Type locality: Cameroon: “Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons”.
Distribution: Cameroon, Zambia.
Specific localities:
Zambia – Ikelenge (Heath, et al., 2002); Hillwood Farm, Ikelenge; Mwinilunga (specimens illustrated above).
Habitat:
Early stages: Nothing published.
Larval food: Nothing published.
Iolaus (Epamera) fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (8) (Sciences zoologique) 49: 33 (54 pp.).
Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: “Léopoldville”.
Distribution: Ghana (Volta Region), Nigeria (Cross River loop), Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa, Uele), Uganda, Tanzania (north-west).
An old record from Sierra Leone is probably erroneous (Larsen, 2005a).
Specific localities:
Ghana – Likpe (Maessen teste Larsen, 2005a).
Nigeria – Mkpot 1 in the Oban Hills (Larsen, 2005a; single male).
Common name: Fontaine’s sapphire.
Habitat: Nothing published.
Habits: A scarce species in West Africa (Larsen, 2005a).
Early stages:
Congdon and Bampton, 1996: 18 [larva and pupa illustrated in colour; Kasye Forest, Tanzania].
Larval food:
Tapinanthus erectotruncatus (Loranthaceae) [Congdon and Bampton, 1996: 18; Kasye Forest, Tanzania].
Tapinanthus dependens (Engl.) Danser (Loranthaceae) (flowers) [Congdon and Bampton, 2000: 34].
Iolaus (Epamera) frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Epamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 92 (40-166).
Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: “Between Lindi and Lubila Rivers, N. of Batama”.
Distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania.
Records from the Ivory Coast are probably erroneous (Larsen, 2005a).
Common name: Brotherly sapphire.
Habitat: Upland forest, just below the submontane level (Larsen, 2005a).
Early stages:
Congdon and Bampton, 1996: 18 [larva and pupa illustrated in colour; Kasye Forest, Tanzania; ssp. frater].
Larval food:
Tapinanthus erectotruncatus (Loranthaceae) [Congdon and Bampton, 1996: 18; Kasye Forest, Tanzania; ssp. frater].
Tapinanthus dependens (Engl.) Danser (Loranthaceae) (on flowers) [Congdon and Bampton, 2000: 34].
Iolaus (Epamera) frater frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Epamera frater Joicey & Talbot, 1921. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 92 (40-166).
Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo: “Between Lindi and Lubila Rivers, N. of Batama”.
Distribution: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Tshopo, North Kivu), Tanzania.
Iolaus (Epamera) frater kamerunica (Riley, 1928)
Epamera hemicyanus kamerunica Riley, 1928. Novitates Zoologicae 34: 385 (374-394).
Type locality: Cameroon: “Bitje, Ja River”.
Distribution: Cameroon.
Specific localities:
Cameroon – Bitje, Ja River (TL); Toko in Korup (Larsen, 2005a); Rumpi Hills (Larsen, 2005a).
Iolaus (Epamera) frater kumboae (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 17: 397 (384-402).
Type locality: Nigeria: “Kumbo, Nigeria, 5500 ft”.
Distribution: Nigeria (east), Equatorial Guinea (Island of Bioko).
Iolaus (Epamera) gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
Epamera gemmarius Druce, 1910. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910: 372 (356-378).
Type locality: Cameroon: “Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons, 2000 ft”.
Distribution: Nigeria (south and Cross River loop), Cameroon.
Misattributed to the Ivory Coast fauna by Stempffer (1966) (Larsen, 2005a).
Specific localities:
Nigeria – Oban Hills (Larsen, 2005a).
Cameroon – Bitje, Ja River (TL); Korup (Larsen, 2005a).
Common name: Small jewel sapphire.
Habitat: Forest (Larsen, 2005a).
Habits: An uncommon species. In the Oban Hills, Nigeria males were seen to suddenly dive down from the canopy, settle briefly under a leaf, and then return to the canopy (Larsen, 2005a).
Early stages: Nothing published.
Larval food: Nothing published.
Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886
Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1885: 766 (756-776).
Type locality: Somalia: “Duderi”.
Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia (west), Oman, Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia.
Habitat:
Early stages: Nothing published.
Larval food: Nothing published.
jordanus Staudinger, 1897 (as sp. of Jolaus). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 10: 153 (152-156). Israel/Jordan: “Jordanthal (Palästina)”.
Iolaus (Epamera) handmani (Gifford, 1965)
Epamera handmani Gifford, 1965. A list of the butterflies of Malawi: 52 (151 pp.). Blantyre.
Type locality: Malawi: “Mitsidi Hill, Blantyre”.
Distribution: Malawi. Known only from the type locality.
Habitat:
Early stages: Nothing published.
Larval food: Nothing published.
Iolaus (Epamera) helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
Iolaus (Epamera) helenae Henning & Henning, 1989. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 52: 187 (185-189).
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