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Metisella Hemming, 1934

Sylphs
Metisella Hemming, 1934; Stylops 3: 99, TS: Papilio metis Linnaeus
Metisella (Hesperiinae) ; [BK, 408]
Metisella (Heteropterinae) ; [AfrL]

Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928)

-. See [About maps] Metisella abdeli ; [AfrL]

M. a. abdeli

Metisella abdeli abdeli ; [AfrL]

M. a. elgona Evans, 1938

Kenya Metisella orientalis elgona ; [BK: 409 (note)]
Metisella abdeli elgona ; [AfrL]

Metisella aegipan (Trimen, 1868)

Cape (Mountains), Rhodesia. See [About maps] Cyclopides aegipan Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868: 94
Metisella aegipon[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 48]
Metisella aegipan ; [AfrL]

M. a. aegipan

Metisella aegipan aegipan ; [AfrL]

M. a. inyanga Evans, 1955

Rhodesia Metisella aegipan inyanga Evans, 1955; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 8: 882
Metisella aegipan inyanga ; [AfrL]

Metisella formosus (Butler, 1894)

Malawi - Kenya, Uganda, Zaire, S.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Beatiful Sylph
Metisella formosus ; [AfrL]

M. f. formosus

Metisella formosus formosus ; [AfrL]

M. f. nyanza Evans, 1937

Metisella formosus nyanza ; [BK: 410 (note)]; [AfrL]

M. f. linda Evans, 1937

Metisella formosus linda ; [AfrL]; [BK: 410, pl. 60, f. 787]

M. f. mittoni Carcasson, 1961

Metisella formosus mittoni ; [AfrL]

Metisella malgacha (Boisduval, 1833)

Cape, Orange Free State, Lesotho, Transvaal, Natal. See [About maps] Steropes malgacha Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 67
Metisella malgacha ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 50 (text)]; [AfrL]

Larva on Ehrharta erecta [PBSA]

M. m. malgacha

Metisella malgacha malgacha ; [AfrL]

M. m. orina Vári, 1976

Metisella malgacha orina ; [AfrL]

Metisella medea Evans, 1937

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zaire, Malawi. See [About maps] Metisella medea ; [AfrL]

Larva on Poaceae [BK]

M. m. medea

Metisella medea medea; [BK: 409, pl. 59, f. 782,3]
Metisella medea medea ; [AfrL]

M. m. nyika Evans, 1937

Metisella medea nyika ; [AfrL]

Metisella meninx (Trimen, 1873)

Transvaal, Natal. See [About maps] Cyclopides meninx Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873: 121
Metisella meninx ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 49]; [AfrL]

Metisella metis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Natal, Cape. See [About maps] Papilio metis Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 325
Metisella metis ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 50]; [AfrL]

Larva on Stenotaphrum glabrum, Panicum deustum, Ehrharta erecta, Stipa dregeana [PBSA]

M. m. metis

Metisella metis metis ; [AfrL]

M. m. paris Evans, 1937

Metisella metis paris ; [AfrL]

Metisella midas (Butler, 1894)

E.Nigeria, Cameroun - Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe. See [About maps] Golden Sylph
Metisella midas ; [AfrL]

Larva on Poaceae [BK]

M. m. midas

Metisella midas midas ; [BK: 408, pl. 59, f. 781]; [AfrL]

M. m. malda Evans, 1937

Metisella midas malda ; [AfrL]

Metisella quadrisignatus (Butler, 1894)

Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [About maps] Four-spot Sylph
Metisella quadrisignatus ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 50 (text)]; [BK: 410, pl. 60, f. 410]; [AfrL]

M. q. quadrisignatus

Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus ; [AfrL]

M. q. nanda Evans, 1937

Metisella quadrisignatus nanda ; [AfrL]

Metisella syrinx (Trimen, 1868)

Cape, Natal, Lesotho. See [About maps] Cyclopides syrinx Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868: 93
Metisella syrinx ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 52]; [AfrL]

Larva on Arundinaria tessellata [PBSA]

Metisella trisignatus (Neave, 1904)

Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Three-spot Sylph
Metisella trisignatus ; [AfrL]

M. t. trisignatus

Metisella trisignatus trisignatus ; [BK: pl. 410, pl. 60, f. 786]; [AfrL]

M. t. tanga Evans, 1937

Metisella trisignatus tanga ; [AfrL]

Metisella willemi (Wallengren, 1857)

from (Transvaal, Botswana, Rhodesia) - Kenya, Uganda, Somalia. See [About maps] Netted Sylph
Heteropterus willemi Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., Stockholm (n.f.) 2 (4): 47
Metisella willemi ; [BOW: pl. 129, f. 53]; [BK: 410, pl. 60, f. 788]; [AfrL]

Larva on Poaceae, Setaria [BK]

?Metisella orientalis (Aurivillius, 1925)

Rhodesia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zaire, Cameroun, E.Nigeria. See [About maps] Cyclopides metis orientalis Aurivillius, 1925; in Seitz, Macrolep. 13: 551
Metisella orientalis ; [BK: 409, pl. 59, f. 783]

Larva on Poaceae, Pennisetum [BK]

M. o. orientalis

Kenya Metisella orientalis orientalis ; [BK: 409 (note)]

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References:

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Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1833

Faune Entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptéres Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 122pp, 16pls

Hemming, 1934

Some notes in the nomenclature of Palaearctic and African Rhopalocera Stylops 3: 97-99

Linnaeus, 1764

Museum S'ae R'ae M'tis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque Mus. Lud. Ulr.: vi + 720 + [2]

Trimen, 1868

On some undescribed Species of South Africa Butterflies, including a new Genus of Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868: 69-96, 2pls

Wallengren, 1857

Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade aren 1838-1845 af J.A. Wahlberg K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., Stockholm (n.f.) 2 (4): [1] -55

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