Iolaus

Iolaus Hübner, [1819] Sapphires

Iolaus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 81; TS: Papilio eurisus Cramer

Iolaus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Iolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Iolaus (Iolaina); [AfrL]
Iolaus (Iolaini); [BK], 191
Iolaus (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 122
Iolaus (Theclinae); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 349

Subgenus Iolaus Hübner, [1819]

Subgenus Iolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 192; [AfrL]

Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, [1780]) -. See [maps]
- Papilio eurisus Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 4, pl. 221, f. D, E
- Jolaus thuraui Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 67; TL: Misahöhe, Togo
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139
- Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]
- Iolaus eurisus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 40; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 31-32; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Iolaus thuraui; [CoL]
- I. e. eurisus Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon - Zaire (Kibu)
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus eurisus; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus eurisus eurisus; [BAFR], 497; [iNaturalist]
- I. e. vexillarius Clench, 1965 Gabon, Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal
  - Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: 241; TL: Btanga, Cameroun
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus vexillarius; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) vexillarius; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139
  - Iolaus eurisus vexillarius; [iNaturalist]
  - Iolaus vexillarius; [BAFR], 497 (text); [CoL]
- I. e. susurro Lamas, 2007 Ivory Coast, Senegal
  - Iolaus eurisus susurro Lamas, 2007; Metamorphosis 18 (4): (repl. Papilio helius Fabricius, 1781)
  - Papilio helius Fabricius, 1781; (preocc. Papilio helius Cramer, 1779)
    
    = Iolaus eurisus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus helius; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus eurisus helius; [BAFR], 497 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus eurisus susurro; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10: 123; TL: West Africa (Congo)
- Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bolissus; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 48-49; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- I. b. bolissus Zaire, Congo Republic, Gabon
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus bolissus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bolissus bolissus; [BAFR], 497 (text); [iNaturalist]
- I. b. gabonensis Stempffer, 1951 Gabon
  - bolissus gabonensis Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (8): 125
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) carina gabonensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139
  - Iolaus bolissus gabonensis; [CoL]
- I. b. aurora Clench, 1965 Uganda, W.Kenya
  - Iolaus bolissus aurora Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244) ; TL: Kyondo, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus aurora; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bolissus aurora; [BK]: 192, pl. 17, f. 209; [BAFR], 497; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on Loranthus woodfordii [BK]
- I. b. azureus Clench, 1965 Liberia, Cameroun
  - Iolaus bolissus azureus Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: (237-244) ; TL: Metet, Cameroun
  - Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus azureus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bolissus azureus; [BAFR], 497 (text); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873 Gabon. See [maps]
- Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10: 122; TL: West Africa
- Iolaus (Iolaus) carina carina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139
- Iolaus (Iolaus) carina; [AfrL]
- Iolaus carina; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 52-54; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382; [BAFR], 497; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908 Zaire (Makala). See [maps]
- Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 (1): 113; TL: Makala, Congo Free State
- Iolaus (Iolaus) bilineata; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bilineata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 151 (incertae cedis); [BAFR], 497 (text); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Epamera Druce, 1891

Epamera Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 139; TS: Iolaus sidus Trimen

Subgenus Epamera (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]; [BK], 192
Epamera; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Epamera (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864 E.Cape - Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe - Kenya, Uganda. See [maps] Red-line Sapphire Blue
- Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2: 176
- Epamera sidus; [EBW]; [BAFR], 497; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) sidus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus sidus; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41, pl. 20, f. 25; [BK]: 192, pl. 17, f. 210; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus elegans, L. woodfordioides, L. quinquenervius, L. oleaefolius, L. kraussiana [PBSA]
Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889 -. See [maps] Three-Tailed Sapphire
- Iolaus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14): 137
- Epamera silanus; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) silanus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus silanus; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. silanus E.Kenya, Tanzania
  - Epamera silanus silanus; [BAFR], 497
  - Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silanus silanus; [BK]: 195, pl. 18, f. 221; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. alticola (Stempffer, 1961) NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts)
  - silanus alticola (Stempffer, 1961) (Epamera); Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 23: 96
  - Epamera silanus alticola; [BAFR], 497; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) silanus alticola; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silanus alticola; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928) SE.Zaire
  - silanus silenus (Hawker-Smith, 1928) (Epamera); Rev. zool. afr. 16: 214
  - Epamera silanus silenus; [BAFR], 498; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) silanus silenus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silanus silenus; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. rondo (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) silanus rondo; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silanus rondo; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. zanzibarica (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) silanus zanzibarica; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silanus zanzibarica; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895 Cape - E.Kenya (coastal). See [maps] Short-Barred Sapphire
- Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2): 192
- Epamera aemulus; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 144; [AfrL]
- Iolaus aemulus; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus quinquenervius [PBSA]
- I. a. aemulus E.Cape, Natal
  - Epamera aemulus aemulus; [BAFR], 498
Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952) coastal (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania). See [maps]
- apatosa (Talbot, 1935) (Epamera); Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 117
- Epamera aemulus apatosa; [BAFR], 498; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus ♀-f. apatosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 144
- Iolaus (Epamera) apatosa; [AfrL]
- Iolaus aemulus apatosa; [BK]: 192, pl. 17, f. 211
- Iolaus apatosa; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Rhodesia (Odyi R.). See [maps]
- Epamera penningtoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1959; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 312; TL: Hot Springs, Odyi R., E.Rhodesia
- Epamera penningtoni; [BAFR], 498 (text)
- Iolaus (Epamera) penningtoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus penningtoni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 Cape. See [maps]
- Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 110; TL: Grahamstown
- Epamera aphnaeoides; [EBW]; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides; [AfrL]
- Iolaus aphnaeoides; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 50-51; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus prunifolius, L. wyliei? [PBSA]
- I. a. aphnaeoides E.Cape, Natal, Transvaal, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba)
  - Iolaus canissus Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10: 123; TL: South Africa
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
  - Epamera aphnaeoides aphnaeoides; [BAFR], 498
  - Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides aphnaeoides; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
  - Iolaus canissus; [CoL]
Iolaus mafugae Stempffer & Bennett, 1959 SW.Uganda. See [maps]
- mafugae Stempffer & Bennett, 1959; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 249
- Epamera aphnaeoides mafugae; [BAFR], 498 (text); [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides mafugae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
- Iolaus (Epamera) mafugae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mafugae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus aethes Clench, 1965 Cameroun. See [maps]
- Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes Clench, 1965; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72: 243; TL: Efulen, Cameroun
- Epamera aethes; [iNaturalist]
- Epamera aphnaeoides aethes; [BAFR], 498 (text); [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aethes; [AfrL]
- Iolaus aethes; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928) W.Kenya, Uganda. See [maps] Nasisi Sapphire
- Epamera aphnaeoides nasisii Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 391, pl. 10, 11, f. 26; TL: Nasisi Hills, 20 mil N of Munias, Kenya Colony, 4800ft
- Epamera aphnaeoides nasisii; [BAFR], 498 (text)
- Epamera naisisii; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides nasissii[sic, nasisii]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
- Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii; [AfrL]
- Iolaus nasisii; [PBSA]; [BK]: 193, pl. 17, f. 213; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus wyliei, L. glaucus? [PBSA]
Iolaus diametra (Karsch, 1895) Cape - Ethiopia. See [maps] Yellow-Banded Sapphire
- Epamera diametra Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (19/20): 306
- Epamera diametra; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) diametra; [AfrL]
- Iolaus diametra; [iNaturalist]
- I. d. diametra N.Tanzania, E.Kenya, S.Ethiopia
  - Epamera aphnaeoides diametra; [BAFR], 498
  - Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides diametra; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
  - Iolaus (Epamera) diametra diametra; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus diametra diametra; [BK]: 193, pl. 17, f. 212; [iNaturalist]
- I. d. natalica Vári, 1976 Natal
  - Iolaus diametra natalica Vári, 1976; Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 (13): 132
  - Epamera diametra natalica; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) diametra natalica; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus diametra natalica; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on Loranthus wyliei [PBSA]
- I. d. zanzibarensis (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) diametra zanzibarensis; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus diametra zanzibarensis; [iNaturalist]
- I. d. congco Lamas, 2007
  - Iolaus (Epamera) diametra congco Lamas, 2007; Metamorphosis 18 (4): (repl. Epamera diametra littoralis Congdon & Collins, 1998)
  - Epamera diametra littoralis Congdon & Collins, 1998; (preocc Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi littoralis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) diametra littoralis; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus diametra congco; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950) W.Kenya. See [maps] Jackson's Sapphire
- jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950) (Epamera); Revue Fr. Ent. 17: 139
- Epamera jacksoni; [BAFR], 498; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) jacksoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus jacksoni; [BK]: 194, pl. 18, f. 217; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896 S.Arabia. See [maps]
- Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896: 251, pl. 10, f. 16; TL: Shaik Othman
- Epamera nursei; [BAFR], 498
- Iolaus (Epamera) nursei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus nursei; [BK], 194 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923 South West Africa. See [maps]
- Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 406
- Epamera obscura; [BAFR], 498; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) obscurus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus obscurus; [PBSA]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus [PBSA]
Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (76): 51
- Epamera tajoraca; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca; [AfrL]
- Iolaus tajoraca; [BK]: 194, pl. 18, f. 216; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus curviflora [BK]
- I. t. tajoraca Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, E.Uganda
  - Epamera tajoraca tajoraca; [BAFR], 499 (text)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca tajoraca; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus tajoraca tajoraca; [BK], 194 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. t. ertli Aurivillius, 1916 SE.Kenya, Tanzania
  - tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916; Zool. Ark. 10 (14): 2
  - Epamera tajoraca ertli; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca ertli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus nursei ertli; [CoL]
  - Iolaus tajoraca ertli; [BK], 194 (note); [iNaturalist]
Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.), N.Zambia. See [maps]
- dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) (Epamera); Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 310
- Epamera dubiosa; [BAFR], 499; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) dubiosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus dubiosa; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus arborifera (Butler, [1901]) highland (Kenya). See [maps]
- arborifera (Butler, [1901]) (Epamera); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1900 (4): 927, pl. 58, f. 2
- Epamera arborifera; [BAFR], 499; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) arborifera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- Iolaus arborifera; [BK]: 193, pl. 17, f. 214; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus woodfordii [BK]
Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874 -. See [maps] Mimosa Sapphire
- Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 330, pl. 2, f. 1-2
- Epamera mimosae; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mimosae; [PBSA]; [BK]: 193, pl. 17, f. 215; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus spp., L. elegans, (on Acacia) [PBSA] Loranthus curviflora [BK]
- I. m. mimosae E.Cape
  - Epamera mimosae mimosae; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae mimosae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus mimosae mimosae; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959) Transvaal, Natal - Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya
  - mimosae rhodosense (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959); Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 237
  - Epamera mimosae rhodosense; [BAFR], 499 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae rhodosense; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus mimosae rhodosense; [BK], 194 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. m. berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) Somalia, Ethiopia
  - mimosae berbera (Bethune-Baker, 1924) (Epamera); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 14: 131
  - septentrionalis (Stempffer, 1948) (Epamera); Revue Fr. Ent. 15: 188
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
  - Epamera mimosae berbera; [BAFR], 499 (text)
  - Epamera mimosae septentrionalis; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae berbera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus mimosae berbera; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. haemus (Talbot, 1935) NW.Kenya, E.Uganda
  - mimosae haemus (Talbot, 1935) (Epamera); Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 118
  - Epamera mimosae haemus; [BAFR], 499 (text)
  - Epamera tajoraca haemus; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae haemus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus mimosae haemus; [BK], 194 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. m. pamelae (Dickson, 1976) South West Africa
  - Epamera mimosae pamelae Dickson, 1976; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 (11): 278
  - Epamera mimosae pamelae; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae pamelae; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus mimosae pamelae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus umbrosa (Butler, [1886]) -. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena umbrosa Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 766, pl. 47, f. 6; TL: Somalia
- Hypolycaena umbrosa; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa; [AfrL]
- I. u. umbrosa S.Somalia, E.Kenya
  - Epamera umbrosa umbrosa; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa umbrosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
  - Iolaus umbrosa umbrosa; [BK]: 195, pl. 18, f. 219
Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 Ethiopia, Sudan. See [maps]
- Iolaus umbrosus var. sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 15
- Hypolycaena umbrosa sudanica; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa sudanica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
- Iolaus sudanicus; [iNaturalist]
- ?Epamera umbrosa sudanica; [BAFR], 499 (text)
Iolaus glaucus Butler, [1886] -. See [maps]
- Iolaus glaucus Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 766; TL: Somalia
- Argiolaus glaucus; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus glaucus; [iNaturalist]
- I. g. glaucus Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Hadhramaut, Yemen
  - Epamera glaucus glaucus; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus glaucus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
- ?I. g. jordanus Staudinger, 1897 Jordan, Israel
  - glaucus jordanus Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1): 153, pl. 5, f. 5
  - Epamera glaucus jordanus; [BAFR], 499 (text)
  - Epamera jordanus; [BOW]: pl. 205, f. 24; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus jordanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898 -. See [maps] Brown-Line Sapphire
- Iolaus alienus Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1): 10, pl. 1, f. 6 ♂
- Iolaus (Epamera) alienus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus alienus; [PBSA]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus spp. [PBSA]
- I. a. alienus Natal, Transvaal - Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania
  - Epamera alienus alienus; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) alienus alienus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus alienus alienus; [iNaturalist]
- I. a. bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 N.Cameroun, N.Nigeria, Upper Volta
  - Jolaus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 14, pl. 3, f. 3
  - Epamera alienus bicaudatus; [BAFR], 499
  - Iolaus (Epamera) alienus bicaudatus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus aelianus bicaudatus; [iNaturalist]
  - Iolaus alienus bicaudatus; [iNaturalist]
- I. a. ugandae Stempffer, 1954 Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan
  - alienus ugandae Stempffer, 1954; Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27: 29
  - Epamera alienus ugandae; [BAFR], 499 (text)
  - Iolaphilus aelianus ugandae; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) alienae[sic] ugandae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
  - Iolaus (Epamera) alienus ugandae; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus alienus ugandae; [BK]: 195, pl. 18, f. 220; [iNaturalist]
- I. a. sophiae Henning & Henning, 1991
  - Iolaus (Epamera) alienus sophiae; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus alienus sophiae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905 Senegal, N.Nigeria, Cameroun, Sudan, Uganda. See [maps]
- Jolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 13, pl. 3, f. 2
- gazei (Druce, 1912) (Epamera); Ent. mon. Mag. 48 (577): 128, pl. 9, f. 2-3; TL: Nigeria
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
- Epamera gazei; [CoL]
- Epamera scintillans; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 389; [BAFR], 500
- Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus scintillans; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937 Rhodesia. See [maps]
- Iolaus scintillans australis Stevenson, 1937; Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6): 24
- Epamera australis; [BAFR], 500
- Iolaus (Epamera) australis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- Iolaus australis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus handmani (Gifford, 1965) S.Malawi. See [maps]
- handmani (Gifford, 1965); Butterflies of Malawi: 52; TL: Mitsidi Hill, Blantyre, S.Malawi
- Epamera handmani; [BAFR], 500 (text)
- Iolaus (Epamera) handmani; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus handmani; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922) Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda. See [maps]
- farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922) (Epamera); Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 54: 462
- Epamera farquharsoni; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 385; [BAFR], 500; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) farquharsoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 156; [AfrL]
- Iolaus farquharsoni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878 Liberia - SW.Nigeria. See [maps]
- Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 28, pl. 4a, f. 46-47; TL: Gold Coast
- Iolaus adamsi Lathy, 1903; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2): 199; TL: Nigeria
  - = Epamera laon; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 383
  - = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
- Jolaus emma Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 69; TL: Bismarckburg, Togo
  - = Epamera laon; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 383
  - = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
- Epamera laon; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 383; [BAFR], 500; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) laon; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus adamsi; [CoL]
- Iolaus emma; [CoL]
- Iolaus laon; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926 Ivory Coast - Cameroun, Congo Republic, W.Zaire. See [maps]
- Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 394; TL: Cameroons
  - = Epamera laon; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 383
- Epamera coelestis; [BAFR], 500
- Iolaus (Epamera) coelestis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 354; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- Iolaus coelestis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus moyambina Stempffer & Bennett, 1959 Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo Republic. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Epamera) moyambina Stempffer & Bennett, 1959; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 254
- Epamera moyambina; [BAFR], 500
- Iolaus (Epamera) moyambina; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 354; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus moyambina; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928) Uganda, NE.Zaire (Epulu, Ituri). See [maps]
- Epamera laon stenogrammica Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 384, pl. 10, 11, f. 13; TL: Uganda, N.W. shores Victoria Nyanza
- Epamera laon stenogrammica; [CoL]
- Epamera stenogrammica; [BAFR], 500; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) stenogrammica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus stenogrammica; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967 Congo Republic. See [maps]
- Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 29: 991
- Epamera kelle; [BAFR], 500 (text); [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) kelle; [AfrL]
- Iolaus kelle; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895 -. See [maps]
- Jolaus (Epamera) pollux Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16: 213; TL: N'Dian
- Epamera pollux; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) pollux; [AfrL]
- Iolaus pollux; [iNaturalist]
- I. p. pollux S.Nigeria - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic
  - parva Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 395
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
  - Epamera pollux pollux; [BAFR], 500
  - Iolaus (Epamera) pollux pollux; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus pollux pollux; [iNaturalist]
- I. p. oberthueri (Riley, 1929) Ivory Coast, Liberia
  - Epamera pollux oberthueri Riley, 1929; Trans. R. ent. Soc. 77: 496
  - Epamera pollux oberthueri; [BAFR], 500 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) pollux oberthueri; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 354; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus pollux oberthueri; [iNaturalist]
- I. p. albocaerulea (Riley, 1929) Uganda, E.Zaire
  - pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929) (Epamera); Trans. R. ent. Soc. 77: 496
  - Epamera pollux albocaerulea; [BAFR], 500 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) pollux albocaerulea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus pollux albocaerulea; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962 SW.Uganda. See [maps]
- Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24: 1164
- Epamera pseudopollux; [BAFR], 501; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) pseudopollux; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus pseudopollux; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928) Cameroun (Bitje R.), W.Uganda (Kigezi). See [maps]
- Epamera flavilinea Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 389, pl. 10, 11, f. 22; TL: Bitje, Ja River
- Epamera flavilinea; [BAFR], 501; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) flavilinea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus flavilinea; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910) -. See [maps]
- Epamera neavei Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 371, pl. 35, f. 4; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
- Epamera neavei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) neavei; [AfrL]
- Iolaus neavei; [iNaturalist]
- I. n. neavei Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire
  - Epamera neavei neavei; [BAFR], 501
  - Iolaus (Epamera) neavei neavei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus neavei neavei; [iNaturalist]
- I. n. katera (Talbot, 1937) W shore of Lake Victoria, W.Uganda (Bwamba)
  - neavei katera (Talbot, 1937) (Epamera); Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86: 65
  - Epamera neavei katera; [BAFR], 501 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) neavei katera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus neavei katera; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus longicauda Stempffer & Bennett, 1959 SE.Nigeria (Ogoja). See [maps]
- longicauda Stempffer & Bennett, 1959; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 21 (1): 264; TL: Ikom, Ogoja Province, Nigeria
- Epamera longicauda; [BAFR], 501
- Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 157; [AfrL]
- Iolaus longicauda; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- I. l. longicauda
  - Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda longicauda; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus longicauda longicauda; [iNaturalist]
- I. l. haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000 Ivory Coast
  - Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda haydoni Collins & Larsen, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (2): 62; TL: Côte d'Ivoire, Banco Forest
  - Iolaus (Epamera) longicauda haydoni; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus longicauda haydoni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900 Nigeria - Cameroun - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps]
- Jolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900; Ent. Nachr. 26 (13): 204 (repl. Iolaus sapphirinus Aurivillius, 1897); TL: Ogove R.
  - = Iolaus sapphirinus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
- Iolaus (Epamera) sapphirinus Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 18: 218 (preocc. Jolaus sapphirinus Röber, 1887); TL: Ogove R.
- Epamera sapphirinus; [BAFR], 501
- Iolaus (Epamera) aurivillii; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) sapphirinus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
- Iolaus aurivillii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus sapphirinus; [BK]: 195, pl. 18, f. 222
Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902) Sierra Leoen - Nigeria, Congo Republic, E.Zaire. See [maps]
- Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2): 117, pl. 12, f. 1
- Epamera sappirus; [BAFR], 501; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) sappirus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 354; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus sappirus; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910) S.Nigeria, Cameroun. See [maps]
- Epamera gemmarius Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 372, pl. 35, f. 3; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
- Epamera gemmarius; [BAFR], 501; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) gemmarius; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus gemmarius; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880) -. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena bellina Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 200; TL: Aburi
- Epamera bellina; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 388; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) bellina; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bellina; [iNaturalist]
- I. b. bellina Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire
  - Iolaus iaspis Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 30; TL: W.Africa, Addah
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
  - Epamera bellina bellina; [BAFR], 501
  - Epamera iaspis; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) bellina bellina; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bellina bellina; [iNaturalist]
- I. b. exquisita (Riley, 1928) Uganda, E.Zaire
  - Epamera bellina exquisita Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 388, pl. 10, 11, f. 14; TL: Uganda, SE. Buddu, Tero Forest, 3800ft
  - Epamera bellina exquisita; [BAFR], 501 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) bellina exquisita; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bellina exquisita; [iNaturalist]
- I. b. maris (Riley, 1928) São Tomé I.
  - Epamera bellina maris Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 388, pl. 10, 11, f. 15; TL: San Thomé
  - Epamera bellina maris; [BAFR], 501 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) bellina maris; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bellina maris; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus sciophilus Schultze, 1916 Cameroun, S.Nigeria. See [maps]
- Iolaus sciophilus Schultze, 1916; Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (7): 165; TL: Kamerun
- Epamera sciophilus; [BAFR], 502
- Iolaus (Epamera) sciophilus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus sciophilus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 11: 182
- Epamera cytaeis; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 390; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus cytaeis; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus cyteis[sic]; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 29, pl. 4a, f. 55-56
- I. c. cytaeis Nigeria, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire
  - Epamera cytaeis cytaeis; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 390; [BAFR], 502
  - Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis cytaeis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus cytaeis cytaeis; [iNaturalist]
- I. c. caerulea (Riley, 1928) Zaire (Kananga)
  - Epamera cytaeis caerulea Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 390, pl. 10, 11, f. 23; TL: Kassai distr., Belgian Congo
  - Epamera cytaeis caerulea; [BAFR], 502 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis caerulea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus cytaeis caerulea; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928) Sierra Leone, Liberia. See [maps]
- Epamera cytaeis leonis Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 390, pl. 10, 11, f. 24; TL: Moyamba, Sierra Leoneo
- Epamera cytaeis leonis; [BAFR], 502; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) cytaeis leonis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
- Iolaus (Epamera) leonis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus leonis; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951) -. See [maps]
- nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951) (Epamera); Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (8): 125; TL: Nola, Ubangi/Upper Sangha R., Congo Republic
- Epamera nolaensis; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus nolaensis; [iNaturalist]
- I. n. nolaensis Congo Republic (Ubangi)
  - Epamera nolaensis nolaensis; [BAFR], 502 (text)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis nolaensis; [AfrL]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
- I. n. amanica (Stempffer, 1951) NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.)
  - nolaensis amanica (Stempffer, 1951) (Epamera); Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (8): 126
  - Epamera nolaensis amanica; [BAFR], 502; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis amanica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus amanica; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956) Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]
- Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956; Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 49: 33, pl. 2, f. 9-10
- Epamera fontainei; [BAFR], 502; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) fontainei; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
- Iolaus fontainei; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) -. See [maps]
- Epamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 92, pl. 15, f. 68-69
- Epamera frater; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) frater; [AfrL]
- Iolaus frater; [iNaturalist]
- I. f. frater Zaire, Congo Republic
  - Epamera frater frater; [BAFR], 502
  - Iolaus (Epamera) frater frater; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus frater frater; [iNaturalist]
- I. f. kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926) Nigeria, Fernando Póo
  - frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (Epamera); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 397
  - Epamera frater kumboae; [BAFR], 502 (text)
  - Epamera hemicyanus kumboae; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 385
  - Epamera kumboae; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) frater kumboae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus frater kumboae; [iNaturalist]
- I. f. kamerunica (Riley, 1928) Cameroun
  - Epamera hemicyanus kamerunica Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 385, pl. 10, 11, f. 16; TL: Bitje on the Ja River
  - Epamera frater camerunica[sic, kamerunica]; [BAFR], 502 (text)
  - Epamera hemicyanus kamerunica; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) frater kamerunica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus frater kamerunica; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962 SW.Uganda (Kigezi). See [maps]
- Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24: 1167
- Epamera pseudofrater; [BAFR], 502; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) pseudofrater; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus pseudofrater; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969 W.Uganda (Mongiro). See [maps]
- Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31: 99
- Epamera mongiro; [BAFR], 502 (text); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) mongiro; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mongiro; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 395
- Epamera bansana; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) bansana; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bansana; [BK], 196 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. b. bansana W.Cameroun (Banso Mts.)
  - Epamera bansana bansana; [BAFR], 503
  - Iolaus (Epamera) bansana bansana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- I. b. yalae (Riley, 1928) E.Uganda, W.Kenya Yala Sapphire
  - Epamera bansana yalae Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 385, pl. 10, 11, f. 17, 18; TL: Kenya Colony, Yala R., S. edge of Kakumga Forest, 4800-5300
  - Epamera bansana yalae; [BAFR], 503; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) bansana yalae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus yalae; [BK]: 195, pl. 18, f. 223; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on Loranthus [BK]
Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904; Entomologist 37: 203
- Epamera hemicyanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 384; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus hemicyanus; [iNaturalist]
- I. h. hemicyanus Uganda, W.Kenya
  - bryki Aurivillius, 1925; Ent. Tidskr. 46: 210; TL: E.Africa
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
  - toroensis (Riley, 1929) (Epamera); Trans. R. ent. Soc. 77: 495
    
    = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
  - Epamera hemicyanus hemicyanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 384; [BAFR], 503
  - Epamera hemicyanus toroensis; [CoL]
  - Epamera torvensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus hemicyanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bryki; [CoL]
  - Iolaus hemicyanus hemicyanus; [BK]: 196, pl. 18, f. 224; [iNaturalist]
- I. h. barbara Suffert, 1904 Cameroun, Fernando Póo
  - Jolaus barbara Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 62; TL: Victoria, Camerun
  - Jolaus mildbraedi Schultze, 1912; Ent. Rundsch. 29 (14): 93; TL: Molunda
  - Epamera yokoana Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 396
    
    = Epamera barbara mildbraedi; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 391
    = Iolaus hemicyanus mildbraedi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
  - Epamera barbara mildbraedi; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 391
  - Epamera barbara; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 391; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Epamera hemicyanus barbara; [BAFR], 503 (text)
  - Epamera hemicyanus mildbraedi; [CoL]
  - Epamera yokoana; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus barbara; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus mildbraedi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
  - Iolaus hemicyanus barbara; [iNaturalist]
  - Iolaus mildbraedi; [CoL]
  - mildbraedi; Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
- I. h. barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Zaire, Congo Republic
  - Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 92, pl. 15, f. 66-67; TL: Bafwaboli, Tshopo River
  - Epamera barbara barnsi; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 391
  - Epamera barnsi; [CoL]
  - Epamera hemicyanus barnsi; [BAFR], 503
  - Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus barnsi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus hemicyanus barnsi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893 Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo. See [maps]
- Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2): 220
- Epamera mirabilis Druce, 1903; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11: 71
  - = Epamera aethria; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 390
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 144; [AfrL]
- Epamera aethria; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 390, pl. 10, 11, f. 25 ♀; [BAFR], 503; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) aethria; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 144; [AfrL]
- Iolaus aethria; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928) Angola, S.Zaire, Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (Ukerewe I.), W.Mozambique?. See [maps]
- Epamera violacea Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 386, pl. 10, 11, f. 19-20; TL: Angola, Pungo Andongo; Belgian Congo, Tanganyika Distr, M'pala ?
- katanganus Romieux, 1934; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 16 (3): 141
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148
- Epamera violacea; [BAFR], 503; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) violacea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus violacea; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896) NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast). See [maps]
- Epamera mermis Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100): 285; TL: Dar-es-Salaam
- Epamera mermis; [BAFR], 503; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) mermis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mermis; [BK]: 196, pl. 18, f. 225; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898 Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Epamera) agnes Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 18: 219; TL: Cameroun
- Epamera agnes; [BAFR], 503; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) agnes; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 144; [AfrL]
- Iolaus agnes; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928) Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire (Shaba, Kivu). See [maps]
- Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 388, pl. 10, 11, f. 21; TL: Port. E. Africa, valley of Kola River, near Mt. Chiperone, 1500-2000ft
- Epamera bakeri; [BAFR], 503; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bakeri; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865 -. See [maps]
- Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 42, pl. 19, f. 11-12
- Epamera iasis; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 384; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) iasis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus iasis; [iNaturalist]
- I. i. iasis Senegal - Cameroun, Gabon, Angola
  - Jolaus bertha Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 66; TL: Kete-Kratji, Togo
    
    = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146
  - Epamera iasis iasis; [BAFR], 503
  - Iolaus (Epamera) iasis iasis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 355; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus bertha; [CoL]
  - Iolaus iasis iasis; [iNaturalist]
- I. i. albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 Uganda, W.Kenya
  - iasis albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904; Entomologist 37: 204
  - Epamera iasis albomaculata; [BAFR], 503 (text)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) iasis albomaculatus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 146; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus albomaculatus; [CoL]
  - Iolaus iasis albomaculatus; [BK]: 196, pl. 18, f. 226; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on Loranthus [BK]
Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910) Sierra Leone - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps]
- Epamera sibella Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 372, pl. 35, f. 2; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons
- Epamera sibella; [BAFR], 504; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) sibella; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 356; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 148; [AfrL]
- Iolaus sibella; [BK]: 196, pl. 18, f. 227; [iNaturalist]
?Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869 Sierra Leone (Sherbro I.). See [maps]
- Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 33-34; TL: Sherborough Island
- Argiolaus belli; [CoL]
- Epamera belli; [BAFR], 504 (text)
- Iolaus (Epamera) belli; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 356; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
- Iolaus belli; [iNaturalist]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Iolaus belli; Aurivillius, 1898, K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 325
  
  = Iolaus pollux pollux; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147
Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1863) Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Congo Republic?, Uganda?. See [maps]
- Myrina maesa Hewitson, 1863; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 27, pl. 11, f. 4-5; TL: Sierra Leone
- Argiolaus maesa; [CoL]
- Epamera maesa; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382, pl. 10, 11, f. 12; [BAFR], 504; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) maesa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 147; [AfrL]
- Iolaus maesa; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966 Ivory Coast. See [maps]
- Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 28: 1573
- Epamera banco; [BAFR], 504 (text); [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) banco; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003, Metamorphosis 14 (3): 76; [AfrL]
- Iolaus banco; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus creta (Hewitson, 1878) S.Nigeria - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, W.Uganda (Bwamba). See [maps]
- Myrina creta Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 24, pl. 3b, f. 99-100; TL: Congo
- Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 91, pl. 15, f. 70-71; TL: Bafwaboli, Tshope River
  - = Epamera creta; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 389
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
- alberici Dufrane, 1945; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81: 120; TL: Kivu
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145
- Epamera creta; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 389; [BAFR], 504
- Epamera fuscomarginata; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) creta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 145; [AfrL]
- Iolaus alberici; [CoL]
- Iolaus creta; [iNaturalist]
- Myrina creta; [CoL]

Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008 Nigeria, Cameroon. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Epamera) adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008; Metamorphosis 19 (2): 71; TL: Nigeria, Cross River State, Obudu Plateau, 1300m, (06°26N 09°19E)
- Iolaus adorabilis; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
- Iolaus (Epamera) bamptoni; [AfrL]
- Iolaus bamptoni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
- congdoni (Kielland, 1985) (Epamera)
- Epamera congdoni; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Epamera) congdoni; [AfrL]
- Iolaus congdoni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998 Guinea. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Epamera) djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998; Metamorphosis 9 (2): 81; TL: Guinea, Fouta Djalon, Labe
- Iolaus (Epamera) djaloni; [AfrL]
- Iolaus djaloni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
- Iolaus (Epamera) helenae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus helenae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
- Epamera normani; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus (Epamera) normani; [AfrL]
- Iolaus normani; [iNaturalist]
- I. n. meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005
  - Iolaus (Epamera) normani meamui; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus normani meamui; [iNaturalist]
- I. n. normani (Larsen, 1986)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) normani normani; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus normani normani; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Aphniolaus Druce, 1902

Aphniolaus Druce, 1902; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2): 117; TS: Myrina pallene Wallengren

Subgenus Aphniolaus (Aiolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137
Subgenus Aphniolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 197; [AfrL]
Aphniolaus; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Aphniolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857) Natal - S.Sudan, Angola, S.Zaire (Shaba), Kenya, S.Sudan. See [maps] Saffron Sapphire
- Myrina pallene Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4): 36
- Aphniolaus pallene; [BAFR], 510; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Aphniolaus) pallene; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 138; [AfrL]
- Iolaus pallene; [PBSA]; [BK]: 197, pl. 18, f. 228; [iNaturalist]
- Myrina pallene; Hewitson, 1863, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 37; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 27, pl. 3b, f. 113-114
Larva on Ximenia caffra [PBSA]

Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1336; TS: Jolaus parasilanus Rebel

Subgenus Philiolaus (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 136; [BK], 197; [AfrL]
Philiolaus; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Philiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871 Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, C.Zaire (Kasai). See [maps]
- Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 409
- Jolaus julianus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 144, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Argiolaus alcibiades; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus alcibiades; [BAFR], 508
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) alcibiades; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 351; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) alcibiades; [AfrL]
- Iolaus alcibiades; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus julianus; [CoL]
Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon. See [maps]
- Anthene calisto Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 6
- Thecla calisto Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 487
- Argiolaus calisto; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus calisto; [BAFR], 509
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) calisto; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto; [AfrL]
- Iolaus calisto; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41; [BK], 197 (note); [iNaturalist]
Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 79; TL: Wak, Ngaoundéré, N.Cameroun
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) christofferi; [AfrL]
- Iolaus christofferi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Senegal - N.Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda. See [maps]
- Lycaena ismenias Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 1-2
- Iolaphilus ismenias; [BAFR], 509; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias; [AfrL]
- Iolaus ismenias; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41; [iNaturalist]
- I. i. ismenias
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) ismenias ismenias; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias ismenias; [AfrL]
- I. i. piaggiae Oberthür, 1883 Ethiopia
  - Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883; Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 18: 730, pl. 9, f. 6
  - Iolaphilus ismenias piaggiae; [CoL]
  - Iolaphilus piaggiae; [BAFR], 509
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias piaggiae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus piaggiae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898 Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun. See [maps]
- Jolaus (Epamera) laonides Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 18: 218; TL: Sierra Leone
- Epamera laonides; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus laonides; [BAFR], 509
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) laonides; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides; [AfrL]
- Iolaus laonides; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003 Ghana. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 90; TL: Ghana, Volta region, Likpe
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) likpe; Collins & Larsen, 2008, Metamorphosis 19 (2): 68; [AfrL]
- Iolaus likpe; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890 Sierra Leone - Cameroun. See [maps]
- Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 30; TL: W.Africa, Gambia
- Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 144; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = Argiolaus lukabas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380
  - = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Jolaus julius Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 146; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = Argiolaus lukabas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380
  - = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus lekanion; [CoL]
- Argiolaus lukabas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380
- Iolaphilus lukabas; [BAFR], 508; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) lukabas; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) lukabas; [AfrL]
- Iolaus julius; [CoL]
- Iolaus lukabas; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003 Guinea. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) mane Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 81; TL: Guinea, Fouta Djalon, Labé area
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) mane; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mane; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 Nigeria. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) newporti Larsen, 1994; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 106 (11-12): 197; TL: Zuru, Sokoto State, Nigeria
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) newporti; [AfrL]
- Iolaus newporti; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008 Nigeria. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008; Metamorphosis 19 (2): 69; TL: Nigeria, Cross River State, Obudu Plateau, 1300m (06°26N 09°19E)
- Iolaus ofere; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890 Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, W.Zaire. See [maps]
- Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 30; TL: W.Africa, Lagos
- Jolaus elisa Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 65; TL: Misahöhe, Togo
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus paneperata; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus paneperata; [BAFR], 508
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) paneperata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) paneperata; [AfrL]
- Iolaus elisa; [CoL]
- Iolaus paneperata; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914 -. See [maps]
- Jolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914; Ann. Mus. Wien. 28: 266
- Argiolaus parasilanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 377
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus parasilanus; [iNaturalist]
- Philiolaus parasilanus; [CoL]
- I. p. parasilanus shores of (Lake Tanganyika)
  - Argiolaus parasilanus parasilanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 378, pl. 10, 11, f. 1
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus parasilanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus; [iNaturalist]
  - Philiolaus parasilanus parasilanus; [BAFR], 510
- I. p. mabillei (Riley, 1928) N.Angola (Cabinda), Congo Republic, Gabon, Zaire
  - Argiolaus parasilanus mabillei Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 378, pl. 10, 11, f. 2-3; TL: Portuguese Congo, Landana
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus mabillei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus parasilanus mabillei; [iNaturalist]
  - Philiolaus parasilanus mabillei; [BAFR], 510 (text); [CoL]
- I. p. divaricatus (Riley, 1928) W.Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire
  - Argiolaus parasilanus divaricatus Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 377, pl. 10, 11, f. 4-5; TL: Kenya Colony, Nandi Plateau
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus divaricatus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus parasilanus divaricatum; [BK]: 197, pl. 18, f. 229
  - Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus; [iNaturalist]
  - Philiolaus parasilanus divaricata; [CoL]
  - Philiolaus parasilanus divaricatum; [BAFR], 510
  Larva on (as divaricatum) Loranthus [BK]
- I. p. maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Ghana
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1340
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus parasilanus maesseni; [iNaturalist]
  - Philiolaus parasilanus maesseni; [BAFR], 510 (text); [CoL]
Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928) -. See [maps]
- Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 379, pl. 10, 11, f. 9; TL: Uganda, Entebbe
- Argiolaus poecilaon; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) poecilaon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon; [AfrL]
- Iolaus poecilaon; [iNaturalist]
- I. p. poecilaon Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic, Cameroun, Nigeria
  - Iolaphilus poecilaon; [BAFR], 510
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon poecilaon; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus poecilaon poecilaon; [iNaturalist]
- I. p. fisheri Heath, 1983 Zambia
  - Iolaus poecilaon fisheri Heath, 1983; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10): 149
  - Argiolaus poecilaon fisheri; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon fisheri; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus poecilaon fisheri; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970 Ghana (Angoega). See [maps]
- Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. noire (A) 32: 769
- Iolaphilus theodori; [BAFR], 510 (text)
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) theodori; [AfrL]
- Iolaus theodori; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 NW.Uganda. See [maps]
- vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1319
- Iolaphilus vansomereni; [BAFR], 509; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) vansomereni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) vansomereni; [AfrL]
- Iolaus vansomereni; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1298, 1253; TS: Iolaus menas Druce

Subgenus Iolaphilus (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [BK], 198; [AfrL]
Iolaphilus; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Iolaphilus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus menas Druce, 1890 Gambia - Gabon, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps]
- Iolaus menas Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 29; TL: W.Africa, Gambia
- Iolaphilus menas; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 351; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
- Iolaus menas; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. menas Gambia, Senegal, N.Nigeria, Sudan, Gabon
  - Iolaphilus menas menas; [BAFR], 507
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas menas; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus menas menas; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. tatiana (D'Abrera, 1980)
  - Iolaphilus menas tatiana D'Abrera, 1980; : 507; TL: Mehi, West Madi, White Nile, Uganda
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas tatiana; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus menas tatiana; [BK]: 198, pl. 18, f. 231; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961) SW.Uganda. See [maps]
- henryi (Stempffer, 1961) (Iolaphilus); Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 23: 88
- Iolaphilus henryi; [BAFR], 507; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) henryi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
- Iolaus henryi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875 Natal, Transvaal - Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire, SE.Angola, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 87, n. 29
- anesius Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 177
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus trimeni; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus trimeni; [BAFR], 507; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
- Iolaus anesius; [CoL]
- Iolaus trimeni; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus spp., L. braunii [PBSA]
Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 NW.Cameroun (Mt Atlantika). See [maps]
- Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 12, pl. 3, f. 1
- Iolaphilus schultzei; [BAFR], 507 (text)
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) schultzei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
- Iolaus schultzei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 Gambia, Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Gabon, Congo Republic. See [maps]
- Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 9, pl. 4, f. 41-43; TL: Sherborough Island
- Jolaus matilda Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 64; TL: Bismarckburg, Togo
  - = Iolaus julus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaphilus iulus; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus julus[sic, iulus]; [BAFR], 507
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 351; Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003, Metamorphosis 14 (3): 77 (note); [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) julus[sic, iulus]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus iulus; [iNaturalist]
- Iolaus matilda; [CoL]
?Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891) -. See [maps]
- Jolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 148; TL: Sierra Leone
- Iolaphilus aelianus; [CoL]
- Iolaus aelianus; [iNaturalist]
- I. a. aelianus Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Isiro)
  - Iolaphilus aelianus aelianus; [BAFR], 508
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) aelianus aelianus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 351; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- I. a. entebbeae (Riley, 1928) Uganda, SE.Zaire
  - Argiolaus jamesoni entebbeae Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 376, pl. 10, 11, f. 6-7; TL: Uganda, Entebbe
  - Iolaphilus aelianus entebbeae; [BAFR], 508; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) aelianus entebbae[sic, entebbeae]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
- Argiolaus jamesoni Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 145; TL: Kisangani, Yambuya,Aruwimi R.
  - = Iolaus aelianus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Argiolaus jamesoni jamesoni; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 376
- Argiolaus jamesoni; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 376; [BAFR], 508 (text)
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) jamesoni; [AfrL]; Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003, Metamorphosis 14 (3): 77 (note)
- Iolaus jamesoni; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928) Cameroun, Gabon, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps] Gabon Sapphire
- Argiolaus gabunica Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 375, pl. 10, 11, f. 8; TL: Gaboon
- Argiolaus gabunica; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus gabunica; [BAFR], 508
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003, Metamorphosis 14 (3): 77 (note); [AfrL]
- Iolaus gabunica; [BK]: 198, pl. 19, f. 232; [iNaturalist]
- I. g. gabunica Riley, 1928
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica gabunica; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus gabunica gabunica; [iNaturalist]
- I. g. mbami (Libert, 1993)
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) gabunica mbami; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus gabunica mbami; [iNaturalist]

Iolaus alexanderi Warren-Gash, 2003 Ivory Coast. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) alexanderi Warren-Gash, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 77; TL: Côte d'Ivoire, Tai National Park
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) alexanderi; [AfrL]
- Iolaus alexanderi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000 Ivory Coast. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (2): 64; TL: Western Côte d'Ivoire, Bénéby
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) carolinae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus carolinae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998 C.A.R.. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998; Metamorphosis 9 (2): 82; TL: C.A.R., Yakoli (nr Bangui)
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) icipe; [AfrL]
- Iolaus icipe; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus shaba Collins & Larsen, 1995
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) shaba; [AfrL]
- Iolaus shaba; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Argiolaus Druce, 1891

Argiolaus Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 143; TS: Anops silas Westwood

Subgenus Argiolaus (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 129; [BK], 199; [AfrL]
Argiolaus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 375; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Argiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus aequatorialis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Uganda, Zaire, Gabon. See [maps]
- aequatorialis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1322
- Iolaphilus aequatorialis; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus equatorialis[sic?]; [BAFR], 509
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) aequatorialis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) aequatorialis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Iolaus aequatorialis; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bergeri (Stempffer, 1954) NE.Zaire (Yindi). See [maps]
- bergeri (Stempffer, 1954) (Argiolaus); Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27: 27
- Argiolaus bergeri; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus bergeri; [BAFR], 510 (text)
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) bergeri; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) bergeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus bergeri; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus caesareus Aurivillius, 1895 Cameroun, Zaire. See [maps]
- Jolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16: 213; TL: Itoki
- Argiolaus caesareus; [CoL]
- Iolaphilus caesareus; [BAFR], 509 (text)
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) caesareus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus caesareus; [iNaturalist]
- I. c. caesareus
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus caesareus; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus caesareus caesareus; [iNaturalist]
- I. c. cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000 Republic of Congo
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) caesareus cleopatrae Collins & Larsen, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (2): 63; TL: Republic of Congo, Odzala National Park
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) caesareus cleopatrae; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus caesareus cleopatrae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus cottrelli Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Zambia, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps] Cottrell's Sapphire
- cottrelli Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1330
- Iolaphilus cottrelli; [BAFR], 510; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) cottrelli; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) cottrelli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus cottrelli; [BK]: 198, pl. 19, f. 234; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus crawshayi (Butler, [1901]) Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, E.Zaire. See [maps] Crawshay's Sapphire
- crawshayi (Butler, [1901]) (Argiolaus); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1900 (4): 926, pl. 58, f. 3
- Argiolaus crawshayi; [EBW]; [CoL]
- Argiolaus silas crawshayi; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi; [AfrL]
- Iolaus crawshayi; [BK]: 199, pl. 19, f. 239; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus [BK]
- I. c. crawshayi E.Kenya (E of Rift Valley)
  - Argiolaus crawshayi crawshayi; [BAFR], 506
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi crawshayi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi crawshayi; [BK], 200 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. c. maureli Dufrane, 1954 Ethiopia, S.Somalia, NE.Kenya (Mt Kulal)
  - crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90: 283
  - Argiolaus crawshayi maureli; [BAFR], 507 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi maureli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi maureli; [BK], 200 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. c. nyanzae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 W.Kenya, E.Uganda
  - crawshayi nyanzae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1291
  - Argiolaus crawshayi nyanzae; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi nyanzae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi nyanza[sic?]; [BK], 200 (note)
  - Iolaus crawshayi nyanzae; [iNaturalist]
- I. c. elgonae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 W.Kenya (Mt Elgon)
  - crawshayi elgonae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1291
  - Argiolaus crawshayi elgonae; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi elgonae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi elgonae; [BK], 200 (note); [iNaturalist]
- I. c. niloticus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 N.Uganda (West Nile District)
  - crawshayi niloticus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1293
  - Argiolaus crawshayi niloticus; [BAFR], 506; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi niloticus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi niloticus; [iNaturalist]
- I. c. littoralis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 E.Kenya, E.Tanzania
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi littoralis Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1295
  - Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis; [BAFR], 507; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi littoralis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus crawshayi littoralis; [BK], 199 (note); [iNaturalist]
Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983
- Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10): 152
- Iolaphilus dianae; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) dianae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus dianae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Angola, E.Zaire, W.Tanzania, Uganda, W.Kenya. See [maps] Ituri Sapphire
- Argiolaus silarus iturensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 91
- Argiolaus silarus ituriensis[sic, iturensis]; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382
- Iolaphilus iturensis; [BAFR], 508; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) iturensis; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iturensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus iturensis; [BK]: 198, pl. 19, f. 233; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus rufescens [BK]
Iolaus kayonza Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 W.Uganda (Kayonza, Kamenga). See [maps]
- kayonza Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1333
- Iolaphilus kayonza; [BAFR], 510; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) kayonza; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) kayonza; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus kayonza; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896) -. See [maps] Pale Sapphire
- Argiolaus silas r. lalos Druce, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100): 286; TL: Dar-es-Salaam
- Argiolaus lalos; [EBW]; [CoL]
- Argiolaus silas lalos; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos; [AfrL]
- Iolaus lalos; [iNaturalist]
- I. l. lalos coast (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania), Usambara, Uluguru, Kilimanjaro Mts, Pemba I., Malawi, Rhodesia
  - Argiolaus lalos lalos; [BAFR], 506
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos lalos; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus lalos lalos; [BK]: 199, pl. 19, f. 238
- I. l. kigezi Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 W.Uganda (Kigezi, Ankole)
  - lalos kigezi Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1287
  - Argiolaus lalos kigezi; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos kigezi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus lalos kigezi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus manasei (Libert, 1993)
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) manasei; [AfrL]
- Iolaus manasei; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus maritimus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 -. See [maps] Coastal Sapphire
- maritimus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1308
- Iolaphilus maritimus; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus maritimus; [BK]: 199, pl. 19, f. 235; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. maritimus E.Kenya (coast)
  - Iolaphilus maritimus maritimus; [BAFR], 508 (text)
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus maritimus; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) maritimus maritimus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
  - Iolaus maritimus maritimus; [iNaturalist]
- I. m. usambara (Stempffer, 1961) NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts)
  - maritimus usambara (Stempffer, 1961) (Iolaphilus); Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 23: 91
  - Iolaphilus maritimus usambara; [BAFR], 508; [CoL]
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus usambara; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) maritimus usambara; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
  - Iolaus maritimus usambara; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Iolaphilus montana Kielland, 1978; Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4): 199, f. 31, pl. 11, f. 46-49; TL: Tanzania, Mpanda, Wanzizi Hills, 1450
- Iolaphilus montana; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) montana; [AfrL]
- Iolaus montana; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus ndolae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 N.Zambia (Ndola), Malawi. See [maps]
- ndolae Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1313
- Iolaphilus ndolae; [BAFR], 509; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) ndolae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) ndolae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus ndolae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994 Zambia. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) pamae Heath, 1994; Metamorphosis 5 (1): 31 (repl. Iolaus (Philiolaus) pamelae Heath, 1983)
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) pamelae Heath, 1983; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10): 160 (preocc. Epamera mimosae pamelae Dickson, 1976)
  - = ; Heath, 1994, Metamorphosis 5 (1): 31
- Iolaphilus pamelae; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) pamae; [AfrL]
- Iolaus pamae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885 Zululand, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire, Tanzania, SW.Kenya. See [maps]
- Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885; Ent. mon. Mag. 22: 154; TL: Delagoa Bay, East Africa
- Jolaus silas lasius Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 70; TL: Konde-Unyika, Nord-Nyassa-See
  - = Iolaus silas silarus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131
- Argiolaus silas lasius; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 381
- Argiolaus silas silarus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 381; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus; [AfrL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) silas silarus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131
- Iolaus silarus; [BK]: 199, pl. 19, f. 237; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus [BK]
- I. s. silarus
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus silarus; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silarus silarus; [iNaturalist]
- I. s. brainei Henning & Henning, 1984
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus brainei; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus silarus brainei; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus silas (Westwood, 1851) -. See [maps]
- Anops silas Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 74, f. 5
- Iolaus silas Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 481
- Argiolaus silas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 381; [EBW]; [CoL]
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) silas; [AfrL]
- Iolaus silas; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41; [PBSA]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Loranthus elegans, L. dregei, L. usuiensis [PBSA]
- I. s. silas Cape, Natal, Transvaal
  - Thecla nega Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1: 51-52
    
    = Argiolaus silas silas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 381
  - Argiolaus silas silas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 381; [BAFR], 506
  - Iolaus (Argiolaus) silas silas; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131
Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985
- Iolaus (Argiolaus) stewarti; [AfrL]
- Iolaus stewarti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928

Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 392; TS: Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley

Subgenus Pseudiolaus (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 126; [BK], 200; [AfrL]
Pseudiolaus; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Pseudiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus lulua (Riley, 1944) Zululand. See [maps]
- Pseudiolaus poultoni lulua Riley, 1944; Entomologist 77: 28
- Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) lulua; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 127; [AfrL]
- Iolaus lulua; [iNaturalist]
- Pseudiolaus lulua; [BAFR], 505; [CoL]
Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928) Mozambique - Kenya. See [maps] Poulton's Sapphire
- Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 392, pl. 10, 11, f. 27; TL: Kenya Colony, nr. Wangi, on coast
- Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) poultoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 127; [AfrL]
- Iolaus poultoni; [BK]: 200, pl. 19, f. 240; [iNaturalist]
- Pseudiolaus poultoni; [BAFR], 505; [CoL]
Larva on Loranthus [BK]

Subgenus Tanuetheira Druce, 1891

Tanuetheira Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 148; TS: Papilio timon Fabricius

Subgenus Tanuetheira (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 128; [AfrL]
Tannetheira; [NHM-BMW]
Tannetheira[sic, Tanuetheira]; Sharp, [1892], Zool. Rec. 28 (year 1891) (Ins): 205 (missp.)
Tanuetheira; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 374; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Tanuetheira (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787) -. See [maps]
- Papilio timon Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 65
- prometheus (Druce, 1891) (Tanuetheira); Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 149; TL: Sierra Leone
- Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon prometheus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 129
- Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon; [AfrL]
- Iolaus timon; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 10; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 29, pl. 4a, f. 57; [iNaturalist]
- Tannetheira timon; [BOW]: pl. 127, f. 1
- Tanuetheira timon prometheus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 375; [CoL]
- Tanuetheira timon; [EBW]; [CoL]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Papilio timon; Donovan, 1825, Nat. Repos. 3: pl. 97
- I. t. timon Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, W.Zaire, N.Angola
  - Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon timon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 129; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 350; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus timon timon; [iNaturalist]
  - Tanuetheira timon timon; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 375; [BAFR], 506
- I. t. congoensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) E.Zaire Congo Long-tailed Blue
  - Tanuetheira prometheus congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 90, pl. 15, f. 74; TL: Albertville, Tanganyika
  - Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon congoensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 129; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus timon congoensis; [iNaturalist]
  - Tanuetheira timon congoensis; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]
- I. t. orientius Hulstaert, 1924 Uganda
  - timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 177
  - Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon orientius; [AfrL]
  - Iolaus orientius; [CoL]
  - Iolaus timon orientius; [iNaturalist]
  - Tanuetheira timon orientius; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 375; [BAFR], 506 (text); [CoL]

Subgenus Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898

Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 29, 317; TS: Hypolycaena mermeros Mabille

Subgenus Trichiolaus (Iolaus); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 127; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Trichiolaus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Trichiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437

Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypolycaena mermeros Mabille, 1878; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3: 82
- Iolaus (Trichiolaus) mermeros; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 128; [MadL]; [AfrL]
- Iolaus mermeros; [iNaturalist]
- Trichiolaus mermeros; [BAFR], 505; [CoL]
Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879 Madagascar. See [maps]
- Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21): 231
- leucoceros (Oberthür, 1916) (Hypolycaena); Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11: 173
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 128
- Iolaus (Trichiolaus) argentarius; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 128; [MadL]; [AfrL]
- Iolaus argentarius; [iNaturalist]
- Trichiolaus argentarius; [BAFR], 505; [CoL]

Unmatched external taxa

Iolaus brazza; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus bundali; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus cervinus; [CoL]
Iolaus collinsi; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus freyaallanae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus gatamaiya; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus ivani; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus jadwigae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus kupe; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus liberiana; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus malaikae; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus njombe; [iNaturalist]
Iolaus uluguru; [iNaturalist]

Unknown or unplaced taxa

hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) (Argiolus); J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2: 77; TL: W.Africa

Argiolaus hollandi; [CoL]

Epamera albertia; [CoL]

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References:

[AJA]
African Journal Archive
[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!
[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
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[SEG]
Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft; Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft; = Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse = Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society
[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.

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Aurivillius, 1898
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Bethune-Baker, 1924
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Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Butler, 1879
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Butler, [1886]
An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 756-776, pl. 47
Butler, 1896
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Butler, [1901]
On two consignments of Butterflies collected by Mr. Richard Crawshay in the Kikuyu Country of British E. Africa in 1899 and 1900 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1900 (4) : 911-946, pl. 58
Clench, 1965
Notes on som African Theclinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72 : 237-244 (1964)
Collins & Larsen, 1998
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Collins & Larsen, 2000
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Collins & Larsen, 2008
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Cramer, [1780]
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[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Dickson, 1976
Six new Southern African Butterflies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 (11): 273-280, (12): 307-314, 2pls
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Westwood, 1851; Westwood, 1852
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Druce, 1885
Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 22: 154 : 154-156
Druce, 1890
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Druce, 1891
On some African Butterflies hitherto referred to the Genus Iolaus, with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 139-150
Druce, 1896
Descriptions of some East-African Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100) : 285-286
Druce, 1902
On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2) : 112-121, pl. 11-12
Druce, 1903
Descriptions of Four new Species of West-African Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 : 69-72
Druce, 1910
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Druce, 1912
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Dufrane, 1945
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Dufrane, 1954
Sur quelques Lycaenidae d'Afrique Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90 : 282-286
Eliot, 1973
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Ehrmann, 1894
New west African butterflies J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2 : 77-78
Riley in Eltringham, Poulton, Riley & Talbot, 1929
African Rhopalocera: Descriptions and notes Trans. R. ent. Soc. 77 : 475-505, pl. 30-31
Fabricius, 1787
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Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19 : 1-438
Gifford, 1965
A list of the butterflies of Malawi Butterflies of Malawi : 1-151
Grose-Smith, 1889
Descriptions of twenty-four new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. Last in the neighbourhood of Mombasa, East Coast of Africa, in the Collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 121-137
Hawker-Smith, 1928
New forms of Lycaenidae in the Musee du Congo Belge at Tervuren Rev. zool. afr. 16 : 214-216
Heath, 1983
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Heath, 1994
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Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
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Hewitson, 1863; Hewitson, 1865; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1878
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Hewitson, 1873
Descriptions of nine new species of Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 122-125
Hewitson, 1875
Descriptions of six new species of butterflies from South America, West Africa, and Borneo Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 182-184
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hulstaert, 1924
Lycaenidae nouveaux des Collections du Musée du Congo Belge Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12 : 112-122, : 173-194
Joicey & Talbot, 1921
New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44-118, pl. 5-16
Karsch, 1893
Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). 1. Abtheilung: Apterygota, Odonata, Orthoptera Saltatoria,Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2) : 1-266, pl. 1-6
Karsch, 1895
Aethiopische Rhopaloceren. I & II Ent. Nachr. 21 (18): 275-286, (19/20): 289-322
Kielland, 1978
A provisional checklist of the Rhopalocera of the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 147-237
Kirby, 1871
A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp : 1-690
Lamas, 2007
Four new names for Afrotropical Lycaenidae Metamorphosis 18 (4) : 128-130
Larsen, 1994
Iolaus newporti, a new species of Lycaenidae from Nigeria (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Ent. Rec. J. Var. 106 (11-12) : 197-200
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
Lathy, 1903
An Account of a Collection of Rhopalocera made on the Anambara Creek in Nigeria, West Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2) : 182-206, pl. 8
[MadL]; Lees, Kremen & Raharitsimba, 2003
Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist in Goodman & Benstead, Nat. Hist. Madagascar : 762-793
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1878
Lepidoptera Africana Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3 : 81-95
Oberthür, 1883
Spedizione Italiana nell'Africa Equatoriale. Risultati zoologici. I. Lepidotteri Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15: 129-186, pl. 1 (1880), 18: 709-740, pl. 9 (1883)
Oberthür, 1916
Lépidoptères de Madagascar Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 123-174, pl. 331-337
Plötz, 1880
Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307
Rebel, 1914
Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauernach. Zentralafrika. 1909-1911. Lepidoptera Ann. Mus. Wien. 28 : 219-294, pl. 17-24
Riley, 1928
Notes on Iolaus, Argiolaus and related genera, with descriptions of new species, subspecies and a new genus Novit. zool. 34 : 374-394, pl. 10-11
Riley, 1944
Two new South African Lycaenidae Entomologist 77 : 28-29
Romieux, 1934
Description de lepidopteres nouveaux du Haut-Katanga (Congo Belge) Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 16 (3) : 139-147, pl. 4
Röber, 1900
Neue Schmetterlinge Ent. Nachr. 26 (13) : 199-204
Schultze, 1912
Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem tropischen Westafrika Ent. Rundsch. 29 (14) : 91-93
Schultze, 1916
Neue Rhopaloceren aus Kamerun Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (7): 159-167, (11): 110-112
Sharpe, 1904
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae form Equatorial Africa Entomologist 37 : 202-204
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Staudinger, 1891
Neue exotische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 61-157, pl. 1-2
Staudinger, 1897
Drei neue paläarktische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1) : 152-156
Stempffer, 1948
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Revue Fr. Ent. 15 : 185-196
Stempffer, 1950
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Revue Fr. Ent. 17 : 135-149
Stempffer, 1951
Contribution à l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (8) : 119-128
Stempffer, 1954
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de l'Afrique Equatoriale Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27 : 7-48
Stempffer, 1956
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae l'Afrique Equatoriale Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 49 : 1-54
Stempffer, 1961
Complement a la revision des genres du groupe des Iolaus (Lep. Lycaenidae) Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 23 : 88-101
Stempffer, 1962
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae de l'Afrique tropicale et équatoriale Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24 : 1135-1181
Stempffer, 1966
Liste des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de Cote d'Ivoire actuellement connus Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 28 : 1554-1586
Stempffer, 1967
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae d'Afrique tropicale et equatoriale Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 29 : 978-1000
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Stempffer, 1969
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31 : 87-101
Stempffer, 1970
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. noire (A) 32 : 767-772
Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
Révision des genres appartenant au groupe des Iolaus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1243-1347 (1958), 21 (1): 227-325 (1959)
Stevenson, 1937
Lycaenidae of the Northern and North-Eastern parts of the South African Subregion Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6) : 14-48, 3pls
Suffert, 1904
Neue afrikansche Tagfalter aus dem kön. zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 12-107, pl. 1-3
Talbot, 1935
New species and forms of African Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 71 : 69-78, : 115-127, : 147-153
Talbot, 1937
New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86 : 59-72
Trimen, 1864
Descriptions of some New Species of Butterflies found in Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 175-180
Trimen, 1873
On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1
Trimen, 1874
On some new species of South African Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 329-342
Trimen, 1895
On some new species of Butterflies from Tropical and Extra Tropical S. Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 181-194, pl. 5
Trimen, 1898
On some new or little-known Species of African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1) : 1-16, pl. 1
Vári, 1976
South African Lepidoptera 7. Descriptions and notes of new taxa of Rhopalocera Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 (13) : 121-144, pl. 13-17
Walker, 1870
A list of the Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (76): 48-57, (80-81): 123-134, (82): 151-155
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
Wallengren, 1875
Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 83-137

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