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Sallya Hemming, 1964

Tree Nymphs
Sallya Hemming, 1964; Annot. lep. (4): 139 (repl. for Crenis Boisduval, 1833), TS: Crenis madagascariensis Boisduval

= Eunica Hübner, [1819]; [MadL]

Crenis Boisduval, 1833; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (2) : 196 (preocc. Crenis Hübner, 1821), TS: Crenis madagascariensis Boisduval
Sevenia Kocack, 1996
Sevenia (Epicaliini) ; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]

Sallya benguelae (Chapman, 1872)

Angola - Zaire, W.Tanzania. See [About maps] Asterope benguelae ; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 9]
Sallya benguelae ; [BAFR, 243]
Sevenia benguelae ; [AfrL]

Sallya pechueli (Dewitz, 1879)

Congo - Zambia. See [About maps] Asterope pechueli ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 16]
Sevenia pechueli ; [AfrL]

S. p. pechueli

N.Zambia, Angola, S.Zaire, W.Zaire Sallya pechueli pechueli ; [BAFR, 244]
Sevenia pechueli pechueli ; [AfrL]

S. p. rhodesiana (Rothschild, 1918)

Zambia, Malawi - W.Tanzania Crenis pechueli rhodesiana Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25 : 342, TL: Fort Rosebery, Rhodesia
Sallya pechueli rhodesiana ; [BAFR, 244]
Sevenia pechueli rhodesiana ; [AfrL]

S. p. sangbae Hecq & Peeters, 1992²

pechueli sangbae Hecq & Peeters, 1992²
Sevenia pechueli sangbae ; [AfrL]

Sallya amulia (Cramer, 1777)

-. See [About maps] Papilio amulia Cramer, 1777
Sevenia amulia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Asterope amulia ; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 8]; [EBW]
Sevenia amulia ; [AfrL]

S. a. amulia

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, C.Zaire Sallya amulia amulia ; [BAFR, 244]
Sevenia amulia amulia ; [AfrL]

S. a. intermedia Carcasson, 1961

Angola, SE.Zaire Sallya amulia intermedia Carcasson, 1961; Occ. Pap. Coryndon meml Mus. (7): 10
Sallya amulia intermedia ; [BAFR, 244 (text)]
Sevenia amulia intermedia ; [AfrL]

Sallya rosa (Hewitson, 1877)

Natal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, E.Tanzania. See [About maps] Lilac Tree Nymph
Crenis rosa Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 82, TL: Delagoa Bay
Crenis mafiae Staudinger, 1898; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 10 (2) : 358, TL: Zanzibar

= ; [NHM]

Sallya amulia rosa ; [BAFR, 244]; [BK: 335, pl. 46, f. 579]
Sevenia rosa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Sapium [BK]

Sallya occidentalium (Mabille, 1876)

-. See [About maps] Velvety Tree Nymph
Crenis vadimonis Druce, 1878; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 226, TL: Cameroons

= ; [NHM]

Sevenia occidentalium, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Asterope occidentalium ; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 15]
Sevenia occidentalium ; [AfrL]

Larva on Excoecaria, Macaranga, Sapium [BK]

S. o. occidentalium

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania Sallya occidentalium occidentalium ; [BAFR, 244]; [BK: 333, pl. 46, f. 573]
Sevenia occidentalium occidentalium ; [AfrL]

S. o. penricei (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Angola Asterope occidentalium penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 529, TL: Calweha R., Angola
Sallya occidentalium penricei ; [BAFR, 244 (text)]
Sevenia occidentalium penricei ; [AfrL]

Sallya morantii (Trimen, 1881)

Natal, Rhodesia, Moçambique - Zaire, Kenya. See [About maps] Obscure Tree Nymph
Crenis morantii Trimen, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3) : 439
Asterope morantii ; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 12]
Sevenia morantii ; [AfrL]

Larva on Macaranga kilimandscharica, Excoecaria bussei [PBSA]

S. m. morantii

highland forest (Natal - E.Rhodesia, Malawi, E.Tanzania, C.Kenya) Sallya morantii morantii ; [BK: 334, pl. 46, f. 574]
Sallya moranti moranti ; [BAFR, 244]

Sallya dubiosa (Strand, 1911)

S.Zaire (Shaba), N.Zambia, W.Tanzania (Kigoma). See [About maps] Sallya moranti dubiosa ; [BAFR, 244 (text)]
Sevenia dubiosa ; [AfrL]

Sallya boisduvali (Wallengren, 1857)

-. See [About maps] Brown Tree Nymph
Crenis boisduvali Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 30
Sevenia boisduvali, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Asterope boisduvali ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 10]
Sallya boisduvali ; [BK: 334, pl. 46, f. 575]
Sevenia boisduvali ; [AfrL]

Larva on Sapium reticulatum [PBSA], Excoecaria, Phyllanthus, Macaranga, Sapium, Kigelia, Sterculia [BK]

S. b. boisduvali

S.Africa - Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya Sallya boisduvali boisduvali ; [BAFR, 245]
Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali ; [AfrL]

S. b. omissa (Rothschild, 1918)

Sierra Leone - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya Crenis boisduvalii omissa Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25 : 342, TL: Angola; Congo; Cameroons; Toro; Unyoro; Uganda
Sallya boisduvali omissa ; [BAFR, 245]
Sevenia boisduvali omissa ; [AfrL]

S. b. kaffana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Ethiopia Asterope boisduvali kaffana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 530, TL: Kaffa
Sallya boisduvali kaffana ; [BAFR, 245 (text)]
Sevenia boisduvali kaffana ; [AfrL]

S. b. insularis (Joicey & Talbot, 1926)

São Tomé I. Sallya boisduvali insularis ; [BAFR, 245 (text)]
Sevenia boisduvali insularis ; [AfrL]

Sallya howensis (Staudinger, 1886)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Crenis howensis Staudinger, 1886
Sallya howensis ; [BAFR, 245]
Eunica (Sallya) howensis ; [MadL]
Sevenia howensis ; [AfrL]

Sallya amazoula (Mabille, 1880)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Crenis amazoula Mabille, 1880
Sallya amazoula ; [BAFR, 246]
Eunica (sallya) amazoula ; [MadL]
Sevenia amazoula ; [AfrL]

Sallya umbrina (Karsch, 1892)

Togo, Ghana - Cameroun, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania, W.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Sallya umbrina ; [BAFR, 246]; [BK: 335, pl. 46, f. 578]
Sevenia umbrina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Sapium [BK]

Sallya garega (Karsch, 1892)

Cameroun - Uganda, Kenay, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Sallya garega ; [BAFR, 246]
Sevenia garega ; [AfrL]

Larva on Sapium [BK]

S. g. garega

Sallya garega garega ; [BK: 335, pl. 46, f. 577]

?S. g. ansorgei (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Asterope ansorgei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 534, TL: Rau, Nandi Country

Sallya trimeni (Aurivillius, 1899)

-. See [About maps] Crenis trimenii angolensis Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25 : 342, TL: Fort Quilenges, Benguella
Asterope trimeni ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 17]
Sevenia trimeni ; [AfrL]

S. t. trimeni

Angola, Namibia Sallya trimeni trimeni ; [BAFR, 246]
Sevenia trimeni trimeni ; [AfrL]

S. t. major (Rothschild, 1918)

W.Cameroun Crenis trimenii major Rothschild, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25 : 343, TL: Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons
Sallya trimeni major ; [BAFR, 246 (text)]
Sevenia trimeni major ; [AfrL]

Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)

Zululand - Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique - Kenya. See [About maps] Natal Tree Nymph
Crenis natalensis Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 592
Asterope natalensis ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 13-14]
Sallya natalensis ; [BAFR, 247]; [BK: 334, pl. 46, f. 576]
Sevenia natalensis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Sapium reticulatum [PBSA], Excoecaria, Macaranga, Sapium [BK]

Sallya consors (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Angola, N.Zambia, Zaire. See [About maps] Asterope consors Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 532, TL: Longa R., Angola
Sallya consors ; [BAFR, 247]
Sevenia consors ; [AfrL]

Sallya madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Crenis madagascariensis Boisduval, 1833; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (2) : 196
Asterope madagascariensis ; [BOW: pl. 92, f. 11]
Sallya madagascariensis ; [BAFR, 247]
Sevenia madagascariensis ; [AfrL]
Eunica (Sallya) madagascariensis ; [MadL]

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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

[BK]

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

[BOW]

Lewis, 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)

[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

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[²]

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

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1833

[Mémoire sur les Lépidoptères de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice] Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (2) : 149-270

Boisduval, 1847

Catalogue des Lépidoptères recuellis par M. Delegorgue, 1833-1844 in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 585-614

Carcasson, 1961

New and Little-known African Lepidoptera Occ. Pap. Coryndon meml Mus. (7): 3-23, 5pls

Druce, 1878

Descriptions of two new species of butterflies from West Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 226

Hemming, 1964

Introduction, as replacements for names invalid under the Law of Homonymy, of names for two genera of the family Nymphalidae Annot. lep. (4): 139-140

Hewitson, 1877

Descriptions of three new species of butterflies from Delagoa Bay Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 81-83

Rothschild, 1918

Some Apparently New Forms of African Nymphalidae Novit. Zool. 25 : 338-345

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Lepidoptera collected by Oscar Neumann in north-east Africa Novit. Zool. 10 (3): 491-542, 12: 175-191

Schultze, 1917

Weitere neue Rhopaloceren aus der Ausbeute der II. Inner-Afrika-Expedition des Herzogs Adolf Friedrich zu Meclenburg Archiv Naturg. 82 A (3) : 34-39

Staudinger, 1898

Einige neue Tagfalterarten und Varietäten Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 10 (2) : 344-360

Trimen, 1881

On some new species of Rhopalocera from Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3) : 433-445

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

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