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Ceratrichia Butler, 1869

Forest Sylphs
Ceratrichia Butler, 1869; Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: 274, TS: Papilio nothus Fabricius
Ceratrichia (Hesperiinae) ; [BK, 416]; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia argyrosticta Plötz, 1879

Uganda. See [About maps] Ceratrichia argyrosticta Plötz, 1879; Stettin Ent. Ztg 40 (7-9) : 358
Ceratricia[sic] argyrosticta ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 52 (text)]
Ceratrichia argyrosticta ; [AfrL]

C. a. argyrosticta

Ceratrichia argyrosticta argyrosticta ; [AfrL]

C. a. enta Evans, 1947

Ceratrichia argyrosticta enta ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910

Congo. See [About maps] Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 377, pl. 35, f. 11-12, TL: Upper Kasai distr., Congo Free State
Ceratricia[sic] aurea ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 52]
Ceratrichia aurea ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1906

Cameroun - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Brown Forest Sylph
Ceratricia[sic] brunnea ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 54 (text)]
Ceratrichia brunnea ; [AfrL]

C. b. brunnea

Ceratrichia brunnea brunnea ; [AfrL]; [BK: 417, pl. 61, f. 809]

C. b. ialemia Druce, 1909

Cameroun Ceratrichia ialemia Druce, 1909; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909 : 413, pl. 67, f. 10, TL: Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000ft
Ceratrichia brunnea ialemia ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878

Nigeria - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Yellow Forest Sylph
Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (4) : 343, TL: Cameroons
Ceratricia[sic] flava ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 53]
Ceratrichia flava ; [AfrL]

C. f. flava

Ceratrichia flava flava ; [AfrL]

C. f. fernanda Evans, 1937

Ceratrichia flava fernanda ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia hollandi Bethune-Baker, 1908

Guinea - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Holland's Sylph
Ceratrichia hollandi Bethune-Baker, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (8) 2 (12) : 481, TL: Fort Portal
Ceratrichia hollandi hollandi ; [BK: 416, pl. 61, f. 808]
Ceratricia[sic] hollandi ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 55 (text)]
Ceratrichia hollandi ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia mabirensis Riley, 1925

Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Ceratrichia mabirensis Riley, 1925; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 16: 407
?Ceratrichia toroensis Riley, 1925; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 16: 414
Ceratrichia mabirensis ; [BK: 417, pl. 61, f. 810]; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia maesseni Miller, 1971

Ghana. See [About maps] Ceratrichia maesseni Miller, 1971; Bull. Allyn Mus. 2: 5, TL: Ghana, Konongo
Ceratrichia maesseni ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia nothus (Fabricius, 1787)

W.Africa. See [About maps] Papilio nothus Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 88
Ceratricia[sic] nothus ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 54]
Ceratrichia nothus ; [AfrL]

C. n. nothus

Ceratrichia nothus nothus ; [AfrL]

C. n. enantia (Karsch, 1893)

Ceratrichia nothus enantia ; [AfrL]

C. n. makomensis Strand, 1913

Ceratrichia nothus makomensis ; [AfrL]

C. n. yakoli Collins & Larsen, 2003

Ceratrichia nothus yakoli ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)

Sierra Leone - Congo. See [About maps] Papilio phocion Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2 : 138
Ceratricia[sic] phocion ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 55]
Ceratrichia phocion ; [AfrL]

C. p. phocion

Ceratrichia phocion phocion ; [AfrL]

C. p. camerona Miller, 1971

Cameroons Ceratrichia phocion camerona Miller, 1971; Bull. Allyn Mus. 2: 4, TL: Cameroun, Lolodorf
Ceratrichia phocion camerona ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891

Uganda. See [About maps] Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): 65
Ceratricia[sic] semilutea ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 55 (text)]
Ceratrichia semilutea ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia weberi Miller, 1964

Cameroons. See [About maps] Ceratrichia weberi Miller, 1964; Bull. Inst. fr. Afr. noire (A) 26: 646
Ceratrichia weberi ; [AfrL]

Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909

Cameroun - Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Wollaston's Forest Sylph
Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909; Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 19 : 174
Ceratricia[sic] woolastoni[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 128, f. 53 (text)]
Ceratrichia wollastoni wollastoni ; [BK: 416, pl. 61, f. 807]
Ceratrichia wollastoni ; [AfrL]

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References:

[About maps]

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[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

[FLNHM]

Florida Museum of Natural History ; Bulletin of the Allyn Museum

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, 1908

Descriptions of new Rhopalocera from the Upper Congo Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (8) 2 (12) : 469-482

Butler, 1869

Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: (1869) 303pp, 3pls

Druce, 1909

On some New and Little-known Hesperiidae from Tropical West Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909 : 406-413, pl. 67

Druce, 1910

Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from Tropical West Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 356-378, pl. 33-35

Fabricius, 1781

Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II Spec. Ins. 2 : 1-494 (1781), : 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])

Heron, 1909

Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 12. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 19 : 141-178, pl. 5

Hewitson, 1878

Descriptions of twenty new Species of Hesperidae from his own Collection Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (4) : 340-348

Holland, 1896

A Preliminary Revision and Synonymic Catalogue of the Hesperiidae of Africa and the adjacent Islands, with Descriptions of some apparently new species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (1) : 2-107, pl. 1-5

Joicey & Talbot, 1921

New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44-118, pl. 5-16

Mabille, 1891

Description d'Hespérides nouvelles Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): lix-lxxxviii,[59-88], (17): cvi-cxxi,[106-121], (18): clxviii-clxxxvii,[168-187]

Miller, 1971

Descriptions of new species and notes on other Hesperiidae of Africa Bull. Allyn Mus. 2

Plötz, 1879

Verzeichniss de vom verstobenen Prof. Dr. R. Bucholtz in West-Africa -- beim Meerbusen von Guinea -- gesammelten Hesperien Stettin Ent. Ztg 40 (7-9) : 353-364

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