[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
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Some related literature:
Aurivillius, 1895
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter
Ent. Tidskr. 16
: 195-220,
: 255-268
Aurivillius, 1898
Rhopalocera Aethiopica. Die tagfalter des Aethiopischen Faunegebietes
K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5)
: 1-561, pl. 1-6
Aurivillius, 1923
Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter
in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13
: 1-613, pl. 1-80
Bethune-Baker, 1903
On new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa
Ann. nat. hist. (7) 12
: 324-334
Bethune-Baker, 1910
A revision of the African species of Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910
: 1-84, pl. 1-13
Bethune-Baker, 1926
Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera from the Ethiopian Region
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17
: 384-402
Clench, 1963
Further notes on west African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)
Entomol. News 74
: 43-49
Crowley, 1890
On some new species of African diurnal Lepidoptera
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890
: 551-556, pl. 17-18
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of twelve new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, and one from the Solomon Islands, in the Collection of Herbert Druce
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25)
: 24-31
Druce, 1910
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from Tropical West Africa
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1)
: 356-378, pl. 33-35
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6)
: 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia
Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19
: 1-438
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894
Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies
Rhop. Exot.
[1] 1: (Ornithoptera) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 2: (Ornithoptera) 3-4, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) [5-6] 1-2, pl. 3 (1900),
[1] 3: (Ornithoptera) 7-8, pl. 4 (1901),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 3-5,7-14, pl. 2-6 (1888),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 15-20, pl. 7-9 (1890),
[1] 1: (Papilio) 21-25, pl. 10-11 (1891),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 27-31, pl. 12-13 (1893),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 33-35, pl. 14 (1894),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 37-38, pl. 15 (1895),
[1] 2: (Papilio) 39-40, pl. 16 (1897),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 41-46, pl. 17-19 (1899),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 47-48, pl. 20 (1900),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 49-50, pl. 21 (1901),
[1] 3: (Papilio) 51-55, pl. 22-23 (1902),
[1] 1: (Delias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 2: (Delias) 5-7, 9-11, pl. 2-3 (1893),
[1] 2: (Delias) 12-18, pl. 4-5 (1895),
[1] 2: (Delias) 20-22, pl. 6 (1896),
[1] 3: (Delias) 24-26, pl. 7 (1897),
[1] 3: (Delias) 28-35, pl. 8-9 (1901),
[1] 3: (Delias) 36-38, pl. 10 (1902),
[1] 1: (Pieridae) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Pinacopteryx) 1-4, pl. 1 (1893),
[1] 1: (Callosune) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[1] 3: (Huphina) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[1] 3: (Huphina) [8],9-10, pl. 3 (1899),
[1] 1: (Elodina) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[1] 1: (Belenois) 1-4, pl. 1 (1892),
[1] 2: (Belenois) 5-8, pl. 2 (1892),
[1] 3: (Mylothris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1900),
[1] 1: (Ixias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888),
[1] 2: (Appias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1894),
[1] 1: (Pierinae) 5-7, pl. 2 (1889),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[1] 2: (Dismorphia) 5-9, 11-15, pl. 2-3 (1897),
[2] 1: (Asthipa) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 2: (Asthipa) 5-6, pl. 2 (1896),
[2] 2: (Ravadeba) 7, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 2: (Mycalesis) 5-12, pl. 2-3 (1896),
[2] 3: (Mycalesis) 13-18, pl. 4-5 (1902),
[2] 3: (Libythea) 1-2, pl. 1 (1902),
: (Ragadia-Argyronympha-Hypocysta) : 1-6, pl. [1] (1895),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 1-5, pl. 1 (1893),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 7-9, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 10-14, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 3: (Pedaliodes) 15-20, pl. 4-5, (Oxeoschistus) 1 (1900),
[2] 3: (Pronophila) 1-2, pl. 1, (Oxeoschistus) 2-3, pl. 1 (1900),
[2] 2: (Elymnias) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[2] 3: (Elymnias) 5-6, pl. 2, (Bruasa) 6-7, pl. 1 (1897),
[2] 1: (Morpho) 1-2, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Morphotenaris-Hyantis) 1-3, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 9-11, pl. 3 (1895),
[2] 2: (Tenaris) 13-15, pl. 4 (1896),
[2] 3: (Tenaris) 17-18, pl. 5 (1898),
[2] 1: (Heliconius) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 1-6, pl. 1-2 (1889),
[2] 1: (Acraea) 7-10, pl. 3 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 11-14, pl. 4 (1892),
[2] 2: (Acraea) 15-18, pl. 5 (1894),
[2] 3: (Acraea) 19-29, pl. 6-8, (Planema) 29-30, pl. [1] (1901),
[2] 1: (Cethosia) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 3: (Cirrhochroa) 1, pl. [1], (Cupha) 2-4, pl. [1] (1898),
[2] 2: (Terinos) 1-2, pl. 1 (1894),
[2] 1: (Thaleropis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 2: (Doleschallia) 1-3,5-7, pl. 1-2 (1893),
[2] 2: (Kallima) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Hypolimnas) 1-2, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 3-4, pl. 2 (1897),
[2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 5-6, pl. 3 (1898),
[2] 1: (Euxanthe) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 1: (Hestina) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891),
[2] 1: (Cymothoe) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890),
[2] 3: (Limenitis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1899),
[2] 2: (Neptis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 5-11, pl. 2-3 (1899),
[2] 3: (Neptis) 13-17, pl. 4-5 (1900),
[2] 1: (Euthalia-Tanaecia) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euthalia) 5-10, pl. 2-3 (1891),
[2] 2: (Euthalia) 11-14, pl. 4 (1894),
[2] 3: (Euthalia) 15, pl. 5, (Dichorragia) 16, pl. 1 (1898),
[2] 1: (Apatura) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892),
[2] 1: (Euphaedra) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Euryphene) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 1-2,[3-4] pl. 1-2 (1887),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) [5], pl. 3 (1888),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 7-9, pl. 4 (1890),
[2] 1: (Charaxes) 11-13, pl. 5 (1891),
[2] 1: (Mynes) 1-2, pl. 1 (1888),
[2] 2: (Mynes) 3-6, pl. 2 (1894),
[2] 2: (Prothoe) 1-2, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 3: (Erycinidae) 1-10, pl. 1-2 (1902),
[3] 2: (Dicallaneura-etc) 1-6, pl. 1 (1897),
[3] 3: (Dicallaneura-etc) 7-11, pl. 2 (1901),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 1-4,[5-9] 1-5, pl. 1-2 (1887),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 11-17, 19-22, pl. 3-5 (1888),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 23-25, 27-29, 31-33, pl. 6-8 (1889),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 35-48, pl. 9-11 (1890),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 49-51,53-64, pl. 12-15 (1891),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 65-68, pl. 16 (1892),
[3] 1: (Lycaenidae) [69-72] 57-60, pl. 17 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) [73-77] 61-65,79-84, pl. 18-19 (1892),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 85-107, pl. 20-23 (1893),
[3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 109-120, pl. 24-25 (1894),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 121-125, pl. 26 (1900),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 127-131, 133-141, pl. 27-29 (1901),
[3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 143-146, pl. 30 (1902),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 1-6, pl. 1 (1894),
[3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 7-13, 15-22, pl. 2-3 (1895),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 23-25, 27-31, pl. 1-2 (1895),
[3] 2: (Waigeum) 34-38, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Thysonotis) 39-46, pl. 3-4 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896),
[3] 2: (Holochila) 5-8, pl. 2 (1897),
[3] 2: (Pseudonotis) 1-3, pl. [1], (Epimastidia) 4-5, pl. [1], (Lampides) 5-8, pl. [1] (1897),
[3] 2: (Lampides) 9-10, pl. 2, (Thysonotis) 47, pl. 5 (1897),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 9-11, pl. 3 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898),
[3] 3: (Arhopala) 9-12, pl. 3, (Ilerda) 13, pl. [1], (Horaga) 14-15, pl. [1] (1902),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 47x,48-50, pl. 6 (1898),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 23-26, pl. 4 (1898),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 13-15, pl. 4 (1899),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 27-29, pl. 5, (Waigeum) [30], pl. 2 (1899),
[3] 3: (Holochila) 17-19, pl. 5 (1899),
[3] 3: (Thysonotis) 51-54, pl. 7 (1899),
[3] 3: (Jamides) 11-14, pl. 1 (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypolycaena-etc) 1-4, pl. [1] (1900),
[3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 31-33, pl. 6, (Thysonotis) 55-56, pl. 8 (1900),
[3]: (Additions-Corrections) 1-2,[3],vii-x
Kirby in Hewitson, 1878
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae
Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae
(1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863),
(2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865),
(3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867),
(4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869),
(5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873),
(6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874),
(7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877),
(8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Holland, 1891
Descriptions of new West African Lycaenidae. (2)
Psyche 6
: 50-53
Hulstaert, 1924
Lycaenidae nouveaux des Collections du Musée du Congo Belge
Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12
: 112-122,
: 173-194
Jackson, 1966
A revision of the genus Chloroselas Butler, with a note on Alaena Boisduval and descriptions of a few new African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae)
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8
: 523-531
Joicey & Talbot, 1921
New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera
Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1)
: 44-118, pl. 5-16
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923
Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910-1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Lepidoptera. III. Teil
Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3)
: 1113-1242, pl. 49-50
Sharpe, 1890
On some new Species of African Lycaenidae in the Collection of Philip Crowley, Esq
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 6 (31)
: 103-106
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stempffer, 1962
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae de l'Afrique tropicale et équatoriale
Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24
: 1135-1181
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10
: 1-322
Stempffer, 1969
Liste des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de Cote d'Ivoire actuellement connus (2e note)
Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31
: 927-950
Stradomsky, 2016
A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Polyommatinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12 (1)
: 145-156
Talbot, 1929
Four new butterflies from Africa
Bull. Hill. Mus. 3
: 139-142
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