Kedestes

Kedestes Watson, 1893 Rangers

Kedestes Watson, 1893; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1): 96; TS: Hesperia lepenula Wallengren

Kedestes; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Kedestes (Hesperiidae); [AfrL]
Kedestes (Hesperiinae); [BK], 412

Kedestes barberae (Trimen, 1873)

Cape - Rhodesia, Lesotho, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal. See [maps]

Cyclopides barberae Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 120, pl. 1, f. 11; TL: Cape Colony

Kedestes barberae; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 32; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

K. b. barberae

Kedestes barberae barberae; [AfrL]

K. b. bonsa Evans, 1956

Kedestes barberae bonsa; [AfrL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

K. b. bunta Evans, 1956

Kedestes barberae bunta; [AfrL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

Kedestes brunneostriga (Plötz, 1884)

Angola, Malawi - Kenya, Uganda, Zaire. See [maps] Pale Ranger

Kedestes brunneostriga; [BK]: 413, pl. 60, f. 797; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes callicles (Hewitson, 1868)

Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia. See [maps] Pale Ranger

Cyclopides callicles Hewitson, 1868; Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): 42

Cyclopides callicles; Hewitson, 1874, Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Cyclopides): [120], pl. [60], f. 10-11
Kedestes callicles; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 33, 34; [BK]: 414, pl. 60, f. 799; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Kedestes chaca (Trimen, 1873)

S.Africa. See [maps]

Pyrgus chaca Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 118, pl. 1, f. 9-10; TL: Cape Colony; Kaffraria

Kedestes chaca; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 36 (text); [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Kedestes heathi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982

Kedestes heathi; [AfrL]

Kedestes lema Neave, 1910

-. See [maps]

Kedestes lema; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

K. l. lema

Kedestes lema lema; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

K. l. linka (Evans, 1955) Rhodesia

Kedesia lema linka Evans, 1955; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 8: 883; TL: Chirinda Mountain, Mashonaland

Kedestes lema linka; [AfrL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932

Cape. See [maps]

Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 150

Kedestes lenis; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Kedestes niveostriga lenis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

K. l. lenis

Kedestes lenis lenis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

K. l. alba Henning, Henning, Joannou & Woodhall, 1997

Kedestes lenis alba; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes lepenula (Wallengren, 1857)

Cape, Transvaal, Botswana. See [maps]

Hesperia lepenula Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 50

Kedestes lepenula; [PBSA]; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 35; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes macomo (Trimen, 1862)

Nigeria - to (Transvaal, E.Cape, Natal, Moçambique, Rhodesia) - Somalia. See [maps]

Cyclopides macomo Trimen, 1862; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 405

Kedestes lepenula macomo; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Kedestes macomo; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes malua Neave, 1910

Rhodesia. See [maps]

Kedestes malua; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 33 (text); [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes marshalli Aurivillius, 1925

Rhodesia. See [maps]

Kedestis macomo marshalli Aurivillius, 1925; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 542

Kedestes lepenula marshallii; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Kedestes marshalli; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes michaeli Gardiner & Hancock, 1982

Kedestes michaeli; [AfrL]

Kedestes mohozutza (Wallengren, 1857)

South Africa - Kenya, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps] Fulvous Ranger

Hesperia mohozutza Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 50

Kedestes mohozutza; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 36; [BK]: 412, pl. 60, f. 794; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982

Kedestes monostichus; [AfrL]

Kedestes nancy Collins & Larsen, 1991

Kenya. See [maps] Nancy's Ranger

Kedestes nancy Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 444

Kedestes nancy; [BK]: 413, pl. 60, f. 795; [AfrL]

Kedestes nerva (Fabricius, 1793)

Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, NW.Zambia. See [maps]

Hesperia nerva Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 340; TL: "Indiis" [error, = Natal, South Africa]

Kedestes nerva; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 37; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

K. n. nerva South Africa (Natal, Transvaal)

Pyrgus tucusa Trimen, 1883; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 359; TL: Natal, South Africa

Kedestes nerva nerva; Hancock, 1987, J. Lep. Soc. 41 (1): 42; [AfrL]

K. n. paola (Plötz, 1884) Angola, NW.Zambia

Cyclopides paola Plötz, 1884; Stettin. ent. Ztg 45 (11-12): 392; TL: Angola

Kedestes nerva paola; Hancock, 1987, J. Lep. Soc. 41 (1): 43; [AfrL]
Kedestes paola; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Misidentified/misapplied:

?Kedestes paola (= Kedestes protensa); [PBSA], f. 724
?Kedestes paola (= Kedestes protensa); Hancock & Gardiner, 1982, Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 120

Kedestes niveostriga (Trimen, 1864)

Transkei, Natal. See [maps]

Pamphila ? niveostriga Trimen, 1864; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2: 179

Kedestes niveostriga; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 38; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

K. n. niveostriga

Kedestes niveostriga niveostriga; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

K. n. schloszi Pringle & Schlosz, 1997

Kedestes niveostriga schloszi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes pinheyi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982

Kedestes pinheyi; [AfrL]

Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901

Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, S.Sudan, NW.Zambia. See [maps]

Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 8: 59; TL: N.Nigeria
Kedestes chacoides Gaede, 1915; Int. ent. Zs. 9 (24): 126; TL: Busantare, Cameroon

Kedestes paola protensa; Evans, 1937, Cat. African Hesp. Brit. Mus.: 84; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Kedestes protensa; [AfrL]

Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907

S.Sudan, Uganda, Kenya. See [maps] Rogers' Ranger

Kedestes rogersi; [BK]: 413, pl. 60, f. 798; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes sarahae Henning & Henning, 1998

Kedestes sarahae; [AfrL]

Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956

Kedestes straeleni; [AfrL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953

South West Africa. See [maps]

Kedestes lependula sublineata Pennington, 1953; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 16 (2): 18

Kedestes lepenula sublineata; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Kedestes sublineata; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Kedestes wallengrenii (Trimen, 1883)

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique - Kenya. See [maps]

Thymelicus wallengrenii Trimen, 1883; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 361

Kedestes wallengreni; [BOW]: pl. 129, f. 39; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Kedestes wallengrenii; [AfrL]

K. w. wallengrenii Wallengren's Ranger

Kedestes wallengreni wallengreni; [BK]: 413, pl. 60, f. 796
Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii; [AfrL]

K. w. fenestratus (Butler, 1894)

Baracus fenestratus Butler, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893: 673; TL: Zomba

Kedestes wallengreni fenestratus; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Kedestes wallengrenii fenestratus; [AfrL]

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
[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!
[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
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[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]
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.

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1925
Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 1-613, pl. 1-80
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)
Butler, 1901
On a collection of butterflies made by George Migeod, Esq., in northern Nigeria between September 1899 and January 1900 Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 8 : 57-60
[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
Evans, 1955
Revisional notes on African Hesperiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 8 : 881-885
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
Gaede, 1915
Neue Afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologisches Museums Int. ent. Zs. 9 (7): 38-40, (13): 71-72, (14): 73-74, (15): 79-80, pl. 1, (20): 105-106, (21): 109-112, (24): 125-126
Hancock, 1987
The identity of Cyclopides paola Plötz (Hesperiidae) J. Lep. Soc. 41 (1): 41-44
Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
The Kedestes nerva group of species Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9: 105-126
Hewitson, 1874
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [5] : (Systematic Index) V, (Anteros): [1-2], pl. [1] (1867), (Erycina & Necyria): [3-4], pl. [2] (1870), (Erycina Symmachia &c): [5-6], pl. [3] (1875), (Necyria & Esthemopsis): [7-8], pl. [4] (1872), (Calydna): [9-10], pl. [5] (1854), (Calydna II): [11-12], pl. [6] (1859), (Theope): [13-14], pl. [7] (1860), (Symmachia): [15-16], pl. [8] (1867), (Symmachia & Charis II): [17-18], pl. [9] (1871), (Charis): [19-20], pl. [10] (1866), (Emesis): [21-22], pl. [11] (1872), (Nymphidium I): [23-24], pl. [12] (1853), (Nymphidium II-III): [25-28], pl. [13-14] (1865), (Nymphidium IV): [29-30], pl. [15] (1871), (Lemonias I): [31-32], pl. [16] (1853), (Lemonias II): [33-34], pl. [17] (1858), (Lemonias III-IV): [35-38], pl. [18-19] (1863), (Lemonias V): [39-40], pl. [20] (1872), (Lemonias & Baeotis): [41-42], pl. [21] (1875), (Lemonias & Baeotis): [43-44], pl. [22] (1874), (Pachythone & Cremna): [45-46], pl. [23] (1873), (Hades, Uraneis, &c): [47-48], pl. [24] (1870), (Limnas I-II): [49-52], pl. [25-26] (1853), (Limnas & Panara): [53-54], pl. [27] (1875), (Limnas &c): [55-56], pl. [28] (1876), (Limnas & Ithomeis): [57-58], pl. [29] (1870), (Chamaelimnas & Ithomiola): [59-60], pl. [30] (1871), (Hermathena &c): [61-62], pl. [31] (1875), (Ogyris): [63-64], pl. [32] (1853), (Pentila & Liptena): [65-66], pl. [33] (1866), (Pentila & Liptena II): [67-68], pl. [34] (1873), (Lycaena): [69-70], pl. [35] (1876), (Pyrrhopyga I-II): [71-74], pl. [36-37] (1857), (Pyrrhopyga): [75-76], pl. [38] (1869), (Pyrrhopyga II-III): [77-80], pl. [39-40] (1871), (Pyrrhopyga IV): [81-82], pl. [41] (1873), (Pyrrhopyga V & Erycides): [83-84], pl. [42] (1875), (Ismene I-II): [85-88], pl. [43-44] (1867), (Eudamus): [89-90], pl. [45] (1873), (Eudamus II-III): [91-94], pl. [46-47] (1875), (Chaetocneme): [95-96], pl. [48] (1874), (Hesperia I-II): [97-100], pl. [49-50] (1867), (Hesperia III): [101-102], pl. [51] (1868), (Hesperia IV): [103-104], pl. [52] (1869), (Hesperia V): [105-106], pl. [53] (1872), (Hesperia V*-VI): [107-110], pl. [54-55] (1873), (Hesperia VII): [111-112], pl. [56] (1876), (Leucochitonea): [113-114], pl. [57] (1869), (Leucochitonea II): [115-116], pl. [58] (1875), (Pterygospidea): [117-118], pl. [59] (1873), (Cyclopides): [119-120], pl. [60] (1874), (Cyclopides & Hesperilla): [121-122], pl. [61] (1874)
Hewitson, 1868
Descriptions of one Hundred new Species of Hesperidae. (2) Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): [2] + pp. 25 (from sp. 7 hypaepa)-56
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Plötz, 1884
Die Gattung Cyclopides Hübn., und ihre Arten Stettin. ent. Ztg 45 (11-12) : 389-397
Riley, 1932
New African and Arabian butterflies Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10 : 137-152
Trimen, 1862
On some New Species of South African Butterflies, collected in British Kaffraria by W. S. M. D'Urban, Esq., during 1860-61 Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 : 398-406
Trimen, 1864
Descriptions of some New Species of Butterflies found in Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 175-180
Trimen, 1873
On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1
Trimen, 1883
Descriptions of twelve new species of South African Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 347-363
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
Watson, 1893
A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1) : 3-133, pl. 1-3

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