FAMILY LYCAENIDAE
SUBFAMILY THECLINAE
Swainson, 1830
TRIBE THECLINI
Swainson, 1830
SUBTRIBE IOLAINA
Riley, 1958
Iolaus pallene. Photo courtesy Jeremy Dobson
A large subtribe of 126 Afrotropical species, well represented in both the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions.
Genus Iolaus Hübner, 1819
In: Hübner, 1816-1826. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge: 81 (432 + 72 pp.). Augsburg.
Type-species: Papilio eurisus Cramer, by subsequent designation (Hewitson, 1865 in Hewitson, 1862-78. Illustrations of diurnal lepidoptera. Lycaenidae: 40 (1: 1-228; 2: 95 pp.; Supplement: 1-48.). London.)
= Jolaus auctt. An incorrect subsequent spelling of Iolaus.
An Afrotropical genus containing 123 species. One of the species has a distribution which extends extralimitally. The ‘sapphires’ were reviewed by Stempffer & Bennett (1958, 1959). Farquharson (1921: 376) describes the phenomenon of an “electric” sensation when handling the larvae of certain species of Iolaus. An explanation for this is attempted by Eltringham (1921b: 484).
Subgenus Iolaus Hübner, 1819
In: Hübner, 1816-1826. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge: 81 (432 + 72 pp.). Augsburg.
Type-species: Papilio eurisus Cramer, by subsequent designation (Hewitson, 1865 in Hewitson, 1862-78. Illustrations of diurnal lepidoptera. Lycaenidae: 40 (1: 1-228; 2: 95 pp.; Supplement: 1-48.). London.).
A purely Afrotropical subgenus containing five species.
Iolaus (Iolaus) bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908: 113 (110-126).
Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: “Makala, Congo Free State”.
Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Known only from the holotype.
Habitat:
Early stages: Nothing published.
Larval food: Nothing published.
Iolaus (Iolaus) bolissus Hewitson, 1873
Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 10: 123 (122-125).
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