Myrina

Myrina Fabricius, 1807 Fig Tree Blues

Myrina Fabricius, 1807; Mag. f. Insektenk. 6: 286; TS: Papilio alcides Cramer

Myrina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Myrina (Amblypodiina); [AfrL]
Myrina (Amblypodiini); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 432; [BK], 178
Myrina (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 111
Myrina (Theclinae); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 343

Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)

south of Sahara, S.Arabia, N.Oman. See [maps] Figtree Blue

Papilio silenus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 531

Myrina silenus; [EBW]; [BK]: 178, pl. 15, f. 172; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

M. s. silenus Sudan, Uganda, Zaire, Angola, Sierra Leone, Guinea

Papilio alcides Cramer, [1776]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (8): 150, pl. 96, f. D, E
- = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 343; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112
Papilio corax Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): pl. 379, f. D, E
- = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 343

Loxura alcides; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 26
Myrina silenus corax; [CoL]
Myrina silenus silenus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 343; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BAFR], 473; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Myrina silenus ab. corax; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112

M. s. surya (Moore, 1857)

Loxura surya Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1: 52, pl. 1a, f. 13

Myrina silenus surya; [CoL]

M. s. ficedula (Trimen, 1879) E.Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Rhodesia, Botswana, Mozambique, S.Africa (not W.Cape)

Myrina ficedula Trimen, 1879; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4): 324; TL: S.Africa

Myrina ficedula; [CoL]
Myrina silenus ficedula; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BAFR], 473 (text); [PBSA]; [BK], 178 (note); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

M. s. deserticola Stempffer, 1969 South West Africa (Okahandja)

silenus deserticola Stempffer, 1969; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31: 96

Myrina silenus deserticola; [PBSA]; [CoL]

M. s. penningtoni Dickson & Stephen, 1971 Namaqualand, South West Africa

Myrina silenus penningtoni Dickson & Stephen, 1971; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 255; TL: Cape, Doorn River, N. of Clanwillam

Myrina silenus penningtoni; [BAFR], 473; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

M. s. nzoiae d'Abrera, 1980 W.Kenya - Ethiopia, Eritrea

nzoiae Stoneham, 1937; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (34): 2

Myrina nzoiae; [CoL]
Myrina silenus nzoiae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BK], 178 (note); [BAFR], 473 (text); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

M. s. suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991 Namibia

Myrina silenus suzannae Larsen & Plowes, 1991; Metamorphosis 2 (4): 7; TL: Tiras Mtns, Namibia

Myrina silenus suzannae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)

-. See [maps] Lesser Figtree Blue

Loxura dermaptera Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 34

Loxura dermaptera; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 26, pl. 4, f. 3-4
Myrina dermaptera; [PBSA], [?]; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

M. d. dermaptera E.Cape, Natal, E.Transvaal, Swaziland?, S.Mozambique?

Myrina dermaptera dermaptera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BAFR], 473; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

M. d. nyassae Talbot, 1935 Rhodesia, Malawi, E.Tanzania - Kenya (Nairobi)

Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 78; TL: Nyasaland

Myrina dermaptera nyasae; [CoL]
Myrina dermaptera nyasae[sic, nyassae]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BK]: 178, pl. 15, f. 173; [BAFR], 473 (text)
Myrina dermaptera nyassae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Myrina anettae de Fleury, 1924

Guinea. See [maps]

Myrina anettae de Fleury, 1924; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1924 (15): 161

Myrina anettae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [AfrL]; [CoL]
Myrina annettae[sic, anettae]; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 344

Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903

-. See [maps] West African Fig Tree Blue

Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2): 198, pl. 8, f. 8

Myrina dermaptera subornata; [iNaturalist]
Myrina subornata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 343; [AfrL]; [CoL]

M. s. subornata Cameroun, Nigeria, Upper Volta, Ghana

Myrina subornata subornata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 113; [BK]: 179, pl. 15, f. 174; [BAFR], 474; [AfrL]

M. s. nuba Talbot, 1935 Sudan, Uganda

subornata nuba Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 78

Myrina dermaptera nuba; [iNaturalist]
Myrina subornata nuba; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 113; [BAFR], 474 (text); [AfrL]; [CoL]

M. s. kacheleba d'Abrera, 1980

Myrina dermaptera kacheleba D'Abrera, 1980; : 474; TL: Kacheleba, Kenya, 4500ft

Myrina dermaptera kacheleba; [iNaturalist]
Myrina kacheleba; [iNaturalist]
Myrina subornata kacheleba; [AfrL]; [CoL]
Myrina subornata nyasae var. kacheleba; [BK], 178 (note)

Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906

Zaire, Congo, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps] Sharpe's Fig Tree Blue

Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (97): 106; TL: N'tebi

Myrina sharpei; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

M. s. sharpei Uganda, W.Kenya

Myrina sharpei sharpei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 112; [BAFR], 474; [BK]: 179, pl. 15, f. 175; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

M. s. fontainei Stempffer, 1961 Congo Republic, Zaire

Myrina sharpei fontainei Stempffer, 1961; Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94: 54

Myrina sharpei fontainei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 113; [BK], 179 (note); [BAFR], 474 (text); [AfrL]; [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
[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:

Bethune-Baker, 1906
Descriptions of some new African Butterflies Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (97) : 104-110
Cramer, [1776]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Dickson & Stephen, 1971
A New Race of Myrina silenus (F.) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the North Western Cape Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83 : 255-259
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
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus Syst. Ent. : 1-832
Fabricius, 1807
Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx Mag. f. Insektenk. 6 : 277-295
de Fleury, 1924
Description d'un Myrina nouveau originaire de la Guinée Française Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1924 (15) : 161-162
Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19 : 1-438
Hewitson, 1863
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)
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
Larsen & Plowes, 1991
The status of Myrina silenus (F.) in southern Africa and the proposal of a new subspecific name (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis 2 (4) : 5-8
Lathy, 1903
An Account of a Collection of Rhopalocera made on the Anambara Creek in Nigeria, West Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2) : 182-206, pl. 8
Moore, 1857
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1: : 1-278, pl. 1-12,1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stempffer, 1961
Contribution a l'etude des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de l'Afrique equatoriale Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94 : 1-73
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Stempffer, 1969
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31 : 87-101
Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Stoneham, 1937
Notes on African Lycaenidae, and new forms Bull. Stoneham Mus. (34) : 1-3
Talbot, 1935
New species and forms of African Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 71 : 69-78, : 115-127, : 147-153
Trimen, 1879
On some hitherto undescribed Butterflies inhabiting Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4) : 323-346
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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