Heliophorus

Heliophorus Geyer, [1832] Sapphires

Heliophorus Geyer, [1832]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 40; TS: Heliophorus belenus Geyer
Ilerda Doubleday, 1847; List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2: 25; TS: Polyommatus epicles Godart
- = Heliophorus; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 441; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
- = Subgenus Heliophorus; Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)
Nesa Zhdanko, 1995; Ent. Obozr. 74 (3): 654; TS: Polyommatus sena Kollar
Kulua Zhdanko, 1995; Ent. Obozr. 74 (3): 657; TS: Polyommatus tamu Kollar
- = Subgenus Heliophorus; Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)

Subgenus Heliophorus (Heliophorus); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)
Subgenus Nesa (Heliophorus); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)
Heliophorus; [BHR]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Heliophorus (Section Heliophorus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 441; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus (Lycaeninae); Schröder, 2006, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 27 (3): 98; Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2020, Taxonomic Rep. 8 (7): 13 (list)

Subgenus Heliophorus Geyer, [1832]

Heliophorus Geyer, [1832]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 40; TS: Heliophorus belenus Geyer
Ilerda Doubleday, 1847; List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2: 25; TS: Polyommatus epicles Godart

Subgenus Heliophorus (Heliophorus); Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110; Schröder, 2006, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 27 (3): 98
Heliophorus; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99
Ilerda; [NHM-BMW]

The epicles species-group

group Epicles (Subgenus Heliophorus); Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99

Heliophorus epicles (Godart, [1824])

Kumaon - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Purple Sapphire

Polyommatus epicles Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 604, 646, no. 109; TL: E.Java
Heliophorus belenus Geyer, [1832]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 40, pl. [135], f. 785-786

Heliophorus (group epicles) epicles; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) epicles; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus epicles; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 387; [BIR], 303 (key), 304; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 18 (text); Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002, Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 387 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Ilerda epicles; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 58; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 252

456x379 (~40Kb) upperside Mao (On the border of Nagaland and Manipur), India, 07 Nov 2003, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

600x400 (~61Kb) underside India: Subansiri, 2.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

H. e. epicles W.Java

Heliophorus epicles epicles; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 389; [BOR], 634 (name)

H. e. phoenicoparyphus (Holland, 1887) Hainan

Thecla phoenicoparyphus Holland, 1887; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 14: 120, pl. 2, f. 1; TL: Hainan

Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 388; [BOR], 635 (name); [CoL]
Heliophorus phoenicoparyphus; [MRS], 665
Ilerda epicles phoenicoparyphus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 253

H. e. sumatrensis (Fruhstorfer, 1908) Sumatra

Ilerda epicles sumatrensis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49; TL: W.Sumatra

Heliophorus epicles sumatrensis; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 388; [BOR], 635 (name); [CoL]
Ilerda epicles sumatrensis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 253

H. e. sakaii (Matsumura, 1910) Taiwan

Ilerda epicles var. sakaii Matsumura, 1910; Ent. Zs. 23 (50): 221; TL: Formosa

Heliophorus epicles sakaii; [CoL]

H. e. hilima (Fruhstorfer, 1912) E.Java

Ilerda epicles hilima Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 253; TL: E. Java; Bali

Heliophorus epicles hilima; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 389; [BOR], 634 (name)
Heliophorus hilima .;

H. e. latilimbata Eliot, 1963 Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan

Ilerda epicles indicus f. latilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49; TL: Sikkim
Ilerda epicles indicus f. rufonotata Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49

Heliophorus epicles latilimbata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ilerda epicles indicus f. latilimbata; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 253

H. e. tweediei Eliot, 1963 Peninsular Malaya

Heliophorus epicles tweediei Eliot, 1963; Entomologist 96 (1203): 173, f. 2a-d; TL: Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands

Heliophorus epicles tweediei; [BMP]: 262, pl. 38, f. 25-27; [BOR], 635 (name); [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Heliophorus ila (de Nicéville & Martin, [1896])

-. See [maps]

Ilerda ila de Nicéville & Martin, [1896]; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 64 Pt.II (3): 472; TL: Battack Mts, NE.Sumatra

Heliophorus (group epicles) ila; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) ila; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus epicles nila[sic, ila?]; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48, pl. 6, f. 7
Heliophorus ila; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 390; [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 18; [MRS], 666; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002, Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 387 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

H. i. ila Sumatra (Korintji Valley)

Heliophorus ila ila; [BOR], 635; [iNaturalist]

H. i. chinensis (Fruhstorfer, 1908) W.China

Ilerda epicles chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49; TL: W.China

Heliophorus epicles chinensis; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 388; [BOR], 635 (name)
Heliophorus ila chinensis; [MRS], 666; [CoL]
Ilerda epicles chinensis; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 252

H. i. matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908) Taiwan

Ilerda epicles matsumurae Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49; TL: Formosa, L. Suisha
Ilerda epicles matsumurae ♂ ab. poliensis Murayama, 1959; Tyô to Ga 10 (4): 68, f. 14-15; TL: Poli, Formosa

Heliophorus epicles matsumurae; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 388; [BOR], 635 (name)
Heliophorus ila matsumurae; [MRS], 666; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Ilerda epicles matsumurae; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 252

H. i. malaya Pendlebury, 1936 Peninsular Malaya

Heliophorus malaya Pendlebury, 1936; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 18 (1): 183

Heliophorus ila malaya; [BOR], 635 (name); [BMP]: 262, pl. 38, pl. 28-30; [CoL]

H. i. nolus Eliot, 1963 S.Burma, Thailand

Heliophorus ila nolus Eliot, 1963; Entomologist 96 (1203): 175; TL: Taok Plateau. Tenasserim

Heliophorus ila nolus; [BOR], 635; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

H. i. pseudonexus Eliot, 1963 Sikkim

Heliophorus ila pseudonexus Eliot, 1963; Entomologist 96 (1203): 176, f. 10a-d; TL: Sikkim, Lachin Lachoong

Heliophorus ila pseudonexus; [CoL]
Heliophorus pseudonexus; [iNaturalist]

H. i. urius Eliot, 1963 S.Yunnan, ...

Heliophorus ila urius Eliot, 1963; Entomologist 96 (1203): 176, f. 8a-d; TL: China, S.Yunnan, Manhao

Heliophorus ila urius; [CoL] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Heliophorus kohimensis (Tytler, 1912)

-. See [maps] Naga Sapphire

Ilerda kohimensis Tytler, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 598; TL: Naga Hills

Heliophorus (group epicles) kohimensis; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) kohimensis; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus kohimensis; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 389; [BIR], 303(key); [BOR], 634; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

H. k. kohimensis Assam (Naga Hills)

Heliophorus kohimensis kohimensis; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002, Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 376, f. 1A-B, 2

H. k. elioti Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002 Yunnan, N.Laos, NE.Burma, NW.Vietnam

Heliophorus kohimensis elioti Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002; Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 380, f. 1C-D, G-H, 3-4; TL: 1500m of Pingbian, Yunnan

Heliophorus kohimensis elioti; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Heliophorus delacouri Eliot, 1963

NE.Vietnam, S.China (Guangdong). See [maps]

Heliophorus kohimensis delacouri Eliot, 1963; Entomologist 96 (1203): 180, f. 14; TL: Vietnam, Tonkin, Bac-Kan

Heliophorus delacouri; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002, Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 383, f. 1E-F, I-J, 5, 6; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Heliophorus kohimensis delacouri; [CoL]

Heliophorus indicus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)

Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam - Burma, N.Thailand, Laos. See [maps]

Ilerda epicles indicus Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (12): 49; TL: Sikkim

Heliophorus (group epicles) indicus; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) indicus; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus epicles indicus; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 48; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 387; [BOR], 635
Heliophorus indicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ilerda epicles indicus; Fruhstorfer, 1912, Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 253

Heliophorus cantliei Eliot, 1965

S.Burma (Tenasserim), ?Thailand. See [maps]

Heliophorus cantliei Eliot, 1965; Entomologist 98 (1222): 66; TL: Burma, S. Shan States, Loi Mwe

Heliophorus (group epicles) cantliei; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) cantliei; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110 (name)
Heliophorus cantlei[sic?]; [BOR], 635
Heliophorus cantliei; [CoL]

Subgenus

; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99

The kiana species-group

Kiana; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99

Heliophorus kiana (Grose-Smith, 1889)

N.Borneo. See [maps]

Sithon kiana Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (16): 317; TL: Kina Balu, N. Borneo

Heliophorus (group kiana) kiana; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus (Heliophorus) kiana; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110
Heliophorus kiana; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 49; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 390; [BOR], 635; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2002, Ent. Sci. 5 (3): 387; [iNaturalist]
Ilerda kiana; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 595; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Ilerda) 13, pl. [1], f. 8-10
Sithon kiana; [CoL]

Subgenus Kulua Zhdanko, 1995

Kulua Zhdanko, 1995; Ent. Obozr. 74 (3): 657; TS: Polyommatus tamu Kollar

Subgenus Kulua (Heliophorus); Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 157
Kulua; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

The tamu species-group

group Tamu (Subgenus Kulua); Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 147

Heliophorus tamu (Kollar, [1844])

NW.India - N.Burma. See [maps] Powdery Green Sapphire

Polyommatus tamu Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 417, pl. 5, f. 7-8

Heliophorus (group tamu) tamu; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 155, 147 (list)
Heliophorus tamu; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 53; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 399; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110; [BIR], 304; [BOR], 635; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 400; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Ilerda tamu; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 57

600x400 (~85Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 10.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	600x400 (~48Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	600x400 (~39Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
600x400 (~56Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	600x400 (~46Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	600x400 (~41Kb) India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
600x400 (~50Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

H. t. tamu Sikkim, Bhutan

Heliophorus tamu tamu; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400

H. t. kala (Tytler, 1912) N.Burma, N.Thailand

Ilerda viridipunctata kala Tytler, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 599, pl. 2, f. 4

Heliophorus tamu kala; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400
Heliophorus viridipunctata kala; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 52; [CoL]

Heliophorus brahma (Moore, [1858])

Kujmaon - Assam, Burma. See [maps] Golden Sapphire

Ilerda brahma Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1: 29, pl. 1a, f. 4; TL: Darjeeling
Heliophorus brahma major Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 246; TL: Assam

Heliophorus (group tamu) brahma; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 156, 147 (list)
Heliophorus brahma major; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Heliophorus brahma; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 50, pl. 6, f. 3; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 393; [BIR], 304 (key); [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 17; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Ilerda brahma; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 57

512x341 (~42Kb) India: Ziro, 9.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

512x341 (~29Kb) underside India: Ziro, 9.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

H. b. brahma NW.India - Assam

Heliophorus brahma brahma; [BOR], 634; [iNaturalist]

H. b. mogoka Evans, 1932 Burma, N.Thailand, Yunnan

Heliophorus brahma mogoka Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 247; TL: Mogok

Heliophorus brahma mogoka; [BOR], 634 (name); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 104 (note); [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Heliophorus brahma mogorka; [CoL]

Heliophorus androcles (Westwood, 1851)

Kashmir - Assam, N.Burma - W.China. See [maps] Green Sapphire

Ilerda androcles Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 487, (2): pl. 75, f. 2; TL: Sylhet, Assam

Heliophorus (group tamu) androcles; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 158, 147 (list)
Heliophorus androcles tytler; [CoL]
Heliophorus androcles; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 51; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 395; [BIR], 304 (key), 305; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 14; [BOR], 635; [MRS], 665; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

H. a. androcles Assam - N.Burma

Ilerda androcles viridis Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (3): 989; TL: Sylhet
- = ; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 397

Heliophorus androcles androcles; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 52; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 397; [BIR], 305
Heliophorus androcles viridis; [CoL]

H. a. tytleri Riley, 1929 Nagas

Heliophorus androcles tytleri Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 397 (wet season); TL: Kohima, Naga Hills, 5000-6000ft

Heliophorus androcles tytleri; [BIR], 305
Heliophorus moorei tytleri; [iNaturalist]

H. a. trilunulata Huang, 1999 SE.Tibet

Heliophorus androcles trilunulata Huang, 1999; Lambillionea 99 (4): (642-676)

Heliophorus androcles trilunulata; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 129

H. a. rubida Riley, 1929 Yunnan, ...?

Heliophorus androcles rubida Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 396 (wet season); TL: Lankhaung, Upper Burma
Heliophorus androcles rubida f. gemma Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 397 (dry season); TL: Lannghaung, Upper Burma, 4000ft

Heliophorus androcles rubida; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 104 (note); [CoL]

Heliophorus viridipunctata (de Nicéville, 1890)

W.Himalayas, Kashmir - W.China. See [maps]

Ilerda viridipunctata de Nicéville, 1890; Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3: 329, pl. 28, f. 207; TL: Sikkim
- = Heliophorus tamu; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 399
Ilerda hewitsoni Moore
- = Heliophorus tamu; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 399

Heliophorus (group tamu) viridipunctata; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus viridipunctata; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 52, pl. 6, f. 4; [CoL]

H. v. viridipunctata Assam, ...

Heliophorus viridipunctata viridipunctata; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 53

H. v. naxi Yoshino, 1997 N.Yunnan

Heliophorus viridipunctata naxi Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 7, f. 50-53; TL: Zhondian, 2000m, N.Yunnan

Heliophorus moorei (Hewitson, 1865)

Sikkim, Bhutan. See [maps] Azure Sapphire

Ilerda moorei Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 58; TL: Bhutan

Heliophorus (group tamu) moorei; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 160, 148 (list)
Heliophorus androcles moorei; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 395; [BIR], 305; [CoL]
Heliophorus moorei; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 49; [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 19, pl. 205, f. 33 (?Kollar); [MRS], 665; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

H. m. moorei NW.India, Sikkim, Assam, N.Burma, S.Tibet

Heliophorus moorei moorei; [BOR], 634; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 128; [iNaturalist]

H. m. birmana Fruhstorfer, 1918 S.Burma

Heliophorus saphir birmana Fruhstorfer, 1918; Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 50
Heliophorus androcles f. scintillans Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 396; TL: Sikkim

Heliophorus moorei birmana; [BOR], 634 (name)
Heliophorus saphir birmana; [CoL]

H. m. coruscans (Moore, 1882) Kashmir - Kumaon

Ilerda coruscans Moore, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 248
- = coruscans; Bridges, 1994, Cat. Riodinidae & Lycaenidae: (VIII) 250
Ilerda langii Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 526; TL: Masuri, NW.Himalaya

Heliophorus androcles coruscans; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 395; [BIR], 305; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 51
Heliophorus coruscans; [CoL]
Heliophorus langi; [CoL]
Heliophorus moorei coruscans; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 128; [iNaturalist]
Ilerda langi; de Nicéville, 1890, Butts India Burmah Ceylon 3: 329

Heliophorus gloria Huang, 1999

Burma. See [maps]

Heliophorus gloria Huang, 1999; Lambillionea 99 (4): (642-676)

Heliophorus (group tamu) gloria; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 161, 148 (list)

Heliophorus hybrida (Tytler, 1912)

Sikkim. See [maps]

Ilerda hybrida Tytler, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 599; TL: Kohima, Naga Hills, Assam

Heliophorus (group tamu) hybrida; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 159, 148 (list)
Heliophorus brahma ab. hybrida;
Heliophorus hybrida; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 394; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110 (name); [BOR], 635; [iNaturalist]

Heliophorus pulcher Chou, 1994

Sichuan. See [maps]

Heliophorus pulcher Chou, 1994; Mon. Rhop. Sinesium: 771, 665; TL: Miyi 1900m, Sichuan

Heliophorus (group tamu) pulcher; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 148

Heliophorus oda (Hewitson, 1865)

W.Himalayas, Chamba - Naini Tal. See [maps] Eastern Blue Sapphire

Ilerda oda Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 58, pl. 24, f. 9-10; TL: India

Heliophorus (group tamu) oda; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 163, 148 (list)
Heliophorus oda; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 392; [BIR], 304 (key); [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 15 (text); Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Heliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927

N.India, Kashmir, Chitral - Dalhousie, Kulu. See [maps] Western Blue Sapphire

Heliophorus oda bakeri Evans, 1927; Indian Butterflies (ed. 1): 158 (Riley); TL: Murree Hills
Ilerda eos Doubleday, 1847; List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2: 25; TL: N.India
- = ; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 391 (nom. nud.)
Heliophorus bakeri f. vernalis Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 391 (dry season); TL: Goorais Valley, Kashmir

Heliophorus (group tamu) bakeri; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 165, 148 (list)
Heliophorus bakeri vernalis; [CoL]
Heliophorus bakeri; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 391; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110 (name); [BIR], 304 (key); [BOW]: pl. 176, f. 15, 16; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Heliophorus bakeri f. bakeri; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 391 (wet season)

Heliophorus smaragdinus Yago & Monastyrskii, 2002

C.Vietnam. See [maps]

Heliophorus (group tamu) smaragdinus Yago & Monastyrskii, 2002; Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 149; TL: Ngoc Linh Nat. Reserve (1600-1700m), Kon Tum Prov., C. Vietnam

Heliophorus smaragdinus; [Yutaka Inayoshi]

The saphir species-group

group Saphir (Subgenus Kulua); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 148
Saphir; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99

Heliophorus saphir (Blanchard, 1871)

Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Hubei. See [maps]

Thecla saphir Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci. 72: 811
Ilerda saphir var. marica Leech, [1893]; Butts China Japan Corea (2): 407, pl. 30, f. 1, 4

Heliophorus (group saphir) saphir; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note); Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 167, 148 (list)
Heliophorus moorei saphir; [MRS], 665
Heliophorus saphir; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 50, pl. 6, f. 2; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400; Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110 (name); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Heliophorus saphirioides Murayama, 1992

Yunnan. See [maps]

Heliophorus saphirioides Murayama, 1992; Nature & Ins. 27 (5): 38

Heliophorus (group saphir) saphirioides; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 169, 148 (list)
Heliophorus (group tamu) saphirioides; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 99 (note)
Heliophorus moorei saphirioides; [MRS], 665

Heliophorus brilliantinus Huang, 1999

Heliophorus brilliantinus Huang, 1999; Lambillionea 99 (4): (642-676)

Heliophorus (group saphir) brilliantinus; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 148

The yunnani species-group

group Yunnani (Subgenus Kulua); Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 100; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 148

Heliophorus yunnani D'Abrera, 1993

Yunnan. See [maps]

Heliophorus yunnani D'Abrera, 1993; : -; TL: Yunnan

Heliophorus (group yunnani) yunnani; Yago, Saigusa & Nakanishi, 2000, Ent. Sci. 3 (1): 83, 100; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 170, 148 (list)
Heliophorus yunnani; [iNaturalist]

Heliophorus stotzneri (Draeseke, 1925)

Sichuan. See [maps]

Ilerda stotzneri Draeseke, 1925; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 39: 223

Heliophorus stotzneri; [CoL]

Heliophorus eventa Fruhstorfer, 1918

Yunnan, ...?. See [maps]

Heliophorus viridipunctata eventa Fruhstorfer, 1918; Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 52; TL: W.China, Szetchuan
Heliophorus tamu eventa f. verna Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400
Heliophorus tamu eventa ♂ ab. rufa Riley, 1929; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400

Heliophorus (group tamu) eventa; Yago, 2002, Tijdschr. Ent. 145 (2): 157, 147 (list)
Heliophorus (Kulua) eventa; Schröder, 2006, Nachr. Ent. Ver. Apollo NF 27 (3): 98
Heliophorus eventa; Huang, 2001; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 104 (note); [iNaturalist] ; [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Heliophorus tamu eventa; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 400; [CoL]

Heliophorus forficatus Yago & Nakanashi, 2003

Nepal. See [maps]

Heliophorus forficatus Yago & Nakanashi, 2003; Bull. soc. ent. Fr. 108 (1): (27-34) ; TL: Nepal

Heliophorus forficatus; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Nesa Zhdanko, 1995

Nesa Zhdanko, 1995; Ent. Obozr. 74 (3): 654; TS: Polyommatus sena Kollar

Nesa; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

Heliophorus sena (Kollar, [1844])

W.Himalayas, Kashmir, Chitral - Kumaon. See [maps] Sorrel Sapphire

Polyommatus sena Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek 4: 415; TL: Himalaya, Massuri, Belaspur
Ilerda cadma Doubleday, 1847; List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2: 25
- = ; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 387 (nom. nud.)

Heliophorus sena; Fruhstorfer, 1918, Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2): 49, pl. 6, f. 1; Riley, 1929, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 387; [BIR], 303 (key); Sibatani, 1974, Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 110; [EBW]; [BHR]; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 33 (text); Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 400; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Ilerda sena; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 59
Nesa sena; Zhdanko, 1995

nagaensis Riley, 1929²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 33 (2): 397 [ ?? bad ref.]

Heliophorus nagaensis; [CoL]

nexus Eliot; ; TL: Pahang

Heliophorus nexus; [CoL]

Heliophorus vulgaris; [CoL]

Ilerda stötzneri [= stoetzneri] Draeseke & Reuss, 1925; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 39: 223

References:

[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!
[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
[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
[Kedar Tokekar]
India
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LEPIFORUM]
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[NEV]
Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging (NEV); Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[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.
[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)

Some related literature:

Bálint, 1992
Faunistic data of Lycaenid butterflies from the Himalayan Region I (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Linn. Belg. 13 (8) : 395-422
Blanchard, 1871
Remarques sur la faune de la principauté thibétane du Moupin C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci. 72 : 807-813
Bridges, 1994
Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group, and species-group names of the Riodinidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World Cat. Riodinidae & Lycaenidae : (I) 1-3, (II) 1, (III) 1-3, (IV) 1-48, (V) 1-12, (VI) 1-26, (VII) 1-7, (VIII) 1-502, (IX) 1-135, (X) 1-172, (XI) 1-134, (XII) 1-50, (XIII) 1-16, (A1) 1, (A2) 1-5, (A3) 1
[MRS]; Chou, 1994
Monografia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium 1-2 Mon. Rhop. Sinesium : 1-854
[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
[BOR]; D'Abrera, 1982-1986
Butterflies of the Oriental Region I-III
[BHR]; D'Abrera, 1990-1993; D'Abrera, 1993
Butterflies of the Holarctic Region I: 1? (1990), : ?-? (1992), III: 336-524 (1993)
de Nicéville & Martin, [1896]
A List of the Butterflies of Sumatra with special reference to the Species occurring in the north-east of the Island J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 64 Pt.II (3) : 357-555
Doubleday, 1847
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous insects in The Collection of the British Museum List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2 : 1-57
Westwood, 1851
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*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848), (1): pl. 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)
Draeseke & Reuss, 1925; Draeseke, 1925
Die Schmetterlinge der Stötznerschen Ausbeute (2,3,4) Dt. ent. Z. Iris 38 (1): 1-8 (1924), 39: 48-57 (1925), 39: 211-231
Druce, 1895
A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34
Eliot, 1963
The Heliophorus epicles (Godart, 1823) complex. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Entomologist 96 (1203) : 169-180, 14 figs
Eliot, 1965
The Heliophorus epicles (Godt.) complex: a postscript Entomologist 98 (1222) : 66-67
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, 1912
A list of Indian butterflies J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 553-584, (3): 969-1008
Evans, 1927
Identification of Indian Butteflies (ed. 1) Indian Butterflies (ed. 1) : 1-302, pl. 1-32
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) : iii-x,1-454, pl. 1-32
Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lepidopterologisches Pêle-Mêle. I. Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren Ent. Zs. 22 (11): 46-47 (13 June), (12): 48-49 (20 June)
Fruhstorfer, 1912
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
Fruhstorfer, 1918
Revision der Lycaenidengruppe Heliophorus auf Grund der Morphologie der Klammerogane Tijdschr. Ent. 61 (1/2) : 45-53, pl. 6 (15 July)
Godart, [1824]
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (1): 3-328 (1819), (2): 329-828 ([1824])
Grose-Smith, 1889
Descriptions of ten more new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. John Whitehead at Kina Balu Mountain, North Borneo Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (16) : 312-319
Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1902
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
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