Tarucus

Tarucus Moore, [1881] Pierrots Blue Pierrots

Tarucus Moore, [1881] (Lycaenidae); Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 81; TS: Hesperia theophrastus Fabricius

Tarucus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Tarucus (Section Castalius); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 447; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44: 54
Tarucus (Castaliina); Stradomsky, 2016, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12 (1): 151
Tarucus (Lampidini); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 381; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 78
Tarucus (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 212; [BRU2], 138
Tarucus (Polyommatini); [BK], 235; [AfrL]; [FE]

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 [maps] African Pierrot Pointed Pierrot Laberinto Common Tiger Blue

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; 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), pl. 41, f. 11-12; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 382; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [H&R]; [BOW]: pl. 10, f. 33; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 400; [BAFR], 549; Munguira, García-Barros & Martín, 1997, Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 21; [BMAT]: 31, pl. 10, f. 36-50; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]; [FE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

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

Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848)

Ceylon, S.India, Mussoorie - Bengal. See [maps] Striped Pierrot

Lycaena nara Kollar, 1848; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 421

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; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
?Tarucus theophrastus nara;

Tarucus indica Evans, 1932

India. See [maps]

Tarucus theophrastus indica Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 216

Tarucus indica; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Tarucus theophrastus indica; [CoL]

Tarucus ananda (de Nicéville, [1884])

India (Nasik, Kanara, Kilgiri, Palni Hills, Annamalai Hills), Sikkim - Assam, Burma, ?Thailand. See [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

Castalius ananda; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 25, pl. 4, f. 3; [CoL]
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; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus waterstradti Druce, 1895

-. See [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; [BMP]; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (1): 37; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44: 55; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

T. w. waterstradti Borneo

Castalius ananda waterstradti; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 26
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 dharta; [BIR], 262; [CoL]
Tarucus waterstradti dharta; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

T. w. vileja (Fruhstorfer, 1918) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya

Castalius ananda vileja Fruhstorfer, 1918; Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 25; TL: Sumatra

Castalius ananda vileja; [CoL]
Tarucus waterstradti vileja; [BOR], 648; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Tarucus waterstradtii vileja; [BMP]: 234, pl. 34, f. 22, pl. 61, f. 20

T. w. simillimus Schröder & Treadaway, 1985

Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882

NW.India, Abbotabad, Kangra, Kulu, Simla Hills, Sikkim - Bangladesh. See [maps] Himalayan Pierrot Veined 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Tarucus hazara Evans, 1932

Punjab - Kashmir. See [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; [iNaturalist]
Tarucus venosus hazara; [CoL]

Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944

Senegal - Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, N.Uganda, N.Kenya. See [maps] Ungemach's Pierrot

Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 111 (1942): 121

Tarucus ungemachi; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 382; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 549; [BK]: 236, f. 16b, pl. 24, f. 338; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976

N.Nigeria. See [maps]

Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 37 (3): 685; TL: Kano Province, Nigeria

Tarucus kiki; [BAFR], 549 (text); [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948

Senegal, Chad, N.Niger, N.Nigeria, Sudan, N.Uganda, N.Kenya, Somalia. See [maps] Le Gras' Pierrot

Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948; Revue Fr. Ent. 15: 194

Tarucus legrasi; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 382; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 549; [BK]: 236, f. 16c (m.gen.); [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus rosacea (Austaut, 1885)

Algeria, Tunisia, NAF, Sahel (Senegal - Egypt), Sudan, Somalia, NW.Kenya, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, W.Asia, Baluchistan. See [maps] Mediterramean Tiger Blue Mediterranean Pierrot

Lycaena theophrastus var. rosacea Austaut, 1885; Le Naturaliste 7 (18): 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; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 382
- = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [AfrL]

Tarucus mediterraneae; [BIR], 264 (key)
Tarucus rosacea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 549; [BMAT]: 32, pl. 10, f. 51-65; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Tarucus rosaceus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 382; [H&R], 252; [EBW]; [BK]: 237, f. 16d, pl. 24, f. 340; [MBE]

Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955

N.Kenya, Somalia, S.Ethiopia?. See [maps] Turkana Pierrot

Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955; Entomologist 88: 185; TL: Mt Kulal, N. Kenya

Tarucus kulala; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 549; [BK]: 237, f. 16e, pl. 24, f. 341; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus quadratus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899 Socotra I.

Tarucus quadratus Ogilvie-Grant, 1899; Bull. Liverpool Mus. 2 (1): 10; TL: Sokotra

Tarucus quadratus; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4): 285, pl. 14, 16, f. 11; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 550; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus grammicus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)

E.Africa (N.Tanzania - Somalia), Ethiopia (coastal), Yemen. See [maps] Black Pierrot

Lycaenesthes grammicus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 102, pl. 23, f. 3-4; TL: Mombasa
Tarucus louisae Sharpe, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. London 1898: 371
- = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [AfrL]

Castalius grammica; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 83
Tarucus grammica; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4): 283, pl. 14, f. 9, pl. 16, f. 10
Tarucus grammicus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 550; [BK]: 237, pl. 24, f. 342; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus balkanica (Freyer, 1844)

N.Africa, Sudan, Balkans, Arabia - Iran, Asia Minor, Lebanon, N.Nigeria, Uganda, Mauritania. See [maps] Little Tiger Blue

Lycaena balkanica Freyer, 1844; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5: 63, pl. 421, f. 1-2; TL: Turkey
Lycaena psittacus Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (10): 129 (Friv.), (7):(ii) f. 220-223
Lampides balcanica ab. frivaldszkyi Aigner-Abafi, 1906; Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. Hung. 4 (2): 515
Tarucus balcanica (I) gen. clorinda Verity, 1938; Ent. Rec. J. Var. (Suppl.) 50 (9): 8

Tarucus balcanicus[sic, balkanicus]; [BRU2]: 138, pl. 62, f. 19-27
Tarucus balkanica clorinda; [CoL]
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]; [FE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Tarucus balkanicus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 381; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [H&R]; [BAFR], 549; Hirowatari, 1992, Bull. Univ. Osaka Prefect. (B) 44: 55; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 78; [MBE]
Tarucus frivaldszkyi; [CoL]

T. b. balkanica

Tarucus balkanica balkanica; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

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
Tarucus balkanica areshana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

T. b. alternatus Moore, 1882 Ghissar, Darvaz

Tarucus balcanicus alternatus; [BRU2], 138
Tarucus balkanica alternatus; [iNaturalist]

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 balkanica nigra; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Tarucus balkanicus nigra; [Torben B. Larsen]
Tarucus nigra; [BIR], 264 (key)

Tarucus sybaris (Hopffer, 1855)

Cape, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana, Moçambique. See [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; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

T. s. sybaris Cape - Natal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi

Tarucus sybaris sybaris; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 550; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

T. s. linearis (Aurivillius, 1924) Namibia, Angola, Botswana?

Cupido sybaris var. linearis Aurivillius, 1925; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 465 (?1924)
Tarucus sybaris f. vreuricki Dufrane, 1954; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90: 286
- = ; [AfrL]

Tarucus sybaris linearis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [BAFR], 550 (text); [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Tarucus sybaris vreuricki; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus thespis (Linnaeus, 1764)

Namaqualand - Cape. See [maps]

Papilio thespis Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 318
Papilio pitho Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 337
- = ; [AfrL]

Tarucus thespis; Bethune-Baker, [1918], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (2-4): 296; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [PBSA]; [BAFR], 550; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)

Natal, Transvaal. See [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; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 216; [PBSA]; [BAFR], 550; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

T. b. bowkeri

Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

T. b. transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972 S.Africa

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

Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis; [AfrL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886

Peshawar - Bengal, N.Burma, Thailand. See [maps] Spotted Pierrot

Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18 (105): 185; TL: Sheemagar, Upper Burma

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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Tarucus alteratus Moore, 1882

Peshawar, Campbellpore, C.India, Berar, Kulu, Kangra, Simla Hills, NW.Himalaya. See [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]; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886

Sind, Punjab, NW. Frontier Province, Saurasthra, Rajasthan, Bombay. See [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; [CoL]

Tarucus bengalensis Bethune-Baker, [1918]

Calcutta. See [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

Tarucus bengalensis; [CoL]

Lycaena theophrastes Gerhard, 1850; Versuch Mon. europ. Schmett. (3): 7, pl. 11, f. 4a-b

References:

[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
[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!
[CEB]
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin; issues (PDF)
[CiNii]
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[EVERSMANNIA]
Eversmannia contents
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[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
[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+)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[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
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[NHMUS]
Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici; Folia entomologica hungarica; Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
[Torben B. Larsen]
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[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.

Some related literature:

Aigner-Abafi, 1906
Schmetterlings-Aberrationen aus der Sammlung des Ungarischen National-Museums Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. Hung. 4 (2) : 484-531, pl. 13-14
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 7 (18) : 141-142
Bálint, 1992
Faunistic data of Lycaenid butterflies from the Himalayan Region I (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Linn. Belg. 13 (8) : 395-422
Bethune-Baker, 1910
A revision of the African species of Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 1-84, pl. 1-13
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
[BMP]; Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992
The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Fourth Edition revised by J. N. Eliot with plates by Bernard D'Abrera Butterflies Malay Peninsula (4th edn) : 1-595, pl. 1-69
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[BOR]; D'Abrera, 1982-1986
Butterflies of the Oriental Region I-III
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
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Druce, 1895
A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34
Dufrane, 1954
Sur quelques Lycaenidae d'Afrique Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90 : 282-286
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) : iii-x,1-454, pl. 1-32
Evans, 1955
A revision of the genus Tarucus (Lepidoptera: Lycaeninae) of Europe, North Africa and Asia Entomologist 88 : 179-187
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19 : 1-438
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)
Gerhard, 1850
Versuch einer Monographie der europäischen Schmetteringsarten: Thecla, Polyomattus[sic], Lycaena, Nemeobius. Als Beitrag zur Schmetterlingskunde Versuch Mon. europ. Schmett. (1): 1-4, pl. 1-4 (1850), (2): 5, pl. 5-8 (1850), (3): 7-8, pl. 9-12 (1850), (4): 9, pl. 13-16 (1851), (5): 11, pl. 17-20 (1851), (6): 13, pl. 21-24 (1851), (7): 15, pl. 25-28 (1851), (8): 17, pl. 29-32 (1851), (9): 19, pl. 33-36 (1852), (10): 21, pl. 37-39 (1853)
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
Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 1843 (-1855), Die Tagfalter Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (9): Title ("1843"), (1): [1-3], 4-16, (ii) pl. 1-5, f. 1-29 (1843), (2): 17-40, (ii) pl. 29-34, f. 131-156 (1843), (3): 41-56, (ii) pl. 6-12, f. 30-60, pl. 35-36, f. 157-164 (1844), (4): 57-80, (ii) pl. 13-22, f. 61-107 (1844), (5): 81-90, (ii) pl. 23-28, f. 108-130, pl. 37-41, f. 165-189 (1844), (6): 91-98, (ii) pl. 42-44, f. 190-203 (1844), (7): 99-114, (ii) pl. 45-52, f. 204-248 (1844), (9): 115-122 (1844), (10): 123-146, (ii) pl. 53-57, f. 249-274 (1845), (11): 147-162 (1845), (12): (iii) pl. 1-3, f. 1-17 (1845), (13): 163-164, (ii) pl. 58-65, f. 275-315 (1846), (14): (ii) pl. 66-70, f. 316-338, (iii) pl. 4-5, f. 18-30 (1846), (26): (ii) pl. 71-77, f. 339-376 (1847), (32): (ii) pl. 78-82, f. 377-400 (1848), (36): (ii) pl. 83-89, f. 401-426, (iii) pl. 6, f. 31-36 (1848), (37): (ii) pl. 90-91, f. 427-437 (1849), (43): (ii) pl. 92-94, f. 438-450, 452-453 (1850), (45): (ii) pl. 95-102, f. 453-489 (1850), (47): (ii) pl. 103, f. 490-495 (1851), (49): (ii) pl. 104-109, f. 496-528 (1851), (51): (ii) pl. 110-118, f. 529-570 (1851), (54): (ii) pl. 119-123, f. 571-596 (1852), (56): (ii) pl. 124-127, f. 597-618, pl. 130-132, f. 628-639, pl. 134, f. 646-651 (1852), (59): (ii) pl. 128-129, f. 619-627, pl. 133, f. 640-645 (1853), (65): (iii) pl. 7, f. 37-42, (index) [1], 2-20 (1854), (66): (index) 21-24 (1855)
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Kollar, 1848
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Butterflies of the Indian Region (1982 Reprint)

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