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Tarucus Moore, [1881]

Blue Pierrots Pierrots
Tarucus (Lycaenidae)Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 81, TS: Hesperia theophrastus Fabricius
Tarucus (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 138]
Tarucus (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 447; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 54; [BK, 235]; [AfrL]

Tarucus theophrastus (Fabricius, 1793)

S.Spain, AF (north of equator), Asia Minor, Iraq, Arabia, Senegal, N.Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, N.Uganda, N.Kenya, Somalia, Arabia. See [About maps] Common Tiger Blue Pointed Pierrot African Pierrot Laberinto
Hesperia theophrastus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 281, TL: Morocco
Lycaena theophrastus ab. radiata Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 159, pl. 49, f. 410, 413, TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
Lycaena theophrastus ab. micaerulescens Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 159, pl. 49, f. 409, TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
Tarucus theophrastus; [BK: 235, f. 16a (m.gen), pl. 24, f. 337]
Tarucus theophrastus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Tarucus theophrastus ; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 81, (2): pl. 36, f. 3; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 287, pl. 14, f. 12, 12a, pl. 16, f. 12, pl. 18, 20, f. 29, 32-34; [BIR, 264 (key)]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 33]; [BAFR, 549]; [BMAT: 31, pl. 10, f. 36-50]; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]

600x435 (~21Kb) upperside Morocco, Tazenakhk, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier	600x435 (~43Kb) upperside Morocco, Aoulouz, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier	600x435 (~32Kb) female Morocco, El Kelaa de Sraghna (oviposit on Ziziphus lotus), Photo © Jean Delacre
600x435 (~24Kb) underside Morocco, Tazenakht, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Zizyphus vulgaris [H&R], Zizyphus lotus, Zizyphus spina-christi, Paliurus spina-christi [BMAT]

[BK] says that Indian reports are errors (Baluchistan, Saurashtra, Konkan, Punjab, Kutch, Rajasthan [BIR])

Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848)

Ceylon, S.India, Mussoorie - Bengal. See [About maps] Striped Pierrot
Lycaena nara Kollar, 1848; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4: 421
?Tarucus theophrastus nara ;
Tarucus nara ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 273, pl. 14, f. 1, 1a, pl. 15, f. 1, pl. 19, f. 19; [BIR, 264 (key)]; [BOR, 648]; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Tarucus indica Evans, 1932

India. See [About maps] Tarucus theophrastus indica Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 216
Tarucus indica ; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Tarucus ananda (de Nicéville, [1884])

India (Nasik, Kanara, Kilgiri, Palni Hills, Annamalai Hills), Sikkim - Assam, Burma, ?Thailand. See [About maps] Dark Pierrot
Castalius ananda de Nicéville, [1884]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 52 Pt.II (2/4) : 74, pl. 1, f. 11 ♂, 11a ♀, 11a, TL: Sikkim
Tarucus ananda ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 289, pl. 14, 17, f. 3, pl. 20, f. 30; [BIR, 262]; [BOR, 648]; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Ant association Crematogaster. [BIR]

Larva on Loranthus, Zizyphus [BIR]

Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895

-. See [About maps] Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 585, pl. 32, f. 21, TL: Kina Balu
Tarucus waterstradti ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 276, pl. 17, f. 16; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 25]; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (1): 37; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Larva on Eugenia, (with Crematogaster ants) [BMP]

T. w. waterstradti

Borneo Tarucus waterstradti waterstradti ; [BOR, 648 (name)]

T. w. dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918]

Sikkim - Assam - Burma, Thailand Assam Pierrot
Tarucus dharta Bethune-Baker, [1918]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 291, pl. 14, f. 15, pl. 17, f. 14, TL: Sikkim, Darjeeling
Tarucus waterstradti dharta, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Tarucus dharta ; [BIR, 262]

T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918)

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya Castalius ananda vileja Fruhstorfer, 1918; Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2) : 25, TL: Sumatra
Castalius ananda vileja ;
Tarucus waterstradtii vileja ; [BMP: 234, pl. 34, f. 22, pl. 61, f. 20]
Tarucus waterstradti vileja ; [BOR, 648]

T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985

Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882

NW.India, Abbotabad, Kangra, Kulu, Simla Hills, Sikkim - Bangladesh. See [About maps] Veined Pierrot Himalayan Pierrot
Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 245, pl. 12, f. 6, 6a, TL: Dharmsala, W. Himalayas
Tarucus venosus ; [BIR, 262]; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 275, pl. 14, f. 2, pl. 15, f. 2, pl. 18, 19, f. 20; [BOR, 648]; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Tarucus hazara Evans, 1932

Punjab - Kashmir. See [About maps] Tarucus venosus hazara Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 215
Tarucus hazara ; [BOW: pl. 181, f. 25 (text)]; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944

Senegal - Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, N.Uganda, N.Kenya. See [About maps] Ungemach's Pierrot
Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944; Ann. Soc. net. Fr. 111 (1942) : 121
Tarucus ungemachi ; [BAFR, 549]; [BK: 236, f. 16b, pl. 24, f. 338]; [AfrL]

Larva on Zizyphus [BK]

Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976

N.Nigeria. See [About maps] Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 37 (3): 685, TL: Kano Province, Nigeria
Tarucus kiki ; [BAFR, 549 (text)]; [AfrL]

Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948

Senegal, Chad, N.Niger, N.Nigeria, Sudan, N.Uganda, N.Kenya, Somalia. See [About maps] Le Gras' Pierrot
Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948; Revue Fr. Ent. 15 : 194
Tarucus legrasi ; [BAFR, 549]; [BK: 236, f. 16c (m.gen.)]; [AfrL]

Larva on Zizyphus? [BK]

Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)

Algeria, Tunisia, NAF, Sahel (Senegal - Egypt), Sudan, Somalia, NW.Kenya, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, W.Asia, Baluchistan. See [About maps] Mediterranean Tiger Blue Mediterranean Pierrot
Lycaena theophrastus var. rosacea Austaut, 1885; Le Naturaliste (Ser.1) 7: 141, TL: Algeria
Tarucus mediterraneae Bethune-Baker, [1918]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 281, pl. 14, f. 7a-b, pl. 16, f. 7, pl. 19, f. 26, TL: Egypt, Alexandria
Tarucus rosaceus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Tarucus mediterraneae ; [BIR, 264 (key)]
Tarucus rosacea ; [BAFR, 549]; [BMAT: 32, pl. 10, f. 51-65]; [AfrL]
Tarucus rosaceus ; [EBW]; [BK: 237, f. 16d, pl. 24, f. 340]

Part of the range is assuming this is Tarucus mediterraneae of [BIR.]

Larva on Zizyphus [BK], Paliurus sphina-christi, Zizyphus lotus, Zizyphus sphina-christi, Z. leucodermis [BMAT]

Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955

N.Kenya, Somalia, S.Ethiopia?. See [About maps] Turkana Pierrot
Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955; Entomologist 88 : 185, TL: Mt Kulal, N. Kenya
Tarucus kulala ; [BAFR, 549]; [BK: 237, f. 16e, pl. 24, f. 341]; [AfrL]

Larva on Zizyphus [BK]

Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)

E.Africa (N.Tanzania - Somalia), Ethiopia (coastal), Yemen. See [About maps] Black Pierrot
Lycaenesthes grammicus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 102, pl. 23, f. 3-4, TL: Mombasa
louisae Sharpe
Tarucus grammica ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 283, pl. 14, f. 9, pl. 16, f. 10
Tarucus grammicus ; [BAFR, 550]; [BK: 237, pl. 24, f. 342]; [AfrL]

Larva on Zizyphus? [BK]

Tarucus balkanicus (Freyer, 1844)

N.Africa, Sudan, Balkans, Arabia - Iran, Asia Minor, Lebanon, N.Nigeria, Uganda, Mauritania. See [About maps] Little Tiger Blue
Lycaena balkanica Freyer, 1844; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 63, pl. 421, f. 1-2, TL: Turkey
frivaldszkyi Aigner-Abafi, 1906
clorinda Verity, 1938
Tarucus balkanicus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Tarucus balkanicus, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Tarucus balkanica ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 277, pl. 14, f. 3-3b, pl. 15, f. 3, pl. 19, f. 21-22; [BMAT: 32, pl. 10, f. 66-73]; [AfrL]
Tarucus balcanicus[sic, recte balkanicus] ; [BRU2: 138, pl. 62, f. 19-27]
Tarucus balkanicus ; [BAFR, 549]; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Paliurus spina-christi [H&R], Zizyphus sp., Z. lotus, Zizyphus leucodermis, Z. nummularia, Paliurus spina-christi [BMAT], Ziziphus jujuba, Z. lotus, (Turkey) Heliotropium spp, (Transcaucasia) [BRU2, 139]

T. b. balkanicus

Tarucus balkanica balkanica ; [AfrL]

T. b. areshana Bethune-Baker, [1918]

Kopet-Dagh Tarucus balkanica var. areshana Bethune-Baker, [1918]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 277
Tarucus balcanicus areshanus ; [BRU2, 138]

Larva on Paliurus spina-christi [BRU2, 139]

T. b. alternatus Moore, 1882

Ghissar, Darvaz Tarucus balcanicus alternatus ; [BRU2, 138]

T. b. nigra Bethune-Baker, 1918

Baluchistan, Saurasthtra, Delhi, Peshawar, Simla Hills, C.India Black-Spotted Pierrot
Tarucus callinara f. nigra Bethune-Baker, [1918]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 278, TL: Cutch, India
Tarucus nigra ; [BIR, 264 (key)]
Tarucus balkanicus nigra ; [Torben B. Larsen]

Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)

Cape, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana, Moçambique. See [About maps] Lycaena sybaris Hopffer, 1855; Ber. Verh. Akad. Berlin 1855 : 642, TL: Mozambique
Tarucus sybaris ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 284, pl. 14, f. 10, pl. 16, f. 9, pl. 20, f. 28; [AfrL]

Larva on Zizyphus sp., Zizyphus mucronata [PBSA]

T. s. sybaris

Cape - Natal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi Tarucus sybaris sybaris ; [BAFR, 550]; [AfrL]

T. s. linearis (Aurivillius, 1924)

Namibia, Angola, Botswana? Cupido sybaris var. linearis Aurivillius, 1925; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 465 (?1924)
Tarucus sybaris linearis ; [BAFR, 550 (text)]; [AfrL]

Tarucus thespis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Namaqualand - Cape. See [About maps] Papilio thespis Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 318
Tarucus thespis ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 296; [BAFR, 550]; [AfrL]

Larva on Phylica imberbis [PBSA]

Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)

Natal, Transvaal. See [About maps] Lycaena bowkeri Trimen, 1883; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 351
Tarucus bowkeri ; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 294, pl. 14, f. 14, l. 17, f. 15, pl. 20, f. 31; [BAFR, 550]; [AfrL]

Larva on Phylica paniculata [PBSA]

T. b. bowkeri

Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri ; [AfrL]

T. b. transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972

Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 84 (10) : 233
Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis ; [AfrL]

Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886

Peshawar - Bengal, N.Burma, Thailand. See [About maps] Spotted Pierrot
Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18 (105) : 185, TL: Sheemagar, Upper Burma
Tarucus callinara, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Tarucus callinara ; [BIR, 263]; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 278, pl. 14, f. 4, pl. 15, f. 4, pl. 18, 19, f. 23; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 55

Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882

Peshawar, Campbellpore, C.India, Berar, Kulu, Kangra, Simla Hills, NW.Himalaya. See [About maps] Rusty Pierrot
Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1) : 245, pl. 12, f. 4, 4a
Tarucus alteratus ; [BIR, 262]; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 280, pl. 14, 15, f. 6, pl. 18, 19, f. 25; [EBW]

Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886

Sind, Punjab, NW. Frontier Province, Saurasthra, Rajasthan, Bombay. See [About maps] Rounded Pierrot
Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3) : 366, pl. 35, f. 2
Tarucus extricatus ; [BIR, 264 (key)]; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 279, pl. 14, 15, f. 5, pl. 19, f. 24

Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, [1918]

Calcutta. See [About maps] Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, [1918]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 281, pl. 14, 16, f. 8, pl. 19, f. 27, TL: Calcutta

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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); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[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!

[BIR]

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

[BK]

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

[BMAT]

Tennent, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[BMP]

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

[BOR]

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

[BOW]

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

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[CiNii]

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/

[EBW]

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

[H&R]

Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

[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+)

[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

[PBSA]

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

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

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

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1925

Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 1-613, pl. 1-80

Austaut, 1885

Lépidoptéres nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste (Ser.1) 7: 141-142

Bethune-Baker, [1918]

A Revision of the genus Tarucus Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4) : 269-296, pl. 14-20

Butler, 1886

On Lepidoptera collected by Major Yerbury in Western India Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3) : 355-395, pl. 35

Butler, 1886

On a Collection of Lepidoptera made by Commander Alfred Carpenter, R. N., in Upper Burma, in the Winter of 1885-86 Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18 (105) : 182-191

de Nicéville, [1884]

On new and little known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 52 Pt.II (2/4) : 65-91, pl. 1, 9-10

Druce, 1895

A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34

Eliot, 1973

The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6

Evans, 1932

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls

Evans, 1955

A revision of the genus Tarucus (Lepidoptera: Lycaeninae) of Europe, North Africa and Asia Entomologist 88 : 179-187

Freyer, 1844

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (65-80) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 1-40 (1842), : 41-92 (1844), : 93-164 (1845)

Fruhstorfer, 1918

Revision der Gattung Castalius auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2) : 17-44, pl. 4-5 (15 July)

Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893

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

Hirowatari, 1992

A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44 : 1-102

Hopffer, 1855

[Lepidoptera Diurna] Ber. Verh. Akad. Berlin 1855 : 639-643

Larsen, 1976

A new species of Nigerian Tarucus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 37 (3): 684-686

Linnaeus, 1764

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

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

Oberthür, 1910

Notes pour servir à établir la Faune Française et Algérienne des Lépidoptères Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 15-691, pl. 35-58

Ogilvie-Grant, 1899

The Expedition to Sokotra. Descriptions of Three New Species of Butterflies Bull. Liverpool Mus. 2 (1) : 10-11

Quickelberge, 1972

Notes on Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with a description of a New Subspecies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 84 (10) : 233-238

Stempffer, 1944

Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Ann. Soc. net. Fr. 111 (1942) : 117-134

Stempffer, 1948

Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Revue Fr. Ent. 15 : 185-196

Takanami, 1992

An additional catalogue on type specimens of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from South East Asia, preserved in Museum fur Naturkunde der Humbold-Universitat zu Berlin Tyô to Ga 43 (1): 35-46

Trimen, 1883

Descriptions of twelve new species of South African Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 347-363

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