[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, 1924
Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter
in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13
: 1-613, pl. 1-80
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
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
Heath, 1997
A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2
: 1-60
Hewitson, 1874
Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own Collection
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3)
: 343-355
Sharpe, 1891
Descriptions of Two new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, in the Collection of Mr. Philip Crowley
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 8 (45)
: 240-241
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10
: 1-322
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
Wallengren, 1875
Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna
Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1)
: 83-137
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