Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
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Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Afrique Noire (A) 20 : 1336 (1243-1347). Type-species: Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, by original designation. Synonymised with Argiolaus by Heath , 1983 (Arnoldia. Zimbabwe 9 : 145-164) but used by Collins et al ., (2003) for three new species described by them.
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus Rebel, 1914
Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914. Annalen des (K.K.) Naturhistorischen Museums. Wien 28 : 266 (219-294).
Type locality : Democratic Republic of Congo: “Aus dem Urwalde am Nordwestufer des Tanganika-Sees”.
Distribution : Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.
Common name : Friendly sapphire.
Habitat : Forest.
Habits : Tends to stay high up in the forest canopy but is occasionally attracted to flowers lower down (Larsen, 1991).
Early stages : Nothing published.
Larval food :
Loranthus sp. (Loranthaceae) [Van Someren, 1974: 328].
Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis (Oliv.) M.G. Gilbert (Loranthaceae) [Congdon and Collins , 1998: 96].
Phragmanthera polycrypta (F. Didr.) Balle (Loranthaceae) [Congdon and Collins, 1998: 96].
Phragmanthera brieyi (De Wild) Polh. & Wiens (Loranthaceae) [Congdon and Bampton, 2000: 35].
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914. Annalen des (K.K.) Naturhistorischen Museums. Wien 28 : 266 (219-294).
Type locality : Democratic Republic of Congo: “Aus dem Urwalde am Nordwestufer des Tanganika-Sees”.
Distribution : Democratic Republic of Congo (South Kivu), Tanzania (west).
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus divaricatus (Riley, 1928)
Argiolaus parasilanus divaricatus Riley, 1928. Novitates Zoologicae 34 : 377 (374-394).
Type locality : Kenya: “Kenya Colony: Nandi Plateau, 5,700-6,200 feet”.
Distribution : Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, Tshopo), Uganda, Kenya (west), Tanzania (north-west).
Specific localities :
Kenya – Soy; Kakamega; Yala River; Nandi (Larsen, 1991).
Tanzania – Kere Hill, Minziro Forest (rare); Munene Forest (single female); Kikuru Forest (Congdon and Collins, 1998).
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus mabillei (Riley, 1928)
Argiolaus parasilanus mabillei Riley, 1928. Novitates Zoologicae 34 : 378 (374-394).
Type locality : Angola: “Portuguese Congo, Landana”.
Distribution : Gabon, Congo, Angola (Cabinda), Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur).
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Iolaphilus (?) parasilanus maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958. Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Afrique Noire (A) 20 : 1340 (1243-1347).
Type locality : Ghana: “Togo britannique: Ho”.
Distribution : Ghana, Nigeria (south and Cross River loop).
Specific localities :
Ghana – Ho (TL); Akosombo Dam (Larsen, 2005a)
Nigeria – Agege (Larsen, 2005a); Omo (Larsen, 2005a); Benin (Larsen, 2005a); Okwangwo (Larsen, 2005a); Oban Hills (Larsen, 2005a); Omo Forest (Larsen, 2005a).
Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias (Klug, 1834)
Lycaena ismenias Klug, 1834 in Klug, 1829-45. In : Ehrenburg, C.G., Symbolae Physicae, seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novarum aut minus cognitorum : pl. 40 ([183] pp.).
Type locality : Sudan: “Ambukohl”.
Distribution : Senegal, Guinea-Bissau , Burkina Faso , Ivory Coast (Warren-Gash, pers. comm., 2002), Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia.
Common name : White sapphire.
Habitat : Dry savanna (Collins et al ., 2003). In West Africa it occurs mainly in Sudan savanna but also occurs in the garden suburbs of some cities (Larsen, 2005a).
Early stages : The eggs are laid singly (Larsen, 2005a).
Larval food :
Loranthus species (sensu lato ) (Loranthaceae) [Larsen, 2005a].
Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias ismenias (Klug, 1834)
Lycaena ismenias Klug, 1834 in Klug, 1829-45. In : Ehrenburg, C.G., Symbolae Physicae, seu icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novarum aut minus cognitorum : pl. 40 ([183] pp.).
Type locality : Sudan: “Ambukohl”.
Distribution : Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast (Warren-Gash, pers. comm., 2002), Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (north), Cameroon (north), Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan (south), Uganda.
Specific localities :
Ivory Coast – Abidjan (Larsen, 2005a).
Ghana – Accra (Larsen, 2005a).
Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883
Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale (di Genova) Giacomo Doria 18 : 730 (709-740).
Type locality : Ethiopia: “Kolla di Giagaguè-Agher”.
Distribution : Ethiopia.
Note : Larsen (2005a: 195) is certain that this taxon is specifically distinct but does not formally emend its status.
Iolaus (Philiolaus) christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003
Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003. Metamorphosis 14 (3): 79 (63-110).
Type locality : Cameroon: “Wak, Ngaoundere, northern Cameroun , i.2000”. Holotype (male) in African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi; genitalia SCC 458.
General remarks : Named for the great Swedish lepidopterist of the 19th and early 20th Centuries, P.O. Christoffer Aurivillius (Collins et al ., 2003).
Distribution : Cameroon (north) (known only from the type locality).
Habitat : Dry savanna (Collins et al ., 2003).
Early stages : Nothing published.
Larval food : Nothing published.
Iolaus (Philiolaus) vansomereni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Iolaphilus vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958. Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Afrique Noire (A) 20 : 1319 (1243-1347).
Type locality : Uganda: “Metu Hills, Nil blanc, N.W. Madi, Ouganda”.
Distribution : Uganda (north-west).
Habitat : Savanna (Collins et al ., 2003).
Early stages : Nothing published.
Larval food : Nothing published.
Iolaus (Philiolaus) newporti Larsen, 1994
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) newporti Larsen, 1994. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 106 (11-12): 197 (197-200).
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