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Anthene Doubleday, 1847

Ciliate Blues Hairtails
Anthene Doubleday, 1847; List. Spec. lep. Ins. Brit. Mus 2: 27, TS: Papilio larydas Cramer
Lycaenesthes Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 773, TS: Lycaenesthes bengalensis Moore
Triclema Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38: 227, TS: Lycaenesthes lucretilis Hewitson

= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:; [AfrL]

Neurypexina Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 64, TS: Lycaenesthes lyzanius Hewitson

= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:; [AfrL]

Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 66, TS: Lycaenesthes lusones Hewitson

= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia:; [AfrL]

Monile Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 32: 90, TS: Monile pluricauda Ungemach

= ; [AfrL]

Pseudoliptena Stempffer, 1946; Rev. franç. Ent. 13: 8, TS: Pseudoliptena bitje Stempffer

= ; [AfrL]

Triclema (Lycaenesthini) ; [BK, 222]
Neurellipes (Lycaenesthini) ; [BK, 222]
Anthene (Lycaenesthini) ; [BK, 214]; [AfrL]

600x400 (~73Kb) underside India: Subansiri, 31.10.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

> 75 spp.

Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891)

Sierra Leone - Uganda, Angola. See [About maps] musagates (Holland, 1892)

= Anthene rubricincta (Holland, 1891); Clench, 1963, Entomol. News 74: (43-49)

Anthene rubricincta ;
Anthene musagetes ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 8]
Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus ; [AfrL]

A. r. rubricinctus

Guinea - Nigeria, Zaire Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus ; [BAFR, 526 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus rubricinctus ; [AfrL]

A. r. anadema (Druce, 1905)

Angola, S.Zaire, N.Zambia, Malawi Anthene rubricinctus anadema ; [BAFR, 526 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus anadema ; [AfrL]

A. r. jeanneli Stempffer, 1961

W.Kenya, Uganda, E.Zaire musagetes elgonensis Stempffer, 1936²
Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli ; [BK: 214, pl. 21, f. 275]; [BAFR, 526]
Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus jeanneli ; [AfrL]

Anthene ituria (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

NE.Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Anthene ituria ; [BAFR, 526]
Anthene (Anthene) ituria ; [AfrL]

Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935)

Ethiopia. See [About maps] Anthene saddacus ; [BAFR, 526]
Anthene (Anthene) saddacus ; [AfrL]

Anthene chirinda (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

E.Rhodesia - Malawi - Tanzania. See [About maps] Anthene chirinda ; [BAFR, 526]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 28 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) chirinda ; [AfrL]

Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924)

Sierra Leone - Kenya, Ethiopia - Burundi. See [About maps] Schouteden's Ciliate Blue
Anthene schoutedeni ; [BAFR, 526]; [BK: 214, pl. 21, f. 276]
Anthene (Anthene) schoutedeni ; [AfrL]

Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874)

Cameroun, Angola, Malawi, E.Zaïre, Tanzania - Kenya. See [About maps] ochreofascia Talbot, 1935²
Anthene ligures ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 47-48]; [BAFR, 526]; [BK: 215, pl. 21, f. 277]
Anthene (Anthene) ligures ; [AfrL]

Larva on Celtis [BK]

Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & Larsen, 1991

W.Kenya (Kakamega). See [About maps] Bjørnstad's Ciliate Blue
Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 215, 440, f. A1, pl. 22, f. 277a, TL: Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Anthene (Anthene) bjoernstadi ; [AfrL]

Anthene ukerewensis (Strand, 1909)

Lake Victoria (Ukerewe I.). See [About maps] Anthene ukerewensis ; [BAFR, 526 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) ukerewensis ; [AfrL]

Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Anthene afra ; [BAFR, 526]
Anthene (Anthene) afra ; [AfrL]

Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Angola, Zaïre, Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Anthene alberta ; [BAFR, 527]; [BK: 215, pl. 22, f. 278]
Anthene (Anthene) alberta ; [AfrL]

Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940

Rhodesia, NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.). See [About maps] Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 3: 103
Anthene sheppardi ; [BAFR, 527]
Anthene (Anthene) sheppardi ; [AfrL]

Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)

-. See [About maps] Common Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes definita Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 342
Anthene definita ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 28]
Anthene (Anthene) definita ; [AfrL]

Larva on Schmidelia africana, Mangifera indica, Myrica aethiopica, Acacia karroo, A. cyanophylla, Albizia distachya, Schotia sp., Bersama sp., Pappea sp., Kalanchoe sp. [PBSA]

Larva on Harpephyllum, Mangifera, Rhus, Crassula, Kalanchoe, Acacia, Albizia, Schotia, Bersama, Myrica, Rosa, Allophylus, Pappea, Schmidelia [BK]

A. d. definita

S.Africa - E.Africa, Uganda, Cape, SE.Guinea (Nimba Mts.) Anthene definita definita ; [BAFR, 527]; [BK: 215, pl. 22, f. 279]
Anthene (Anthene) definita definita ; [AfrL]

A. d. nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902)

Ethiopia Anthene definita nigrocaudata ; [BAFR, 527 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) definita nigrocaudata ; [AfrL]

Anthene hobleyi (Neave, 1904)

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zaïre. See [About maps] Hobley's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 32]; [BK: 216, pl. 22, f. 280]
Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi ; [AfrL]

A. h. hobleyi

Kenya Anthene hobleyi hobleyi ; [BAFR, 527 (text)]; [BK, 216 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi hobleyi ; [AfrL]

A. h. elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925)

W.Kenya, E.Uganda Anthene hobleyi elgonensis ; [BAFR, 527]; [BK, 216 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi elgonensis ; [AfrL]

A. h. kigezi Stempffer, 1961

SE.Uganda, NE.Zaire, Rwanda?, Burundi? Anthene hobleyi kigezi ; [BAFR, 527 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi kigezi ; [AfrL]

A. h. teita Stempffer, 1961

SE.Kenya (Teita Hills) Anthene hobleyi teita ; [BAFR, 527 (text)]; [BK, 216 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi teita ; [AfrL]

A. h. ufipa Kielland, 1990

Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi ufipa ; [AfrL]

Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)

-. See [About maps] Large Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes lemnos Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (8): 221
Anthene lemnos ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 43-44]
Anthene (Anthene) lemnos ; [AfrL]

Larva on Micrococca berberidae [PBSA]

A. l. lemnos

Natal, Mozambique - Rhodesia, Malawi Anthene lemnos lemnos ; [BAFR, 527]
Anthene (Anthene) lemnos lemnos ; [AfrL]

A. l. loa (Strand, 1911)

NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast) Anthene lemnos loa ; [BAFR, 527 (text)]; [BK: 216, pl. 22, f. 281]
Anthene (Anthene) lemnos loa ; [AfrL]

Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Rhodesia, E.Zaïre, Kenya. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 25
Antehen indefinita ; [BAFR, 527]
Anthene indefinita ; [BK: 216, pl. 22, f. 282]
Anthene (Anthene) indefinita ; [AfrL]

Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773)

-. See [About maps] Anthene sylvanus ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 14]
Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus ; [AfrL]

A. s. sylvanus

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast - Nigeria Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; [BAFR, 528]
Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus sylvanus ; [AfrL]

A. s. albicans (Grünberg, 1910)

Lake Victoria (Sesse I., Bugalla I.) Anthene sylvanus albicans ; [BAFR, 528]
Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus albicans ; [AfrL]

A. s. niveus Stempffer, 1954

Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus niveus ; [AfrL]

Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893)

Natal, Transvaal, Malawi. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes millari Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 133
Anthene millari ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 7]; [BAFR, 528]
Anthene (Anthene) millari ; [AfrL]

Anthene sp. [Cotterel?]

Rhodesia. See [About maps] Anthene sp. ; [BAFR, 528]

Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)

SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, E.Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps] Wilson's Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes wilsoni ; Stempffer, 1967
Anthene wilsoni ; [BAFR, 528]; [BK: 217, pl. 22, f. 284]
Anthene (Anthene) wilsoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Entada, Acacia [BK]

Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)

Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, E.Africa. See [About maps] Trimen's Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes otacilia Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868: 90
Anthene otacilia; [BK: 217-218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 285]
Anthene otacilia ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 7 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) otacilia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia karroo, Acacia spp.? [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

Usually attended by Crematogaster ants [BK].

A. o. otacilia

South Africa, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania Anthene otacilia otacilia ; [BAFR, 528]
Anthene (Anthene) otacilia otacilia ; [AfrL]

A. o. dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902)

Ethiopia, Somalia Anthene otacilia dulcis ; [BAFR, 528 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) otacilia dulcis ; [AfrL]

A. o. benadirensis Stempffer, 1947²

Kenya, Somalia otacilia tongidensis Bethune-Baker, 1910²
Anthene otacilia benadirensis ; [BK, 217, (note)]

Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Anthene otacilia kikuyu ; [BK, 217 (note)]; [BAFR, 528 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) kikuyu ; [AfrL]

Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936

Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Pitman's Ciliate Blue
Anthene (Anthene) pitmani ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, Dichrostachys [BK]

Usually attended by Crematogaster ants [BK].

A. p. pitmani

Kenya Anthene pitmani pitmani ; [BAFR, 528]; [BK: 218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 287]
Anthene (Anthene) pitmani pitmani ; [AfrL]

A. p. somalina Stempffer, 1936

Somalia Anthene pitmani somalina ; [BAFR, 528]
Anthene (Anthene) pitmani somalina ; [AfrL]

Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Ethiopia, Somalia - Zimbabve. See [About maps] Tiny Ciliate Blue
Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 32: 88
Anthene contrastata ; [BK: 218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 286]
Anthene (Anthene) contrastata ; [AfrL]

A. c. contrastata

Ethiopia, Arabia Anthene contrastata contrastata ; [BAFR, 528 (text)]; [BK, 218 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) contrastata contrastata ; [AfrL]

A. c. turkana Stempffer, 1936

N.Kenya, Somalia, NE.Uganda Anthene contrastata turkana ; [BAFR, 528 (text)]; [BK, 218 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) contrastata turkana ; [AfrL]

A. c. mashuna (Stevenson, 1937)

Rhodesia - Kenya ?otacilia f. mashuna Stevenson, 1937
Anthene contrastata mashuna ; [BK, 218 (note)]
Anthene constrastata mashuna ; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene (Anthene) contrastata mashuna ; [AfrL]

Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936

Cape (Karroo), Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia - Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania. See [About maps] Talbot's Ciliate Blue
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 41: 283
Anthene talboti ; [BAFR, 529]; [BK: 219, f. 14]
Anthene (Anthene) talboti ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia karroo, Acacia spp., (flowers, leaves) [PBSA]

Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962

Rhodesia, Zambia. See [About maps] Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962; Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire (A) 24: 1171
Anthene rhodesiana ; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene (Anthene) rhodesiana ; [AfrL]

Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893)

Natal, Zululand, Botswana, not Kenya. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes minima Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 135
Anthene minima ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 13 (text only)]; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene (Anthene) minima ; [AfrL]

Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902)

Ethiopia. See [About maps] Anthene suquala ; [BAFR, 529 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) suquala ; [AfrL]

Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946

S.Ethiopia, Somalia, NW.Kenya. See [About maps] Opal Ciliate Blue
Anthene opalina ; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene (Anthene) opalina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia? [BK]

A. o. opalina

Anthene opalina opalina ; [BK: 219, pl. 22, f. 289]

Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949

Ethiopia. See [About maps] Anthene opalina janna ; [BK, 219 (note)]
Anthene janna ; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene (Anthene) janna ; [AfrL]

Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935)

Uganda. See [About maps] Hodson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hodsoni ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 33]; [BK: 219, pl. 22, f. 290]
Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia? [BK]

Attended by Pheidole ants? [BK].

A. h. hodsoni

SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda, NW.Kenya Anthene hodsoni hodsoni ; [BAFR, 529]
Anthene hodsoni hodsoni Talbot, 1935; [BK, 219 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni hodsoni ; [AfrL]

A. h. usamba (Talbot, 1937)

N.Kenya hodsoni usamba (Talbot, 1937); , TL: Ngong, Kenya
Anthene hodsoni usamba ; [BAFR, 529 (text)]; [BK, 219 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni usamba ; [AfrL]

Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)

Africa (south of Sahara), Madagascar. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes princeps Butler, 1876; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 18 (108) : 484
Lycaenesthes neglecta Trimen, 1891; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1891: 132
Anthenes neglecta ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 9]
Anthene (Anthene) princeps ; [AfrL]

Larva on Entada abyssinica [PBSA], Millettia [BK]

A. p. princeps

Africa (south of Sahara) princeps ugandae Bethune-Baker, 1910²
Anthene princeps princeps ; [BAFR, 529]; [BK: 220, pl. 22, f. 291]
Anthene (Anthene) princeps princeps ; [AfrL]

A. p. smithii (Mabille, 1877)

Madagascar Lycaena smithii Mabille, 1877
Anthene princeps smithi ; [BAFR, 529 (text)]
Anthene princeps smithii ; [MadL]
Anthene (Anthene) princeps smithii ; [AfrL]

Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)

Sierra Leone - Kenya - to (Malawi, Rhodesia, Angola). See [About maps] Lycaenesthes bihe Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 34
Anthene liodes ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 44 (text only)]; [BAFR, 530]
Anthene liodes f. bihe ; [BAFR, 530 (note, dry season form)]
Anthene liodes ; [BK: 220, pl. 22, f. 292]
Anthene (Anthene) liodes ; [AfrL]

Larva on Mangifera, Combretum, Myrica, Schmidelia [BK]

Usually with ants [BK]

Anthene collinsi D'Abrera, 1980

W.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Anthene collinsi D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 530, fig., TL: Gore, W. Ethiopia
Anthene (Anthene) collinsi ; [AfrL]

Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940

E.Rhodesia. See [About maps] Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 3: 106
Anthene barnesi ; [BAFR, 530]
Anthene (Anthene) barnesi ; [AfrL]

Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Guinea, Ivory Coast, Benin, C.A.R.Angola, Zambia, Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes nigro-punctata Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 36
Anthene nigropunctata ; [BAFR, 530]
Anthene (Anthene) nigropunctata ; [AfrL]

Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880)

-. See [About maps] Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene butleri ; [BK: 220, pl. 22, f. 293]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri ; [AfrL]

A. b. butleri

Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda, NW.Kenya Anthene butleri butleri ; [BAFR, 530]; [BK, 220 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri butleri ; [AfrL]

A. b. arabicus Gabriel, 1954

SW.Arabia Anthene butleri arabicus ; [BAFR, 530 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri arabicus ; [AfrL]

A. b. galla Stempffer, 1947

N.Kenya Anthene butleri galla ; [BAFR, 530 (text)]; [BK, 220 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri galla ; [AfrL]

A. b. livida (Trimen, 1881)

Cape, Orange Free State, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique, Tanzania Lycaenesthes livida Trimen, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1881: 443
Anthene butleri livida ; [BAFR, 530 (text)]
?Anthene lirida ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 49]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri livida ; [AfrL]

Larva on Klanchoe crenata, K. lugardii, Cotyledon spp. [PBSA]

A. b. stempfferi Storace, 1954

Kenya Anthene butleri stempfferi ; [BK, 220 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) butleri stempfferi ; [AfrL]

Anthene aureobrunnea Ungemach, 1932²

Ethiopia (highlands). See [About maps] Anthene aureobrunnea ; [BAFR, 530 (text)]

Anthene rubrimaculata (Strand, 1909)

NE.Tanzania. See [About maps] Anthene rubrimaculata ; [BAFR, 531]; [BK, 217 (note: not in Kenya)]
Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata ; [AfrL]

A. r. rubrimaculata

Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata rubrimaculata ; [AfrL]

A. r. tukuyu Kielland, 1990

Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata tukuyu ; [AfrL]

A. r. zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998

Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata zanzibarica ; [AfrL]

Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)

from (E.Rhodesia - Malawi) - E.Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [About maps] Last's Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes lasti Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894; Rhopalocera exotica, (27): 109
Anthene lasti ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 42]; [BAFR, 531]; [BK: 217, pl. 22, f. 283]
Anthene (Anthene) lasti ; [AfrL]

Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894)

Senegal - Zaire, Sudan, W.Kenya, Angola, Rhodesia. See [About maps] Red Spot Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes lunulata Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: ?
Lycaenesthes sanguinea Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 41
Anthene lunulata ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 1-2]; [BK: 221, pl. 22, f. 294]
Anthene lunulata f. sanguinea ; [BAFR, 531 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) lunulata ; [AfrL]

Larva on Entada abyssinica, Combretum sp., Brachystegia spiciformis [PBSA], Albizia, Combretum [BK]

Anthene levis (Hewitson, 1878)

Sierra Leone, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Uganda, Zambia. See [About maps] grisea Talbot, 1935²
Anthene levis ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 46]; [BAFR, 531]
Anthene (Anthene) levis ; [AfrL]

Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1847)

Cape, Tropical Africa, Arabia (up to Aqaba). See [About maps] Leaden Ciliate Blue
Polyommatus amarah Guérin-Méneville, 1847; Voy. Abyss. Lef. 6: 384, pl. 11, f. 5-6
Anthene amarah ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 24]
Anthene (Anthene) amarah ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia spp., A. karroo [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

A. a. amarah

Anthene amarah amarah ; [BAFR, 531]; [BK: 221, pl. 22, f. 295]

A. a. orphna Clench, 1965

Liberia Anthene amarah orphna Clench, 1965; Mem. Am. ent. Soc. 19: (267-403), TL: Ganta, Liberia
Anthene amarah orphna ; [BAFR, 531 (text)]

Anthene arnoldi (Jones, 1917)

Rhodesia. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes arnoldi Jones, 1917; Proc. Trans. Rhod. scient. Ass. 16 (2): 19 (?1918)
Anthene arnoldi ; [BAFR, 531]
Anthene (Anthene) arnoldi ; [AfrL]

Anthene madibirensis (Wichgraf, 1921)

S.Tanzania (Madibira). See [About maps] Anthene madibirensis ; [BAFR, 531]
Anthene (Anthene) madibirensis ; [AfrL]

Anthene larydas (Cramer, [1780])

Natal, Zululand, Rhodesia, Moçambique, W.Africa, C.Africa - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Spotted Ciliated Blue
Papilio larydas Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (23-24): 160, pl. 282, f. H
Anthene larydas ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 39-41]; [BAFR, 531]; [BK: 221, pl. 22, f. 296]
Anthene (Anthene) larydas ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, Afzelia, Albizia, Dichrostachys, Hypericum [BK]

Larva on Acacia kraussiana, Albizia spp. [PBSA]

Does [PBSA] information actually apply to Anthene kersteni? -- msa

Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871)

Natal - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene kersteni ; [BAFR, 531]; [BK: 221]
Anthene (Anthene) kersteni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, Albizia [BK]

Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922)

Ethiopia, Kenya?. See [About maps] Anthene rothschildi ; [BK, 222 (note)]
Anthene rothscildi ; [BAFR, 532 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) rothschildi ; [AfrL]

Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899)

-. See [About maps] Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene crawshayi ; [BK: 222, pl. 22, f. 298]
Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, Entada [BK]

A. c. crawshayi

Malawi - Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda Anthene crawshayi crawshayi ; [BAFR, 532]; [BK, 222 (note)]
Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi crawshayi ; [AfrL]

A. c. marginata Hultstaert²

Zaire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone Anthene crawshayi marginata ; [BAFR, 532 (text)]

A. c. minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916)

N.Kenya Anthene crawshayi minuta ; [BK, 222 (note)]; [BAFR, 533 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi minuta ; [AfrL]

Anthene abruptus (Gaede, 1915)

Cameroun. See [About maps] ?Anthene crawshayi ab. abruptus ;
Anthene abruptus ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) abruptus ; [AfrL]

Anthene lachares (Hewitson, [1878])

Sierra Leone - Gaboon. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes lachares Hewitson, [1878]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (8): 225
Pseudoliptena bitje Stempffer, 1946; Rev. franç. Ent. 13: 9, pl. 1, f. 12 (preocc. Druce, 1910)
Anthene lachares ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 36-37]
Anthene (Anthene) lachares ; [AfrL]

A. l. lachares

Sierra Leone - Congo Republic, Gabon, W.Zaire Anthene lachares lachares ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) lachares lachares ; [AfrL]

A. l. toroensis Stempffer, 1947

E.Zaire, W.Uganda Anthene lachares toroensis ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 36 (text only)]; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) lachares toroensis ; [AfrL]

Anthene versatilis (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

-. See [About maps] Anthene versatilis ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) versatilis ; [AfrL]

A. v. versatilis

Gabon Anthene (Anthene) versatilis versatilis ; [AfrL]

A. v. bitje (Druce, 1910)

Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire Anthene bitje ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) versatilis bitje ; [AfrL]

Anthene ramnika D'Abrera, 1980

Cameroun, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene ramnika D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 532, fig., TL: Yopole Dist., Buta, B. Congo, 3500ft
Anthene (Anthene) ramnika ; [AfrL]

Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893)

Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene xanthopoecilus ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) xanthopoecilus ; [AfrL]

Anthene buchholzi (Plötz, 1880)

SW.Cameroun. See [About maps] Anthene buchholzi ; [BAFR, 532 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) buchholzi ; [AfrL]

Anthene melambrotus (Holland, 1893)

SW.Gabon (Ogooué R.). See [About maps] Anthene melambrotus ; [BAFR, 532 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) melambrotus ; [AfrL]

Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)

Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene lysicles ; [BAFR, 532]; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 4-5]
Anthene (Anthene) lysicles ; [AfrL]

Anthene discimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [About maps] Anthene discimacula ; [BAFR, 532]
Anthene (Anthene) discimacula ; [AfrL]

Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)

Liberia - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene mahota ; [BAFR, 533]; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 12 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) mahota ; [AfrL]

Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891)

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, W.Uganda. See [About maps] Anthene scintillula ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 12]; [BAFR, 533]
Anthene (Anthene) scintillula ; [AfrL]

A. s. scintillula

Anthene (Anthene) scintillula scintillula ; [AfrL]

A. s. aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Ghana Anthene aurea ; [BAFR, 533]
Anthene (Anthene) scintillula aurea ; [AfrL]

Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895)

C.Zaire - Congo Republic, Gabon, Cameroun. See [About maps] Anthene pyroptera ; [BAFR, 533]; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 10]
Anthene (Anthene) pyroptera ; [AfrL]

Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)

Nigeria, Cameroons, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Anthene locuples ; [BAFR, 533]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 50]
Anthene (Anthene) locuples ; [AfrL]

Anthene erythropoecilus (Holland, 1893)

Gabon. See [About maps] Anthene erythropoecilus ; [BAFR, 533]
Anthene (Anthene) erythropoecilus ; [AfrL]

Anthene makala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [About maps] Anthene makala ; [BAFR, 534]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) makala ; [AfrL]

Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874)

Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene leptines ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 45]; [BAFR, 534]
Anthene (Anthene) leptines ; [AfrL]

Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962

Congo Republic. See [About maps] Anthene ngoko ; [BAFR, 534]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) ngoko ; [AfrL]

Anthene lychnaptes (Holland, 1891)

Gabon. See [About maps] Anthene lychnaptes ; [BAFR, 534 (text)]
Anthene (Anthene) lychnaptes ; [AfrL]

Anthene bakeri (Druce, 1910)

C.Zaire. See [About maps] ?ja Bethune-Baker²
Anthene bakeri ; [BAFR, 534]
Anthene (Anthene) bakeri ; [AfrL]

Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787)

Sierra Leone - Cameroun. See [About maps] Anthene juba ; [BAFR, 534]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 34]
Anthene (Anthene) juba ; [AfrL]

Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895)

Cameroons, Congo. See [About maps] Anthene zenkeri ; [BAFR, 534]; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 18]
Anthene (Anthene) zenkeri ; [AfrL]

Anthene rufomarginata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

NE.Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene rufomarginata ; [BAFR, 535]; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only)]
Anthene (Anthene) rufomarginata ; [AfrL]

Anthene katera Talbot, 1937

Uganda, NE.Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene katera ; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) katera ; [AfrL]

Anthene radiata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Anthene radiata ; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) radiata ; [AfrL]

Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Anthene kampala ; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) kampala ; [AfrL]

Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)

Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Angola. See [About maps] Anthene flavomaculatus ; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) flavomaculatus ; [AfrL]

Anthene bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Anthene bipuncta ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 27]; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) bipuncta ; [AfrL]

Anthene lychnides (Hewitson, 1878)

Nigeria. See [About maps] Anthene lychnides ; [BAFR, 535]
Anthene (Anthene) lychnides ; [AfrL]

Anthene emolus (Godart, [1824])

S.India, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Bengal, Orissa. See [About maps] Ciliate Blue
Polyommatus emolus Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 606, 656, no. 133, TL: "Bengal"
Anthene emolus emolus [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lycaenesthes emolus ; [BIR, 290]
Anthene emolus ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 14]; [MRS, 670]

600x400 (~44Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Saraga thaipingensis, (with kerengga ant Oecophylla smaragdina) [BMP] Saraca indica, Combretum extensum, Terminalia paniculata [BIR]

A. e. emolus

NW.Himalayas - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, S.Yunnan, S.China Lampides balliston Hübner, [1823]; : 11, pl. [40], f. 229-230, TL: Georgia
Lycaenesthes bengalensis Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 773, pl. 41, f. 9
Anthene emolus emolus ; [BOR, 636]

A. e. andamanicus Frushstorfer²

Andamans Anthene emolus andamanicus ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. e. goberus (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Hainan Lycaenesthes goberus Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 97, TL: Borneo
Nacaduba klanga Corbet, 1938; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87 (5): 142, pl. 1, f. 6
Anthene emolus goberus [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Anthene emolus goberus ; [BMP: 261, pl. 38, f. 17-19]; [BOR, 636 (name)]; [MRS, 670]

A. e. modesta (Staudinger, 1889)

Palawan Anthene emolus modesta ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. e. minor Eecke²

Pulao Babi Anthene emolus minor ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. e. javanus Fruhstorfer²

Java, Sumbawa Anthene emolus javanus ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

Anthene philo Hopffer, 1874²

-. See [About maps] philo Hopffer, 1874²; Stett. ent. Ztg 35 (1): 27

A. p. philo

Sulawesi Anthene philo philo ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. p. scintillans Tite²

Talaud, Sanghie Anthene philo scintillans ; [BOR, 636]

Anthene lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868)

Ceylon, S.India, Orissa, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Bengal. See [About maps] Pointed Ciliate Blue
Pseudodipsas lycaenina R. Felder, 1868; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 281, TL: Ceylon
Lycaenesthes lycaenina ; [BIR, 291]

Larva on Wagatea spicata, Buchanania latifolia [BIR]

A. l. lycaenina

Ceylon, S.India Anthene lycaenina lycaenina ; [BOR, 636]

A. l. lycambes (Hewitson, 1878)

NW.India - Indo China, Hainan, S.Yunnan Lycaenesthes lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (8): 220, (1): 2 (1863), (8): pl. 90 (1878), f. 11-12, TL: "N.India"
Anthene lycaenina lycambes [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Anthene lycaenina lycambes ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. l. togata Fruhstorfer²

Java, Lombok, Sumbawa Anthene lycaenina togata ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. l. villosina (Fruhstorfer, 1923)

Philippines (Luzon) Anthene lycaenina villosina ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. l. miya (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue Lycaenesthes miya Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 101, TL: Borneo
Anthene lycaenina miya [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Anthene lycaenina miya ; [BMP: 261, pl. 38, f. 20-22]

Anthene licates (Hewitson, 1874)

-. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes licates Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 350
Anthene licates ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 14 (text)]

A. l. licates

Sulawesi Anthene licates licates ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. l. dusuntua Corbet, 1940

Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, ?Borneo, Sumatra Anthene dusuntua Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (2): 40
Anthene licates dusuntua ; [BMP: 261, pl. 38, f. 23-24]; [BOR, 636]

A. l. addenda (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Palawan Anthene licates addenda ; [BOR, 636 (name)]

A. l. philetas Fruhstorfer²

Bachan?, Obi, Arfak Peninsula, West Irian (Kapaur) Anthene licates philetas ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

Anthene villosa Snellen, 1878²

Sulawesi, Talaud, Sanghie. See [About maps] villosa Snellen, 1878²; Tijdschr. Ent. 21 (1): 24
Anthene villosa ; [BOR, 636]

Anthene seltuttus (Rober, 1886)

AU. See [About maps] Plebeius seltuttus Rober, 1886; : 67
Anthene seltuttus [Don Herbison-Evans]

Larva on Pongamia pinnata, Cassia fistula, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Brachychiton acerifolium, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Suzygium wilsoni K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

A. s. seltuttus

Aru, Waigeu, Salawati, Jobi, West Irian - New Guinea, Fergusson, Woodlark, Trobriand Is. Anthene seltuttus seltuttus ; [BAUR, 358]

A. s. amboinensis Butler²

Ambon, Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate Anthene seltuttus amboinensis ; [BAUR, 358]

A. s. keyensis Tite²

Kai I., Watubela I. Anthene seltuttus keyensis ; [BAUR, 358 (Toxopeus M.S.) (text)]

A. s. violacea (Butler, 1899)

Yela I., Tagula, St. Aignan Is. Lycaenesthes violacea Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 343, TL: Louisiades
Lycaenesthes violacea ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 390
Anthene seltuttus violacea ; [BAUR, 358 (text)]

A. s. affinis (Waterhouse & Turner, 1905)

Australia (Cape York - Yeppoon, Northern Territory) Dark Ciliate Blue
Lycaenesthes affinis Waterhouse & Turner, 1905; (repl. name)
Lycaenesthes modestus Waterhouse, 1903 nec (Staudinger, 1889)
Anthene seltuttus affinis ; [BAUR, 358 (text)]

Larva on Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Faradaya splendida, Pongamia pinnata, Clerodendrum, Cassia, Caesalpinia nuga [BAUR]

Anthene lycaenoides (Felder, 1860)

Malaya - New Guinea. See [About maps] Dipsas lycaenoides Felder, 1860; Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 454
Anthene lycaenoides [Don Herbison-Evans]
Anthene lycaenoides ; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 15, 16]

Larva on Dendrolobium umbellatum, Pongamia pinnata, Caesalpinia crista, Cassia alata, C. auriculata, C. fistula, C. retusa, C. surattensis, Rhyssopterys timorensis, Acacia polystachya, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Litchi chinensis, Clerodendrum spp., Faradaya splendida K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

A. l. lycaenoides

Ambon, Serang Anthene lycaenoides lycaenoides ; [BAUR, 358]

A. l. pegobates Holland²

Buru, Obi, Halmahera, Ternate, Bahcan? Anthene lycaenoides pegobates ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

A. l. sutrana Fruhstorfer²

Kai I., West Irian Anthene lycaenoides sutrana ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

A. l. godeffroyi (Semper, [1879])

Australia (Darwin, Cape York - Cairns) Lycaenesthes godeffroyi Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 165, no. 88
Lycaenesthes turneri Miskin, 1890
Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi ; [BAUR, 359]

Larva on Caesalpinia nuga, Cassia alata [BAUR]

Anthene paraffinis (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

-. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes paraffinis Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 99

A. p. paraffinis

New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, Fen, Witu Is., Bougainville, Vella Lavella, Gizo, Choiseul, Alu, Rendova, Treasury Is. Anthene paraffinis paraffinis ; [BAUR, 359]

A. p. nissani Tite, ?1966

Nissan I. Anthene paraffinis nissani ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

A. p. mathias Tite, ?1966

St. Matthias, Squally Is. Anthene paraffinis mathias ; [BAUR, 359]

A. p. nereia Tite, ?1966

Gizo, Guadalcanal, Florida I., Tulagi, Ugi, Malaita Anthene paraffinis nereia ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

A. p. emoloides Tite, ?1966

Buru, Waigeu, Misool, Salawati, Geelvink Bay (islands), West Irian - Papua, Manam, Karkar Is. Anthene paraffinis emoloides ; [BAUR, 359 (text)]

Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)

E.Zaire, Congo Republic, Ghana. See [About maps] Cupidesthes irumu ; [BAFR, 537]
Anthene (Anthene) irumu ; [AfrL]

Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Sierra Leone - Congo. See [About maps] Triclema rufoplagata ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene rufoplagata ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 11]
Anthene (Triclema) rufoplagata ; [AfrL]

Anthene lutzi (Holland, 1920)

E.Zaire, C.Zaire. See [About maps] Triclema lutzi ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Triclema) lutzi ; [AfrL]

Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874)

Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Angola, Zaire. See [About maps] Triclema lacides ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Triclema) lacides ; [AfrL]

Anthene inferna (Bethune-Baker, 1926)

S.Cameroun (Bitje-Ja). See [About maps] Triclema inferna ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Triclema) inferna ; [AfrL]

Anthene tisamenus (Holland, 1891)

Gabon. See [About maps] Triclema tisamenus ; [BAFR, 538 (text)]
Anthene (Triclema) tisamenus ; [AfrL]

Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gabon, Zaire, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Triclema hades ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene hades ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 30, 31]
Triclema hades ; [BK: 223]
Anthene (Triclema) hades ; [AfrL]

Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893)

Sierra Leone - W.Kenya, Zambia, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Anthene phoenicis; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 30 (text only)]
Triclema phoenicis ; [BAFR, 538]; [BK: 222]
Anthene (Triclema) phoenicis ; [AfrL]

Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903)

Sierra Leone, Upper Volta, Nigeria. See [About maps] maesseni Stempffer, 1956²
Anthene marshalli; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 30 (text only)]
Triclema marshalli ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Triclema) marshalli ; [AfrL]

Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905)

Gambia - Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zaire, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. (12) 2: 16
Triclema nigeriae ; [BK: 223, pl. 23, f. 303]; [BAFR, 539]
Anthene (Triclema) nigeriae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia stenocarpa, A. abyssinica [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

Anthene kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Triclema kamilila ; [BK: 223]; [BAFR, 539]
Anthene kamilila ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 35]
Anthene (Triclema) kamilila ; [AfrL]

Anthene oculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)

SE.Gabon (Ogooué). See [About maps] Triclema oculatus ; [BAFR, 539]
Anthene (Triclema) oculatus ; [AfrL]

Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874)

-. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes lucretilis Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 349
Anthene lucretilis ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 51]
Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis ; [AfrL]

A. l. lucretilis

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Angola Triclema lucretilis lucretilis
Triclema lucretilis lucretilis ; [BAFR, 539]
Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis lucretilis ; [AfrL]

A. l. albipicta (Talbot, 1935)

E.Zaire Triclema lucretilis albipicta ; [BAFR, 539 (text)]
Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis albipicta ; [AfrL]

Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)

-. See [About maps] Anthene lamias ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 38]
Triclema lamias ; [BK, 222 (note)]
Anthene (Triclema) lamias ; [AfrL]

Larva preys on Lecanium [BK]

A. l. lamias

Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Triclema lamias lamias
Triclema lamias lamias ; [BAFR, 539]
Anthene (Triclema) lamias lamias ; [AfrL]

A. l. katerae (D'Abrera, 1980)

W.Uganda (Katera) Triclema lamias katerae D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 539, fig., TL: Katera
Triclema lamias katerae ; [BK: 223, pl. 23, f. 304]
Anthene (Triclema) lamias katerae ; [AfrL]

Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910)

Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Triclema inconspicua ; [BAFR, 540]
Anthene (Triclema) inconspicua ; [AfrL]

Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895)

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Triclema fasciatus ; [BAFR, 540]
Anthene fasciata ; [BOW: pl. 119, f. 29]
Anthene (Triclema) fasciatus ; [AfrL]

Anthene coerulea (Aurivillius, 1895)

Cameroun. See [About maps] Triclema caerulea[sic?] ; [BAFR, 540]
Anthene (Triclema) coerulea ; [AfrL]

Anthene obscura (Druce, 1910)

Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire. See [About maps] Triclema obscura ; [BAFR, 540]
Anthene (Triclema) obscura ; [AfrL]

Anthene africana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)

Nigeria, Cameroun. See [About maps] Triclema africana ; [BAFR, 540]
Anthene (Triclema) africana ; [AfrL]

Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874)

Sierra Leone - Angola, Zaire. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes lyzanius Hewitson, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 11: 36
Anthene lyzanius ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 6]
Neurypexina lyzanius ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurypexina) lyzanius ; [AfrL]

Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)

Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [About maps] Neurypexina lamprocles ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurypexina) lamprocles ; [AfrL]

Anthene kalinzu (Stempffer, 1950)

W.Uganda. See [About maps] Neurypexina kalinzu ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurypexina) kalinzu ; [AfrL]

Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926)

Cameroun, Congo Republic, Uganda. See [About maps] Neurypexina quaricaudata ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurypexina) quadricaudata ; [AfrL]

Anthene lusones (Hewitson, 1874)

Guinea, Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Angola, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Lycaenesthes lusones Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 347
Anthene lusones ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 3]
Neurellipes lusones ; [BAFR, 537]
Anthene (Neurellipes) lusones ; [AfrL]

A. l. lusones

Anthene (Neurellipes) lusones lusones ; [AfrL]

A. l. fulvimacula (Mabille, 1890)

Anthene (Neurellipes) lusones fulvimacula ; [AfrL]

Anthene chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Neurellipes chryseostictus ; [BAFR, 537]
Anthene (Neurellipes) chryseostictus ; [AfrL]

Anthene fulvus Stempffer, 1962

Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Neurellipes fulvus ; [BAFR, 537]
Anthene fulvus ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 18 (text only)]
Anthene (Neurellipes) fulvus ; [AfrL]

?Anthene meander Plötz, 1880²

Cameroun, Gabon. See [About maps] meander Plötz, 1880²
Neurellipes meander ; [BAFR, 538 (text)]

Anthene aequatorialis Stempffer, 1962

N.Zaire (Tshuapa). See [About maps] Neurellipes aequatorialis ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurellipes) aequatorialis ; [AfrL]

Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)

Sierra Leone - Congo. See [About maps] Neurellipes staudingeri ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene staudingeri ; [BOW: pl. 120, f. 13]
Anthene (Neurellipes) staudingeri ; [AfrL]

A. s. staudingeri

Anthene (Neurellipes) staudingeri staudingeri ; [AfrL]

A. s. obsoleta (Stempffer, 1947)

Anthene (Neurellipes) staudingeri obsoleta ; [AfrL]

Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962

Congo Republic, C.Zaire. See [About maps] Neurellipes likouala ; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurellipes) likouala ; [AfrL]

Anthene gemmifera (Neave, 1910)

Zambia, S.Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Monile pluricauda Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 32: 90
Neurellipes gemmifera ; [BK: 222, pl. 23, f. 299]; [BAFR, 538]
Anthene (Neurellipes) gemmifera ; [AfrL]

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References:

[About 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.

[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

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BK]

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

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

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

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[Kedar Tokekar]

India

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[MadL]

Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.

[PBSA]

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

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, 1910

A revision of the African species of Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 1-84

Butler, 1876

On a Collection of Lepidoptera recently received from Abyssinia Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 18 (108) : 480-490

Butler, 1899

Descriptions of new species of the genus Lycaenestes Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 341-344

Clench, 1963

Further notes on west African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) Entomol. News 74: 43-49

Clench, 1965

in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, The Butteflies of Liberia. Superfamily Lycaenoidea Mem. Am. ent. Soc. 19: 267-403, f. 163-233

Corbet, 1938

A Revision of the Malayan species of the Nacaduba group of Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87 (5): 125-146, 26 figs, pl. 1

Corbet, 1940

Revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera Entomologist 73 (2): 39-443

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)

K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991

Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):

Felder, 1860

Lepidopterorum Amboienesium Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462 (?12): 473-496

R. Felder, 1868

Diagnose neuer von E. Baron v. Ransonnet in Vorder-Indien gesammelter Lepidopteren Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 281-286

Fruhstorfer, 1916

Uebersicht der Indo-Australischen Lycaenesthes-Formen Zool. Meded. 2 (2): 96-102, f. 1-4 (30 August)

Godart, [1824]

in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 (2): 329-828 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 329-828

Hewitson, 1878

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 (Suppl.) pp. 1-16,3a,3b,3c, 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.) pp. 1a,1b,3a,3b,4a,5a,5b,7-8 (1878) [* = temporary page]

Hewitson, 1874

Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own Collection Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 343-355

Hopffer, 1874

Beitrag zur Lepidoptera-Fauna von Celebes Stett. ent. Ztg 35 (1): 17-47

Moore, [1866]

On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 755-823, pl. 32-34

Rothschild, 1915

On the Lepidoptera in the Tring Museum sent by Mr. A. S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 192-208 (3): 387-402

Semper, [1879]

Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (2) (heft 14): 138-194, pl. 8-9

Snellen, 1878

Opgave van en Aanteekeningen over Lepidoptera in zuid-west Celebes verzameld Tijdschr. Ent. 21 (1): 1-43, pl. 1-2

Stempffer, 1962

Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae de l'Afrique tropicale et équatoriale Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire (A) 24: 1135-1181

Stevenson, 1940

Notes on some new and rare Lepidoptera from South Africa, with special reference to Southern Rhodesia J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 3: 88-108, 3pls

Tite, 1966

A revision of the genus Anthene from the Oriental Region (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): (253?)255-275, pl. 1-2

Trimen, 1868

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

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