Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Mimacraeina
Genus: Mimeresia
Species: Mimeresia libentina
Subspecies: (2) per Williams, 2007.
M. l. isabellae –
M. l. libentina
Name
Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866.
Type locality: Nigeria: “Old Calabar”.
Holotype: ♀ BMNH .
Synonymy
- Liptena libentina Hewitson, 1866: 120, figs 8,9.
- Liptena libentina zerita (var.) Plötz, 1880: 199. Cameroon: “Mungo”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
- Liptena rubrica Druce, 1888: 108. Cameroon: “Cameroons, Addah, W. Africa”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
- Pseuderesia zoraida Grose-Smith and Kirby, [1890]: 36, pl.9 figs 9-12. Cameroon: “Cameroons”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
- Mimeresia libentina libentina (Hewitson); Stempffer,H, 1967: 33; Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
References
- Druce, H.H. 1888. Descriptions of several new species of Lycaenidae from W. Africa. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 25: 108–109. BHL. Reference page.
- Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page.
- Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page.
- Plötz, C. 1880. Verzeichniss der vom Professor Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika – vom 5.Gr. nordl. Bis. 3.Gr. sudl, Breite, auf dem Cameroons-Gebirge in unge fahrer hohe von 4000 Fuss und auf der Insel Fernando-Po, vom August 1872 bis November 1875 – gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Entomologische Zeitung 41: Heterocera 76–88; Rhopalocera 189–206. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
- Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.