[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)
[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
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Aurivillius, 1893
Diagnosen neuer lepidopteren aus Afrika
Ent. Tidskr. 14
: 199-214
Aurivillius, 1894
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter
Ent. Tidskr. 15
: 273-314
Aurivillius, 1898
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika
Ent. Tidskr. 18
: 213-222 (1898)
Aurivillius, 1898
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika
Ent. Tidskr. 19
: 177-186
Aurivillius, 1898
Neue Nymphaliden aus dem Congogebiete
Öfvers. K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 54
: 279-286
Aurivillius, 1899
Rhopalocera Aethiopica. Die tagfalter des Aethiopischen Faunegebietes
K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5)
: 1-561, pl. 1-6
Aurivillius, 1901
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika
Ent. Tidskr. 22
: 113-128
Aurivillius, 1903
Verzeichnis einer Schmetterlingssamlung aus dem Katanga-Gebiete im südwestlichen Theile des Congostaates
Ark. Zool. 1
: 245-254
Aurivillius, 1904
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika
Ent. Tidskr 25
: 92-96
Aurivillius, 1912
Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter
in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13
: 1-613, pl. 1-80
Aurivillius, 1909
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika. 9
Ark. Zool. 5 (5)
: 1-29
Bartel, 1905
Neue Aethiopische Rhopalocera des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin
Novit. Zool. 12
: 129-152
Bernardi, 1966
Une nouvelle sous-espèce d'Euriphene gambiae Feisthamel (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Biol. Gabonica 2
: 127-129
Bernardi, 1975
Une nouvelle espece d'Euriphene Boisduval (= Diestogyna Karsch) (Lep. Nymphalidae)
Lambillionea 75 (Jubilee)
: 106-109
Bernardi, 1993
Revision du genre Euriphene Boisduval (Diestogyna Karsch). 2. Le groupe de E. duseni. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 98 (3)
: 227-232
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Descriptions of new Rhopalocera from the Upper Congo
Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (8) 2 (12)
: 469-482
Bethune-Baker, 1926
Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera from the Ethiopian Region
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17
: 384-402
Boisduval, 1847
Catalogue des Lépidoptères recuellis par M. Delegorgue, 1833-1844
in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2
: 585-614
Bryk, 1915
Neue exotische, insbesondere aethiopische Schmetterlinge
Archiv Naturg. 81 A (4)
: 1-16, pl. 1
Butler, 1871
Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera
Lepid. Exotica
(1): 1-8, pl. 1-3 (1869),
(2): 9-16, pl. 4-6 (1869),
(3): 17-24, pl. 7-9 (1869),
(4): 25-32, pl. 10-12 (1870),
(5): 33-42, pl. 13-15 (1870),
(6): 43-50, pl. 16-19 (1870),
(7): 51-58, pl. 20-22 (1870),
(8): 59-66, pl. 23-25 (1871),
(9): 67-74, pl. 26-28 (1871),
(10): 75-84, pl. 29-32 (1871),
(11): 85-94, pl. 33-35 (1872),
(12): 95-104, pl. 36-38 (1872),
(13): 105-114, pl. 39-41 (1872),
(14): [115],[116],117-120, pl. 42-44 (1872),
(15): 121-128, pl. 45-48 (1873),
(17): 137-144, pl. 49-51 (1873),
(18): 145-152, pl. 52-54 (1873),
(19): 153-162, pl. 55-57 (1873),
(20): 163-174, pl. 58-60 (1874),
(21): 175-190, pl. 61-64 (1874)
Butler, 1871
Descriptions of some new species of exotic lepidoptera
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871
: 79-83
Butler, 1902
On two Collection of Lepidotera made by Sir Harry Johnston, K.C.B., in the Uganda Protectorate during the year 1900
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902
: 44-51, pl. 1
Capronnier, 1889
Liste d'Une Collection de Lépidoptères recueillis au Gabon ace la description de quatre espèces nouvelles
Bull. Ent. Soc. Belg. 33
: cxli-cxlvii
Carcasson, 1964
New butterflies from the Kigoma area of western Tanganyika
J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (4)
: 62-67
Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
New butterflies from East Africa and the Ituri forest
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19 (7-8)
: 97-108
Collins & Larsen, 1997
Three new species of Euriphene from Cameroun and Congo. (Nymphalidae: Limenitinae)
Lambillionea 97 (4 II)
: 597-600
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: -
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*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847),
(1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848),
(1): pl. 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)
Drury, 1782
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ...
Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3
: 1-79 (1837),
: pl. 1-50
Dufrane, 1945
Lepidopteres du Kivu (3e note)
Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81
: 90-143
Feisthamel, 1850
Description de quelques Lépidoptères Rhopalocéres nouveaux ou peu connus, provenant de la Cazamance (Afrique)
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8
: 247-262
Fox in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia
Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19
: 1-438
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
Godart, [1824]
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes
Encyclopédie Méthodique 9
(1): 3-328 (1819),
(2): 329-828 ([1824])
Grünberg, 1908
Neue Lepidopteren aus Uganda
S.B. Ges naturf. Fr. Berl. 1908
: 50-62, pl. 2-4
Grünberg, 1910
Neue westafrikanische Lepidopteren. Gesammelt von Herrn Gunter Tessman in Sud-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea (Uellegebiet)
S.B. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1910 (10)
: 469-480
Hecq, 1987
Formes nouvelles d'Euriphene
Lambillionea 87 (9-10)
: 111-113
Hecq, 1994
Remarques sur quelques especes de Nymphalidae Africains des genres Euphaedra, Bebearia et Euriphene.
Lambillionea 94 (3 II)
: 437-439
Hecq, 1995
Une nouvelle sous-espece d'Euriphene
Lambillionea 95 (1 II): 110
Hecq, 2002
Nymphalidae VI, EuripheneButterflies of the world 15: 5pp, 12pls
Hewitson, 1865; Hewitson, 1866; Hewitson, 1871
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
Ill. exot. Butts [3]
: (Systematic Index) III,
(Callithea): [1-2], pl. [1] (1857),
(Callithea Agrias II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1870),
(Epicalia & Myscelia I): [5-6], pl. [3] (1851),
(Epicalia II): [7-8], pl. [4] (1852),
(Timetes): [9-10], pl. [5] (1852),
(Neptis): [11-12], pl. [6] (1868),
(Limenitis I-II): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1859),
(Heterochroa): [17-18], pl. [9] (1867),
(Diadema): [19-20], pl. [10] (1863),
(Diadema II): [21-22], pl. [11] (1865),
(Diadema III): [23-24], pl. [12] (1868),
(Amechania): [25-26], pl. [13] (1861),
(Romaleosoma): [27-28], pl. [14] (1864),
(Romaleosoma II-III): [29-32], pl. [15-16] (1865),
(Romaleosoma IV): [33-34], pl. [17] (1866),
(Euryphene): [35-36], pl. [18] (1864),
(Euryphene II): [37-38], pl. [19] (1865),
(Euryphene III Aterica): [39-40], pl. [20] (1865),
(Euryphene IV): [41-42], pl. [21] (1865),
(Aterica & Euryphene V-VI): [43-46], pl. [22-23] (1866),
(Euryphene VII): [47-48], pl. [24] (1871),
(Euryphene VIII & Aterica): [49-50], pl. [25] (1871),
(Euryphene IX): [51-52], pl. [26] (1874),
(Aterica & Harma): [53-54], pl. [27] (1866),
(Harma): [55-56], pl. [28] (1864),
(Harma II): [57-58], pl. [29] (1866),
(Harma III-IV): [59-60], pl. [30-31] (1869),
(Harma V-VI & Euryphene X): [61-62], pl. [32-33] (1874),
(Adolias): [63-64], pl. [34] (1861),
(Adolias II): [65-66], pl. [35] (1862),
(Adolias III): [67-68], pl. [36] (1863),
(Adolias IV): [69-70], pl. [37] (1875),
(Agrias): [71-72], pl. [38] (1860),
(Agrias & Nymphalis): [73-74], pl. [39] (1855),
(Agrias & Siderone): [75-76], pl. [40] (1854),
(Prepona): [77-78], pl. [41] (1859),
(Prepona II & Agrias): [79-80], pl. [42] (1876),
(Pandora & Prepona): [81-82], pl. [43] (1854),
(Apatura): [83-84], pl. [44] (1869),
(Nymphalis): [85-86], pl. [45] (1854),
(Nymphalis II): [87-88], pl. [46] (1859),
(Charaxes III): [89-90], pl. [47] (1863),
(Charaxes IV): [91-92], pl. [48] (1874),
(Charaxes V): [93-94], pl. [49] (1876),
(Paphia II): [95-96], pl. [50] (1869),
(Paphia & Siderone): [97-98], pl. [51] (1856),
(Siderone): [99-100], pl. [52] (1860),
(Zeuxidia & Aemona): [101-102], pl. [53] (1868),
: iv
Hewitson, 1869
Descriptions of new Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1869 (1)
: 71-75
Holland, 1893
Descriptions of four new West African butterflies
Can. Ent. 25 (1)
: 1-3
Holland, 1920
Lepidoptera of the Congo. Being a Systematic List of the Butterflies and Moths Collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition Together with Descriptions of Some Hitherto Undescribed Species
Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 43 (6)
: 109-369, pl. 6-14
Howarth, 1959
A new species of Diestogyna Karsch (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Nigeria
Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 28 (9-10)
: 132-134
Jackson & Howarth, 1957
Diestogyna butleri Aurivillius (Lep.: Nymphalidae) and corrections to an earlier paper
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26 (5-6)
: 99-102
Joicey & Talbot, 1928
New forms of Rhopalocera in the Hill Museum
Bull. Hill Mus. 2
: 19-27
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
Ueber einige neue oder ungenügend bekannte, durch Herrn G. Zenker auf der deutschen Forschungsstation Yaúnde im Hinterlande von Kamerun gesammelte Nymphaliden
Berl. ent. Z. 39
: 1-10
Karsch, 1894
Einige neue afrikanische Tagfalter aaus den Familien der Nymphaliden, Acraeïden, Danaïdiden und Satyriden
Ent. Nachr. 20 (14/15)
: 209-240
Karsch, 1895
Aethiopische Rhopaloceren. I & II
Ent. Nachr. 21
(18): 275-286,
(19/20): 289-322
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
Butterflies of Kenya
Pyrcz & Larsen in Larsen, Pyrcz, Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009; Sáfián & Warren-Gash in Larsen, Pyrcz, Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009
Two biogeographically significant new species of Euriphene (Boisduval, 1847) from West Africa and Nigeria: E. epe Pyrcz & Larsen and E. taigola Sáfián & Warren-Gash (Lepidoptera: Nymphalinae: Adoliadini)
Metamorphosis 20 (3)
: 89-99
[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
Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4
(26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780),
(29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781),
(32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
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)
Neustetter in Strand, 1916
Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer und wenig bekannter Lepidoptera aus der Sammlung W. Niepelt
Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2)
: 1-26, pl. 13-17
Talbot, 1927
New forms of Nymphalidae from Katanga, Belg. Congo
Rev. Zool. Afr. 15
: 267-270
Talbot, 1937
New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86
: 59-72
Ward, 1871
Descriptions of new species of African diurnal Lepidoptera
Ent. mon. Mag. 8
: 34-36, 58-60, 81-82, 118-122
Wojtusiak & Knoop, 1994
A new species of Euriphene from south eastern Nigeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Lambillionea 94 (1 II)
: 95-97
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