[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
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
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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
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Descriptions of new Species of Butterflies of the Division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 (1)
: 110-126, pl. 8-9
Boisduval, 1833
Faune Entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptéres
Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.
: 1-122, pl. 1-16
Butler, 1898
On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr C. S. Betton
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898
: 395-444, pl. 32-33
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Dickson, 1976
Six new Southern African Butterflies
Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88
(11): 273-280,
(12): 307-314, 2pls
[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
Gifford, 1965
A list of the butterflies of Malawi
Butterflies of Malawi
: 1-151
Hewitson, 1869
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
[MadL]; Lees, Kremen & Raharitsimba, 2003
Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist
in Goodman & Benstead, Nat. Hist. Madagascar
: 762-793
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stempffer, 1964
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenides d'Afrique tropicale et equatoriale
Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 26 (4)
: 1225-1287
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10
: 1-322
Stoll, [1790]
Aanhangsel van het Werk, de Uitlandsche Kapellen
Aanhangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen
(1): 1-42, pl. 1-8 (1787),
(2-5): 43-184, pl. 9-42 (1790)
Strand, 1911
Neue Gross-Schmetterlinge aus Abyssinien. Gesammelt von Herrn A. Kostlan
Ent. Rundsch. 28
: 137-141
Talbot, 1935
New species and forms of African Lycaenidae
Ent. mon. Mag. 71
: 69-78,
: 115-127,
: 147-153
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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