Taxonavigation

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Trimenia
Species: T. argyroplaga – T. macmasteri – T. malagrida – T. wallengrenii – T. wykehami

Name

Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1975.

Type species: Zeritis wallengrenii Trimen, 1887: 192.

References

• Dickson, C.G.C., 1967. Observations on the Cape Lycaenid Phasis malagrida (Wallengren), with the description of a new race. Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 79: 123–125, pl. 5. BHL. Reference page. 

• Dickson, C.G.C., 1967e. Some comments on the Phasis wallengrenii (Trimen) group, with a description of a new species. Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 79: 267–270, pl. 11. BHL. Reference page. 

• Dickson, C.G.C., 1968. A further new species of the Phasis wallengrenii (Trimen) complex. Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation 80: 89–92, pl. 5. BHL. Reference page. 

• Heath, A. 1997. A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis. Occasional supplement (2). Full publication, with link to PDF. Reference page. 

• Tite, G.E. & Dickson, C.G.C. 1975. The genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae). Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Entomology). 29 (5): 225–280, 5 pls, 32 text figs. text, plates. Reference page. 

• Trimen, R., 1887. In Trimen, R. & Bowker, J.H. South-African butterflies: a monograph of the extra-tropical species. Vol. 2: Erycinidae and Lycaenidae. vi + 242 pp, pls 7–9. London. (Text, plates)Reference page.