ent. News 5 (3): 92; TL: Batanga, German West Africa

Platylesches batangae; [AfrL]; Collins & Larsen, 2008, Metamorphosis 19 (2): 101; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)

W.Africa. See [maps]

Pamphila chamaeleon Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (18): clxxix; TL: Sierra Leone

Platylesches chamaeleon; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 14; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

P. c. chamaeleon Mabille, 1891

Platylesches chamaeleon chamaeleon; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

P. c. tero Evans, 1937

Platylesches chamaeleon tero; [AfrL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997

S.Africa. See [maps]

Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997; Metamorphosis 8 (2): 77; TL: South Africa, 30km SE of Steelpoort, Lydenburg district, Mpumalanga

Platylesches dolomitica; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937

Platylesches fosta; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877)

Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia. See [maps]

Pamphila galesa Hewitson, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (109): 79
Halpe nigerrima Butler, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893: 672; TL: Zomba

Platylesches galesa; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 15; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008

Zambia. See [maps]

Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008; Metamorphosis 19 (2): 106; TL: Zambia, Ikelenge, Hillwood (11°15S 24°16E)

Platylesches hassani; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008

Zambia. See [maps]

Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008; Metamorphosis 19 (2): 104; TL: Zambia, Mundwiji Plain, 40 km E of Mwinilunga (11°45S 24°26E)

Platylesches heathi; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches iva Evans, 1937

Platylesches iva; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910

Platylesches lamba; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches langa Evans, 1937

Malawi, .... See [maps]

Platylesches ayresii langa Evans, 1937; Cat. African Hesp. Brit. Mus.: 169; TL: Nyasaland, Mlanje [Malawi]

Platylesches ayresii langa; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Platylesches langa; Larsen, 1992, Metamorphosis 3 (1): 25; [AfrL]; Collins & Larsen, 2008, Metamorphosis 19 (2): 100; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992

Tanzania. See [maps]

Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992; Metamorphosis 3 (4): 148; TL: Tanzania, Katuma River, Mpanda, 1600m

Platylesches larseni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)

South Africa, Africa. See [maps] Common Hopper

Hesperia moritili Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 49
Pamphila heterophyla Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (18): clxxviii; TL: Natal
Pamphila amadhu Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (18): clxxviii; TL: Transvaal

Platylesches moritili; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 16; [BK]: 430, pl. 63, f. 851; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877)

Zululand, Transvaal, Rhodesia, South West Africa. See [maps]

Hesperia neba Hewitson, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (109): 84

Platylesches neba; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Platylesches panga Evans, 1937

Platylesches panga; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894)

Rhodesia, Moçambique, Transvaal, Liberia, Congo. See [maps]

Parnara (?) picanini Holland, 1894; Ent. News 5 (3): 91

Platylesches picanini; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 17; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937

Platylesches rasta; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

P. r. rasta

Platylesches rasta rasta; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

P. r. anka Evans, 1937

Platylesches rasta anka; [AfrL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910

Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia. See [maps]

Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910: 83

Platylesches robustus; [BOW]: pl. 130, f. 18; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

P. r. robustus

Platylesches robustus robustus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

P. r. villa Evans, 1937

Platylesches robustus villa; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Platylesches villa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

P. r. fofi Larsen & Mei, 1998

Platylesches robustus fofi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986

Platylesches rossii; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches shona Evans, 1937

South West Africa - Rhodesia - Moçambique. See [maps]

Platylesches shona Evans, 1937; Cat. African Hesp. Brit. Mus.: 169

Platylesches shona; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Platylesches tina Evans, 1937

Transvaal, Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania - S.Kenya. See [maps] Small Hopper

Platylesches tina Evans, 1937; Cat. African Hesp. Brit. Mus.: 170; TL: Malawi

Platylesches tina; [BK]: 431, pl. 63, f. 852; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Butler, 1894
On two collection of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C.B., from British Central Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 : 643-684, pl. 60 (1894)
Collins & Larsen, 2008
Eighteen new species, five new subspecies, and interesting data on other African butterflies - Fourth ABRI research paper Metamorphosis 19 (2) : 42-113
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Evans, 1937
A catalogue of the African Hesperiidae. British Museum Cat. African Hesp. Brit. Mus. : 1-212, pl. 1-30
Henning & Henning, 1997
Notes on the genus Platylesches Holland (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with a description of a new species from South Africa Metamorphosis 8 (2) : 76-81
Hewitson, 1877
Descriptions of twenty-five new Species of Hesperidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (109) : 76-85
Holland, 1894
Some new and little-known African Hesperiidae Ent. News 5 (3) : 89-95, pl. 3
Holland, 1896
A Preliminary Revision and Synonymic Catalogue of the Hesperiidae of Africa and the adjacent Islands, with Descriptions of some apparently new species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (1) : 2-107, pl. 1-5
Kielland, 1992
Descriptions of a new species of Platylesches Holland and a new species of Celaenorrhinus Hubner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Tanzania Metamorphosis 3 (4) : 148-153
Larsen, 1992
Platylesches ayresii Trimen and P. langa Evans are distinct species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae[sic!]) Metamorphosis 3 (1) : 25-27
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1891
Description d'Hespérides nouvelles (1-3) Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): lix-lxxxviii, (17): cvi-cxxi, (18): clxviii-clxxxvii
Neave, 1910
Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 2-86, pl. 1-3
Strand, 1921
Systematisch-faunistische Beiträge zur Kenntnis exotischer Heterocera und Grypocera Archiv Naturg. 86 A (7) : 113-172
Trimen, 1889
South-African Butterflies: a monograph of the extra-tropical species. Vol. 3 South-African Butts 3 : 1-438, pl. 10-12
Wallengren, 1857
Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade åren 1838-1845 af J. A. Wahlberg / Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838-1845 collecta a J. A. Wahlberg K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 1-55

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