[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
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
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Aurivillius, 1903
Verzeichnis einer Schmetterlingssamlung aus dem Katanga-Gebiete im südwestlichen Theile des Congostaates
Ark. Zool. 1
: 245-254
Aurivillius, 1909
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika. 9
Ark. Zool. 5 (5)
: 1-29
Berger, 1951
Un nouvel Aphnaeus du Congo belge
Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 45
: 44-56
Berger, [1953]
Sur la validite du genre Cymothoe Hubner 1819 (Lep. Nymphalidae)
Lambillionea 52: 65-67
Berger, 1953
Aphnaeus nouveaux du Congo Belge
Lambillionea 52: 68-70
Bethune-Baker, 1926
Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera from the Ethiopian Region
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17
: 384-402
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
Carcasson, 1964
New African butterflies
J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (4)
: 67-72
Clench, 1963
Further notes on west African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)
Entomol. News 74
: 43-49
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
Crowley, 1890
On some new species of African diurnal Lepidoptera
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890
: 551-556, pl. 17-18
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Drury, 1782
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ...
Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3
: 1-79 (1837),
: pl. 1-50
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
Grose-Smith, 1889
Descriptions of twenty-four new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. Last in the neighbourhood of Mombasa, East Coast of Africa, in the Collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14)
: 121-137
Hawker-Smith, 1928
A new African Lycaenidae
Bull. Hill Mus. 2
: 30-31
Heath, 1997
A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2
: 1-60
Hewitson, 1865
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)
Holland, 1890
Descriptions of New West African Lycaenidae. (1)
Psyche 5
: 423-431
Holland, 1893
Some New and Little-known African Butterflies
Ent. News. 4 (1)
: 22-28, pl. 1
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
Kato, 1935
Description on a new Lycaenidae from Formosa
Ent. World Tokyo 2
: 386-388
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
Butterflies of Kenya
Lathy, 1903
An Account of a Collection of Rhopalocera made on the Anambara Creek in Nigeria, West Africa
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2)
: 182-206, pl. 8
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Collins & Libert in Libert, 2013; Libert & Collins in Libert, 2013; Libert, 2013
Revision du genre Aphnaeus Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
A.B.R.I [?]: 1-100
de Nicéville in Marshall & de Nicéville, 1890
The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon, a descriptive Handbook of all the known Species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that Region, with Notices of allied Species occurring in the neighbouring Countries along the Border, with numerous Illustrations. Vol. 3
Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3
: 1-503, pl. 25-29
Moore, [1881]
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
Lepid. Ceylon 1
(1): 1-40, pl. 1-18 (Dec 1880),
(2): 41-80, pl. 19-36 (Jan 1881),
(3): 81-136, pl. 37-54 (Jun 1881),
(4): 137-190, pl. 55-71 (Dec 1881)
Moore, 1884
Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1)
: 16-52
Neave, 1904
On a large collection of Rhopalocera from the shores of the Victoria Nyanza
Novit. Zool. 11
: 323-363
Neave, 1910
Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910
: 2-86, pl. 1-3
Plötz, 1880
Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge
Stettin ent. Ztg 41
(1-3): 76-88,
(4-6): 189-206,
(7-9): 298-307
Riley, 1921
Notes on the Rhopalocera of the Dollman Collection
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2)
: 234-259, pl. 4-7
Sáfián, Libert & Collins, 2013
Two new Aphnaeus (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae : Theclinae) species from Liberia
Zootaxa 3718 (2): 193-199
Schultze, 1916
Neue Rhopaloceren aus Kamerun
Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7)
(7): 159-167,
(11): 110-112
Sharpe, 1890
On some new Species of African Lycaenidae in the Collection of Philip Crowley, Esq
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 6 (31)
: 103-106
Sharpe, 1904
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae form Equatorial Africa
Entomologist 37
: 202-204
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World
Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stempffer, 1954
A revision of the genus Aphnaeus Hbn.
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 105
: 493-527
Stempffer, 1961
Contribution a l'etude des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de l'Afrique equatoriale
Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94
: 1-73
Stempffer, 1966
Liste des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de Cote d'Ivoire actuellement connus
Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 28
: 1554-1586
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10
: 1-322
Trimen, 1887
South-African Butterflies: a monograph of the extra-tropical species. Vol. 2
South-African Butts 2
: 1-242, pl. 7-9
Trimen, 1891
On Butterflies collected in tropical South-Western Africa, by Mr. A. W. Eriksson
Proc. zool. soc. Lond. 1891
: 59-107, pl. 8-9
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