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Liptena Westwood, [1851]

Liptena Westwood, [1851]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 77, f. 5-6, TS: Liptena undularis Hewitson
Liptena (Liptenini) ; [BK, 168]
Liptena (Liptenina) ; [AfrL]

There should be 70 spp.

Liptena opaca (Kirby, 1890)

-. See [About maps] Liptena opaca ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 42]; [AfrL]

L. o. opaca

Cameroun, Nigeria Liptena opaca opaca ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

L. o. sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Zaire, Cameroun opaca sankuru Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena opaca sankuru ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 441]

L. o. centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Congo Republic, SC.Cameroun (Bitje, Ja R.) opaca centralis Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena opaca centralis ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

L. o. ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Uganda opaca ugandana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena opaca ugandana ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

L. o. gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea opaca gabunica Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena opaca ganunica ; [BAFR, 441]
Liptena opaca gabunica ; [AfrL]

Liptena albomacula Hawker-Smith, 1933

SE.Zaire, Uganda, Cameroun. See [About maps] Liptena albomacula ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Cameroun, Nigeria, Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Liptena titei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena titei ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

Liptena griveaudi Stempffer, 1969

Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Liptena griveaudi ; [BAFR, 441]; [AfrL]

Liptena confusa Aurivillius, 1899

Cameroun. See [About maps] Liptena confusa ; [BAFR, 441 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena ouesso Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

-. See [About maps] Liptena ouesso Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena ouesso ; [AfrL]

L. o. ouesso

Cameroun, Congo Republic Liptena ouesso ouesso ; [BAFR, 442]; [AfrL]

L. o. mayombe Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Congo Republic (Mayombe) ouesso mayombe Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena ouesso mayombe ; [BAFR, 442]; [AfrL]

Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903

-. See [About maps] Liptena submacula ; [AfrL]

L. s. submacula

S.Nigeria Liptena submacula submacula ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. s. tringa Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Ivory Coast, C.Ghana (Ashanti) submacula tringa Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena submacula tringa ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. s. maesseni Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Ghana (Pampavie, Lipke) submacula maesseni Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena submacula maesseni ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. s. liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone submacula liberiana Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena submacula liberiana ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887

Guinea, Sierra Leone - Ghana, Nigeria, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena simplicia ; [BAFR, 442]; [AfrL]

Liptena fatima (Kirby, 1890)

Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Liptena fatima ; [BAFR, 442]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 32]; [AfrL]

Liptena decipiens (Kirby, 1890)

-. See [About maps] Liptena decipiens ; [BOW: pl. 123, f. 32 (text only)]; [AfrL]

L. d. decipiens

Cameroun, Nigeria, Togo Liptena decipiens decipiens ; [BAFR, 442]; [AfrL]

L. d. leucostola (Holland, 1890)

Cameroun Liptena decipiens leucostola ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. d. etoumbi Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Congo Republic, Gabon decipiens etoumbi Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena decipiens etoumbi ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena albicans Cator, 1904

Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Liptena albicans ; [BAFR, 442 (text)]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 32 (text only)]; [AfrL]

Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890

Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria. See [About maps] ?Liptena allaudi[sic?] ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 32 (text only)]
Liptena alluaudi ; [BAFR, 443 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena batesana Bethune-Baker, 1926

Cameroun, Congo Republic, W.Uganda (Bwamba). See [About maps] Liptena batesana ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904

Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena augusta ; [BAFR, 443 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena ilaro Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

SW.Nigeria (Ilaro). See [About maps] Liptena ilaro Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena ilaro ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926

SW.Nigeria (Kabba), Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Liptena bassae ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena tiassale Stempffer, 1969

S.Ivory Coast (Tiassalé). See [About maps] Liptena tiassale ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935

Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena hapale ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 443]

Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Nigeria, Ghana. See [About maps] Liptena pearmani Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena pearmani ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena inframacula Hawker-Smith, 1933

Cameroun, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena inframacula ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena undularis Hewitson, [1866]

Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Angola. See [About maps] Liptena undularis Hewitson, [1866]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (57): [120], pl. [60], f. 7
Liptena undularis ; [BOW: pl. 125, f. 5]; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

Liptena ferrymani (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)

-. See [About maps] Liptena ferrymani ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 33]; [AfrL]

L. f. ferrymani

Nigeria, Cameroun, S.Sudan Liptena ferrymani ferrymani ; [BAFR, 443]; [AfrL]

L. f. bigoti Stempffer, 1964

Ivory Coast Liptena ferrymani bigoti ; [BAFR, 443 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. f. bissau Collins & Larsen, 2003

Liptena ferrymani bissau ; [AfrL]

Liptena septistrigata (Bethune-Baker, 1903)

W.Nigeria - Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Liptena septistrigata ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena subundularis (Staudinger, 1892)

Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon. See [About maps] Liptena subundularis ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena nigromarginata Stempffer, 1961

Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena nigromarginata ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena subsuffusa Hawker-Smith, 1933

NE.Zaire. See [About maps] Liptena subsuffusa ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena perobscura Druce, 1910

Cameroun, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena perobscura ; [BAFR, 444]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 45]; [AfrL]

Liptena evanescens (Kirby, 1887)

Gabon, Cameroun, Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Liptena evanescens ; [BAFR, 444]; [BOW: pl. 125, f. 6 (text only)]; [AfrL]

Liptena xanthis Holland, 1890²

Gabon, Cameroun, Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Liptena xanthis ; [BAFR, 444]

Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933

Cameroun, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena ochrea ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 444]

Liptena bolivari Kheil, 1905

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea. See [About maps] Liptena bolivari ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena undina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)

Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena undina ; [BAFR, 444]; [BOW: pl. 125, f. 4]; [AfrL]

Liptena xanthostola (Holland, 1890)

-. See [About maps] Liptena xanthostola ; [BOW: pl. 125, f. 6]; [AfrL]

L. x. xanthostola

Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, S.Zaire (Kuilu R.) Liptena xanthostola xanthostola ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

L. x. coomassiensis (Hawker-Smith, 1933)

W.Nigeria - Ghana, Liberia, Guinea Liptena xanthostola coomassiensis ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. x. xantha (Grose-Smith, 1901)

Zaire, Sudan, Uganda, W.Kenya Liptena xanthostola xantha ; [BK: 168, pl. 14, f. 150]
Liptena xanhostola xantha ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]
Liptena xanthostola xantha ; [AfrL]

Liptena overlaeti Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

SE.Zaire (Kapanga). See [About maps] Liptena overlaeti Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena overlaeti ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 444 (text)]

Liptena fontainei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

NE.Zaire (Isiro). See [About maps] Liptena fontainei Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena fontainei ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884

Zambia. See [About maps] Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884; Berl. ent. Z. 28: 128
Liptena homeyeri ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 36]; [EBW]; [AfrL]

L. h. homeyeri

N.Zambia, S.Zaire, SE.Angola Liptena homeyeri homeyeri ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

L. h. straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

Angola (not SE.Angola) homeyeri straminea Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena homeyeri straminea ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena rochei Stempffer, 1951

Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Liptena rochei ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena flavicans (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1891)

-. See [About maps] Liptena flavicans ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 46 (text only)]; [AfrL]

L. f. flavicans

SW.Cameroun Liptena flavicans flavicans ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

L. f. oniens Talbot, 1935

W.Cameroun, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia Liptena flavicans oniensis ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]
Liptena flavicans oniens ; [AfrL]

L. f. praeusta Schultze, 1917

S.Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Liptena flavicans preusta ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]
Liptena flavicans praeusta ; [AfrL]

L. f. aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956

Zaire, W.Uganda (Bwamba) Liptena flavicans aequatorialis ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. f. katera Stempffer, 1956

W shore of Lake Victoria Liptena flavicans katera ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915

Cameroun, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena durbania ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena bergeri Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

SE.Zaire (Kafakumba). See [About maps] Liptena bergeri Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: (109-181)
Liptena bergeri ; [BAFR, 444 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena eukrinaria Bethune-Baker, 1926

Cameroun, S.Nigeria. See [About maps] Liptena eukrinaria ; [BAFR, 444]; [AfrL]

Liptena eukrines Druce, 1905

NW.Zambia, Zaire. See [About maps] Liptena eukrines ; [BAFR, 445]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 31]; [AfrL]

Liptena eketi Bethune-Baker, 1926

S.Nigeria. See [About maps] Liptena eketi ; [BAFR, 445]; [AfrL]

Liptena similis (Kirby, 1890)

Cameroun, Nigeria - Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea. See [About maps] Liptena similis ; [BAFR, 445]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 49]; [AfrL]

Liptena turbata (Kirby, 1890)

Ivory Coast, Cameroun, Congo Republic, S.Zaire (Kuilu R.). See [About maps] Liptena turbata ; [BAFR, 445]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 48]; [AfrL]

Liptena intermedia Grünberg, 1910

S.Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea. See [About maps] Liptena intermedia ; [BAFR, 445 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena congoana Hawker-Smith, 1933

E.Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena congoana ; [BAFR, 445]; [AfrL]

Liptena praestans (Grose-Smith, 1901)

-. See [About maps] Liptena praestans ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 46]; [AfrL]

L. p. praestans

S.Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire Liptena praestans praestans ; [BAFR, 445 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. p. congoensis Schultze, 1923

S.Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire Liptena praestans congoensis ; [BAFR, 445]; [AfrL]

Liptena fulvicans Hawker-Smith, 1933

S.Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps] Liptena fulvicans ; [BAFR, 446]; [AfrL]

Liptena rubromacula Hawker-Smith, 1933

-. See [About maps] Liptena rubromacula ; [AfrL]

L. r. rubromacula

Liptena rubromacula rubromacula ; [AfrL]

L. r. jacksoni Carpenter, 1934

Uganda rubromacula jacksoni Carpenter, 1934; proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 9: 12
Liptena ideoides jacksoni ; [BAFR, 446 (text)]
Liptena rubromacula jacksoni ; [AfrL]

?Liptena gordoni Druce, 1903²

Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia. See [About maps] Liptena gordoni ; [BAFR, 446]

Liptena tricolora (Bethune-Baker, 1915)

Cameroun. See [About maps] Liptena tricolora ; [BAFR, 446]; [AfrL]

Liptena o-rubrum (Holland, 1890)

-. See [About maps] orubrum (Holland, 1890)
Liptena o-rubrum ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 43-44]
Liptena orubrum ; [AfrL]

L. o. o-rubrum

Gabon, Congo Republic, Cameroun Liptena o-rubrum o-rubrum ; [BAFR, 446]
Liptena orubrum orubrum ; [AfrL]

L. o. tripunctata (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)

Zaire Liptena o-rubrum tripunctata ; [BAFR, 446 (text)]
Liptena orubrum tripunctata ; [AfrL]

L. o. teroana Talbot, 1935

Uganda Liptena o-rubrum teroana ; [BAFR, 446 (text)]
Liptena orubrum teroana ; [AfrL]

Liptena helena (Druce, 1888)

Sierra Leone, Ghana, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Liptena helena ; [BAFR, 446]; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 34]; [AfrL]

Liptena modesta (Kirby, 1890)

Uganda, Zaire - Gabon, Cameroun, Nigeria, Liberia. See [About maps] Liptena modesta ; [BAFR, 446]; [AfrL]

Liptena catalina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)

Sierra Leone - Cameroons. See [About maps] Liptena catalina ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 29]; [BAFR, 446]; [AfrL]

Liptena despecta (Holland, 1890)

Nigeria, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena despecta ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 30]; [BAFR, 446]; [AfrL]

Liptena amabilis Schultze, 1923

Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda?. See [About maps] Liptena amabilis ; [BAFR, 446 (text)]; [AfrL]

L. a. amabilis

Liptena amabilis amabilis ; [AfrL]

L. a. nyanzae Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998

Liptena amabilis nyanzae ; [AfrL]

?Liptena hulstaerti Hawker-Smith, 1926²

Congo Republic, Zaire, W.Uganda. See [About maps] Liptena hulstaerti ; [BAFR, 446 (= L. amabilis?)]

Liptena sauberi Schultze, 1912

Cameroun. See [About maps] Liptena sauberi ; [BAFR, 447]; [AfrL]

?Liptena infirma Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890²

Sierra Leone, Ghana. See [About maps] Liptena infirma ; [BAFR, 447]

Liptena mwagensis Dufrane, 1953

E.Zaire (Kivu). See [About maps] Liptena mwagensis ; [BAFR, 447 (text)]; [AfrL]

Liptena decempunctata Schultze, 1923

Cameroun. See [About maps] Liptena decempunctata ; [BAFR, 447]; [AfrL]

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References:

[About maps]

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

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[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

[EBW]

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

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[²]

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

Some related literature:

Westwood, [1851]

The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), 19-132, pl. 4x, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), 133-200, pl. 1x, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Hewitson, [1866]

Illustrations of new species of exoctic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (1862-1865) Ill. exot. Butts 3 (41): [79-82],[105-106], pl. [40-41],[53] (1862), (42): [59-60],[83-84],[107-108], pl. [30],[42],[54] (1862), (43): [69-70],[73-74],[85-86], pl. [35],[37],[43] (1862), (44): [7-8],[67-68],[97-98], pl. [4],[34],[49] (1862), (45): [29-30],[65-66] (1863), (46): [61-62],[75-78],[101-102], pl. [31],[38-39],[51] (1863), (47): [13-14],[99-100],[115-116], pl. [7],[50],[58] (1863), (48): [63-64],[71-72],[117-118], pl. [32],[36],[59] (1863), (49): [1-2],[17-18],[27-28], pl. [1],[9],[14] (1864), (50): [19-24], pl. [10-12] (1864), (51): [25-26],[33-34],[55-56], pl. [13],[17],[28] (1864), (52): [41-42],[87-90], pl. [21],[44-45] (1864), (53): [3-4],[31-32],[43-46], pl. [2],[16],[22-23] (1865), (54): [5-6],[35-36], pl. [3],[18] (1865), (55): [15-16],[109-112], pl. [8],[55-56] (1865), (56): [37-38],[45-46],[95-96], pl. [19],[23],[48] (1865), (57): [49-50],[91-92],[103-104],[119-120], pl. [25],[46],[52],[60] (1866), (58): [51-52],[57-58], pl. [26],[29] (1866), (59): [9-10],[39-40],[93-94], pl. [5],[20],[47] (1866), (60): [11-12],[53-54],[113-114],[121-124], pl. [6],[27],[57] (1866)

Stempffer, Bennett & May, 1974

A revision of some groups of Liptena Westwood (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., (Ent.) 30: 109-181, 6pls

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