Hewitsonia

Hewitsonia Kirby, 1871

Hewitsonia Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 426 (repl. for Corydon Hewitson, [1869]; TS: Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson
Corydon Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 1 (preocc. by Corydon Lesson, 1828, Corydon Wagler, [1832], Corydon Gloger, 1841); TS: Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson
- = Hewitsonia; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 425

Hewitsonia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Hewitsonia (Section Epitola); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 425
Hewitsonia (Epitolina); [AfrL]
Hewitsonia (Epitolinae); Jackson, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (3): 76
Hewitsonia (Epitolini); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 318
Hewitsonia (Liptenini); [BK], 172
Hewitsonia (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 93

Hewitsonia amieti Bouyer, 1997

Hewitsonia amieti; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916

S.Nigeria, Cameroun. See [maps]

Hewitsonia beryllina Schultze, 1916; Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (7): 163; TL: Kamerun
- = Hewitsonia bitjeana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94

Hewitsonia beryllina; [BAFR], 468; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915

Cameroun, Congo Republic. See [maps]

Hewitsonia kirbyi var. bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1915; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 16 (93): 190

Hewitsonia bitjeana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [BAFR], 468; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)

-. See [maps]

Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 1, pl. 1, f. 1-2; TL: Gaboon
Hewitsonia boisduvali ab. ♀ virilis Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923; Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3): 1209
albifascia Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 118

Hewitsonia boisduvali ab. ♀ albifascia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvali ab. virilis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvalii; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 17, pl. 1a, f. 1-2; Jackson, 1962, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 12 (3): 160; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 318; [EBW]; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

H. b. boisduvalii Gabon, Congo Republic, S.Cameroun

Hewitsonia boiduvalii boisduvalii; [AfrL]
Hewitsonia boisduvali boisduvali; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii; [BAFR], 467

H. b. borealis Schultze, 1916 Cameroons

Hewitsonia boisduvali v. borealis Schultze, 1916; Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (11): 111

Hewitsonia boisduvali borealis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis; [AfrL]; [CoL]

H. b. nigeriensis Jackson, 1962 N.Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia

Hewitsonia boisduvalii nigeriensis Jackson, 1962; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 12 (3): 160, pl. 11, f. 104-105, pl. 12, f. 114-115; TL: Nigeria, Lagos District, Oshodi

Hewitsonia boisduvali nigeriensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvalii nigeriensis; [BAFR], 467 (text); [CoL]
Hewitsonia nigeriensis; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Zaire. See [maps]

Hewitsonia boisduvali congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 87, pl. 14, f. 64

Hewitsonia boisduvali congoensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia boisduvalii congoensis; [BAFR], 467 (text); [CoL]
Hewitsonia congoensis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969

W.Ivory Coast (Danane). See [maps]

Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31: 942

Hewitsonia danae[sic?]; [BAFR], 469 (text)
Hewitsonia danane; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997

Hewitsonia inexpectata; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962

Uganda, E.Zaire. See [maps]

Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 12 (3): 161 (Joicey & Talbot)
Hewitsonia kirbyi ♀ f. intermedia Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 86, pl. 15, f. 65; TL: Ituri District, NW.Beni

Hewitsonia intermedia intermedia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia intermedia; [BAFR], 469; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879

Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, Gabon, Zaire, Angola. See [maps]

Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2): 35, pl. 2, f. 17
gomensis Dufrane, 1953; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89: 52; TL: Kivu

Hewitsonia intermedia gomensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia kirbii gomensis; [CoL]
Hewitsonia kirbii; [CoL]
Hewitsonia kirbyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [BAFR], 468; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

H. k. kirbyi

Hewitsonia kirbyi kirbyi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

H. k. preussi Staudinger, 1890 Cameroons

Hewitsonia preussi Staudinger, 1890; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 3 (2): 338, pl. 3, f. 7; TL: Barombi-Station
- = Hewitsonia kirbyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94
Hewitsonia preussi Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 139; TL: ;Barombi-Station

Hewitsonia kirbyi preussi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Hewitsonia preussi; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia kuehnei Collins & Larsen, 2008

Kenya. See [maps]

Hewitsonia kuehnei Collins & Larsen, 2008; Metamorphosis 19 (2): 65; TL: Kenya, Kakamega Forest (00°17N 34°45E)

Hewitsonia kuehnei; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia magdalenae Stempffer, 1951

NW.Zaire (Eala). See [maps]

Hewitsonia magdalenae Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (5): 67

Hewitsonia magdalenae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [BAFR], 469 (text); [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia occidentalis Bouyer, 1997

Hewitsonia occidentalis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia prouvosti Bouyer, 1997

Hewitsonia prouvosti; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891

-. See [maps]

Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891; Ent. Tidskr. 12: 218, pl. 3, f. 3

Hewitsonia similis; [EBW]; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Hypophytala similis; [CoL]

H. s. similis Ivory Coast - Nigeria, Gabon, Congo Republic

Hewitsonia similis similis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [BAFR], 468 (text)

Hewitsonia ugandae Jackson, 1962

-. See [maps]

Hewitsonia similis ugandae Jackson, 1962; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 12 (3): 160, pl. 11, f. 106-107, pl. 12, f. 116-117; TL: Congo, Ituri, Beni, 4000ft

Hewitsonia ugandae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

H. u. ugandae E.Zaire, W.Uganda

Hewitsonia similis ugandae; [BAFR], 468
Hewitsonia ugandae ugandae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Hypophytala similis ugandae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [CoL]

H. u. jolyana Bouyer, 1997

Hewitsonia ugandae jolyana; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

?Hewitsonia mittoni Jackson, 1964

W.Uganda (Bwamba). See [maps]

Hewitsonia mittoni Jackson, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (3): 77, pl. 1, f. 6, pl. 2, f. 20; TL: Uganda, Toro, Bwamba

Hewitsonia mittoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 94; [BAFR], 468; [CoL]

?Hewitsonia dennisangwina D'Abrera, 1980

S.Nigeria. See [maps]

Hewitsonia dennisangwina D'Abrera, 1980; : 468; TL: 'Calabar Swan'?

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
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1891
Verzeichniss einer vom Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabun und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-sammlung Ent. Tidskr. 12 : 193-228, pl. 1-3
Bethune-Baker, 1915
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Africa and the East Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 16 (93) : 186-203
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
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Dewitz, 1879
Afrikanische Tagschmetterlinge Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2) : 173-210, [1-38], pl. 25-26, [1-2]
Dufrane, 1953
Lépidoptères du Kivu (5e note) Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 89 : 41-57
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
Hewitson, 1869; 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)
Hulstaert, 1924
Lycaenidae nouveaux des Collections du Musée du Congo Belge Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12 : 112-122, : 173-194
Jackson, 1962
Notes on the Epitolinae with descriptions of a new genus and new species and subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 12 (3) : 123-163, pl. 1-13
Jackson, 1964
Notes on Epitolinae. Part II Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (3) : 57-80, pl. 1-8
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
Kirby, 1871
A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp : 1-690
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
Schultze, 1916
Neue Rhopaloceren aus Kamerun Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (7): 159-167, (11): 110-112
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
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Staudinger, 1890
Bemerkungen zu den Tafeln III und IV Dt. ent. Z. Iris 3 (2) : 337-338, pl. 3-4
Staudinger, 1891
Neue exotische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 61-157, pl. 1-2
Stempffer, 1951
Description de quelques Lycaenidae nouveaux de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (5) : 66-71
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

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