Cigaritis

Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 Silverlines Leopard Butterflies Barred Blues

Cigaritis Donzel, 1847; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 5: 528; TS: Cigaritis zohra Donzel
Zerythis Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3: (Lepidopteres) pl. 1; TS: Zerythis siphax Lucas
- = Cigaritis; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Spindasis Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 45; TS: Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren
- = Cigaritis; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:
Spindasis Wallengren, 1858; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 15: 81; TS: Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren
Apharitis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 78, 70; TS: Polyommatus epargyros Eversmann
- = Spindasis; Heath, 1997, Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2: 22
- = Cigaritis; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:; [BRU2], 102; [AfrL]

Apharitis; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Apharitis (Section Aphnaeus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Apharitis (Aphnaeinae); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 362; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 68
Apharitis (Aphnaeini); [BK], 182
Apharitis (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 155
Cigaritis; Butler, 1899, Entomologist 32: 77; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Cigaritis (Section Aphnaeus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Cigaritis (Aphnaeini); Heath, 1997, Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2: 23; [AfrL]
Cigaritis (Lycaenidae); [BRU2], 102
Spindasis; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Spindasis (Section Aphnaeus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Spindasis (Aphnaeinae); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 359
Spindasis (Aphnaeini); [BK], 182; Heath, 1997, Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2: 22; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130
Spindasis (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 157
Zerythis; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]

Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847

Morocco, Algeria. See [maps] Donzel's Silver-line

Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 5: 528, pl. 8, f. 5-6; TL: Barbarie (Algeria)
Cigaritis masinissa Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3: 364; TL: Algeria

Aphnaeus masinissa; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Aphnaeus zohra; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis zohra; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 74; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 15-16; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

C. z. zohra Algeria

Cigaritis massinissa Lucas, 1850; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8: 99, pl. 2, f. 2a-b; TL: Dj. Amour (Algeria)
- = ; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 74
Cigaritis var. jugurtha Oberthür, 1876; Étud. d'Ent. 1: 21; TL: Saida (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra confusa Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 430, pl. 293, f. 2407-2408; TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra littoralis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 75; TL: Province of Oran (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra f. oberthueri Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 75; TL: N.Algeria

Cigaritis zohra jugurtha; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 75; [CoL]
Cigaritis zohra littoralis; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 75; [CoL]
Cigaritis zohra oberthueri; [CoL]
Cigaritis zohra siphax f. confusa; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 77
Cigaritis zohra zohra; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 74; [BMAT], 21, pl. 8, f. 1-11

C. z. monticola Riley, 1925 Morocco

Cigaritis zohra monticola Riley, 1925; Entomologist 58: 270; TL: Aghbalu Larbi, Taghzeft Pass (Morocco)
Cigaritis allardi ungemachi Rothschild, 1926; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc. 5: 332; TL: Aselda, Reraya Valey, Aghbalu Larbi, Taghzeft Pass (Morocco)

Cigaritis zohra monticola; [BMAT]: 21, pl. 8, f. 12-19; [CoL]

600x435 (~44Kb) upperside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~40Kb) Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas (and Crematogaster ant), Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~32Kb) ♂ ♀ underside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

800x580 (~53Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~38Kb) Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

800x580 (~69Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849

Algeria, Tunisia. See [maps] Common Silver-line

Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3: 362; TL: Constantine (Algeria)
Zerythis syphax [= siphax] Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3: (Lepidopteres) pl. 1, f. 8
Cigaritis siphax var. erythrea Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 280; TL: Tunisia
Cigaritis syphax ab. pallescens Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: 14 [?], pl. 5, f. 83; TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis syphax ab. supra-impunctata Oberthür, 1896; Étud. d'Ent. 20: 14 [?], pl. 5, f. 84; TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis syphax var. impunctata Oberthür, 1909; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3: 401; TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax immaculatus Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 429, pl. 292, f. 2397-2398; TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax funebris Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 429, pl. 293, f. 2401-2402; TL: Aflou (Algeria)
Cigaritis siphax ab. paucimaculata Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 369; TL: Bône (Algeria)
Cigaritis zohra orientalis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 76; TL: Boghari [Ksar El Boukhari] (Algeria)

Aphnaeus siphax; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63; Kirby, 1871, Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 404
Cigaritis siphax; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 15 (text only); [BMAT]: 22, pl. 8, f. 20-32; [iNaturalist] ; [MBE]
Cigaritis siphax ab. pallida[sic, pallescens]; Oberthür, 1915, Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10: 369
Cigaritis syphax erythrea; [CoL]
Cigaritis syphax funebris; [CoL]
Cigaritis syphax; [CoL]
Cigaritis zohra orientalis; [CoL]
Cigaritis zohra siphax; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 76
Cigaritis zohra siphax ab. immaculatus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 78
Cigaritis zohra siphax ab. pallescens; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 78
Cigaritis zohra siphax ab. supra-impunctata; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 78
Cigaritis zohra siphax f. erythrea; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 77
Cigaritis zohra siphax f. funebris; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 77

Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909

Morocco, Algeria. See [maps] Allard's Silver-line

Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3: 401; TL: Sebdou (Algeria)

Cigaritis allardi; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 72; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 15 (text only); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

C. a. allardi W.Algeria (Sebdou)

Cigaritis allardi allardi; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 72; [BMAT]: 22, pl. 8, f. 33-37

C. a. occidentalis Le Cerf, 1923 Morocco

Cigaritis allardi occidentalis Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 28 (15): 197; TL: Harcha (Morocco)

Cigaritis allardi occidentalis; [BMAT]: 23, pl. 8, f. 38-43; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 72; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

C. a. meridionalis Riley, 1925 W.Algeria, Morocco (High Atlas)

Cigaritis allardi meridionalis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 72; TL: Dj. Mekter (Algeria)

Cigaritis allardi meridionalis; [BMAT]: 23, pl. 8, f. 44-52; [CoL]

C. a. estherae Brevignon, 1985 W.Morocco (Anti-Atlas Mts.)

Cigaritis allardi estherae Brevignon, 1985; Alexanor 13: 307; TL: near Agadir (Morocco)

Cigaritis allardi estherae; [BMAT]: 23, pl. 8, f. 53-58; [iNaturalist]

510x369 (~21Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834)

Niger, Libya, Egypt - Lebanon. See [maps] Leopard Butterfly Arab Leopard Tawny Silverline

Lycaena acamas Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 7-9; TL: Arabia

Aphaneus acamas; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Apharitis acamas; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 86; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 9, 10; [MRS], 641
Cigaritis acamas; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 366; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

C. a. acamas Syria, Turkey (Adana), Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW.India

Apharitis acamas acamas; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 88

C. a. bellatrix (Butler, 1886) Sudan, SW.Arabia, Somalia

Spindasis bellatrix Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3): 369; TL: Suakim

Apharitis acamas bellatrix; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 88; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156; [BAFR], 478
Cigaritis acamas bellatrix; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis bellatrix; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 131, pl. 27, f. 14-15; [CoL]

C. a. hypargyros (Butler, 1886)

Spindasis hypargyros Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3): 369, pl. 35, f. 3; TL: NW.India

Apharitis acamas hypargyros; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 89
Cigaritis acamas hypargyros; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis hypargyros; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis hypargyros; [CoL]

C. a. obscurata Staudinger, 1901

Cigaritis acamas var. obscurata Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 76; TL: Tauru, Hadjin

Apharitis acamas obscurata; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32:
Apharitis obscurata; [CoL]
Cigaritis acamas obscurata; [CoL]

C. a. divisa (Rothschild, 1915) Algeria (Hoggar)

Spindasis acamas divisa Rothschild, 1915; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 16 (94): 248; TL: Qued Ahmra (Hoggar Mts.) (Algeria)

Apharitis acamas divisa; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 86; [BMAT]: 24, pl. 8, f. 59-63
Cigaritis acamas divisa; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

C. a. egyptiaca (Riley, 1925) Egypt

Apharitis acamas egyptiaca Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 88; TL: Egypt, Mokattam Hills

Cigaritis acamas egyptiaca; [CoL]

C. a. cypriaca (Riley, 1925) Cyprus

Apharitis acamas cypriaca Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 89; TL: Cyprus, Episkopis

Cigaritis acamas cypriaca; [CoL]

C. a. chitralensis (Riley, 1925) Chitral

Apharitis acamas chitralensis Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 90; TL: Chitral

Cigaritis acamas chitralensis; [CoL]

C. a. dueldueli Pfeiffer, 1932

Cigaritis acamas düldüli [= dueldueli] Pfeiffer, 1932; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22: 38

Cigaritis acamas dueldueli; [CoL]

Cigaritis apelles (Oberthür, 1878)

Malawi - Zaire, Uganda, Kenya. See [maps]

Aphnaeus apelles Oberthür, 1878; Étud. d'Ent. 3: 22

Aphnaeus apelles; [CoL]
Cigaritis apelles apelles; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis apelles kiellandi; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis apelles; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis apelles apelles; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158
Spindasis apelles; [BK]: 184, pl. 16, f. 187; [CoL]
Spindasis appeles[sic, apelles]; [BAFR], 479

Cigaritis apuleia (Hulstaert, 1924)

Zaire, Congo Republic. See [maps]

apuleia (Hulstaert, 1924) (Spindasis); Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 178

Cigaritis apuleia; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis apuleia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158; [BAFR], 481; [CoL]

Cigaritis avriko (Karsch, 1893)

Togo, Upper Volta, N.Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps]

Aphnaeus avriko Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2): 223, pl. 5, f. 9
banyoana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (Spindasis); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 398

Aphnaeus avriko; [CoL]
Cigaritis avriko; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis (Spindasis) avriko; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 359
Spindasis avriko; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158; [BAFR], 480; [BK]: 185, pl. 16, f. 192; [CoL]
Spindasis banyoana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158; [CoL]

Cigaritis baghirmii (Stempffer, 1946)

W.Chad (L. Chad). See [maps]

baghirmii (Stempffer, 1946) (Spindasis); Rev. Fr. Ent. 13: 14

Cigaritis baghirmii; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis baghirmi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158
Spindasis baghirmii; [BAFR], 481; [CoL]

Cigaritis bergeri (Bouyer, 2003)

Spindasis bergeri Bouyer, 2003; Ent. Africana 8 (2): (31-34)

Cigaritis bergeri; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)

Zambia, W.Tanzania, Uganda. See [maps]

Spindasis brunnea Jackson, 1966; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8: 529

Cigaritis brunnea; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis brunnea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158; [BAFR], 481; [CoL]

Cigaritis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)

Gambia, N.Nigeria, Mali, Chad. See [maps]

Spindasis buchanani Rothschild, 1921; Novit. Zool. 28 (1): 155

Apharitis buchanani; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 93; [BAFR], 478
Cigaritis buchanani; [AfrL]
Spindasis buchanani; [CoL]

Cigaritis collinsi (Kielland, 1980)

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts). See [maps]

Spindasis collinsi Kielland, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 482, fig.; TL: Tanzania, W.Usambara, Lushoto

Cigaritis collinsi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis collinsi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)

-. See [maps]

Aphnaeus crustaria Holland, 1890; Psyche 5: 430

Cigaritis crustaria; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis crustaria; [CoL]

C. c. crustaria Cameroun, Nigeria - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda

Spindasis crustaria crustaria; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158; [BAFR], 482

C. c. mysteriosa (Clench, 1965) Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast

Spindasis (Spindasis) crustaria mysteriosa Clench, 1965; Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 360; TL: 'Nzerekore, Guinea

Spindasis crustaria mysteriosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 482 (text); [CoL]

Cigaritis cynica (Riley, 1921)

N.Zambia, Victoria Falls. See [maps]

Spindasis cynica Riley, 1921; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2): 247, pl. 7, f. 11-12; TL: Kikura R., Lufira Valley, S.E. Congo

Cigaritis cynica; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis cynica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 481; [CoL]

Cigaritis dufranei (Bouyer, 1991)

Spindasis dufranei Bouyer, 1991; Lambillionea 91 (3): (219-224)

Cigaritis dufranei; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis ella (Hewitson, 1865)

Natal - E.Kenya (coast). See [maps] Ella's Silverline

Aphnaeus ella Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63, pl. 25, f. 6; TL: Natal
Aphnaeus chaka Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 89; TL: Transvaal
- = Spindasis ella; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159
barnesi (Stempffer, 1954) (Spindasis); Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27: 30
f. barnesi (Gabriel, 1937-38) (Spindasis); Exped. S.W. Arabia 1: 30

Aphnaeus chaka; [CoL]
Cigaritis ella; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis ella barnesi; [CoL]
Spindasis ella; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [EBW], (name); [BAFR], 480; [PBSA]; [BK]: 184, pl. 16, f. 189; [CoL]
Spindasis ella f. barnesi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

Cigaritis gilletti (Riley, 1925)

Somalia. See [maps]

Apharitis gilletti Riley, 1925; Novit. Zool. 32: 85; TL: Somaliland

Apharitis gilletti; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156; [CoL]
Apharitis gillettii; [BAFR], 478
Cigaritis acamas gilletti; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis gilletti; [AfrL]

Cigaritis hassoni (Bouyer, 2003)

Spindasis hassoni Bouyer, 2003; Ent. Africana 8 (2): (31-34)

Cigaritis hassoni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1886)

Angola, Zambia - Uganda, Kenya. See [maps] Homeyer's Silverline

Aphnaeus homeyeri Dewitz, 1886; Dt. ent. Z. 30: 429, pl. 2, f. 5

Cigaritis homeyeri; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis homeyeri; [BAFR], 480; [PBSA]; [BK]: 184, pl. 16, f. 188; [CoL]

C. h. homeyeri

Spindasis homeyeri homeyeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

C. h. kallimon (Druce, 1905)

Spindasis kallimon Druce, 1905; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1905 (2): 254, pl. 13, f. 9

Spindasis callimon; [CoL]
Spindasis homeyeri kallimon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159
Spindasis kallimon; [CoL]

C. h. fracta (Stempffer, 1948)

homeyeri fracta (Stempffer, 1948) (Spindasis); Revue Fr. Ent. 15: 190

Spindasis homeyeri fracta; [CoL]
Spindasis homeyeri f. fracta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

Cigaritis iza (Hewitson, 1865)

Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast. See [maps]

Aphnaeus iza Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62, pl. 25, f. 5

Aphnaeus iza; [CoL]
Cigaritis iza; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis iza; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 481

Cigaritis menelas (Druce, 1907)

Ivory Coast. See [maps]

Spindasis menelas Druce, 1907; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1907 (1): 80, pl. 2, f. 5; TL: N.Nigeria, Afikpo

Cigaritis menelas; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis menelas; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 482; [CoL]

Cigaritis modestus (Trimen, 1891)

-. See [maps]

Aphnaeus modesta Trimen, 1891; Proc. zool. soc. Lond. 1891: 87

Cigaritis modesta; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis modestus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis modestus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

C. m. modestus Namibia, Angola

Cigaritis modestus modestus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. m. heathi (D'Abrera, 1980) Zambia

Spindasis modesta heathi D'Abrera, 1980; : 479; TL: Plain, 25 miles E of Mwinilunga, Zambia

Cigaritis modestus heathi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis montana (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)

S.Zaire (Shaba), Zambia. See [maps]

Spindasis montana Joicey & Talbot, 1924; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3): 545; TL: Belgian Congo

Cigaritis montana; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis montana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 479; [CoL]

Cigaritis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850)

South Africa, Tropical Africa. See [maps] Mozambique Silverline

Spindasis mozambica Bertolini, 1850; Atti. Accad. Sci. 1st Bologna Memorie 2: 177
- = Spindasis avriko; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 359

Cigaritis mozambica; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis mozambica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [PBSA]; [BAFR], 479; [BK]: 183, pl. 16, f. 186

Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922

Algeria, Tunisia - Jordan, Arabia, SW.Iran. See [maps]

Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1922: 217; TL: Tozeur, Nefta (Tunisia)

Apharitis myrmecophila; [BMAT]: 24, pl. 8, f. 64-70; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 81
Cigaritis myrmecophila; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

C. m. myrmecophila

Cigaritis myrmecophila myrmecophila; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

C. m. farsica (Rose & Schurian, 1977) Iran

myrmecophila farsica (Rose & Schurian, 1977) (Apharitis); Ent. Zs. 87 (14): 146

Cigaritis farsica; [LEPIFORUM]
Cigaritis myrmecophila farsica; [CoL]

Cigaritis nairobiensis (Sharpe, 1904)

Spindasis nairobiensis Sharpe, 1904; Entomologist 37: 133; TL: 'Nairobi'

Cigaritis nairobiensis; [AfrL]
Spindasis apelles nairobiensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 158
Spindasis nairobiensis; [BAFR], 479; [CoL]
Spindasis nyassae f. nairobiensis; [BK], 183 (note)

Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874)

South Africa (Namaqualand). See [maps]

Aphnaeus namaquus Trimen, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 334

Aphnaeus namaquus; [CoL]
Cigaritis namaquus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis namaqua[sic, namaquus]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [PBSA]; [BAFR], 481

Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)

South Africa, Botswana. See [maps] Natal Barred Blue

Aphnaeus natalensis Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 4
Amblypodia natalensis Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 479
Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 45
- = Spindasis natalensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159
Aphnaeus caffer Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868 (1): 88
- = Spindasis mozambica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159
Spindasis natalensis ab. obscura Aurivillius, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 413
pseudonyassae (Vissian, 1976) (Spindasis); Occ. Pap. nat. Mus. Monum. Rhod. 5: 514

Aphnaeus caffer; Staudinger, [1888], in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 274; [CoL]
Cigaritis natalensis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis natalensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [EOB]; [PBSA]; [EBW]; [BAFR], 479; [CoL]
Spindasis natalensis f. obscura; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

Misidentified/misapplied:

Aphaneus natalensis; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62, pl. 25, f. 1-2
- = Spindasis mozambica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

Cigaritis nilus (Hewitson, 1865)

Ghana - N.Kenya - Uganda, Sudan, Chad, N.Nigeria. See [maps] Saharan Leopard Butterfly

Aphnaeus nilus Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62; TL: White Nile
Aphnaeus subaureus Grose-Smith, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5: 358; TL: Lokoja, River Niger
- = Apharitis nilus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 92; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 362; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156
Spindasis kaduglii Bethune-Baker, 1916; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17 (101): 379; TL: Kadugli, Nuba Hills, Kordofan
- = Apharitis nilus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 92
Spindasis subaurea sabulosa Hawker-Smith, 1929; Bull. Hill. Mus. 3: 231; TL: Fr.W.Africa

Apharitis nilus sabulosa; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 362
Apharitis nilus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 92; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156; [BAFR], 478; [BK]: 182, pl. 15, f. 183
Apharitis nilus f. kaduglii; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156
Apharitis nilus f. sabulosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156
Apharitis sabaureus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus nilus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 62; [CoL]
Cigaritis nilus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis kaduglii; Bethune-Baker, 1916, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (2): 278; [CoL]
Spindasis nilus; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 129, pl. 27, f. 9-10
Spindasis subaureus sabulosa; [CoL]
Spindasis subaureus; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 146, pl. 30, f. 11-12; [CoL]

Cigaritis nyassae (Butler, 1884)

Malawi - Kenya, Uganda. See [maps] Nyasa Silverline

Aphnaeus nyassae Butler, 1884; Ent. mon. Mag. 20: 250; TL: Lake Nyassa

Aphnaeus nyassae; [CoL]
Cigaritis nyassae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis nyassae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BK]: 183, pl. 16, f. 184; [BAFR], 479

Cigaritis overlaeti (Bouyer, 1998)

Cigaritis overlaeti; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)

Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Rhodesia. See [maps]

Aphnaeus phanes Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 111, pl. 1, f. 4-5; TL: Vaal R., Griqualand West
Aphnaeus erna Staudinger, [1888]; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 274
- = Spindasis phanes; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159

Aphnaeus erna; [CoL]
Aphnaeus phanes; [CoL]
Cigaritis phanes; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis phanes; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 481

Cigaritis pinheyi (Heath, 1983)

pinheyi (Heath, 1983) (Spindasis); Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10): 146

Aphnaeus pinheyi; [CoL]
Cigaritis pinheyi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis pinheyi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis scotti (Gabriel, 1954)

S.Yemen (Aden). See [maps]

scotti (Gabriel, 1954) (Spindasis); Exped. S.W. Arabia 1937-38, 1: 378

Cigaritis scotti; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis scotti; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 480; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis shaba (Bouyer, 1991)

Spindasis shaba Bouyer, 1991; Lambillionea 91 (3): (219-224)

Cigaritis shaba; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis somalina (Butler, [1886])

N.Kenya - Ethiopia, Somalia, S.Arabia. See [maps] Somali Silverline

Spindasis somalina Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 764, pl. 47, f. 5; TL: Somalia

Cigaritis somalina; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis somalina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BK]: 185, pl. 16, f. 191; [BAFR], 481; [CoL]

Cigaritis tanganyikae (Kielland, 1990)

Cigaritis tanganyikae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis tavetensis (Lathy, 1906)

N.Tanzania, Kenya, E.Uganda. See [maps] Taveta Silverline

Spindasis tavetensis Lathy, 1906; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906 (1): 6, pl. 1, f. 10; TL: Tavea, British E. Africa

Cigaritis tavetensis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis tavetensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BK]: 185, pl. 16, f. 190; [BAFR], 480; [CoL]

Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)

-. See [maps]

Spindasis trimeni Neave, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910: 50, pl. 2, f. 7
?Spindasis sp.; [BK]: 185, pl. 16, f. 189a (= S. trimeni?); TL: Kibwesi

Cigaritis trimeni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis trimeni; [CoL]

C. t. trimeni Zambia, N.Malawi, W.Tanzania

Cigaritis trimeni trimeni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis trimeni trimeni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 480

C. t. congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) Angola, Zaire

trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) (Spindasis); Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90: 284

Cigaritis trimeni congolanus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis trimeni congolanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 480 (text); [CoL]

Cigaritis victoriae (Butler, 1884)

Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [maps] Victoria Silverline

Aphnaeus victoriae Butler, 1884; Ent. mon. Mag. 20: 251; TL: Victoria Nyanza

Aphnaeus victoriae; [CoL]
Cigaritis victoriae; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Spindases victoriae; [BK]: 183, pl. 16, f. 185
Spindasis victoriae; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 130, pl. 27, f. 11-12; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 479; [PBSA]

Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861

Syria - Kurdistan. See [maps]

Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5: 147
minima Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 76

Apharitis cilissa; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 79; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 9 (text)
Aphnaeus cilissa; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 63
Cigaritis cilissa cilissa; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis cilissa minima; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis cilissa; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Cigaritis cilissa f. minima; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 81

Cigaritis uighurica Kemal & Koçak, 2005

Syria - Kurdistan. See [maps]

Cigaritis uighurica Kemal & Koçak, 2005; Priamus 11 (3): 44; TL: Turkey, Malatya Prov., Malatya, 1100m
Cigaritis cilissa var. maxima Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 76 (preocc. Aphnaeus vulcanus var. maximus Elwes, [1893])
- = ; Kemal & Koçak, 2005, Priamus 11 (3): 44

Apharitis maxima; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 81; [CoL]
Cigaritis maxima; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis uighurica; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Cigaritis epargyros (Eversmann, 1854)

Arabia - Afghanistan, NW.India, Turkestan, Gobi, Amur, Baluchistan. See [maps] Yellow Silverline

Polyommatus epargyros Eversmann, 1854; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3): 178, pl. 1, f. 1-2; TL: [Aktyubinsk Region, Kazakhstan]

Apharitis epargyros; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 83; [EBW], (name); [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 9 (text); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 68; [CoL]
Cigaritis epargyros; [BRU2]: 102, pl. 52, f. 22-27; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 67; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

C. e. epargyros Turan, Tien-Shan, Ghissar-Darvaz, Alai

Apharitis epargyros epargyros; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 83
Cigaritis epargyros epargyros; [BRU2], 102

C. e. transcaspica (Staudinger, 1901) Kopet-Dagh

Cigaritis acamas transcaspica Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 76

Apharitis epargyros epargyros f. transcaspica; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 84
Apharitis epargyros transcaspica; [CoL]
Cigaritis epargyros transcaspica; [BRU2], 102

C. e. marginalis (Riley, 1921) Azerbaijan, NW.Iran

Aphnaeus epargyros marginalis Riley, 1921; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47): 598; TL: NW.Persia, Paitak; Suleimanyeh

Apharitis epargyros marginalis; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 84; [CoL]
Cigaritis epargyros marginalis; [BRU2], 102

Cigaritis seliga (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

-. See [maps]

Aphnaeus lohita seliga Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218; TL: Tenasserim, Burma

Cigaritis seliga; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis seliga; [BMP]: 264, pl. 38, f. 37-38; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. s. seliga Peninsular Malaya, S.Burma, S.Thailand

Spindasis seliga seliga; [BOR], 602; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. s. rokana (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Borneo

Aphnaeus lohita rokana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 219; TL: Borneo

Spindasis lohita rokana; [CoL]
Spindasis seliga rokana; [BOR], 602 (note)

Cigaritis kutu (Corbet, 1940)

Peninsular Malaya. See [maps]

Spindasis kutu Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (921): 42; TL: Selangor, Bukit Kutu

Cigaritis kutu; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis kutu; [BOR], 602; [BMP]: 264, pl. 38, f. 39-40; [CoL]

Cigaritis lohita (Horsfield, [1829])

W.China, Mussoorie - Assam, Burma, Calcutta, Ceylon, S.India. See [maps] Lond-banded Silverline

Amblypodia lohita Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 106; TL: Java
Aphnaeus zoilus Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 588

Aphnaeus lohita; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 10-11; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 599; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218
Aphnaeus lohita var. zoilus; Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 232
Aphnaeus zoilus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217; [CoL]
Cigaritis lohita zoilus; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis lohita; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis lohita; [BIR], 333; [EBW]; [BMP]; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 4; [MRS], 642; [CoL]

C. l. lohita Java

Cigaritis lohita lohita; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis lohita lohita; [BOR], 602 (note)

C. l. lazularia (Moore, [1881]) Ceylon

Aphnaeus lazularia Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 107, pl. 41, f. 1, 1a-c; TL: Kandy; Hambantotte

Aphnaeus lazularia; [CoL]
Aphnaeus lohita lazularia; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218
Cigaritis lohita lazularia; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis lohita lazularia; [BOR], 602

C. l. himalayanus (Moore, 1884) India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim - Burma, N.Thailand

Aphnaeus himalayanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 26; TL: Sikkim, Assam

Aphnaeus himalayanus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus lohita himalayanus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis lohita himalayana; [BOR], 602 (note); [MRS], 642
Spindasis lohita himalayanus; Huang, 2001; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

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C. l. senama (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, S.Thailand

Aphnaeus lohita senama Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 219; TL: N.Sumatra

Cigaritis lohita senama; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis lohita senama; [BMP]: 263, pl. 38, f. 34-36; [BOR], 602 (note); [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. l. zebrinus (Moore, 1884) Ceylon

Aphnaeus zebrinus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 28; TL: Ceylon
Spindasis lohita milleri Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (921): 42; TL: Langkawi I.
?Aphnaeus zebrina Bryk, 1946; Ark. Zool. 38 A (3): 54; TL: Korea

Aphnaeus zebrinus; [CoL]
Spindasis lohita milleri; [CoL]
Spindasis lohita zebrina; [CoL]

C. l. batina (Fruhstorfer, 1912) S.Vietnam, S.Yunnan

Aphnaeus lohita batina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218; TL: Süd-Annam

Spindasis lohita batina; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 141 (name); [CoL]

C. l. panasa (Fruhstorfer, 1912) N.Vietnam

Aphnaeus lohita panasa Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 219; TL: Tonkin, Chiem Hoa

Spindasis lohita panasa; [CoL]

C. l. formosana (Moore, 1877) Formosa

Aphnaeus formosanus Moore, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115): 51; TL: Formosa

Aphnaeus formosanus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus syama formosana; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217
Spindasis lohita formosana; [MRS], 642
Spindasis syama formosanus; [BOR], 602 (note)

Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, [1829])

W.China, C.China, Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Club Silverline

Amblypodia syama Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 107; TL: Java
paroeica (Strand, 1922) (Aphaneus); Ent. Zs. 36 (5): 19; TL: Paro
leechi (Strand, 1922) (Aphnaeus); Ent. Zs. 36 (5): 19; TL: Formosa

Aphaneus syama; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 216
Aphnaeus syama; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 10-11; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 598; [CoL]
Cigaritis syama; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis syama; [BIR], 333; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 6, 7; [MRS], 642

793x802 (~178Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

999x1002 (~293Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

1039x978 (~270Kb) underside Thailand, Phuket, an old Gewea plantation overgrown with wild vegetation on a steep eastern slope to a brook valley near Ban Sakhu, 16th February 2009, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

C. s. syama Java

Cigaritis syama syama; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis syama syama; [BOR], 602 (note)

C. s. terana (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, S.Thailand

Aphnaeus syama terana Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217; TL: Perak, NE. Sumatra

Aphnaeus syama terana; [CoL]
Cigaritis syama terana; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis syama terana; [BMP]: 264, pl. 38, f. 31-33; [BOR], 602; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. s. peguanus (Moore, 1884) Burma, N.Thailand, Indo China, S.Yunnan

Aphnaeus peguanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 26; TL: Magaree, Pegu, Burma
Aphnaeus orissanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 27; TL: Somakhala; Bhatpara, Orissa

Aphnaeus orissanus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus peguanus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus syama orissana; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217
Spindasis syama peguanus; [BOR], 603 (note); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note); [Yutaka Inayoshi]

1175x1036 (~254Kb) underside Cambodia, Kep Province, Kep, Treetop Buingalow. 5th December 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

1100x961 (~234Kb) underside Cambodia, Kep Province, Kep, Treetop Buingalow. 5th December 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

C. s. latipicta (Fruhstorfer, 1912) N.Vietnam?

Aphaneus syama latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217; TL: Tonkin, Chiem Hoa

Aphnaeus syama latipicta; [CoL]

C. s. frigidus (Druce, 1873) Borneo

Aphnaeus frigidus Druce, 1873; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 350, pl. 32, f. 10; TL: Borneo

Aphnaeus frigidus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus syama ab. frigidus; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 598
Spindasis syama frigidius[sic?]; [BOR], 602 (note)

C. s. negrita (Felder, 1862) Philippines

Spindasis lohita var. negrita Felder, 1862; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 12 (1/2): 487; TL: Manila

Aphnaeus syama negrita; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 216
Cigaritis negrita; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis negrita; [CoL]
Spindasis syama negrita; [BOR], 602 (note)

C. s. sepulveda (Fruhstorfer, 1912) W.China, C.China

Aphnaeus syama sepulveda Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217; TL: W.China; C.China

Aphnaeus syama sepuloeda; [CoL]
Spindasis syama sepulveda; [BOR], 603 (note); [MRS], 642; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. s. pongulina (Fruhstorfer, 1912) E.Java

Aphnaeus syama pongulina Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 217; TL: E.Java

Aphnaeus syama pongulina; [CoL]

C. s. rectilineata (Fruhstorfer, 1912) E.Java

Aphnaeus lohita[?] rectilineata Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 219; TL: E.Java

Aphnaeus syama rectilineata; [CoL]

C. s. rubicundus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) N.Borneo

Aphnaeus lohita[?] rubicundus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220; TL: N.Borneo, Kina Balu

Aphnaeus syama rubicundus; [CoL]

C. s. hainana (Eliot) Hainan

syama hainana (Eliot) (Spindasis)

Spindasis syama hainana; [BOR], 603 (note); [MRS], 642

?Cigaritis mishmisensis (South, 1913) Mishimi hills

Spindasis syama var. mishmisensis South, 1913; J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (3): 608

Aphnaeus syama mishmisensis; [CoL]
?Spindasis mishmisensis; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 80 (note)

Cigaritis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775)

Ceylon, India, Tavoy. See [maps] Common Silverline

vulcanus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 519; TL: S.India
Papilio etolus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 208, f. E, F

Aphnaeus etolus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 3-4
Apnaeus vulcanus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Cigaritis vulcanus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis vulcanus; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 8; [BIR], 332; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 130; [CoL]

C. v. vulcanus India

Cigaritis vulcanus vulcanus; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus; [BOR], 603 (note)

C. v. fusca (Moore, [1881]) Ceylon

Aphnaeus fusca Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 106, pl. 41, f. 2, 2a-b; TL: "Colombo"

Aphnaeus fusca; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220; [CoL]
Spindasis vulcanus fusca; [BOR], 603

C. v. javanus (Fruhstorfer, 1912) Java

Aphnaeus vulcanus javanus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220; TL: W.Java, Sukabumi region

Spindasis vulcanus javanus; [BOR], 603 (note); [CoL]

C. v. tavoyana (Evans, [1925]) Burma, C.Thailand

Spindasis vulcanus tavoyana Evans, [1925]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 758

Spindasis vulcanus tavoyana; [BOR], 603 (note); [CoL]

Cigaritis schistacea (Moore, [1881])

Ceylon, S.India. See [maps] Plumbeous Silverline

Aphnaeus schistacea Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 106, pl. 41, f. 3, 3a-b; TL: "Colombo"

Aphnaeus schistacea; [CoL]
Cigaritis schistacea; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis schistacea; [BIR], 332

C. s. schistacea Ceylon, India

Spindasis schistacea schistacea; [BOR], 603

C. s. gabriel (Swinhoe, 1912) Upper Burma

schistacea gabriel (Swinhoe, 1912) (Aphnaeus); in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9: 162, pl. 733, f. 4

Aphnaeus gabriel; [CoL]
Spindasis schistacea gabriel; [BOR], 603 (note)

Cigaritis ictis (Hewitson, 1865)

NW.India, Kashmir, Ceylon, India. See [maps] Common Shot Silverline

Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 61, pl. 25, f. 8-9; TL: N.India

Aphnaeus ictis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 107; [CoL]
Cigaritis ictis; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis ictis; [BIR], 332; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 2

C. i. ictis NW.India

Cigaritis ictis ictis; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis ictis ictis; [BOR], 603 (note)

C. i. ceylonica (Felder, 1868) Ceylon, S.India

Spindasis ceylonica Felder, 1868; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 281

Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica; [CoL]
Spindasis ictis ceylonica; [BOR], 603

Cigaritis trifurcata (Moore, 1882)

NW.India, C.India, E.India. See [maps]

Aphnaeus trifurcata Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 251; TL: NW.Himalaya, Dharmsala

Aphnaeus ictis trifurcata; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Aphnaeus trifurcata; [CoL]
Spindasis trifurcata; [BOW], 603

Cigaritis lunulifera (Moore, 1879)

-. See [maps]

Aphnaeus lunulifera Moore, 1879; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (1): 140; TL: Darjiling

Aphnaeus lunulifera; [CoL]

C. l. lunulifera Sikkim, ?Assam, ?India

Aphnaeus ictis lunulifera; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Spindasis lunulifera lunulifera; [BOR], 603

C. l. fairlei Ormiston² Ceylon

Spindasis lunulifera fairlei; [BOR], 603

Cigaritis nubilus (Moore, [1887])

Ceylon. See [maps] Clouded Silverline

Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, [1887]; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 530, pl. 210, f. 1, 1b

Aphnaeus nubilus; [CoL]
Cigaritis nubilus; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis nubilus; [BIR], 332; [BOR], 604

Cigaritis maximus (Elwes, [1893])

Burma (Khalaw), Thailand, Laos. See [maps]

Aphnaeus vulcanus var. maximus Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 637, pl. 43, f. 5

Aphnaeus ictis maximus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Cigaritis maximus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Spindasis maximus; [BOR], 604; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Spindasis vulcanus maximus; [CoL]

Cigaritis lilacinus (Moore, 1884)

Assam, Burma, ?N.Thailand. See [maps] Lical Silverline?

Aphnaeus lilacinus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 28; TL: ?
Aphnaeus aestivus Swinhoe, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4): 428, pl. 40, f. 1
- = Apharitis lilacinus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 94

Apharitis lilacinus; Riley, 1925, Novit. Zool. 32: 94
Aphnaeus aestivus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus lilacinus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Cigaritis lilacinus; [BIR], 331; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis lilacinus; [BOR], 604

Cigaritis greeni (Heron, 1896)

Ceylon (Pundal Oya). See [maps]

Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (104): 190; TL: Pundaloya, Ceylon

Spindasis greeni; [BOR], 604; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis vixinga (Hewitson, 1875)

-. See [maps]

Aphnaeus vixinga Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (2): 39; TL: Borneo
Aphnaeus hiendlmayrii de Nicéville, 1894; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 63 Pt.II (1): 38, pl. 5, f. 5; TL: NE.Sumatra

Aphnaeus vixinga; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 599
Spindasis vixinga; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

C. v. vixinga Borneo, Sumatra

Spindasis vixinga vixinga; [BOR], 604

C. v. davidsoni (Talbot, 1936) Thailand

Spindasis vixinga davidsoni Talbot, 1936; Entomologist 69: 59; TL: N.Thailand

Spindasis vixinga davidsoni; [BOR], 604; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Cigaritis nipalicus (Moore, 1884)

NW.India, Sikkim, Nepal. See [maps] Silver-grey Silverline

Aphnaeus nipalicus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 27; TL: Nepal; Sikkim

Aphnaeus nipalicus; [CoL]
Cigaritis nipalicus; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis nipalica; [BIR], 333
Spindasis nipalicus; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 3; [BOR], 604

Cigaritis zhengweille

-. See [maps]

Spindasis zhengweille

C. z. chayuensis (Huang, 2001) Yunnan, ...

Spindasis zhengweille chayuensis Huang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 80, pl. 4, f. 32, pl. 5, f. 33; TL: Lower-Chayu, Chayu area Tibet

Spindasis zhengweille chayuensis; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

Cigaritis rukmini (de Nicéville, [1889])

Sikkim - Assam. See [maps] Khaki Silverline

Aphnaeus rukmini de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 282, pl. 14, f. 8; TL: Sikkim

Aphnaeus rukmini; [CoL]
Cigaritis rukmini; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis rukmini; [BOR], 604
rukmini; [BIR], 335

Cigaritis rukma (de Nicéville, [1889])

Sikkim, Bhutan. See [maps]

Spindasis rukma de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 281, pl. 14, f. 6; TL: Sikkim
Aphnaeus sani de Nicéville, [1889]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 57 Pt.II (4): 282, pl. 14, f. 7; TL: Sikkim

Aphnaeus rakma; [CoL]
Aphnaeus sani; [CoL]
Aphneus[sic] sani; Elwes, [1893], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 638, f. 6
Cigaritis rukma; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis rukma; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 5; [BOR], 604; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

C. r. sophia (D'Abrera, 1993) Yunnan, ...

Spindasis rukma sophia D'Abrera, 1993

Spindasis rukma sophia; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 102 (note)

Cigaritis elwesi (Evans, [1925])

NW.India, Sikkim, Kumaon - Assam. See [maps] Elwes's Silverline

elwesi (Evans, [1925]) (Spindasis); J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (4): 759

Spindasis elwesi; [BOR], 604; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
?Spindasis elwesi; [BIR], 335

Cigaritis learmondi (Tytler, 1940)

Burma (S.Shan States), Thailand. See [maps]

Spindasis learmondi Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 122

Spindasis learmondi; [BOR], 604; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Cigaritis evansii (Tytler, 1915)

Assam. See [maps]

Aphnaeus evansii Tytler, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 132

Aphnaeus sani evansii; [CoL]
Spindasis evansii; [BOR], 605

C. e. ayuthia (Murayama & Kimura, 1990) N.Thailand

Spindasis evansii ayuthia Murayama & Kimura, 1990; Nature and Insects 25 (2): 24, f. 15-18; TL: N.Thailand

Spindasis evansii ayuthia; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Cigaritis abnormis (Moore, [1884])

S.India (Coonoor, Coorg). See [maps] Abnormal Silverline

Aphnaeus abnormis Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 526, pl. 49, f. 4; TL: Coonoor, Nilgiris

Aphnaeus abnormis; [CoL]
Cigaritis abnormis; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis abnormis; [BIR], 332; [BOW]: pl. 181, f. 1; [BOR], 605

Cigaritis arooni (Murayama & Kimura, 1990)

N.Thailand. See [maps]

Spindasis arooni Murayama & Kimura, 1990; Nature and Insects 25 (2): 24, f. 19; TL: N.Thailand

Cigaritis leechi (Swinhoe, 1912)

W.China. See [maps]

Aphnaeus leechi Swinhoe, 1912; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 9: 184; TL: Moupin; Ichang, China

Cigaritis leechi; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis leechi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Cigaritis takanonis (Matsumura, 1906)

Japan, W.China, C.China. See [maps]

takanonis (Matsumura, 1906) (Aphnaeus); Annot. zool. japon. 6 (1): 12, pl. 1, f. 7; TL: Japan, Tottori
wakabayasii (Murayama, 1952) (Spindasis); New Ent. Ueda 2 (2-3): 23
morii (Murayama, 1952) (Spindasis); New Ent. Ueda 2 (2-3): 23

Aphnaeus takanonis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218
Cigaritis takanonis; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis takanonis; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 112; [BOW]: pl. 206, f. 34; [CoL]

C. t. takanonis Japan

C. t. ducalis (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Aphnaeus takanonis ducalis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218; TL: W.China; C.China

Spindasis takanonis ducalis; [CoL]

C. t. prospera (Okada, 1946) Japan

takanonis prospera (Okada, 1946) (Spindasis); Bull. lep. Soc. Japan 1: 94; TL: Kyoto Pref

Spindasis takanonis prospera; [CoL]

C. t. septentrionalis (Hayashi, 1955) Japan

Spindasis takanonis septentrionalis Hayashi, 1955; Tyô to Ga 6 (4): 30; TL: Tanohata-mura, Simohei-gun, Iwate

C. t. morinis (Murayama, 1967) Japan

Spindasis takanonis morinis Murayama, 1967; Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 21, f. 9-12; TL: Japan, Siga

Spindasis takanonis morinis; [CoL]

C. t. ohkuranis (Murayama, 1967) Japan

Spindasis takanonis ohkuranis Murayama, 1967; Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 21, f. 13-16; TL: Japan, Yamanashi

Spindasis takanonis ohkuranis; [CoL]

Cigaritis elima (Moore, 1877)

Ceylon, India. See [maps] Scarce Shot Silverline

Aphnaeus elima Moore, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115): 51; TL: Manpuri, NW.India

Aphnaeus elima; [CoL]
Aphnaeus ictis elima; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Cigaritis elima; [iNaturalist]
Spindasis elima; [BIR], 333

?Cigaritis junodi (D'Abrera, 1980)

Transvaal. See [maps]

Spindasis junodi D'Abrera, 1980; : 480; TL: Shilouvane, Transvaal

Cigaritis lutosus (Plötz, 1880)

W.Africa. See [maps]

Aphnaeus lutosus Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 200; TL: Ashanti Region, near SE. Ghana

Apharitis (?) lutosa; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 362
Aphnaeus lutosus; [CoL]
Spindasis lutosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 159; [BAFR], 481 (text)

Aphnaeus concanus Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 27; TL: Bombay; Canara; Nilgiris

Aphnaeus concanus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus lohita concanus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 218

Aphnaeus uniformis Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 251; TL: Mt Meru, Wurdhan

Aphnaeus ictis uniformis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220
Aphnaeus uniformis; [CoL]

Aphnaeus bracteatus Butler, 1883; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2): 147, pl. 24, f. 10-11; TL: Mhow

Aphnaeus bracteatus; [CoL]
Aphnaeus vulcanus bracteatus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 220

Spindasis pindarus; [CoL]

Spindasis minima Butler, 1901; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7 (39): 289; TL: Puttalam, Ceylon

Spindasis minima; [CoL]

Cigaritis minor; [CoL]

Spindasis icter; [CoL]

Spindasis eslicolor; [CoL]

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
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BnF]
Gallica / Bibliothèque nationale de France; Annales de la Société entomologique de France; Bulletin de la Sociéte entomologique de France
[CiNii]
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/
[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
[EVERSMANNIA]
Eversmannia contents
[Jean Delacre]
http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[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
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[Michel Tarrier]
Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[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
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)

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Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
Gabriel, 1954
Lepidoptera Rhopalocera. British Museum (Natural History) expedition to south-west Arabia 1937-8 Exped. S.W. Arabia 1937-38, 1 : 351-391
Grose-Smith, 1898
Descriptions of new species of African butterflies in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 5 : 350-358
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902
Rhopalocera Exotica, being Illustrations of New, Rare, and Unfigured Species of Butterflies Rhop. Exot. [1] 1: (Ornithoptera) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887), [1] 2: (Ornithoptera) 3-4, pl. 2 (1892), [1] 3: (Ornithoptera) [5-6] 1-2, pl. 3 (1900), [1] 3: (Ornithoptera) 7-8, pl. 4 (1901), [1] 1: (Papilio) 1-2, pl. 1 (1887), [1] 1: (Papilio) 3-5,7-14, pl. 2-6 (1888), [1] 1: (Papilio) 15-20, pl. 7-9 (1890), [1] 1: (Papilio) 21-25, pl. 10-11 (1891), [1] 2: (Papilio) 27-31, pl. 12-13 (1893), [1] 2: (Papilio) 33-35, pl. 14 (1894), [1] 2: (Papilio) 37-38, pl. 15 (1895), [1] 2: (Papilio) 39-40, pl. 16 (1897), [1] 3: (Papilio) 41-46, pl. 17-19 (1899), [1] 3: (Papilio) 47-48, pl. 20 (1900), [1] 3: (Papilio) 49-50, pl. 21 (1901), [1] 3: (Papilio) 51-55, pl. 22-23 (1902), [1] 1: (Delias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889), [1] 2: (Delias) 5-7, 9-11, pl. 2-3 (1893), [1] 2: (Delias) 12-18, pl. 4-5 (1895), [1] 2: (Delias) 20-22, pl. 6 (1896), [1] 3: (Delias) 24-26, pl. 7 (1897), [1] 3: (Delias) 28-35, pl. 8-9 (1901), [1] 3: (Delias) 36-38, pl. 10 (1902), [1] 1: (Pieridae) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888), [1] 2: (Pinacopteryx) 1-4, pl. 1 (1893), [1] 1: (Callosune) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889), [1] 3: (Huphina) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898), [1] 3: (Huphina) [8],9-10, pl. 3 (1899), [1] 1: (Elodina) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890), [1] 1: (Belenois) 1-4, pl. 1 (1892), [1] 2: (Belenois) 5-8, pl. 2 (1892), [1] 3: (Mylothris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1900), [1] 1: (Ixias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1888), [1] 2: (Appias) 1-3, pl. 1 (1894), [1] 1: (Pierinae) 5-7, pl. 2 (1889), [1] 2: (Dismorphia) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896), [1] 2: (Dismorphia) 5-9, 11-15, pl. 2-3 (1897), [2] 1: (Asthipa) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890), [2] 2: (Asthipa) 5-6, pl. 2 (1896), [2] 2: (Ravadeba) 7, pl. 1 (1896), [2] 2: (Mycalesis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895), [2] 2: (Mycalesis) 5-12, pl. 2-3 (1896), [2] 3: (Mycalesis) 13-18, pl. 4-5 (1902), [2] 3: (Libythea) 1-2, pl. 1 (1902), : (Ragadia-Argyronympha-Hypocysta) : 1-6, pl. [1] (1895), [2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 1-5, pl. 1 (1893), [2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 7-9, pl. 2 (1894), [2] 2: (Pedaliodes) 10-14, pl. 3 (1895), [2] 3: (Pedaliodes) 15-20, pl. 4-5, (Oxeoschistus) 1 (1900), [2] 3: (Pronophila) 1-2, pl. 1, (Oxeoschistus) 2-3, pl. 1 (1900), [2] 2: (Elymnias) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896), [2] 3: (Elymnias) 5-6, pl. 2, (Bruasa) 6-7, pl. 1 (1897), [2] 1: (Morpho) 1-2, pl. 1 (1890), [2] 3: (Morphotenaris-Hyantis) 1-3, pl. [1] (1898), [2] 2: (Tenaris) 1-3, 5-7, pl. 1-2 (1894), [2] 2: (Tenaris) 9-11, pl. 3 (1895), [2] 2: (Tenaris) 13-15, pl. 4 (1896), [2] 3: (Tenaris) 17-18, pl. 5 (1898), [2] 1: (Heliconius) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892), [2] 1: (Acraea) 1-6, pl. 1-2 (1889), [2] 1: (Acraea) 7-10, pl. 3 (1892), [2] 2: (Acraea) 11-14, pl. 4 (1892), [2] 2: (Acraea) 15-18, pl. 5 (1894), [2] 3: (Acraea) 19-29, pl. 6-8, (Planema) 29-30, pl. [1] (1901), [2] 1: (Cethosia) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889), [2] 3: (Cirrhochroa) 1, pl. [1], (Cupha) 2-4, pl. [1] (1898), [2] 2: (Terinos) 1-2, pl. 1 (1894), [2] 1: (Thaleropis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891), [2] 2: (Doleschallia) 1-3,5-7, pl. 1-2 (1893), [2] 2: (Kallima) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892), [2] 1: (Hypolimnas) 1-2, pl. 1 (1891), [2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 3-4, pl. 2 (1897), [2] 3: (Hypolimnas) 5-6, pl. 3 (1898), [2] 1: (Euxanthe) 1-3, pl. 1 (1890), [2] 1: (Hestina) 1-3, pl. 1 (1891), [2] 1: (Cymothoe) 1-4, pl. 1 (1890), [2] 3: (Limenitis) 1-3, pl. 1 (1899), [2] 2: (Neptis) 1-4, pl. 1 (1895), [2] 3: (Neptis) 5-11, pl. 2-3 (1899), [2] 3: (Neptis) 13-17, pl. 4-5 (1900), [2] 1: (Euthalia-Tanaecia) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889), [2] 1: (Euthalia) 5-10, pl. 2-3 (1891), [2] 2: (Euthalia) 11-14, pl. 4 (1894), [2] 3: (Euthalia) 15, pl. 5, (Dichorragia) 16, pl. 1 (1898), [2] 1: (Apatura) 1-3, pl. 1 (1892), [2] 1: (Euphaedra) 1-2, pl. 1 (1889), [2] 1: (Euryphene) 1-3, pl. 1 (1889), [2] 1: (Charaxes) 1-2,[3-4] pl. 1-2 (1887), [2] 1: (Charaxes) [5], pl. 3 (1888), [2] 1: (Charaxes) 7-9, pl. 4 (1890), [2] 1: (Charaxes) 11-13, pl. 5 (1891), [2] 1: (Mynes) 1-2, pl. 1 (1888), [2] 2: (Mynes) 3-6, pl. 2 (1894), [2] 2: (Prothoe) 1-2, pl. 1 (1896), [3] 3: (Erycinidae) 1-10, pl. 1-2 (1902), [3] 2: (Dicallaneura-etc) 1-6, pl. 1 (1897), [3] 3: (Dicallaneura-etc) 7-11, pl. 2 (1901), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 1-4,[5-9] 1-5, pl. 1-2 (1887), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 11-17, 19-22, pl. 3-5 (1888), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 23-25, 27-29, 31-33, pl. 6-8 (1889), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 35-48, pl. 9-11 (1890), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) 49-51,53-64, pl. 12-15 (1891), [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 65-68, pl. 16 (1892), [3] 1: (Lycaenidae) [69-72] 57-60, pl. 17 (1892), [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) [73-77] 61-65,79-84, pl. 18-19 (1892), [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 85-107, pl. 20-23 (1893), [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 109-120, pl. 24-25 (1894), [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 121-125, pl. 26 (1900), [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 127-131, 133-141, pl. 27-29 (1901), [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 143-146, pl. 30 (1902), [3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 1-6, pl. 1 (1894), [3] 2: (Hypochrysops) 7-13, 15-22, pl. 2-3 (1895), [3] 2: (Thysonotis) 23-25, 27-31, pl. 1-2 (1895), [3] 2: (Waigeum) 34-38, pl. 1 (1896), [3] 2: (Thysonotis) 39-46, pl. 3-4 (1896), [3] 2: (Holochila) 1-4, pl. 1 (1896), [3] 2: (Holochila) 5-8, pl. 2 (1897), [3] 2: (Pseudonotis) 1-3, pl. [1], (Epimastidia) 4-5, pl. [1], (Lampides) 5-8, pl. [1] (1897), [3] 2: (Lampides) 9-10, pl. 2, (Thysonotis) 47, pl. 5 (1897), [3] 3: (Holochila) 9-11, pl. 3 (1898), [3] 3: (Arhopala) 1-7, pl. 1-2 (1898), [3] 3: (Arhopala) 9-12, pl. 3, (Ilerda) 13, pl. [1], (Horaga) 14-15, pl. [1] (1902), [3] 3: (Thysonotis) 47x,48-50, pl. 6 (1898), [3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 23-26, pl. 4 (1898), [3] 3: (Holochila) 13-15, pl. 4 (1899), [3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 27-29, pl. 5, (Waigeum) [30], pl. 2 (1899), [3] 3: (Holochila) 17-19, pl. 5 (1899), [3] 3: (Thysonotis) 51-54, pl. 7 (1899), [3] 3: (Jamides) 11-14, pl. 1 (1900), [3] 3: (Hypolycaena-etc) 1-4, pl. [1] (1900), [3] 3: (Hypochrysops) 31-33, pl. 6, (Thysonotis) 55-56, pl. 8 (1900), [3]: (Additions-Corrections) 1-2,[3],vii-x
Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
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Hayashi, 1955
On a new subspecies of Spindasis takanonis Matsumura from Northern Honshu, Japan Tyô to Ga 6 (4) : 30
Heath, 1983
Some new and little known Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Zambia Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10) : 145-164
Heath, 1997
A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2 : 1-60
Heron, 1896
Description of a new Spindasis from Ceylon Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18 (104) : 190-191
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)
Hewitson, 1875
Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (2) : 38-39
Holland, 1890
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Huang, 2001
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Huang & Xue, 2004
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Hulstaert, 1924
Lycaenidae nouveaux des Collections du Musée du Congo Belge Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12 : 112-122, : 173-194
Jackson, 1966
A revision of the genus Chloroselas Butler, with a note on Alaena Boisduval and descriptions of a few new African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae) Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8 : 523-531
Joicey & Talbot, 1924
New forms of African Lepidoptera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (3) : 539-564
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
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[BK]; Larsen, 1996
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Lathy, 1906
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Lederer, 1861
Über Alb. Kindermanns letzte lepidopterologische Ausbeute Wien. ent. Monats. 5 : 144-155
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
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Bethune-Baker in Longstaff, 1916
Butterflies of Southern Kordofan, collected by Captain R. S. Wilson, Lancashire Regiment Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (2) : 269-288
Lucas, 1849
Exploration Scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les Annees 1840, 1841, 1842. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Articules (3) Insectes Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3 : 1-527, : (Lepidopteres) pl. 1-4
Lucas, 1850
Observations sur les Lépidoptères des Genres Papilio, Anthocharis, Cigaritis et Cerocala Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8 : 83-105
Matsumura, 1906
Neue Rhopaloceren Japans Annot. zool. japon. 6 (1) : 7-15, pl. 1
Moore, 1877
Descriptions of Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 20 (115) : 43-52
Moore, 1877
The Lepidopterous Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 580-632, pl. 58-60
Moore, 1879
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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, 1882
List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra Discrict, N.W Hiamalaya; with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 234-263, pl. 11-12
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Moore, 1884
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Murayama, 1967
Three Lycaenids of the Eastern Asia, with descriptions of three new races [in Japanese] Tyô to Ga 18 (1-2): 20-23
Neave, 1910
Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 2-86, pl. 1-3
Oberthür, 1876
Sur la Faune des Lépidoptères de l'Algerie Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 1-74, pl. 1-4
Oberthür, 1878
Faune des Lépidoptères de la côte orientale d'Afrique Étud. d'Ent. 3 : 11-36, pl. 1-3
Oberthür, 1915
Faune des Lépidoptères de la Barbarie, Algerie Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 1-459, pl. 276-277,277bis,278-315
Pfeiffer in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, 1932
Lepidopteren-Fauna von Marasch in türkisch Nordsyrien Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 17-32, pl. 3-4, : 38-51, : 52-73, : 74, : 74-82, : 83-87
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
Some undescribed Rhopalocera from Mesopotamia and N. W. Persia; and other Notes Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47) : 590-600
Riley, 1921
Notes on the Rhopalocera of the Dollman Collection Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2) : 234-259, pl. 4-7
Riley, 1925
The species usually referred to the Genus Cigaritis Boisd. (Lycaenidae) Novit. Zool. 32 : 70-95
Rose & Schurian, 1977
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Rhopaloceren Irans. 10. Beitrag: neue Lycaeniden-Unterarten aus dem Südiran Ent. Zs. 87 (14) : 145-151
Rothschild, 1915
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Rothschild, 1921
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Sharpe, 1904
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[EBW]; Smart, 1976
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Staudinger, [1888]
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Staudinger, 1892
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Staudinger in Staudinger & Rebel, 1901
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Stempffer, 1948
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Stempffer, 1954
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Strand, 1922
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Trimen, 1868
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Trimen, 1873
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Trimen, 1874
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Trimen, 1891
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Tytler, 1915
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Tytler, 1940
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Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003
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Wallengren, 1857
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Yakovlev, 2012
Checklist of Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of the Mongolian Altai Mountains, including descriptions of new taxa Nota lepid. 35 (1) : 51-96

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