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Iolaus Hübner, [1819]

Sapphires
Iolaus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 81, TS: Papilio eurisus Cramer
Epamera Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 139, TS: Iolaus sidus Trimen
Argiolaus Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 143, TS: Anops silas Westwood
Tanuetheira Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 148, TS: Papilio timon Fabricius

= ; [AfrL]

Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 29, 317, TS: Hypolycaena mermeros Mabille

= ; [AfrL]

Aphniolaus Druce, 1902; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2) : 117, TS: Myrina pallene Wallengren
Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34 : 392, TS: Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley
Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1298, 1253, TS: Iolaus menas Druce
Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1336, TS: Iolaus parasilanus Rebel

Tannetheira ; Sharp, [1892], Zool. Rec. 28 (year 1891) (Ins): 205 (missp.) Pseudiolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Trichiolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Tanuetheira (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Argiolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437

Iolaphilus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Philiolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Aphniolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Epamera (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437 Iolaus (Iolaini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 437; [BK, 191] Iolaus (Iolaina) ; [AfrL]

Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, [1780])

-. See [About maps] Papilio eurisus Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 4, pl. 221, f. D, E
Iolaus eurisus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 40; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 31-32
Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus ; [AfrL]

I. e. eurisus

Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon - Zaire (Kibu) Iolaus eurisus eurisus ; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus eurisus ; [AfrL]

I. e. helius (Fabricius, 1781)

Ivory Coast, Senegal helius (Fabricius, 1781) (Papilio)
Iolaus eurisus helius ; [BAFR, 497 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus helius ; [AfrL]

I. e. vexillarius Clench, 1965

Gabon, Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244), TL: Btanga, Cameroun
Iolaus vexillarius ; [BAFR, 497 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus vexillarius ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873

-. See [About maps] Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 123, TL: West Africa (Congo)
Iolaus bolissus ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 48-49
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus ; [AfrL]

I. b. bolissus

Zaire, Congo Republic, Gabon Iolaus bolissus bolissus ; [BAFR, 497 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus bolissus ; [AfrL]

I. b. aurora Clench, 1965

Uganda, W.Kenya Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244), TL: Kyondo, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda
Iolaus bolissus aurora ; [BK: 192, pl. 17, f. 209]; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus aurora ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus woodfordii [BK]

I. b. azureus Clench, 1965

Liberia, Cameroun Iolaus bolissus azureus Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244), TL: Metet, Cameroun
Iolaus bolissus azureus ; [BAFR, 497 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus azureus ; [AfrL]

Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873

Gabon. See [About maps] Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 122, TL: West Africa
Iolaus carina ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 52-54; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus (Iolaus) carina ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908

Zaire (Makala). See [About maps] Iolaus bilineata ; [BAFR, 497 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaus) bilineata ; [AfrL]

Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864

E.Cape - Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe - Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Red-line Sapphire Blue
Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 176
Iolaus sidus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41, pl. 20, f. 25
Epamera sidus ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus sidus ; [BK: 192, pl. 17, f. 210]
Iolaus (Epamera) sidus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus elegans, L. woodfordioides, L. quinquenervius, L. oleaefolius, L. kraussiana [PBSA]

Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889

-. See [About maps] Three-Tailed Sapphire
Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 137
Iolaus (Epamera) silanus ; [AfrL]

I. s. silanus

E.Kenya, Tanzania Epamera silanus silanus
Epamera silanus silanus ; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus silanus silanus ; [BK: 195, pl. 18, f. 221]
Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silanus ; [AfrL]

I. s. alticola (Stempffer, 1961)

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts) Epamera silanus alticola ; [BAFR, 497]
Iolaus (Epamera) silanus alticola ; [AfrL]

I. s. silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928)

SE.Zaire Epamera silanus silenus ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silenus ; [AfrL]

I. s. rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998)

Iolaus (Epamera) silanus rondo ; [AfrL]

I. s. zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998)

Iolaus (Epamera) silanus zanzibarica ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895

Cape - E.Kenya (coastal). See [About maps] Short-Barred Sapphire
Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 192
Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus quinquenervius [PBSA]

I. a. aemulus

E.Cape, Natal Epamera aemulus aemulus
Epamera aemulus aemulus ; [BAFR, 498]

Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)

coastal (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania). See [About maps] Epamera aemulus apatosa ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus aemulus apatosa ; [BK: 192, pl. 17, f. 211]
Iolaus (Epamera) apatosa ; [AfrL]

Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

Rhodesia (Odyi R.). See [About maps] Epamera penningtoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1959; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 312, TL: Hot Springs, Odyi R., E.Rhodesia
Epamera penningtoni ; [BAFR, 498 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) penningtoni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873

Cape. See [About maps] Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 110, TL: Grahamstown
Iolaus aphnaeoides ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 50-51
Epamera aphnaeoides ; [EBW]
Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus prunifolius, L. wyliei? [PBSA]

I. a. aphnaeoides

E.Cape, Natal, Transvaal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba) Epamera aphnaeoides aphnaeoides
Epamera aphnaeoides aphnaeoides ; [BAFR, 498]

Iolaus mafugae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

SW.Uganda. See [About maps] Epamera aphnaeoides mafugae ; [BAFR, 498 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) mafugae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aethes Clench, 1965

Cameroun. See [About maps] Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244), TL: Efulen, Cameroun
Epamera aphnaeoides aethes ; [BAFR, 498 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) aethes ; [AfrL]

Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)

W.Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Nasisi Sapphire
Epamera aphnaeoides nasisii Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34 : 391
Epamera aphnaeoides nasisii ; [BAFR, 498 (text)]
Iolaus nasisii ; [BK: 193, pl. 17, f. 213]
Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus wyliei, L. glaucus? [PBSA]

Iolaus diametra Karsch, 1895

Cape - Ethiopia. See [About maps] Yellow-Banded Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) diametra ; [AfrL]

I. d. diametra

N.Tanzania, E.Kenya, S.Ethiopia Iolaus diametra diametra ; [BK: 193, pl. 17, f. 212]
Epamera aphnaeoides diametra ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus (Epamera) diametra diametra ; [AfrL]

I. d. natalica Vári, 1976

Natal Iolaus diametra natalica Vári, 1976; Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 : 132
Iolaus (Epamera) diametra natalica ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus wyliei [PBSA]

I. d. littoralis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)

Iolaus (Epamera) diametra littoralis ; [AfrL]

I. d. zanzibarensis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)

Iolaus (Epamera) diametra zanzibarensis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)

W.Kenya. See [About maps] Jackson's Sapphire
Epamera jacksoni ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus jacksoni ; [BK: 194, pl. 18, f. 217]
Iolaus (Epamera) jacksoni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896

S.Arabia. See [About maps] Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 251, pl. 10, f. 16, TL: Shaik Othman
Epamera nursei ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus nursei ; [BK, 194 (note)]
Iolaus (Epamera) nursei ; [AfrL]

Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923

South West Africa. See [About maps] Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 406
Epamera obscura ; [BAFR, 498]
Iolaus (Epamera) obscurus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [PBSA]

Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870

-. See [About maps] Iolaus tajoraca ; [BK: 194, pl. 18, f. 216]
Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus curviflora [BK]

I. t. tajoraca

Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, E.Uganda Epamera tajoraca tajoraca
Epamera tajoraca tajoraca ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca ; [BK, 194 (note)]
Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca tajoraca ; [AfrL]

I. t. ertli Aurivillius, 1916

SE.Kenya, Tanzania Epamera tajoraca ertli ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus tajoraca ertli ; [BK, 194 (note)]
Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca ertli ; [AfrL]

Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.), N.Zambia. See [About maps] Epamera dubiosa ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus (Epamera) dubiosa ; [AfrL]

Iolaus arborifera (Butler, 1901)

highland (Kenya). See [About maps] Epamera arborifera ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus arborifera ; [BK: 193, pl. 17, f. 214]
Iolaus (Epamera) arborifera ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus woodfordii [BK]

Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874

-. See [About maps] Mimosa Sapphire
Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 330
Iolaus mimosae ; [BK: 193, pl. 17, f. 215]
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus spp., L. elegans, (on Acacia) [PBSA] Loranthus curviflora [BK]

I. m. mimosae

E.Cape Epamera mimosae mimosae
Epamera mimosae mimosae ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae mimosae ; [AfrL]

I. m. rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

Transvaal, Natal - Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959); Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 237
Epamera mimosae rhodosense ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus mimosae rhodosense ; [BK, 194 (note)]
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae rhodosense ; [AfrL]

I. m. haemus (Talbot, 1935)

NW.Kenya, E.Uganda Iolaus mimosae haemus ; [BK, 194 (note)]
Epamera mimosae haemus ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae haemus ; [AfrL]

I. m. berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924)

Somalia, Ethiopia Epamera mimosae berbera ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae berbera ; [AfrL]

I. m. pamelae (Dickson, 1976)

South West Africa Epamera mimosae pamelae Dickson, 1976; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 : 278
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae pamelae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus umbrosa (Butler, [1886])

-. See [About maps] umbrosa (Butler, [1886]); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 766, pl. 47, f. 6, TL: Somalia
Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa ; [AfrL]

I. u. umbrosa

S.Somalia, E.Kenya Iolaus umbrosa umbrosa ; [BK: 195, pl. 18, f. 219]
Epamera umbrosa umbrosa ; [BAFR, 499]

Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905

Ethiopia, Sudan. See [About maps] Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12) : 15 (preocc. Iolaus umbrosa sudanica Butler ?)
?sudanica ??Butler²
?Epamera umbrosa sudanica ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus ; [AfrL]

Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886

-. See [About maps] Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus ; [AfrL]

I. g. glaucus

Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Hadhramaut, Yemen Epamera glaucus glaucus
Epamera glaucus glaucus ; [BAFR, 499]

?I. g. jordanus Staudinger²

Jordan, Israel Epamera glaucus jordanus ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Epamera jordanus ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 24]

Iolaus alienus (Trimen, 1898)

-. See [About maps] Brown-Line Sapphire
Epamera alienus Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1) : 10 [?Iolaus]
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus spp. [PBSA]

I. a. alienus

Natal, Transvaal - Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania Epamera alienus alienus
Epamera alienus alienus ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus alienus ; [AfrL]

I. a. bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905

N.Cameroun, N.Nigeria, Upper Volta Epamera alienus bicaudatus ; [BAFR, 499]
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus bicaudatus ; [AfrL]

I. a. ugandae Stempffer, 1953

Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan Iolaus alienus ugandae ; [BK: 195, pl. 18, f. 220]
Epamera alienus ugandae ; [BAFR, 499 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus ugandae ; [AfrL]

I. a. sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991

Iolaus (Epamera) alienus sophiae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905

Senegal, N.Nigeria, Cameroun, Sudan, Uganda. See [About maps] Epamera scintillans ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans ; [AfrL]

Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937

Rhodesia. See [About maps] Iolaus scintillans australis Stevenson, 1937; Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6): 24
Epamera australis ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) australis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus handmani (Gifford, 1965)

S.Malawi. See [About maps] handmani (Gifford, 1965); , TL: Mitsidi Hill, Blantyre, S.Malawi
Epamera handmani ; [BAFR, 500 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) handmani ; [AfrL]

Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)

Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda. See [About maps] Epamera farquharsoni ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) farquharsoni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878

Liberia - SW.Nigeria. See [About maps] Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878; IDL#: (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 46-47, TL: Gold Coast
Epamera laon ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) laon ; [AfrL]

Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926

Ivory Coast - Cameroun, Congo Republic, W.Zaire. See [About maps] Epamera coelestis ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) coelestis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Epamera moyambina ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) moyambina ; [AfrL]

Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)

Uganda, NE.Zaire (Epulu, Ituri). See [About maps] Iolaus (Epamera) stenogrammica ; [AfrL]
Epamera stenogrammica ; [BAFR, 500]

Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967

Congo Republic. See [About maps] Epamera kelle ; [BAFR, 500 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) kelle ; [AfrL]

Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895

-. See [About maps] Jolaus (Epamera) pollux Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 213, TL: N'Dian
Iolaus (Epamera) pollux ; [AfrL]

I. p. pollux

S.Nigeria - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic Epamera pollux pollux
Epamera pollux pollux ; [BAFR, 500]
Iolaus (Epamera) pollux pollux ; [AfrL]

I. p. oberthueri (Riley, 1929)

Ivory Coast, Liberia Epamera pollux oberthueri ; [BAFR, 500 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) pollux oberthueri ; [AfrL]

I. p. albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)

Uganda, E.Zaire Epamera pollux albocaerulea ; [BAFR, 500 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) pollux albocaerulea ; [AfrL]

Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962

SW.Uganda. See [About maps] Epamera pseudopollux ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) pseudopollux ; [AfrL]

Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)

Cameroun (Bitje R.), W.Uganda (Kigezi). See [About maps] Epamera flavilinea ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) flavilinea ; [AfrL]

Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)

-. See [About maps] Epamera neavei Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 371, pl. 35, f. 4, TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
Iolaus (Epamera) neavei ; [AfrL]

I. n. neavei

Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire Epamera neavei neavei
Epamera neavei neavei ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) neavei neavei ; [AfrL]

I. n. katera Talbot, 1937

W shore of Lake Victoria, W.Uganda (Bwamba) Epamera neavei katera ; [BAFR, 501 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) neavei katera ; [AfrL]

Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)

SE.Nigeria (Ogoja). See [About maps] longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959); , TL: Ikom, Ogoja Province, Nigeria
Epamera longicauda ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda ; [AfrL]

I. l. longicauda

Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda longicauda ; [AfrL]

I. l. haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000

Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda haydoni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900

Nigeria - Cameroun - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Jolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900; Ent. Nachr. 26 (13) : 204 (repl. Iolaus sapphirinus Aurivillius, 1897)
Iolaus sapphirinus Aurivillius, 1897; Ent. Tidskr. 18 : 218 (preocc. Jolaus sapphirinus Röber, 1877)
Iolaus sapphirinus ; [BK: 195, pl. 18, f. 222]
Epamera sapphirinus ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) aurivillii ; [AfrL]

Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)

Sierra Leoen - Nigeria, Congo Republic, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Epamera sappirus ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) sappirus ; [AfrL]

Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)

S.Nigeria, Cameroun. See [About maps] Epamera gemmarius Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 372, pl. 35, f. 3, TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
Epamera gemmarius ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) gemmarius ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)

-. See [About maps] Hypolycaena bellina Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 200, TL: Aburi
Iolaus iaspis Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 30, TL: W.Africa, Addah

= ; [NHM]

Iolaus (Epamera) bellina ; [AfrL]

I. b. bellina

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Epamera bellina bellina
Epamera bellina bellina ; [BAFR, 501]
Iolaus (Epamera) bellina bellina ; [AfrL]

I. b. exquisita (Riley, 1928)

Uganda, E.Zaire Epamera bellina exquisita ; [BAFR, 501 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) bellina exquisita ; [AfrL]

I. b. maris (Riley, 1928)

São Tomé I. Epamera bellina maris ; [BAFR, 501 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) bellina maris ; [AfrL]

Iolaus sciophilus Schultze, 1916

Cameroun, S.Nigeria. See [About maps] Iolaus sciophilus Schultze, 1916; Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) : 165, TL: Kamerun
Epamera sciophilus ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) sciophilus ; [AfrL]

Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875

-. See [About maps] Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 182
Iolaus cyteis[sic] ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 29, pl. 4a, f. 55-56
Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis ; [AfrL]

I. c. cytaeis

Nigeria, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Epamera cytaeis cytaeis
Epamera cytaeis cytaeis ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis cytaeis ; [AfrL]

I. c. caerulea (Riley, 1928)

Zaire (Kananga) Epamera cytaeis caerulea ; [BAFR, 502 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis caerulea ; [AfrL]

Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928)

Sierra Leone, Liberia. See [About maps] Epamera cytaeis leonis ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) leonis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)

-. See [About maps] nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951); , TL: Nola, Ubangi/Upper Sangha R., Congo Republic
Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis ; [AfrL]

I. n. nolaensis

Congo Republic (Ubangi) Epamera nolaensis nolaensis
Epamera nolaensis nolaensis ; [BAFR, 502 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis nolaensis ; [AfrL]

I. n. amanica (Stempffer, 1951)

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.) Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis amanica ; [AfrL]
Epamera nolaensis amanica ; [BAFR, 502]

Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)

Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Epamera fontainei ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) fontainei ; [AfrL]

Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

-. See [About maps] Epamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 92, pl. 15, f. 68-69
Iolaus (Epamera) frater ; [AfrL]

I. f. frater

Zaire, Congo Republic Epamera frater frater
Epamera frater frater ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) frater frater ; [AfrL]

I. f. kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)

Nigeria, Fernando Póo Iolaus (Epamera) frater kumboae ; [AfrL]
Epamera frater kumboae ; [BAFR, 502 (text)]

I. f. kamerunica (Riley, 1928)

Cameroun Epamera frater camerunica ; [BAFR, 502 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) frater kamerunica ; [AfrL]

Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962

SW.Uganda (Kigezi). See [About maps] Epamera pseudofrater ; [BAFR, 502]
Iolaus (Epamera) pseudofrater ; [AfrL]

Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969

W.Uganda (Mongiro). See [About maps] Epamera mongiro ; [BAFR, 502 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) mongiro ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926

-. See [About maps] Iolaus bansana ; [BK, 196 (note)]
Iolaus (Epamera) bansana ; [AfrL]

I. b. bansana

W.Cameroun (Banso Mts.) Epamera bansana bansana
Epamera bansana bansana ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) bansana bansana ; [AfrL]

I. b. yalae (Riley, 1928)

E.Uganda, W.Kenya Yala Sapphire
Epamera bansana yalae ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus yalae ; [BK: 195, pl. 18, f. 223]
Iolaus (Epamera) bansana yalae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904

-. See [About maps] Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus ; [AfrL]

I. h. hemicyanus

Uganda, W.Kenya Epamera hemicyanus hemicyanus
Epamera hemicyanus hemicyanus ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus ; [BK: 196, pl. 18, f. 224]
Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus hemicyanus ; [AfrL]

I. h. barbara Suffert, 1904

Cameroun, Fernando Póo Jolaus barbara Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 62, TL: Victoria, Camerun
mildbraedi Stempffer & Bennett, 1959²
Epamera hemicyanus barbara ; [BAFR, 503 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus barbara ; [AfrL]

I. h. barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Zaire, Congo Republic Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 92, pl. 15, f. 66-67, TL: Bafwaboli, Tshopo River
Epamera hemicyanus barnsi ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus barnsi ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo. See [About maps] Epamera aethria ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) aethria ; [AfrL]

Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)

Angola, S.Zaire, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (Ukerewe I.), W.Mozambique?. See [About maps] Epamera violacea Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34 : 386
Epamera violacea ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) violacea ; [AfrL]

Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)

NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast). See [About maps] Epamera mermis ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus mermis ; [BK: 196, pl. 18, f. 225]
Iolaus (Epamera) mermis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898

Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [About maps] Epamera agnes ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) agnes ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)

Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire (Shaba, Kivu). See [About maps] Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34 : 388
Epamera bakeri ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri ; [AfrL]

Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865

-. See [About maps] Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 42, pl. 19, f. 11-12
Iolaus (Epamera) iasis ; [AfrL]

I. i. iasis

Senegal - Cameroun, Gabon, Angola Epamera iasis iasis
Epamera iasis iasis ; [BAFR, 503]
Iolaus (Epamera) iasis iasis ; [AfrL]

I. i. albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904

Uganda, W.Kenya Iolaus iasis albomaculatus ; [BK: 196, pl. 18, f. 226]
Epamera iasis albomaculata ; [BAFR, 503 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) iasis albomaculatus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)

Sierra Leone - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Epamera sibella Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 372, pl. 35, f. 2, TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
Iolaus sibella ; [BK: 196, pl. 18, f. 227]
Epamera sibella ; [BAFR, 504]
Iolaus (Epamera) sibella ; [AfrL]

?Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869

Sierra Leone (Sherbro I.). See [About maps] Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 33-34, TL: Sherborough Island
Epamera belli ; [BAFR, 504 (text)]

Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1863)

Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Congo Republic?, Uganda?. See [About maps] Myrina maesa Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 27, pl. 11, f. 4-5, TL: Sierra Leone
Epamera maesa ; [BAFR, 504]
Iolaus (Epamera) maesa ; [AfrL]

Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966

Ivory Coast. See [About maps] Epamera banco ; [BAFR, 504 (text)]
Iolaus (Epamera) banco ; [AfrL]

Iolaus creta (Hewitson, 1878)

S.Nigeria - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, W.Uganda (Bwamba). See [About maps] Myrina creta Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 24, pl. 3b, f. 99-100, TL: Congo
Epamera creta ; [BAFR, 504]
Iolaus (Epamera) creta ; [AfrL]

Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)

Natal - S.Sudan, Angola, S.Zaire (Shaba), Kenya, S.Sudan. See [About maps] Saffron Sapphire
Myrina pallene Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 36
Myrina pallene ; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 37; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 27, pl. 3b, f. 113-114
Aphniolaus pallene ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus pallene ; [BK: 197, pl. 18, f. 228]
Iolaus (Aphniolaus) pallene ; [AfrL]

Larva on Ximenia caffra [PBSA]

Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871

Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, C.Zaire (Kasai). See [About maps] Iolaphilus alcibiades ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) alcibiades ; [AfrL]

Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)

Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon. See [About maps] Anthene calisto Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 6
Thecla calisto Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 487
Iolaphilus calisto ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus calisto ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41; [BK, 197 (note)]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto ; [AfrL]

Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)

Senegal - N.Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda. See [About maps] Lycaena ismenias Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 1-2
Iolaus ismenias ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41
Iolaphilus ismenias ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias ; [AfrL]

I. i. ismenias

Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias ismenias ; [AfrL]

I. i. piaggiae Oberthür, 1883

Ethiopia Iolaphilus piaggiae ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias piaggiae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898

Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun. See [About maps] Iolaphilus laonides ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides ; [AfrL]

Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890

Sierra Leone - Cameroun. See [About maps] Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 30, TL: W.Africa, Gambia
Iolaphilus lukabas ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) lukabas ; [AfrL]

Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890

Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, W.Zaire. See [About maps] Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 30, TL: W.Africa, Lagos
Iolaphilus paneperata ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) paneperata ; [AfrL]

Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914

-. See [About maps] Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914; Ann. k.k. naturh. Hofmus. Wien. 28 : 266
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

I. p. parasilanus

shores of (Lake Tanganyika) Philiolaus parasilanus parasilanus
Philiolaus parasilanus parasilanus ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus parasilanus ; [AfrL]

I. p. mabillei (Riley, 1928)

N.Angola (Cabinda), Congo Republic, Gabon, Zaire Philiolaus parasilanus mabillei ; [BAFR, 510 (text)]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus mabillei ; [AfrL]

I. p. divaricatus (Riley, 1928)

W.Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire Philiolaus parasilanus divaricatum[?] ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus parasilanus divaricatum[?] ; [BK: 197, pl. 18, f. 229]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus divaricatus ; [AfrL]

I. p. maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

Ghana Philiolaus parasilanus maesseni ; [BAFR, 510 (text)]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)

-. See [About maps] Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon ; [AfrL]

I. p. poecilaon Riley, 1928

Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic, Cameroun, Nigeria Iolaphilus poecilaon ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon poecilaon ; [AfrL]

I. p. fisheri Heath, 1983

Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon fisheri ; [AfrL]

Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970

Ghana (Angoega). See [About maps] Iolaphilus theodori ; [BAFR, 510 (text)]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) theodori ; [AfrL]

Iolaus vansomereni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

NW.Uganda. See [About maps] Iolaphilus vansomereni ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Philiolaus) vansomereni ; [AfrL]

Iolaus menas Druce, 1890

Gambia - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Iolaus menas Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 29, TL: W.Africa, Gambia
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas ; [AfrL]

I. m. menas

Gambia, Senegal, N.Nigeria, Sudan, Gabon Iolaphilus menas menas
Iolaphilus menas menas ; [BAFR, 507]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas menas ; [AfrL]

I. m. tatiana (D'Abrera, 1980)

Iolaphilus menas tatiana D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 507, TL: Mehi, West Madi, White Nile, Uganda
Iolaus menas tatiana ; [BK: 198, pl. 18, f. 231]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas tatiana ; [AfrL]

Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)

SW.Uganda. See [About maps] Iolaphilus henryi ; [BAFR, 507]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) henryi ; [AfrL]

Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875

Natal, Transvaal - Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire, SE.Angola, Tanzania. See [About maps] Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 87, n. 29
Iolaphilus trimeni ; [BAFR, 507]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus spp., L. braunii [PBSA]

Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905

NW.Cameroun (Mt Atlantika). See [About maps] Iolaphilus schultzei ; [BAFR, 507 (text)]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) schultzei ; [AfrL]

Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869

Gambia, Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Gabon, Congo Republic. See [About maps] Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 41-43, TL: Sherborough Island
Iolaphilus julus ; [BAFR, 507]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus ; [AfrL]

?Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891)

-. See [About maps] Jolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 148, TL: Sierra Leone

I. a. aelianus

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Isiro) Iolaphilus aelianus aelianus
Iolaphilus aelianus aelianus ; [BAFR, 508]

I. a. entebbae Riley²

Uganda, SE.Zaire aelianus entebbae Riley²
Iolaphilus aelianus entebbae ; [BAFR, 508]

Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)

Cameroun, Gabon, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Gabon Sapphire
Iolaus gabunica ; [BK: 198, pl. 19, f. 232]
Iolaphilus gabunica ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica ; [AfrL]

I. g. gabunica Riley, 1928

Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica gabunica ; [AfrL]

I. g. mbami (Libert, 1993)

Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica mbami ; [AfrL]

Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

Uganda, Zaire, Gabon. See [About maps] Iolaphilus equatorialis[sic?] ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) aequatorialis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus bergeri (Stempffer, 1953)

NE.Zaire (Yindi). See [About maps] Iolaphilus bergeri ; [BAFR, 510 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) bergeri ; [AfrL]

Iolaus caesareus Aurivillius, 1895

Cameroun, Zaire. See [About maps] Jolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 213, TL: Itoki
Iolaphilus caesareus ; [BAFR, 509 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus ; [AfrL]

I. c. caesareus

Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus caesareus ; [AfrL]

I. c. cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000

Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus cleopatrae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

Zambia, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Cottrell's Sapphire
Iolaphilus cottrelli ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus cottrelli ; [BK: 198, pl. 19, f. 234]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) cottrelli ; [AfrL]

Iolaus crawshayi (Butler, 1901)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Crawshay's Sapphire
Argiolaus crawshayi ; [EBW]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi ; [AfrL]
Iolaus crawshayi ; [BK: 199, pl. 19, f. 239]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

I. c. crawshayi

E.Kenya (E of Rift Valley) Argiolaus crawshayi crawshayi
Argiolaus crawshayi crawshayi ; [BAFR, 506]
Iolaus crawshayi crawshayi ; [BK, 200 (note)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi crawshayi ; [AfrL]

I. c. maureli Dufrane, 1954

Ethiopia, S.Somalia, NE.Kenya (Mt Kulal) Argiolaus crawshayi maureli ; [BAFR, 507 (text)]
Iolaus crawshayi maureli ; [BK, 200 (note)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi maureli ; [AfrL]

I. c. nyanzae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

W.Kenya, E.Uganda Iolaus crawshayi nyanza[sic?] ; [BK, 200 (note)]
Argiolaus crawshayi nyanzae ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi nyanzae ; [AfrL]

I. c. elgonae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

W.Kenya (Mt Elgon) Iolaus crawshayi elgonae ; [BK, 200 (note)]
Argiolaus crawshayi elgonae ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi elgonae ; [AfrL]

I. c. niloticus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

N.Uganda (West Nile District) Argiolaus crawshayi niloticus ; [BAFR, 506]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi niloticus ; [AfrL]

I. c. littoralis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

E.Kenya, E.Tanzania Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis ; [BAFR, 507]
Iolaus crawshayi littoralis ; [BK, 199 (note)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi littoralis ; [AfrL]

Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Angola, E.Zaire, W.Tanzania, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Ituri Sapphire
Argiolaus silarus iturensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 91
Iolaphilus iturensis ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus iturensis ; [BK: 198, pl. 19, f. 233]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) iturensis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus rufescens [BK]

Iolaus kayonza (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

W.Uganda (Kayonza, Kamenga). See [About maps] Iolaphilus kayonza ; [BAFR, 510]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) kayonza ; [AfrL]

Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)

-. See [About maps] Pale Sapphire
Argiolaus silas r. lalos Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100) : 286
Argiolaus lalos ; [EBW]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos ; [AfrL]

I. l. lalos

coast (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania), Usambara, Uluguru, Kilimanjaro Mts, Pemba I., Malawi, Rhodesia Argiolaus lalos lalos
Argiolaus lalos lalos ; [BAFR, 506]
Iolaus lalos lalos ; [BK: 199, pl. 19, f. 238]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos lalos ; [AfrL]

I. l. kigezi (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

W.Uganda (Kigezi, Ankole) Argiolaus lalos kigezi ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos kigezi ; [AfrL]

Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

-. See [About maps] Coastal Sapphire
Iolaus maritimus ; [BK: 199, pl. 19, f. 235]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus ; [AfrL]

I. m. maritimus

E.Kenya (coast) Iolaphilus maritimus maritimus
Iolaphilus maritimus maritimus ; [BAFR, 508 (text)]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus maritimus ; [AfrL]

I. m. usambara (Stempffer, 1961)

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts) Iolaphilus maritimus usambara ; [BAFR, 508]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus usambara ; [AfrL]

Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978)

Tanzania. See [About maps] Iolaphilus montana Kielland, 1978; Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 199, f. 31, pl. 11, f. 46-49, TL: Tanzania, Mpanda, Wanzizi Hills, 1450
Iolaus (Argiolaus) montana ; [AfrL]

Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)

N.Zambia (Ndola), Malawi. See [About maps] Iolaphilus ndolae ; [BAFR, 509]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) ndolae ; [AfrL]

Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885

Zululand, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire, Tanzania, SW.Kenya. See [About maps] Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885; Ent. mon. Mag. 22 : 154, TL: Delagoa Bay, East Africa
Jolaus silas lasius Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 70, TL: Konde-Unyika, Nord-Nyassa-See

= ; [NHM]

Argiolaus silas silarus ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus silarus ; [BK: 199, pl. 19, f. 237]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

I. s. silarus

Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus silarus ; [AfrL]

I. s. brainei Henning & Henning, 1984

Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus brainei ; [AfrL]

Iolaus silas (Westwood, 1851)

-. See [About maps] Anops silas Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 74, f. 5
Iolaus silas Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 481
Thecla nega Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1: 51-52
Iolaus silas ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41
Argiolaus silas ; [EBW]
Iolaus (Argiolaus) silas ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus elegans, L. dregei, L. usuiensis [PBSA]

I. s. silas

Cape, Natal, Transvaal Argiolaus silas silas
Argiolaus silas silas ; [BAFR, 506]

Iolaus lulua (Riley, 1944)

Zululand. See [About maps] Pseudiolaus poultoni lulua Riley, 1944; Entomologist 77: 28
Pseudiolaus lulua ; [BAFR, 505]
Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) lulua ; [AfrL]

Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)

Mozambique - Kenya. See [About maps] Poulton's Sapphire
Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34 : 392
Pseudiolaus poultoni ; [BAFR, 505]
Iolaus poultoni ; [BK: 200, pl. 19, f. 240]
Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) poultoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)

-. See [About maps] Papilio timon Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 65
prometheus Druce, 1891²
Iolaus timon ; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 10; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 29, pl. 4a, f. 57
Tannetheira timon ; [BOW: pl. 127, f. 1]
Tanuetheira timon ; [EBW]
Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon ; [AfrL]

I. t. timon

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, W.Zaire, N.Angola Tanuetheira timon timon
Tanuetheira timon timon ; [BAFR, 506]
Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon timon ; [AfrL]

I. t. congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

E.Zaire Congo Long-tailed Blue
Tanuetheira prometheus congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 90, pl. 15, f. 74, TL: Albertville, Tanganyika
Tanuetheira timon congoensis ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon congoensis ; [AfrL]

I. t. orientius Hulstaert, 1924

Uganda Tanuetheira timon orientis ; [BAFR, 506 (text)]
Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon orientius ; [AfrL]

Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Hypolycaena mermeros Mabille, 1878; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3: 82
Trichiolaus mermeros ; [BAFR, 505]
Iolaus (Trichiolaus) mermeros ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879

Madagascar. See [About maps] Trichiolaus argentarius ; [BAFR, 505]
Iolaus (Trichiolaus) argentarius ; [MadL]; [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

[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!

[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

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[LAMAS-NEO]

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

[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.

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[PBSA]

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

[²]

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

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1895

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 195-220, : 255-268

Aurivillius, 1897

Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 18 : 213-222 (?1898)

Aurivillius, 1898

Rhopalocera Aethiopica. Die tagfalter des Aethiopischen Faunegebietes K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 1-561, pl. 1-6

Aurivillius, 1905

Lieutnant A. Schultzes Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Africa Ark. Zool. 2 (12) : 1-47, pl. 1-5

Aurivillius, 1923

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

Butler, [1886]

An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 756-776, pl. 47

Butler, 1896

On the Butterflies obtained in Arabia and Somaliland by Capt. Chas. G. Nurse and Col. J. W. Yerbury in 1894 and 1895 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 242-257, pl. 10

Clench, 1965

Notes on som African Theclinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: 237-244, 2fsg (1964)

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)

Dickson, 1976

Six new Southern African Butterflies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 : 273-280, 307-314, 2pls

Westwood, 1851; Westwood, 1852

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), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Druce, 1885

Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 22: 154 : 154-156

Druce, 1890

Descriptions of twelve new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, and one from the Solomon Islands, in the Collection of Herbert Druce Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 24-31

Druce, 1891

On some African Butterflies hitherto referred to the Genus Iolaus, with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 139-150

Druce, 1896

Descriptions of some East-African Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100) : 285-286

Druce, 1902

On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2) : 112-121, pl. 11-12

Druce, 1910

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

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

Grose-Smith, 1889

Descriptions of twenty-four new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. Last in the neighbourhood of Mombasa, East Coast of Africa, in the Collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 121-137

Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]

Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Rhopalocera (Tagfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1 (1-2): pl. [1-10], f. 1-22 (1850), 1 (3): pl. 11-14, f. 23-60 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 15-18, f. 61-78 (1855), 1 (5): pl. [19-22], f. 79-94 (1856), 1 (?6): pl. [23-24], f. 95-102 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [25-28], f. 103-123 (1869)

Hewitson, 1863; Hewitson, 1865; Hewitson, 1869; 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. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, 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.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)

Hewitson, 1873

Descriptions of nine new species of Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 122-125

Hewitson, 1875

Descriptions of six new species of butterflies from South America, West Africa, and Borneo Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 182-184

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

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

Kielland, 1978

A provisional checklist of the Rhopalocera of the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 147-237

Mabille, 1878

Lepidoptera Africana Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3: 81-95

Plötz, 1880

Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307

Rebel, 1914

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauernach. Zentralafrika. 1909-1911. Lepidoptera Ann. k.k. naturh. Hofmus. Wien. 28 : 219-294, pl. 17-24

Riley, 1928

Notes on Iolaus, Argiolaus and related genera, with descriptions of new species, subspecies and a new genus Novit. zool. 34 : 374-394

Röber, 1887

Neue Schmetterlinge aus Indien Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 185-202, pl. 7-9

Röber, 1900

Neue Schmetterlinge Ent. Nachr. 26 (13) : 199-204

Schultze, 1912

Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem tropischen Westafrika Ent. Rundsch. 29 (14) : 91-93

Schultze, 1916

Neue Rhopaloceren aus Kamerun Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) : 159-167

Staudinger, 1891

Neue exotische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 61-157, pl. 1-2

Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Stempffer & Bennett, 1959

Révision des genres appartenant au groupe des Iolaus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1243-1347 (1958), 21 (1): 227-325 (1959)

Stevenson, 1937

Lycaenidae of the Northern and North-Eastern parts of the South African Subregion Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6): 14-48, 3pls

Suffert, 1904

Neue afrikansche Tagfalter aus dem kön. zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 12-107, pl.

Trimen, 1864

Descriptions of some New Species of Butterflies found in Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 175-180

Trimen, 1873

On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1

Trimen, 1874

On some new species of South African Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 329-342

Trimen, 1895

On some new species of Butterflies from Tropical and Extra Tropical S. Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 181-194, pl. 5

Trimen, 1898

On some new or little-known Species of African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1) : 1-16, pl. 1

Vári, 1976

South African Lepidoptera 7. Descriptions and notes of new taxa of Rhopalocera Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 : 121-144, 5pls

Wallengren, 1857

Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade åren 1838-1845 af J. A. Wahlberg / Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838-1845 collecta a J. A. Wahlberg K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 1-55

Wallengren, 1875

Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 83-137

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