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Heteropsis Westwood, 1850

Heteropsis Westwood, 1850; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 323, pl. 63, f. 5, TS: Heteropsis drepana Westwood
Henotesia Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 228, TS: Henotesia wardii Butler

= ; [MadL]

Houlbertia Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 199-201, TS: Erebia passandava Ward

= Henotesia ; [MadL]

Masoura Hemming, 1964; Annot. lep. (4): 138 (repl. Gallienia Oberthür, 1916), TS: Melanitis masoura Hewitson

= ; [MadL]

Smithia Mabille, [1880]; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : clxxiii (preocc. Smithia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (Coélenterata)), TS: Smithia paradoxa Mabille
Gallienia Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 205-207 (preocc. Gallienia Brongniart, 1896), TS: Melanitis masoura Hewitson
Admiratio Hemming, 1964; Annot. lep. (4): 137 (repl. Smithia Mabille, [1880]), TS: Smithia paradoxa Mabille

= ; [MadL]

Haeteropsis ; Westwood, [1850], Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 63 (orig. missp.)
Admiratio (Mycalesina) ; [Wahlberg]
Masoura (Mycalesina) ; [Wahlberg]
Houlbertia (Mycalesina) ; [Wahlberg]
Henotesia (Mycalesina) ; [Wahlberg]
Heteropsis (Mycalesina) ; [Wahlberg]; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis vola (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis vola Ward, 1870
Henotesia vola ; [BFR]
Heteropsis (Telinga) vola ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis adolphei (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)

S.India (Coorg, Nilgiris). See [About maps] Red-eye Bushbrown
Satyrus adolphei Guérin-Méneville, 1843; in Delessert, Souvenirs Voy. Inde 2: 76
Mycalesis onatas Hewitson, 1864; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Mycalesis V-VI): [58], pl. [30], f. 40, TL: Neelgherries

= ; [NHM]

Mycalesis adolphei, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Mycalesis adolphei ; [BOR, 457]

Heteropsis fuliginosa (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis fuliginosa Mabille, 1878
Henotesia fuliginosa ; [BAFR, 186]
Heteropsis fuliginosa ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis exocellata (Mabille, [1880])

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis exocellata Mabille, [1880]; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : 343
Henotesia aberrans Paulian, 1951; Mém. Inst. sci. Madagacascar 6A: 392, TL: Mt. Tsaratanana

= ; [MadL]

Henotesia benedicta Paulian, 1951; , TL: Madagascar, envir. d'Ambositra

= ; [MadL]

Heteropsis antsianakana Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 179, f. 2827

= ; [MadL]

Henotesia aberrans ; [BAFR, 187 (text)]
Henotesia benedicta ; [BAFR, 187 (text)]
Henotesia exocellata ; [BAFR, 181]
?Heteropsis antsianakana ; [BAFR, 191]
Heteropsis exocellata ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis cowani (Butler, 1880)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pseudonympha cowani Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 5 (28): 334, TL: Madagascar
Culapa houlbertiana Oberthür, 1923; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 21 (2): 127, TL: Fianarantsoa

= ; [MadL, fn. 31]

Henotesia houlbertiana ; [BAFR, 186 (text)]
Henotesia cowani ; [BAFR, 183]
Heteropsis cowani ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis ankaratra (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Erebia ankaratra Ward, 1870
?Ypthima[?] sakalava Saalmüller, 1878; Jb. Senckenb. naturf. Ges. 1877-1878 : 79, TL: Madagascar
Henotesia ankaratra ; [BAFR, 185]; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 19]
Heteropsis ankaratra ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis paradoxa (Mabille, [1880])

Madagascar. See [About maps] Smithia paradoxa Mabille, [1880]; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : clxxiii
Henotesia paradoxa ; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 2]
Admiratio paradoxa ; [BAFR, 191]
Heteropsis (Admiratio) paradoxa ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis drepana Westwood, 1850

Madagascar. See [About maps] Heteropsis drepana Westwood, 1850; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 323 nota, pl. 63, f. 5
Heteropsis drepana ; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 9]; [BAFR, 191]
Heteropsis (Heteropsis) drepana ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis ankoma (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis ankoma Mabille, 1878; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 8 : lxxvi, TL: Madagascar
Masoura ankoma ; [BAFR, 190]
Henotesia ankoma ; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 20 (text only)]
Heteropsis (Masoura) ankoma ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis mabillei (Butler, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Strabena mabillei Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 227
Heteropsis (Masoura) mabillei ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis alaokola (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Gallienia alaokola Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 205
Masoura alaokola ; [BAFR, 190]
Heteropsis (Masoura) alaokola ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis masoura (Hewitson, 1875)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Melanitis masoura Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 227
Masoura masoura ; [BAFR, 190]
Heteropsis (Masoura) masoura ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis antahala (Ward, 1872)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis antahala Ward, 1872
Mycalesis benacus Mabille, 1884; Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 28 : clxxxv

= Heteropsis (Masoura) anthala ; [MadL, fn. 37]

Henotesia benacus ;
Masoura benacus ; [BAFR, 190]
Masoura antahala ; [BAFR, 190]
Henotesia antahala ; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 18]
Heteropsis (Masoura) antahala ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis narova (Mabille, 1877)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis narova Mabille, 1877
Houlbertia narova ; [BAFR, 189]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) narova ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis erebina (Oberthür, 1916)

N.Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa erebina Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 224
Culapa grandis Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 227

= ; [MadL, fn. 49]

Henotesia erebina ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) erebina ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Henotesia grandis (= Heteropsis narcissus fraterna); [BAFR, 185, ♂]

Heteropsis anganavo (Ward, 1871)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis anganavo Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 122, TL: Madagascar
Mycaleis perdita Butler, 1878; , TL: Fianarantsoa

= ; [MadL, fn. 40]

Mycalesis cingulina Mabille, 1880

= ; [MadL, fn. 40]

Houlbertia cingulina ; [BAFR, 189]
Houlbertia perdita ; [BAFR, 189]
Henotesia perdita ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 21 (text only)]
Henotesia anganavo ; [BAFR, 181]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) anganavo ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis erebennis (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Houlbertia erebennis Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 201
Houlbertia erebennis ; [BAFR, 189]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) erebennis ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis passandava (Ward, 1871)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Erebia passandava Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 122, TL: Madagascar
Culapa iboina f.var. fitensis Oberthür, 1916

= ; [MadL, fn. 41]

Mycalesis andrivola Mabille, 1877

= ; [MadL, fn. 41 (m.form)]

Mycalesis masikora Mabille, 1877

= ; [MadL, fn. 41 (m.form)]

Houlbertia masikora ; [BAFR, 189]
Henotesia masikora ; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 21]
Houlbertia andrivola ; [BAFR, 189]
Henotesia passandava ; [BAFR, 188]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) passandava ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis difficilis (Mabille, 1880)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis difficilis Mabille, 1880
Henotesia andravahana f.var. macropthalma Oberthür, 1916; (f.,partim)

= ; [MadL, fn. 42]

Henotesia undulosa Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 202

= ; [MadL, fn. 42]

Henotesia undulosa var. luctuosa Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 203

= ; [MadL, fn. 42]

Henotesia undulosa ; [BAFR, 186]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) difficilis ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis obscura (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Henotesia obscura Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 203
Henotesia andravahana f.var. macropthalma Oberthür, 1916; (f.,partim)

= ; [MadL, fn. 43]

obscura var. variegata Oberthür, 1916

= ; [MadL, fn. 43]

Henotesia obscura ; [BAFR, 186]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) obscura ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis wardii (Butler, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Henotesia wardii Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 229
Henotesia wardii ; [EBW, (name only)]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) wardii ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis strato (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis strato Mabille, 1878; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 8 : lxxvi, TL: Madagascar
Henotesia strato ; [BAFR, 186]
Heteropsis (Henotesia) strato ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis bicristata (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis bicristata Mabille, 1878
Henotesia bicristata ; [BAFR, 181]
Heteropsis bicristata ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis parvidens (Mabille, 1880)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis parvidens Mabille, 1880; (?1879)
Henotesia parvidens ; [BAFR, 182 (text)]
Heteropsis parvidens ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis avelona (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis avelona Ward, 1870
Culapa oxypteron Oberthür, 1916

= ; [MadL, fn. 46]

Henotesia oxypteron ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis oxypteron ; [Lees]
Henotesia avelona ; [BAFR, 182]; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 20]
Heteropsis avelona ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis uniformis (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa uniformis Oberthür, 1916
Henotesia uniformis ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis uniformis ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis iboina (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis iboina Ward, 1870
Henotesia iboina ; [BAFR: 182]
Heteropsis iboina ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis parva (Butler, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa parva Butler, 1879
Henotesia parva ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis parva ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis subsimilis (Butler, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pseudonympha subsimilis Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 228, TL: Fianantsaroa
Culapa undulata Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 221

= ; [MadL, fn. 48]

Henotesia undulata ; [BAFR, 185 (text)]
Henotesia subsimilis ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis subsimilis ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis pauper (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa pauper Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 222
Culapa pauper var. pseudonarcissus Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 222

= Heteropsis undulans ; [BAFR, 184]
= ; [MadL, fn. 49]

Henotesia pauper ; [BAFR, 185]
Heteropsis pauper ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis ankova (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis ankova Ward, 1870; Ent. mon. Mag. 7 : 31
?Henotesia ankora[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 13 [missp.?]]
Henotesia ankova ; [BAFR, 184]
Heteropsis ankova ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis turbata (Butler, 1880)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pseudonympha turbata Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 5 (28): 334, TL: Madagascar
Culapa ornata Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 216
Henotesia turbata ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis turbata ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis pallida (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa pallida Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 215
Henotesia pallida ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis pallida ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis strigula (Mabille, 1877)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis strigula Mabille, 1877
Culapa wardiana Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 216

= ; [MadL, fn. 51]

Culapa ankovana Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 219

= ; [MadL, fn. 51]

Henotesia ankovana ; [BAFR, 184]
Henotesia wardiana ; [BAFR, 184]
Henotesia strigula ; [BAFR, 182]; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 3]
Heteropsis strigula ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis maeva (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mycalesis maeva Mabille, 1878
Henotesia maeva ; [BAFR, 186]
Heteropsis maeva ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis laeta (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa laeta Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 228
Henotesia laeta ; [BAFR, 185]
Heteropsis laeta ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Henotesia maeva; [BAFR, 185, f. fig.]

Heteropsis laetifica (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa laetifica Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 227
Henotesia laetifica ; [BAFR, 185]
Heteropsis laetifica ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis undulans (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa undulans Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 220
Henotesia undulans ; [BAFR, 184]
Heteropsis undulans ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis anceps (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa anceps Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 212
Henotesia anceps ; [BAFR, 183]
Heteropsis anceps ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis angulifascia (Butler, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pseudonympha angulifascia Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 228
Henotesia angulifascia ; [BAFR, 182]
Heteropsis angulifascia ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis turbans (Oberthür, 1916)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa turbans Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 213
Culapa curvatula Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 217

= ; [MadL, fn. 53]

Henotesia curvatula ; [BAFR, 184]
Henotesia turbans ; [BAFR, 183]
Heteropsis turbans ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis sabas (Oberthür, 1923)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Culapa sabas Oberthür, 1923
Henotesia sabas ; [BAFR, 181 (text)]
Heteropsis sabas ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Heteropsis perspicua (Trimen, 1873)

Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia - Kenya, E.Zaire, Tanzania. See [About maps] Swamp Patroller
Mycalesis perspicua Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 104 [wet-season], TL: Natal; St. Lucia Bay
Mycalesis maevius Staudinger, 1888; Exot. Schmetterl. 1: 229 [dry-season]
Henotesia perspicua, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Henotesia perspicua ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 5]; [BK: 273, pl. 30, f. 425]
Heteropsis perspicua ; [AfrL]

Larva on (Grasses) Ehrharta erecta [PBSA]

H. p. perspicua Trimen, 1873

Heteropsis perspicua perspicua ; [AfrL]

H. p. camerounica Kielland, 1994

Heteropsis perspicua camerounica ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis simonsii (Butler, 1877)

N.Transvaal, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), S.Tanzania, W.Tanzania. See [About maps] Mycalesis simonsii Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (114) : 458 [dry-season]
Mycalesis victorina Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 350 [wet-season]
Mycalesis birsha Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 107, TL: Lake Nyassa

= ; [NHM]

Henotesia simonsii, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Henotesia simonsi ; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 7]
Henotesia simonsii ; [BAFR, 187]
Heteropsis simonsii ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis phaea (Karsch, 1894)

Kenya, Uganda, Zaire. See [About maps] Mycalesis phaea Karsch, 1894; Ent. Nachr. 20 (14/15) : 232
Henotesia phaea ; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 6]; [BK: pl. 30, f. 426]
Heteropsis phaea ; [AfrL]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Mycalesis justinella; Fromholz, 1887, Berl. ent. Z. 31 : 91

H. p. phaea

W.Kenya, Uganda, E.Zaire, S.Zaire Henotesia phaea phaea
Henotesia phaea phaea ; [BAFR, 187]
Heteropsis phaea phaea ; [AfrL]

H. p. ignota (Libert, 2006)

Heteropsis phaea ignota ; [AfrL]

?H. p. katangensis (Overlaet, 1955)

SE.Zaire Henotesia katangensis Overlaet, 1955; Miss. de Witte 27: 85, 19
Henotesia phaea katangensis ; [BAFR, 187 (text)]

Heteropsis ubenica Thurau, 1903

Malawi - S.Tanzania, W.Tanzania, W.Uganda. See [About maps] Heteropsis ubenica Thurau, 1903; Berl. ent. Z. 48 : 121, pl. 2, f. 1
Henotesia ubenica ; [BAFR, 187]
Heteropsis ubenica ; [AfrL]

H. u. ubenica

Heteropsis ubenica ubenica ; [AfrL]

H. u. mahale Kielland, 1994

Heteropsis ubenica mahale ; [AfrL]

H. u. ugandica Kielland, 1994

Heteropsis ubenica ugandica ; [AfrL]

H. u. uzungwa Kielland, 1994

Heteropsis ubenica uzungwa ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis elisi (Karsch, 1893)

Togo - Guinea. See [About maps] elisi (Karsch, 1893); Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2) : 209, pl. 5, f. 8
Henotesia elisi ; [BAFR, 187 (text)]
Heteropsis elisi ; [AfrL]

H. e. elisi

Heteropsis elisi elisi ; [AfrL]

H. e. uluguru Kielland, 1990

Heteropsis elisi uluguru ; [AfrL]

H. e. tanzanica Kielland, 1994

Heteropsis elisi tanzanica ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis centralis Aurivillius, 1903

S.Zaire (Shaba), N.Zambia, NE.Angola. See [About maps] Heteropsis centralis Aurivillius, 1903; Ark. Zool. 1 : 247, f. 1
Henotesia centralis ; [BAFR, 187]
Heteropsis centralis ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis ochracea Lathy, 1906

Angola. See [About maps] Heteropsis ochracea Lathy, 1906; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906 (1) : 1, pl. 1, f. 1
Henotesia ochracea ; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 9 (text only)]; [BAFR, 188]
Heteropsis ochracea ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis eliasis (Hewitson, 1866)

S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola. See [About maps] Mycalesis eliasis Hewitson, 1866; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Mycalesis VII-VIII): [59], pl. [31], f. 44-45, TL: Congo
Henotesia eliasis ; [BAFR, 188]; [BOW: pl. 115, f. 9]
Heteropsis eliasis ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis peitho (Plötz, 1880)

Ghana, Cameroun - Zaire, Kenya. See [About maps] Mycalesis peitho Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 197, TL: Abo; Agoncho; Aburi
Henotesia peitho, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Henotesia peitho ; [BOW: pl. 116, f. 4]; [BAFR, 188]; [BK: 274, pl. 30, f. 427]
Heteropsis peitho ; [AfrL]

H. p. peitho

Heteropsis peitho peitho ; [AfrL]

H. p. gigas (Libert, 2006)

Heteropsis peitho gigas ; [AfrL]

H. p. reducta (Libert, 2006)

Heteropsis peitho reducta ; [AfrL]

Heteropsis decira (Plötz, 1880)

Ghana - Liberia, Zaire?. See [About maps] Mycalesis decira Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 198, TL: Aburi
Henotesia decina ; [BAFR, 188]
Heteropsis decira ; [AfrL]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[MadL]

Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1903

Verzeichnis einer Schmetterlingssamlung aus dem Katanga-Gebiete im südwestlichen Theile des Congostaates Ark. Zool. 1 : 245-254

Bethune-Baker, 1908

Descriptions of new Rhopalocera from the Upper Congo Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (8) 2 (12) : 469-482

Butler, 1868

A catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera of the family Satyridae in the collection of the British Museum Cat. diurn. Lep. Satyridae Brit. Mus. : 1-211, pl. 1-5

Butler, 1877

Descriptions of several African and Australian Lepidoptera in the collection of the British Museum Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19 (114) : 458-562

Butler, 1879

Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with Notes on some of the Forms already described Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 227-246

Butler, 1880

On a collection of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with descriptions of new Genera and Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 5 (28): 333-344, (29): 384-395

Westwood, 1850

The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Fromholz, 1887

Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Richard Büttner in West-Afrika gesammelten Rhopaloceren Berl. ent. Z. 31 : 89-92

Hewitson, 1864; Hewitson, 1866

Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [4] : (Systematic Index) IV, (Clerome): [1-2], pl. [1] (1863), (Drusilla & Hyantis): [3-4], pl. [2] (1862), (Dasyophthalma & Thaumantis): [5-6], pl. [3] (1862), (Morpho I): [7-8], pl. [4] (1856), (Pavonia I-II): [9-10], pl. [5-6] (1877), (Opsiphanes): [11-12], pl. [7] (1873), (Corades): [13-14], pl. [8] (1863), (Pronophila): [15-16], pl. [9] (1857), (Pronophila II): [17-18], pl. [10] (1860), (Pronophila III-IV): [19-22], pl. [11-12] (1868), (Pronophila V): [23-24], pl. [13] (1871), (Pronophila VI-VII): [25-28], pl. [14-15] (1872), (Pronophila VIII-IX): [29-32], pl. [16-17] (1874), (Debis I): [33-34], pl. [18] (1862), (Debis II-III): [35-38], pl. [19-20] (1863), (Haetera): [39-40], pl. [21] (1860), (Daedalma): [41-42], pl. [22] (1858), (Euptychia & Ragadia): [43-44], pl. [23] (1862), (Hypocista): [45-46], pl. [24] (1863), (Mycalesis I-IV): [47-54], pl. [25-28] (1862), (Mycalesis V-VI): [55-58], pl. [29-30] (1864), (Mycalesis VII-VIII): [59-62], pl. [31-32] (1866), (Mycalesis IX): [63-64], pl. [33] (1873), (Mycalesis & Idiomorphus): [65-66], pl. [34] (1877), (Idiomorphus): [67-68], pl. [35] (1865), (Melanitis): [69-70], pl. [36] (1863), (Taxila): [71-72], pl. [37] (1861), (Taxila II): [73-74], pl. [38] (1862), (Sospita): [75-76], pl. [39] (1861), (Sospita II): [77-78], pl. [40] (1862), (Dodona Sospita): [79-80], pl. [41] (1866), (Mesosemia I): [81-82], pl. [42] (1857), (Mesosemia II-III): [83-86], pl. [43-44] (1858), (Mesosemia IV-VI): [87-92], pl. [45-47] (1859), (Mesosemia VII-VIII): [93-96], pl. [48-49] (1860), (Mesosemia IX-X): [97-100], pl. [50-51] (1870), (Mesosemia XI): [101-102], pl. [52] (1871), (Mesosemia XII): [103-104], pl. [53] (1873), (Eurygona I-II): [105-108], pl. [54-55] (1853), (Eurygona III-IV): [109-112], pl. [56-57] (1855), (Eurygona V-VII): [113-118], pl. [58-60] (1856), (Eurygona VIII): [119-120], pl. [61] (1860), (Eurygona IX): [121-122], pl. [62] (1870), (Eurygona X): [123-124], pl. [63] (1872)

Hewitson, 1875

Descriptions of Rhopalocera from Madagascar Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 226-227

Hewitson, 1877

Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 107-108

Karsch, 1893

Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). 1. Abtheilung: Apterygota, Odonata, Orthoptera Saltatoria,Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2) : 1-266, pl. 1-6

Karsch, 1894

Einige neue afrikanische Tagfalter aaus den Familien der Nymphaliden, Acraeïden, Danaïdiden und Satyriden Ent. Nachr. 20 (14/15) : 209-240

Lathy, 1906

A Contribution towards the knowledge of African Rhopalocera Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906 (1) : 1-10, pl. 1-2

Mabille, 1878

[Madagascar et d'Afrique] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 8 : lxxv-lxxvii,[75-77]

Mabille, [1880]

Recensement des Lépidoptères hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : 291-348

Mabille, [1880]

[... nouvelles espèces de Lépidoptères de Madagascar ...] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : clxxii-clxxiv,[173-174]

Mabille, 1884

Descriptions de Lépidoptéres exotiques Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 28 : clxxxiv-cxci, [184-191]

Moore, 1880

On the Asiatic Lepidoptera referred to the genus Mycalesis; with descriptions of new genera and species Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1880 (4) : 155-177

Oberthür, 1916

Observations sur une centurie d'Espèces de Lépidoptères Rhopalocères malgaches Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 177-244, pl. 364-369

Oberthür, 1923

Lépidopères nouveaux ou peu connus Etud. Lépid. Comp. 21 (2): 114-155

Overlaet, 1955

Exploration du Parc National d l'Upemba Miss. de Witte 27: 1-97 ...?

Plötz, 1880

Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307

Saalmüller, 1878

Mittheilungen über Madagaskar; seine Lepidoptera-Fauna mit besonderen Berücksichtigung der dieser angehörigen, im Senckenbergischen Museum befindlichen Arten Jb. Senckenb. naturf. Ges. 1877-1878 : 71-96 (?-126) (1978)

Saalmüller, 1884

Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Neue und wenig bekannte Arten zumeist aus der Sammlung der Senckenberg'schen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main unter Berücksichtigung der gesammten Lepidopteren-fauna Madagascars Lepid. Madagascar (1): 1-246, pl. 1-6 (1884), (2): 249-531, pl. 7-14 (1891)

Thurau, 1903

Neue Rhopaloceren aus Ost Afrika. Ergebnisse der Nyassa-See-un Kenya-Gebirgs-Expedition der Hermann und Elise geb. Heckmann-Wentzel-Stiftung Berl. ent. Z. 48 : 117-143

Trimen, 1873

On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1

Ward, 1870

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera from Madagascar Ent. mon. Mag. 7 : 30-32

Ward, 1871

Descriptions of new species of African diurnal Lepidoptera Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 34-36, 58-60, 81-82, 118-122

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