Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Lycaenidae Polyommatinae

600x400 (~73Kb) underside India: Subansiri, 31.10.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Anthene rubricinctus (Holland, 1891) Sierra Leone - Uganda, Angola. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes rubricinctus Holland, 1891; Psyche 6: 51; TL: Kangwe, Ogowe River

  • Lycaenesthes rubricincta; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 100, pl. 22, f. 11-12
  • Anthene rubricincta;
  • Lycaenesthes rubricinctus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 21
  • Anthene rubricinctus; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus; [AfrL]
  • A. r. rubricinctus Guinea - Nigeria, Zaire

    • Lycaenesthes musagetes Holland, 1893; Ent. News. 4 (1): 25; TL: Gaboon
      • = Anthene rubricincta ; Clench, 1963, Entomol. News 74: (43-49) ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 366
      • = Anthene rubricinctus ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus ; [AfrL]

    • Lycaenesthes musagetes; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 125; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 21, pl. 5, f. 5
    • Anthene musagetes; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 8
    • Anthene rubricincta rubricincta; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 366; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194
    • Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus; [BAFR], 526 (text)
    • Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus rubricinctus; [AfrL]
  • A. r. anadema (Druce, 1905) Angola, S.Zaire, N.Zambia, Malawi

    • Lycaenesthes anadema Druce, 1905; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1905 (2): 258; TL: N.W. Rhodesia

    • Lycaenesthes anadema; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 22
    • Anthene rubricinctus anadema; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 526 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus anadema; [AfrL]
  • A. r. jeanneli Stempffer, 1961 W.Kenya, Uganda, E.Zaire

    • Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961; Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94: 64 (repl. elgonensis Stempffer, 1936)
    • Anthene musagetes elgonensis Stempffer, 1936; Revue Fr. Ent. 3: 135 (preocc.)
      • = Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
    • Anthene musagetes elgonensis ab. latefasciata Stempffer, 1944; Revue Fr. Ent. 10: 50; TL: Malange
      • = Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli f. latefasciata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194
    • Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [BAFR], 526; [BK]: 214, pl. 21, f. 275
    • Anthene (Anthene) rubricinctus jeanneli; [AfrL]
• Anthene ituria (Bethune-Baker, 1910) NE.Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes ituria Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 22, pl. 1, f. 4, pl. 5, f. 6; TL: Beni; Makala; Mawambe (Congo Free State)

  • Anthene ituria; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 526; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ituria; [AfrL]
• Anthene saddacus (Talbot, 1935) Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes saddacus Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 123; TL: Ethiopia

  • Anthene saddacus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 526; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) saddacus; [AfrL]
• Anthene chirinda (Bethune-Baker, 1910) E.Rhodesia - Malawi - Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes chirinda Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 27, pl. 1, f. 10; TL: Chirinda Forest, Gazaland, 3600ft

  • Anthene chirinda; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 526; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 28 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) chirinda; [AfrL]
• Anthene schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1924) Sierra Leone - Kenya, Ethiopia - Burundi. See [maps] Schouteden's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 181

  • Anthene schoutedeni; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 366; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 526; [NHM card]; [BK]: 214, pl. 21, f. 276
  • Anthene (Anthene) schoutedeni; [AfrL]
• Anthene ligures (Hewitson, 1874) Cameroun, Angola, Malawi, E.Zaïre, Tanzania - Kenya. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes ligures Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 349; TL: Angola
  • Lycaenesthes amanica Strand, 1909; Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 125; TL: Amani
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes ukerewensis ab. pauperula Strand, 1909; Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 125
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes ochreofascia Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 123; TL: Uganda
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes pauperula; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 84
  • Anthene ligures pauperula; [NHM card]
  • Anthene ochreofascia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193
  • Lycaenesthes ligures; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 220, pl. 90, f. 1-2; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 124; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 23, pl. 5, f. 7
  • Anthene ligures; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 47-48; [BAFR], 526; [BK]: 215, pl. 21, f. 277; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ligures; [AfrL]

  Larva on Celtis [BK]

• Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & Larsen, 1991 W.Kenya (Kakamega). See [maps] Bjørnstad's Ciliate Blue

  • Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 215, 440, f. A1, pl. 22, f. 277a; TL: Kakamega Forest, Kenya

  • Anthene (Anthene) bjoernstadi; [AfrL]
• Anthene ukerewensis (Strand, 1909) Lake Victoria (Ukerewe I.). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes ukerewensis Strand, 1909; Ent. Zs. 23 (28): 126; TL: German E.Africa, Port Muasa, Neuwied Ukerewe
    • = Lycaenesthes lemnos ; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 83

  • Anthene ukerewensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 526 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ukerewensis; [AfrL]
• Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Cameroun, Congo Republic, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes afra Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 27, pl. 1, f. 12; TL: Makala, Congo Free State
  • Lycaenesthes lysias Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 181
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene afra; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 526; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) afra; [AfrL]
• Anthene ruwenzoricus (Grünberg, 1911) Uganda-Zaire border

  • Lycaenesthes ruwenzoricus Grünberg, 1911; Ergeb. Dt. Z.-Afr. Exp. 3 (17): 543

  • Anthene ruwenzorica; [BAFR], 527
  • Anthene ruwenzoricus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ruwenzoricus; [AfrL]
• Anthene alberta (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Angola, Zaïre, Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 28, pl. 1, f. 11; TL: Congo (Makala)

  • Anthene alberta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 527; [BK]: 215, pl. 22, f. 278; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) alberta; [AfrL]
• Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940 Rhodesia, NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.). See [maps]

  • Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 3: 103, pl. 12, f. 2a-b, 6a-b

  • Anthene sheppardi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 527; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) sheppardi; [AfrL]
• Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) -. See [maps] Common Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes definita Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 342
  • ?fasciata (Ungemach, 1932) (Lycaenesthes); Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 87; TL: (?preocc.)

  • Anthene definita fasciata; [NHM card]
  • Lycaenesthes definita; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 26, pl. 1, f. 5-6
  • Anthene definita; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 367; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 28; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) definita; [AfrL]

  Larva on Schmidelia africana, Mangifera indica, Myrica aethiopica, Acacia karroo, A. cyanophylla, Albizia distachya, Schotia sp., Bersama sp., Pappea sp., Kalanchoe sp. [PBSA]

  Larva on Harpephyllum , Mangifera , Rhus , Crassula , Kalanchoe , Acacia , Albizia , Schotia , Bersama , Myrica , Rosa , Allophylus , Pappea , Schmidelia [BK]

  • A. d. definita S.Africa - E.Africa, Uganda, Cape, SE.Guinea (Nimba Mts.)

    • Anthene definita definita; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 527; [BK]: 215, pl. 22, f. 279
    • Anthene (Anthene) definita definita; [AfrL]
  • A. d. nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902) Ethiopia

    • Lycaenesthes nigrocaudata Pagenstecher, 1902; Jahrb. Nassau Ver. Naturk. 55: 156
      • = Anthene definita definita ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
    • Lycaenesthes ligures var. liguroides Strand, 1911; Ent. Rundsch. 28: 138; TL: Eli
      • = Anthene definita nigrocaudata ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes fasciata Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 87
      • = Anthene definita liguroides ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
      • = Anthene definita nigrocaudata ; [AfrL]

    • Anthene definita liguroides; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
    • Anthene definita nigrocaudata; [BAFR], 527 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) definita nigrocaudata; [AfrL]
• Anthene hobleyi (Neave, 1904) Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zaïre. See [maps] Hobley's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes hobleyi Neave, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11: 339; TL: ?E or NE of Victoria Nyanza

  • Lycaenesthes hobleyi; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 24, pl. 1, f. 9, pl. 6, f. 10
  • Anthene hobleyi; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 32; [BK]: 216, pl. 22, f. 280; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi; [AfrL]
  • A. h. hobleyi Kenya

    • Anthene hobleyi hobleyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 527 (text); [BK], 216 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi hobleyi; [AfrL]
  • A. h. elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925) W.Kenya, E.Uganda

    • Lycaenesthes pauperula var. elgonensis Aurivillius, 1925; Ent. Tidskr. 46: 210

    • Anthene hobleyi elgonensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 527; [BK], 216 (note); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi elgonensis; [AfrL]
  • A. h. kigezi Stempffer, 1961 SE.Uganda, NE.Zaire, Rwanda?, Burundi?

    • Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961; Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94: 63; TL: Kigezi, Mafuga Forest

    • Anthene hobleyi kigezi; [BAFR], 527 (text); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi kigezi; [AfrL]
  • A. h. teita Stempffer, 1961 SE.Kenya (Teita Hills)

    • Anthene hobleyi teita Stempffer, 1961; Ann. Mus. Afr. Centr. (8) 94: 63; TL: SE.Kenya, Voi, Teita Hills

    • Anthene hobleyi teita; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 527 (text); [BK], 216 (note); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi teita; [AfrL]
  • A. h. ufipa Kielland, 1990 Tanzania

    • Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 203; TL: Ufipa, Mbuzi Mt, 2000m

    • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi ufipa; [AfrL]
• Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878) -. See [maps] Large Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes lemnos Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 221, pl. 90, f. 13-14; TL: Delagoa Bay

  • Lycaenesthes lemnos; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 30, pl. 6, f. 11; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 124
  • Anthene lemnos; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 43-44; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lemnos; [AfrL]

  Larva on Micrococca berberidae [PBSA]

  • A. l. lemnos Natal, Mozambique - Rhodesia, Malawi

    • Anthene lemnos lemnos; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 527
    • Anthene (Anthene) lemnos lemnos; [AfrL]
  • A. l. loa (Strand, 1911) NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast)

    • Lycaenesthes loa Strand, 1911; Archiv Naturg. 77 (1): 196

    • Anthene lemnos loa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 527 (text); [BK]: 216, pl. 22, f. 281; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) lemnos loa; [AfrL]
• Anthene indefinita (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Rhodesia, E.Zaïre, Kenya. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 25, pl. 1, f. 7-8, pl. 5, f. 9; TL: Kikuyu, 6000ft; Toro; Nairobi; Uganda
  • Lycaenesthes bigamica Strand, 1911; Archiv Naturg. 77 (1): 197
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Anthene indefinita f. oculata Stempffer, 1946; Rev. Fr. Ent. 13: 15
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene indefinita f. oculata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
  • Anthene indefinita; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 527; [BK]: 216, pl. 22, f. 282; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) indefinita; [AfrL]
• Anthene sylvanus (Drury, 1773) -. See [maps]

  • Papilio sylvanus Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: pl. 3, f. 2-3
    • = Polyommatus larydas ; Godart, [1824], Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 619
  • silvanus (Herbst, 1804) (Papilio); in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 11: 49, pl. 303, f. 5-6

  • Lycaenesthes sylvanus; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 222, pl. 92, f. 41
  • Lycaenesthes silvanus[sic, recte sylvanus]; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 43, pl. 8, f. 20
  • Anthene silvanus; [NHM card]
  • Anthene sylvanus; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 14; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus; [AfrL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Polyommatus larydas; Godart, [1824], Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 619
    • = Anthene sylvanus larydas ; [NHM card]
  • A. s. sylvanus Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast - Nigeria

    • Papilio moncus Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2: 113; TL: Cayenne
      • = ?Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194 ♀
      • = Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; [AfrL]
    • Tmolus syllidus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (5): 76
      • = Anthene sylvanus ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [AfrL]
    • Lycaena locra Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 203; TL: Bonjongo (Camerons-Geb.)
      • = Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [AfrL]
    • Pseudodipsas sylvanus var. natalensis Staudinger, 1888; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 273, (17) pl. 94
      • = Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ; [AfrL]

    • Tmolus moncus; Butler, [1870], Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: 188, pl. 2, f. 10
    • Lycaenesthes moncus; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 223
    • Anthene sylvanus natalensis; [NHM card]
    • Anthene locra; [NHM card]
    • Anthene sylvanus sylvanus; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 370; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 528
    • Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus sylvanus; [AfrL]
  • A. s. albicans (Grünberg, 1910) Lake Victoria (Sesse I., Bugalla I.)

    • Lycaenesthes ukerewensis var. albicans Grünberg, 1910; S.B. Ges. naturf. Fr. Berl. 1910 (4): 153
    • Anthene sylvanus bugalla Stempffer & Jackson, 1962; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 31 (3-4): 34; TL: Uganda, Sesse Isles
      • = Anthene sylvanus albicans ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [AfrL]

    • Anthene sylvanus bugalla; [NHM card]
    • Anthene sylvanus albicans; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 528; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus albicans; [AfrL]
  • A. s. niveus Stempffer, 1954 Belgian Congo

    • Anthene sylvanus niveus Stempffer, 1954; Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27: 36

    • Anthene sylvanus niveus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) sylvanus niveus; [AfrL]
• Anthene millari (Trimen, 1893) Natal, Transvaal, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes millari Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 133, pl. 8, f. 9; TL: Natal, Estcourt

  • Lycaenesthes millari; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 35, pl. 6, f. 13
  • Anthene millari; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 7; [BAFR], 528; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) millari; [AfrL]
• Anthene sp. [Cotterel?] Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Anthene sp.; [BAFR], 528
• Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935) SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, E.Uganda, Kenya. See [maps] Wilson's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes wilsoni Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 121; TL: SW.Abyssinia, Kuron River

  • Cupidesthes wilsoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 188
  • Anthene wilsoni; [BAFR], 528; [BK]: 217, pl. 22, f. 284; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) wilsoni; [AfrL]

  Larva on Entada , Acacia [BK]

• Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868) Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, E.Africa. See [maps] Trimen's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaena otacilia Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868 (1): 90
  • Anthene otacilia ; [BK]: 217-218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 285

  • Lycaenesthes otacilia; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 37, pl. 2, f. 1, pl. 6, f. 14
  • Anthene otacilia; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 7 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) otacilia; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia karroo, Acacia spp.? [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

  Usually attended by Crematogaster ants [BK].

  • A. o. otacilia South Africa, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania

    • Azanus tongidensis Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 401
      • = Anthene otacilia ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene otacilia otacilia ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [AfrL]

    • Anthene otacilia otacilia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 528
    • Anthene (Anthene) otacilia otacilia; [AfrL]
  • A. o. dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902) Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya

    • Lycaenesthes dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902; Jahrb. Nassau Ver. Naturk. 55: 156; TL: Ethiopia
      • = Anthene otacilia otacilia ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193

    • Anthene dulcis; [NHM card]
    • Anthene otacilia dulcis; [BAFR], 528 (text)
    • Anthene (Anthene) otacilia dulcis; [AfrL]
  • A. o. benadirensis Stempffer, 1947 Kenya, Somalia

    • Anthene otacilia benadirensis Stempffer, 1947; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 52: 39
      • = Anthene dulcis ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene otacilia dulcis ; [AfrL]

    • Anthene otacilia benadirensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BK], 217, (note)
• Anthene kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Kenya, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes otacilla var. kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 37, pl. 2, f. 2; TL: Kikuyu District, 5000-6000ft

  • Anthene otacilia kikuyu; [BK], 217 (note); [BAFR], 528 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) kikuyu; [AfrL]
• Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936 Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia. See [maps] Pitman's Ciliate Blue

  • Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936; Revue Fr. Ent. 3: 139; TL: Hoey's Bridge, Kenya

  • Anthene pitmani; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) pitmani; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia , Dichrostachys [BK]

  Usually attended by Crematogaster ants [BK].

  • A. p. pitmani Kenya

    • Anthene pitmani pitmani; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 528; [BK]: 218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 287
    • Anthene (Anthene) pitmani pitmani; [AfrL]
  • A. p. somalina Stempffer, 1936 Somalia

    • Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936; Revue Fr. Ent. 3: 140; TL: Somaliland

    • Anthene pitmani somalina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 528; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) pitmani somalina; [AfrL]
• Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Ethiopia, Somalia - Zimbabve. See [maps] Tiny Ciliate Blue

  • Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 88

  • Anthene contrastata; [BK]: 218, f. 14, pl. 22, f. 286; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) contrastata; [AfrL]
  • A. c. contrastata Ethiopia, Arabia

    • Anthene contrastata contrastata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 528 (text); [BK], 218 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) contrastata contrastata; [AfrL]
  • A. c. turkana Stempffer, 1936 N.Kenya, Somalia, NE.Uganda

    • Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936; Revue Fr. Ent. 3: 137

    • Anthene contrastata turkana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 528 (text); [BK], 218 (note); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) contrastata turkana; [AfrL]
  • A. c. mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) Rhodesia - Kenya

    • Lycaenesthes otacilia mashuna Stevenson, 1937; Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6): 31; TL: S.Rhodesia
      • = Anthene contrastata contrastata ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190

    • Anthene contrastata mashuna; [BK], 218 (note)
    • Anthene constrastata mashuna; [BAFR], 529; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) contrastata mashuna; [AfrL]
• Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 Cape (Karroo), Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia - Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania. See [maps] Talbot's Ciliate Blue

  • Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 41: 283; TL: Natal

  • Anthene talboti; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 529; [NHM card]; [BK]: 219, f. 14
  • Anthene (Anthene) talboti; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia karroo, Acacia spp., (flowers, leaves) [PBSA]

• Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962 Rhodesia, Zambia. See [maps]

  • Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24: 1171; TL: Umtali

  • Anthene rhodesiana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [BAFR], 529
  • Anthene (Anthene) rhodesiana; [AfrL]
• Anthene minima (Trimen, 1893) Natal, Zululand, Botswana, not Kenya. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes minima Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 135, pl. 8, f. 10; TL: Natal, coast districts

  • Lycaenesthes minima; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 36
  • Anthene minima; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 13 (text only); [BAFR], 529; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) minima; [AfrL]
• Anthene suquala (Pagenstecher, 1902) Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes suquala Pagenstecher, 1902; Jahrb. Nassau Ver. Naturk. 55: 155; TL: NE. Africa

  • Lycaenesthes suquala; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 38
  • Anthene suquala; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 529 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) suquala; [AfrL]
• Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 S.Ethiopia, Somalia, NW.Kenya. See [maps] Opal Ciliate Blue

  • Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946; Rev. Fr. Ent. 13: 16; TL: Somalia

  • Anthene opalina; [BAFR], 529; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) opalina; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia ? [BK]

  • A. o. opalina

    • Anthene opalina opalina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BK]: 219, pl. 22, f. 289
• Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949 Ethiopia, Somalia, NE.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 18 (11-12): 214; TL: Ethiopia

  • Anthene opalina janna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BK], 219 (note)
  • Anthene janna; [BAFR], 529; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) janna; [AfrL]
• Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935) Uganda. See [maps] Hodson's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes hodsoni Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 125; TL: SW.Abyssinia, Kibish River, 2800ft

  • Anthene hodsoni; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 33; [BK]: 219, pl. 22, f. 290; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia ? [BK]

  Attended by Pheidole ants? [BK].

  • A. h. hodsoni SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda, NW.Kenya

    • Anthene hodsoni hodsoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 529; [BK], 219 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni hodsoni; [AfrL]
  • A. h. usamba (Talbot, 1937) N.Kenya

    • Lycaenesthes hodsoni usamba Talbot, 1937; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86: 68; TL: Ngong, Kenya

    • Anthene hodsoni usamba; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 529 (text); [BK], 219 (note); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni usamba; [AfrL]
• Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) Africa (south of Sahara), Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes princeps Butler, 1876; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 18 (108): 484

  • Lycaenesthes princeps; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 228; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 31, pl. 1, f. 17, pl. 7, f. 15
  • Anthene princeps; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) princeps; [AfrL]

  Larva on Entada abyssinica [PBSA], Millettia [BK]

  • A. p. princeps Africa (south of Sahara)

    • Lycaenesthes neglecta Trimen, 1891; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1): 175
      • = Anthene princeps ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene princeps princeps ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes uganda Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 32; TL: Entebbe, Uganda
      • = Anthene princeps ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene princeps princeps ; [AfrL]

    • Anthenes neglecta; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 9
    • Anthene princeps ugandae[sic, recte uganda]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194
    • Anthene princeps princeps; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 367; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 529; [BK]: 220, pl. 22, f. 291
    • Anthene (Anthene) princeps princeps; [AfrL]
  • A. p. smithii (Mabille, 1877) Madagascar

    • Lycaena smithii Mabille, 1877; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 7: lxxii; TL: Madagascar
    • Lycaenesthes lochias Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 221, pl. 90, f. 7-8; TL: Madagascar
      • = Anthene princeps smithi ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193
      • = Anthene princeps smithii ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes mabillei Lathy, 1921; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (44): 208; TL: Marsantsetia, N.E. Madagascar
      • = Anthene princeps smithii ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Lycaenesthes smithi; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 31, pl. 1, f. 13
    • Anthene princeps smithi f. mabillei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193
    • Anthene princeps smithi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 529 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene princeps smithii; [MadL]
    • Anthene (Anthene) princeps smithii; [AfrL]
• Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874) Sierra Leone - Kenya - to (Malawi, Rhodesia, Angola). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes liodes Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 349; TL: Gaboon
    • = Lycaenesthes sichela ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 222
  • Lycaena adherbal Mabille, 1877; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 2 (3): 217
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes monteironis Kirby, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 223; TL: Angola; Calabar
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes bihe Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 34; TL: Bihe District, Angola
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes liodes; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 125; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 32, pl. 1, f. 14
  • Anthene liodes bihe; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene liodes f. bihe; [BAFR], 530 (note, dry season form)
  • Anthene liodes liodes; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene liodes; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 367; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 44 (text only); [BAFR], 530; [BK]: 220, pl. 22, f. 292; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) liodes; [AfrL]

  Larva on Mangifera , Combretum , Myrica , Schmidelia [BK]

  Usually with ants[BK]

• Anthene collinsi D'Abrera, 1980 W.Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Anthene collinsi D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 530, fig.; TL: Gore, W. Ethiopia

  • Anthene collinsi; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) collinsi; [AfrL]
• Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940 E.Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 3: 106, pl. 11, f. 11a-b, pl. 12, f. 4a-b

  • Anthene barnesi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 530; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) barnesi; [AfrL]
• Anthene nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Guinea, Ivory Coast, Benin, C.A.R.Angola, Zambia, Rhodesia, Malawi, Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 36, pl. 1, f. 16; TL: Fort Jameson, NE.Rhodesia, Lakes Bangweolo and Tanganyika

  • Anthene nigropunctata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 367; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 530; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) nigropunctata; [AfrL]
• Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880) -. See [maps] Butler's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaena (Lampides) butleri Oberthür, 1880; Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15: 170, pl. 1, f. 2

  • Anthene butleri; [BK]: 220, pl. 22, f. 293; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) butleri; [AfrL]
  • A. b. butleri Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda, NW.Kenya

    • Anthene butleri butleri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 530; [BK], 220 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) butleri butleri; [AfrL]
  • A. b. arabicus Gabriel, 1954 SW.Arabia

    • Anthene butleri arabicus Gabriel, 1954; Exped. S.W. Arabia 1937-38, 1: 379; TL: Jebel Jihaf, Shima

    • Anthene butleri arabicus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 530 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) butleri arabicus; [AfrL]
  • A. b. galla Stempffer, 1947 N.Kenya, S.Ethiopia

    • Anthene livida galla Stempffer, 1947; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 52: 38; TL: Maji, Ethiophia

    • Anthene livida galla; [NHM card]
    • Anthene butleri galla; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 530 (text); [BK], 220 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) butleri galla; [AfrL]
  • A. b. livida (Trimen, 1881) Cape, Orange Free State, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique, Tanzania

    • Lycaenesthes livida Trimen, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3): 443; TL: South Africa

    • Lycaenesthes livida; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 34, pl. 4, f. 12
    • Anthene livida; [NHM card]
    • Anthene butleri livida; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 530 (text)
    • ?Anthene lirida[sic, recte livida]; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 49
    • Anthene (Anthene) butleri livida; [AfrL]

    Larva on Klanchoe crenata, K. lugardii, Cotyledon spp. [PBSA]

  • A. b. stempfferi Storace, 1954 Kenya, Tanzania

    • Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954; Ann. Mus. Civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 66: 321; TL: Mt Elgon

    • Anthene butleri stempfferi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BK], 220 (note); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) butleri stempfferi; [AfrL]
• Anthene rubrimaculata (Strand, 1909) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes rubrimaculata Strand, 1909; Ent. Zs. 23 (28): 127; TL: Amani
    • = Lycaenesthes lasti ; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 84

  • Anthene rubrimaculata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 531; [NHM card]; [BK], 217 (note: not in Kenya)
  • Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata; [AfrL]
  • A. r. rubrimaculata NE.Tanzania

    • Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata rubrimaculata; [AfrL]
  • A. r. tukuyu Kielland, 1990 SW.Tanzania

    • Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 207; TL: Tukuyu, Musekera, 1100m

    • Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata tukuyu; [AfrL]
  • A. r. zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998 Zanzibar

    • Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998; Suppl. butts. Tanzania: 102

    • Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata zanzibarica; [AfrL]
• Anthene lasti (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894) from (E.Rhodesia - Malawi) - E.Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [maps] Last's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes lasti Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 109, pl. 24, f. 1-2; TL: Mombasa

  • Lycaenesthes lasti; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 29
  • Anthene lasti; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 42; [BAFR], 531; [BK]: 217, pl. 22, f. 283; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lasti; [AfrL]
• Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) Senegal - Zaire, Sudan, W.Kenya, Angola, Rhodesia. See [maps] Red Spot Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes lunulata Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 51, pl. 6, f. 12; TL: Umtali, Mineni Valleu
  • Lycaenesthes sanguinea Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 41, pl. 2, f. 3, pl. 7, f. 18; TL: Bihe District; Angola; NE.Rhodesia
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • magna (Hulstaert, 1924) (Lycaenesthes); Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 182
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycanesthes hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 347 (nom. nov. Lycaenesthes otacilia Hewitson, 1878)
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes grosei Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 348
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes lunulata aquilonis Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 181
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene lunulata aquilonis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene hewitsoni; [NHM card]
  • Lycaenesthes lunulata; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 40, pl. 2, f. 4-5, pl. 7, f. 17
  • Anthene lunulata f. magna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene lunulata lunulata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 370; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene lunulata; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 1-2; [BK]: 221, pl. 22, f. 294; [NHM card]
  • Anthene sanguinea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194
  • Anthene lunulata f. sanguinea; [BAFR], 531 (note)
  • Anthene (Anthene) lunulata; [AfrL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Lycaenesthes otacilia; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 228, pl. 92, f. 35-37
    • = Anthene hewitsoni ; Aurivillius, 1899, K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 347
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]

  Larva on Entada abyssinica, Combretum sp., Brachystegia spiciformis [PBSA], Albizia , Combretum [BK]

• Anthene levis (Hewitson, 1878) Sierra Leone, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Uganda, Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes levis Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 221, pl. 91, f. 21-22
  • Lycaenesthes levis grisea Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 208; TL: Budongo
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene levis grisea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Lycaenesthes levis; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 113, pl. 24, f. 11-13; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 42, pl. 7, f. 19
  • Anthene levis levis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene levis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 370; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 46; [BAFR], 531; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) levis; [AfrL]
• Anthene amarah (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) Cape, Tropical Africa, Arabia (up to Aqaba). See [maps] Leaden Ciliate Blue

  • Polyommatus amarah Guérin-Méneville, 1849; Voy. Abyssinie: 384, (Atlas) pl. 11, f. 5-6

  • Anthene amarah, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Lycaenesthes amarah; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 228; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 38, pl. 7, f. 16
  • Anthene amarah; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 24; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) amarah; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia spp., A. karroo [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

  • A. a. amarah

    • Lampides olympusa Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (76): 53
      • = Anthene amarah amarah ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190
      • = Anthene amarah ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Anthene amarah amarah; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 531; [BK]: 221, pl. 22, f. 295
  • A. a. orphna Clench, 1965 Liberia

    • Anthene amarah orphna Clench, 1965; Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 369; TL: Ganta, Liberia
      • = Anthene amarah ; [AfrL]

    • Anthene amarah orphna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 531 (text); [NHM card]
• Anthene arnoldi (Jones, 1918) Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes arnoldi Jones, 1918; Proc. Trans. Rhod. scient. Ass. 16 (2): 19

  • Anthene arnoldi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 531; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) arnoldi; [AfrL]
• Anthene madibirensis (Wichgraf, 1921) S.Tanzania (Madibira). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921; Int. Ent. Zs. 14 (23): 179; TL: Madibira

  • Anthene madibirensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 531; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) madibirensis; [AfrL]
• Anthene larydas (Cramer, [1780]) Natal, Zululand, Rhodesia, Moçambique, W.Africa, C.Africa - W.Kenya. See [maps] Spotted Ciliated Blue

  • Papilio larydas Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (23-24): 160, pl. 282, f. H
  • Hesperia pericles Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 273
    • = ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 222; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]

  • Lycaenesthes larydas; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 222, pl. 92, f. 40
  • Lycaenesthes larydos[sic, recte larydas]; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 124
  • Lycaenesthes larydas; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 44, pl. 8, f. 21
  • Anthene larydas larydas; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 371; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene larydas; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 39-41; [BAFR], 531; [BK]: 221, pl. 22, f. 296; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) larydas; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia , Afzelia , Albizia , Dichrostachys , Hypericum [BK]

  Larva on Acacia kraussiana, Albizia spp. [PBSA]

  Does [PBSA] information actually apply to Anthene kersteni? -- msa

• Anthene kersteni (Gerstaecker, 1871) Natal - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi. See [maps] Kersten's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaena kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871; Archiv Naturg. 37 (1): 359; TL: Mbaramu

  • Anthene kersteini[sic, recte kersteni]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene kersteni; [BAFR], 531; [BK]: 221; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) kersteni; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia , Albizia [BK]

• Anthene rothschildi (Aurivillius, 1922) Ethiopia, Kenya?. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes rothschildi Aurivillius, 1922; Lep. Rhop., Voy. Rothschild: 364; TL: Ethiopia, Koulala

  • Anthene rothschildi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [BAFR], 532 (text); [BK], 222 (note)
  • Anthene (Anthene) rothschildi; [AfrL]
• Anthene crawshayi (Butler, 1899) -. See [maps] Crawshay's Ciliate Blue

  • Lycaenesthes crawshayi Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 342; TL: Nyasaland
    • = Cupido crawshayinus ; [NHM, [?? ] card]
  • Lycaenesthes crawshayi ab. parallela Aurivillius, 1925; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 450
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Lycaenesthes crawshayi; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 45, pl. 2, f. 6, pl. 8, f. 22
  • Anthene crawshayi parallela; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
  • Anthene crawshayi; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 371; [BK]: 222, pl. 22, f. 298; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia , Entada [BK]

  • A. c. crawshayi Malawi - Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda

    • Anthene crawshayi crawshayi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 532; [BK], 222 (note)
    • Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi crawshayi; [AfrL]
  • A. c. marginata (Hulstaert, 1924) Zaire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

    • crawshayi marginata (Hulstaert, 1924) (Lycaenesthes); Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 182 [?131]

    • Anthene crawshayi marginata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 532 (text); [NHM card]
  • A. c. minuta (Bethune-Baker, 1916) N.Kenya

    • Lycaenesthes crawshayi var. minuta Bethune-Baker, 1916; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (2): 277; TL: Dilling
    • Lycaenesthes crawshayi f. albilunata Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 88
      • = Anthene crawshayi minuta ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes sobrina Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 208
      • = Anthene crawshayi minuta ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Anthene crawshayi ♀-f. albilunulata[sic, recte albilunata]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10:
    • Anthene crawshayi sobrina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
    • Anthene crawshayi minuta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BK], 222 (note); [BAFR], 533 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) crawshayi minuta; [AfrL]
• Anthene abruptus (Gaede, 1915) Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes abruptus Gaede, 1915; Int. ent. Zs. 9 (13): 72; TL: Jaunde-Bezirk, Kamerun

  • Anthene abruptus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) abruptus; [AfrL]
• Anthene lachares (Hewitson, 1878) Sierra Leone - Gaboon. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lachares Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 225, pl. 91, f. 33-34; TL: Cameroons

  • Lycaenesthes lachares; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 47, pl. 2, f. 9, pl. 8, f. 24
  • Anthene lachares; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 372; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 36-37; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lachares; [AfrL]
  • A. l. lachares Sierra Leone - Congo Republic, Gabon, W.Zaire

    • Lycaenesthes pulcher Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 105, pl. 23, f. 9-10
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191 ♂
      • = Anthene lachares ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes liparis Grose-Smith, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5: 357; TL: Warri
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
      • = Anthene lacharis ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; [AfrL]
    • Lycaenesthes lachares var. obsolescens Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 48, pl. 2, f. 8
      • = Anthene lachares ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 372; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; [AfrL]
    • Pseudoliptena bitje Stempffer, 1946; Rev. Fr. Ent. 13: 9, pl. 1, f. 12 (preocc. Lycaenesthes bitje Druce, 1910)
      • = Anthene lachares ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene lachares lachares ; [AfrL]

    • Anthene lachares obsolescens; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191
    • Lycaenesthes liparis; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 138, pl. 29, f. 4-5
    • Anthene lachares lachares; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 532
    • Anthene (Anthene) lachares lachares; [AfrL]
  • A. l. toroensis Stempffer, 1947 E.Zaire, W.Uganda

    • Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 52: 40; TL: Bwamba, Toro, Uganda

    • Anthene lachares toroensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 36 (text only); [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) lachares toroensis; [AfrL]
• Anthene versatilis (Bethune-Baker, 1910) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes versatilis Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 49, pl. 2, f. 10; TL: Gaboon

  • Anthene versatilis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) versatilis; [AfrL]
  • A. v. versatilis Gabon

    • Anthene (Anthene) versatilis versatilis; [AfrL]
  • A. v. bitje (Druce, 1910) Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire

    • Lycaenesthes bitje Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 373, pl. 35, f. 15; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons

    • Lycaenesthes bitje; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 50
    • Anthene bitje; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 372; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) versatilis bitje; [AfrL]
• Anthene ramnika D'Abrera, 1980 Cameroun, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Anthene ramnika D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 532, fig.; TL: Yopole Dist., Buta, B. Congo, 3500ft

  • Anthene ramnika; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ramnika; [AfrL]
• Anthene xanthopoecilus (Holland, 1893) Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes xanthopoecilus Holland, 1893; Ent. News. 4 (1): 27; TL: Talaguga
  • Lycaenesthes lukokescha Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (19/20): 295; TL: Mukenge
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes lycotas Grose-Smith, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5: 356; TL: Bopoto, Upper Congo
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes lycotas; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 137, pl. 29, f. 1-3
  • Lycaenesthes xanthopoecilus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 51
  • Anthene xanthopoecilus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) xanthopoecilus; [AfrL]
• Anthene buchholzi (Plötz, 1880) SW.Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes buchholzi Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 202; TL: Cameroons (Victoria)

  • Lycaenesthes buchholzi; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 50
  • Anthene buchholzi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 532 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) buchholzi; [AfrL]
• Anthene melambrotus (Holland, 1893) SW.Gabon (Ogooué R.). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes melambrotus Holland, 1893; Ent. News. 4 (1): 27; TL: Kangwé

  • Lycaenesthes melambrotus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 50, pl. 2, f. 11
  • Anthene melambrotus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 532 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) melambrotus; [AfrL]
• Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874) Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lysicles Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 348; TL: Old Calabar

  • Lycaenesthes lysicles; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 224, pl. 91, f. 15-16; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 46, pl. 2, f. 7, pl. 8, f. 23; Strand, 1909, Ent. Zs. 23 (27): 124
  • Anthene lysicles; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 372; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 532; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 4-5; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lysicles; [AfrL]
• Anthene discimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes discimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 96, pl. 16, f. 87-88; TL: Ituri Valley

  • Anthene discimacula; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 532; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) discimacula; [AfrL]
• Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887) Liberia - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes mahota Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19 (109): 65; TL: Delagoa Bay

  • Lycaenesthes mahota; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 99, pl. 22, f. 7-10; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 59
  • Anthene mahota; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 374; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 533; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 12 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) mahota; [AfrL]
• Anthene scintillula (Holland, 1891) Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire, W.Uganda. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes scintillula Holland, 1891; Psyche 6: 50; TL: Gaboon, Ogove

  • Lycaenesthes scintillula; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 98, pl. 22, f. 3-6; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 60, pl. 3, f. 3, pl. 10, f. 30-31
  • Anthene scintillula; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 374; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 12; [BAFR], 533; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula; [AfrL]
  • A. s. scintillula E.Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., W.Uganda

    • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula scintillula; [AfrL]
  • A. s. aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Ghana, Ivory Coast, W.Nigeria

    • Lycaenesthes aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 59, pl. 3, f. 2; TL: Begoro, Gold Coast

    • Anthene aurea; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 374; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 533; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula aurea; [AfrL]
• Anthene pyroptera (Aurivillius, 1895) C.Zaire - Congo Republic, Gabon, Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes pyroptera Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (23/24): 382, pl. 6, f. 3

  • Lycaenesthes pyroptera; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 61
  • Anthene pyroptera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 533; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 10; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) pyroptera; [AfrL]
• Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898) Nigeria, Cameroons, Congo Republic. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes locuples Grose-Smith, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5: 357; TL: Warri

  • Lycaenesthes locuples; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1901, Rhop. Exot. [3] 3: (Lycaenidae) 138, pl. 29, f. 6-7; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 52
  • Anthene locuples; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 533; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 50; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) locuples; [AfrL]
• Anthene erythropoecilus (Holland, 1893) Gabon. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes erythropoecilus Holland, 1893; Ent. News. 4 (1): 26; TL: Talaguga, Ovové Valley

  • Lycaenesthes erythropoecilus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 57, pl. 3, f. 1
  • Anthene erythropoecilus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 533; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) erythropoecilus; [AfrL]
• Anthene makala (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes makala Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 58, pl. 2, f. 16, pl. 9, f. 27-28; TL: Makala, Congo Free State

  • Anthene makala; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 534; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) makala; [AfrL]
• Anthene leptines (Hewitson, 1874) Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes leptines Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 348; TL: Congo
  • ?arnoldi (Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923) (Lycaenesthes); Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3): 1235
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Anthene leptines arnoldi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Lycaenesthes leptines; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 226, pl. 91, f. 23-24; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 56, pl. 2, f. 17, pl. 10, f. 29
  • Anthene leptines leptines; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192
  • Anthene leptines; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 45; [BAFR], 534; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) leptines; [AfrL]
• Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962 Congo Republic. See [maps]

  • Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24: 1174; TL: Congo

  • Anthene ngoko; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 534; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) ngoko; [AfrL]
• Anthene lychnaptes (Holland, 1891) Gabon. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lychnaptes Holland, 1891; Psyche 6: 51; TL: Ogowe River, West Africa
  • Lycaenesthes lychnoptera Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 97, pl. 22 (emend.); TL: Ogowe River, West Africa
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes lychnaptes; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 62
  • Anthene lychnaptes; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 534 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lychnaptes; [AfrL]
• Anthene leptala (Courvoisier, 1914) Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes leptala Courvoisier, 1914; Lepid. Niepeltiana (1): 43, pl. 11, f. 2; TL: Tanzania

  • Anthene leptala; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 534 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) leptala; [AfrL]
• Anthene bakeri (Druce, 1910) C.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycanesthes bakeri Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 374, pl. 34, f. 12; TL: Upper Kasai distr., Congo Free State
  • Lycaenesthes ja Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 58 (nom. nud.)
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene bakeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BAFR], 534; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) bakeri; [AfrL]
• Anthene juba (Fabricius, 1787) Sierra Leone - Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Papilio juba Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 82; TL: Sierra Leone
  • Lycaenesthes (Pseudodipsas) dewitzi Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 155, pl. 1, f. 10
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes juba; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 63, pl. 10, f. 32
  • Anthene juba; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 375; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 34; [BAFR], 534; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) juba; [AfrL]
• Anthene zenkeri (Karsch, 1895) Cameroons, Congo. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes zenkeri Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (19/20): 293
  • Lycaenesthes zenkeri ab. connexa Schultze & Aurivillius, 1923; Zweiten Dt. Zentral-Afrika-Exped. (Zool.) 1 (Lep 3): 1237
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Anthene zenkeri ab. connexa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 195
  • Lycaenesthes zenkeri; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 62, pl. 3, f. 4
  • Anthene zenkeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 195; [BAFR], 534; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 18; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) zenkeri; [AfrL]
• Anthene rufomarginata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) NE.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes rufomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 54, pl. 2, f. 14, pl. 9, f. 26; TL: Makala (Congo Free State); Lake Albert Edward

  • Anthene rufomarginata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 535; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 45 (text only); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) rufomarginata; [AfrL]
• Anthene katera Talbot, 1937 Uganda, NE.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Anthene katera Talbot, 1937; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86: 68; TL: Ketera

  • Anthene katera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) katera; [AfrL]
• Anthene radiata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Sierra Leone. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes radiata Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 55, pl. 2, f. 15; TL: Sierra Leone

  • Anthene radiata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 372; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 194; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) radiata; [AfrL]
• Anthene kampala (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes kampala Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 52, pl. 2, f. 2; TL: Kampala, Uganda

  • Anthene kampala; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) kampala; [AfrL]
• Anthene onias (Hulstaert, 1924)

  • Lycaenesthes onias Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 183; TL: Region de Sasa, Congo

  • Anthene onias; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 193; [BAFR], 535 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) onias; [AfrL]
• Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Angola. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes flavomaculatus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 104, pl. 23, f. 7-8; TL: W.Africa

  • Lycaenesthes flavomaculatus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 53, pl. 9, f. 25
  • Anthene flavomaculatus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 191; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) flavomaculatus; [AfrL]
• Anthene bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) Congo Republic, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes bipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 96, pl. 15, f. 84-85, pl. 16, f. 86; TL: Cartouche

  • Anthene bipuncta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 27; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) bipuncta; [AfrL]
• Anthene lychnides (Hewitson, 1878) Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lychnides Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 224, pl. 91, f. 32, pl. 92, f. 38; TL: Old Calabar

  • Lycaenesthes lychnides; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 53, pl. 2, f. 13
  • Anthene lychnides; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 192; [BAFR], 535; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) lychnides; [AfrL]

• Anthene emolus (Godart, [1824]) S.India, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Bengal, Orissa. See [maps] Ciliate Blue

  • Polyommatus emolus Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 606, 656, no. 133; TL: "Bengal"

  • Anthene emolus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Anthene emolus emolus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

  • Lycaenesthes emolus; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 575; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 97; [BIR], 290
  • Anthene emolus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 257; [BOW]: pl. 174, f. 14; [MRS], 670; [NHM card]

  600x400 (~44Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

  Larva on Saraga thaipingensis, (with kerengga ant Oecophylla smaragdina) [BMP] Saraca indica, Combretum extensum, Terminalia paniculata [BIR]

  • A. e. emolus NW.Himalayas - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, S.Yunnan, S.China

    • Lampides balliston Hübner, [1823]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 2: 11, pl. [40], f. 229-230 [nom. oblitum]; TL: Georgia
      • = Anthene emolus emolus ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 257
      • = Anthene emolus ; [NHM card]
    • Lycaenesthes bengalensis Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 773, pl. 41, f. 9
      • = Anthene emolus emolus ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 257

    • Lycaenesthes bengalensis; [NHM card]
    • Lycaenesthes emolus emolus; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 97
    • Anthene emolus emolus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 257, f. 7, 21-22; [BOR], 636

    731x807 (~209Kb) underside male Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Koh Por River left bank upstream the waterfalls. 13th April 2010, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    872x821 (~152Kb) underside male Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, Tatai village, 'Oculata brook' at Phum Doung bridge, 25th May 2013, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    1243x1058 (~275Kb) underside male Cambodia, Koh Kong Province, a rivulet valley 7 km E of Koh Kong, 25th May 2013, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • A. e. modesta (Staudinger, 1889) Palawan

    • Pseudodipsas modesta Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 104; TL: Palawan

    • Lycaenesthes emolus modesta; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 98
    • Anthene emolus modesta; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]; Takanami, 1992, Tyô to Ga 43 (1): 40
  • A. e. andamanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Andamans

    • Lycaenesthes emolus andamanicus Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 97; TL: Andamans

    • Anthene emolus andamanicus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. e. goberus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Hainan

    • Lycaenesthes emolus goberus Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 97; TL: North Borneo
    • Nacaduba klanga Corbet, 1938; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87 (5): 142, pl. 1, f. 6
      • = Anthene emolus emolus ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 257
      • = Anthene emolus ; [NHM card]

    • Anthene emolus goberus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Anthene emolus goberus; [BMP]: 261, pl. 38, f. 17-19
    • Antheme emolus goberus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259
    • Anthene emolus goberus; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]; [MRS], 670
  • A. e. javanus (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Java, Sumbawa

    • Lycaenesthes emolus javanus Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 97; TL: E. Java

    • Anthene emolus javanus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. e. minor (van Eecke, 1918) Pulao Babi

    • Lycaenesthes emolus minor van Eecke, 1918; Zool. Meded. 4 (7): 94; TL: Pulo Babi

    • Anthene emolus minor; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
• Anthene lycaenolus Tite, 1966 Talaud

  • Anthene lycaenolus Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 267, pl. 1, f. 39, pl. 2, f. 51; TL: Talaut

  • Anthene lycaenolus; [BOR], 636; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139
• Anthene philo (Hopffer, 1874) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaena philo Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3): 27; TL: Celebes

  • Lycaenesthes philo; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 99
  • Anthene philo; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 266; [NHM card]; Takanami, 1989, Tyô to Ga 40 (1): 26; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139
  • A. p. philo Sulawesi, Salayar, Tukangbesi, Banggai, Sula

    • Lycaenesthes leocrates Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 220, pl. 90, f. 5, 10; TL: Macassar
      • = Anthene philo philo ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 266
      • = Anthene philo ; [NHM card]
    • Lycaenesthes philo f. praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 897; TL: Kalawara
      • = Anthene philo philo ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 266

    • Anthene philo praeclara; [NHM card]
    • Anthene philo philo; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 266, f. 6, 23-24; [BOR], 636 (name); Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139
  • A. p. scintillans Tite, 1966 Talaud, Sanghie

    • Anthene philo scintillans Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 267, pl. 1, f. 38, pl. 2, f. 50; TL: Talaut

    • Anthene philo scintillans; [BOR], 636; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139
• Anthene lycaenina (Felder, 1868) Ceylon, S.India, Orissa, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Bengal. See [maps] Pointed Ciliate Blue

  • Pseudodipsas lycaenina Felder, 1868; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 281; TL: Ceylon

  • Anthene lycaenina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 219, pl. 90, f. 6-9; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 87, (2) pl. 35, f. 8, 8a; Druce, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 575; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 100; [BIR], 291
  • Anthene lycaenina; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139

  Larva on Wagatea spicata, Buchanania latifolia [BIR], Buchananania , Caesalpinia Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139

  • A. l. lycaenina Ceylon, S.India

    • Lycaenesthes orissica Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1): 23; TL: Orissa
      • = Anthene lycaenina lycaenina ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269
      • = Anthene lycaenina ; [NHM card]

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina lycaenina; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101
    • Anthene lycaenina lycaenina; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269, f. 3, 17-18; [BOR], 636
  • A. l. lycambes (Hewitson, 1878) NW.India - Indo China, Hainan, S.Yunnan

    • Lycaenesthes lycambes Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 220, pl. 90, f. 11-12; TL: "N.India"

    • Anthene lycaenina lycambes, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina lycambes; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101
    • Anthene lycaenina lycambes; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. l. togata (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Java, Lombok, Sumbawa

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina togata Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101; TL: Lombok
    • Lycaenesthes lycaenoides bogorensis Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72 (3/4): 218; TL: E. Java
      • = Anthene lycaenina togata ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269
      • = Anthene lycaenina ; [NHM card]

    • Anthene lycaenina togata; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. l. villosina (Fruhstorfer, 1923) Philippines (Luzon)

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina villosina Fruhstorfer, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 898; TL: Luzon

    • Anthene lycaenina villosina; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. l. miya (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina miya Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101; TL: Borneo, Sintang

    • Anthene lycaenina miya, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Anthene lycaenina miya; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 269; [BMP]: 261, pl. 38, f. 20-22; [NHM card]
• Anthene licates (Hewitson, 1874) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes licates Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 350; TL: Makassar

  • Lycaenesthes licates; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 220, pl. 90, f. 3-4
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina licates; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101
  • Anthene licates; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271; [BOW]: pl. 174, f. 14 (text); [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 140
  • A. l. licates Sulawesi, Banggai

    • Anthene licates licates; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271, f. 4, 15-16; [BOR], 636 (name); Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 140
  • A. l. dusuntua Corbet, 1940 Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, ?Borneo, Sumatra

    • Anthene licates dusuntua Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (921): 40; TL: Selangor, Dusuntua

    • Anthene licates dusuntua, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

    • Anthene licates dusuntua; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271; [BMP]: 261, pl. 38, f. 23-24; [BOR], 636; [NHM card]
  • A. l. addenda (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Palawan

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina addenda Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 101; TL: Palawan

    • Anthene licates addenda; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271; [BOR], 636 (name); [NHM card]
  • A. l. philetas (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Bachan?, Obi, Arfak Peninsula, West Irian (Kapaur)

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina philetas Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 102; TL: Batjan

    • Anthene licates philetas; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]
• Anthene villosa (Snellen, 1878) Sulawesi, Talaud, Sanghie. See [maps]

  • Pseudodipsas villosa Snellen, 1878; Tijdschr. Ent. 21 (1): 24

  • Anthene villosa; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 271, f. 5, 19-20; [BOR], 636; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 140
• Anthene seltuttus (Röber, 1886) AU. See [maps]

  • Plebeius seltuttus Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3): 67, pl. 5, f. 24; TL: Aru

  • Anthene seltuttus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  • Anthene seltuttus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 259; [NHM card]

  Larva on Pongamia pinnata, Cassia fistula, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Brachychiton acerifolium, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Suzygium wilsoni K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

  • A. s. seltuttus Aru, Waigeu, Salawati, Jobi, West Irian - New Guinea, Fergusson, Woodlark, Trobriand Is.

    • Lycaenesthes aruana Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 344; TL: Aru
      • = Anthene seltuttus seltuttus ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 262

    • Lycaenesthes aruana; [NHM card]
    • Lycaenesthes emolus seltuttus; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 98
    • Anthene seltuttus seltuttus; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 262, f. 8, 25-26, pl. 1, f. 37, pl. 2, f. 49; [BAUR], 358
  • A. s. amboinensis (Butler, 1899) Ambon, Obi, Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate

    • Lycaenesthes amboinensis Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 343; TL: Amboina

    • Anthene seltuttus amboinensis; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 261; [BAUR], 358; [NHM card]
  • A. s. keyensis Tite, 1966 Kai I., Watubela I.

    • Anthene seltuttus keyensis Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 261; TL: Key Islands

    • Anthene seltuttus keyensis; [BAUR], 358; [NHM card]
  • A. s. violacea (Butler, 1899) Yela I., Tagula, St. Aignan Is.

    • Lycaenesthes violacea Butler, 1899; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 4 (23): 343; TL: Louisiades

    • Lycaenesthes violacea; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 390
    • Lycaenesthes emolus violacea; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 99
    • Anthene seltuttus violacea; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 262; [NHM card]; [BAUR], 358 (text)
  • A. s. affinis (Waterhouse & Turner, 1905) Australia (Cape York - Yeppoon, Northern Territory) Dark Ciliate Blue

    • Lycaenesthes modestus Waterhouse, 1903; Proc. linn. Soc. N.S.W. 28 (1): 198 (preocc. Pseudodipsas modesta Staudinger, 1889)
      • = Anthene seltuttus affinis ; [NHM card]
    • Lycaenesthes affinis Waterhouse & Turner, 1905; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (4): 801 (repl. Lycaenesthes modestus Waterhouse, 1903)

    • Lycaenesthes emolus affinis; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 99
    • Anthene seltuttus affinis; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 262; [BAUR], 358 (text); [NHM card]

    Larva on Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Faradaya splendida, Pongamia pinnata, Clerodendrum , Cassia , Caesalpinia nuga [BAUR]

• Anthene lycaenoides (Felder, 1860) Malaya - New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Dipsas lycaenoides Felder, 1860; Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 454

  • Anthene lycaenoides, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  • Lycaenesthes lycaenoides; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 219, pl. 92, f. 39
  • Anthene lycaenoides; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [BOW]: pl. 174, f. 15, 16; [NHM card]

  Larva on Dendrolobium umbellatum, Pongamia pinnata, Caesalpinia crista, Cassia alata, C. auriculata, C. fistula, C. retusa, C. surattensis, Rhyssopterys timorensis, Acacia polystachya, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Litchi chinensis, Clerodendrum spp., Faradaya splendida K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

  • A. l. lycaenoides Ambon, Serang

    • Lycaenesthes emolus lycaenoides; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 98
    • Anthene lycaenoides lycaenoides; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [BAUR], 358
  • A. l. pegobates (Holland, 1900) Buru, Obi, Halmahera, Ternate, Bahcan?

    • Lycaenesthes pegobates Holland, 1900; Novit. Zool. 7 (1): 71; TL: Buru

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina pegobates; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 102
    • Anthene lycaenoides pegobates; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]
  • A. l. sutrana (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Kai I., West Irian

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina sutrana Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 102; TL: Snow Mtns, Dutch New Guinea

    • Anthene lycaenoides sutrana; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]
  • A. l. godeffroyi (Semper, [1879]) Australia (Darwin, Cape York - Cairns)

    • Lycaenesthes godeffroyi Semper, [1879]; J. Mus. Godeffroy 5 (14): 165, no. 88
    • Lycaenesthes turneri Miskin, 1890; Proc. linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 5 (1): 39; TL: Cape York, Cardwell, Mackay
      • = Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi ; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270; [NHM card]

    • Lycaenesthes lycaenina godeffroyi; Fruhstorfer, 1916, Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 102
    • Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 270, f. 13-14; [BAUR], 359; [NHM card]

    Larva on Caesalpinia nuga, Cassia alata [BAUR]

• Anthene paraffinis (Fruhstorfer, 1916) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes emolus paraffinis Fruhstorfer, 1916; Zool. Meded. 2 (13): 98; TL: Bismarck Archipelago

  • Anthene paraffinis; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 263; [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139

  Larva on ?Saraca Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139

  • A. p. paraffinis New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, Fen, Witu Is., Bougainville, Vella Lavella, Gizo, Choiseul, Alu, Rendova, Treasury Is.

    • Anthene paraffinis paraffinis; Tite, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 263, f. 27-28; [BAUR], 359
  • A. p. nissani Tite, 1966 Nissan I.

    • Anthene paraffinis nissani Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 264, pl. 1, f. 31-32, pl. 2, f. 43-44; TL: Solomons, Nissan I.

    • Anthene paraffinis nissani; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]
  • A. p. mathias Tite, 1966 St. Matthias, Squally Is.

    • Anthene paraffinis mathias Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 264, pl. 1, f. 29-30, pl. 2, f. 41-42; TL: St. Matthias Group, St. Matthias I.

    • Anthene paraffinis mathias; [BAUR], 359; [NHM card]
  • A. p. nereia Tite, 1966 Gizo, Guadalcanal, Florida I., Tulagi, Ugi, Malaita

    • Anthene paraffinis nereia Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 266, pl. 1, f. 33-34, pl. 2, f. 45-46; TL: Solomons, Guadalcanar

    • Anthene paraffinis nereia; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]
  • A. p. emoloides Tite, 1966 Sula, Buru, New Guinea

    • Anthene paraffinis emoloides Tite, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 18 (8): 263, pl. 1, f. 35-36, pl. 2, f. 47-48; TL: British New Guinea, Hydrographer Mtns, 2500ft

    • Anthene paraffinis emoloides; [BAUR], 359 (text); [NHM card]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 139

• Anthene arora Larsen, 1983

  • Anthene arora Larsen, 1983; Fauna of Saudi Arabia: 389, pl. 1, f. 13-15

  • Anthene arora; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) arora; [AfrL]
• Anthene atewa Larsen & Collins, 1998 Ivory Coast, Ghana. See [maps]

  • Anthene atewa Larsen & Collins, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (3 I): 373; TL: Ghana, Atewa Range, Kibi

  • Anthene (Anthene) atewa; [AfrL]
• Anthene aurobrunnea (Ungemach, 1932) Abyssinia. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes aurobrunnea Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 85; TL: Lekampti
  • Lycaenesthes aurobrunnea f. coelestina Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 86
    • = (coelastina); [AfrL]

  • Anthene aurobrunnea coelestina; [NHM card]
  • Anthene butleri aureobrunnea[sic, recte aurobrunnea]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 190
  • Anthene aurobrunnea; [BAFR], 530 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) aurobrunnea; [AfrL]
• Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Collins, 1998 Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Collins, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (3 I): 373; TL: Nigeria, Butatong, Okwangwo

  • Anthene (Anthene) emkopoti; [AfrL]
• Anthene helpsi Larsen, 1994 Ghana. See [maps]

  • Anthene helpsi Larsen, 1994; Lambillionea 94 (4 II): 550; TL: Atewa Range, Kibi, Ghana

  • Anthene (Anthene) helpsi; [AfrL]
• Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948) E.Zaire, Congo Republic, Ghana. See [maps]

  • Cupidesthes irumu Stempffer, 1948; Revue Fr. Ent. 15: 192; TL: Irumu, Ituri

  • Cupidesthes irumu; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 188; [BAFR], 537; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Anthene) irumu; [AfrL]
• Anthene juanitae Henning & Henning, 1993 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Anthene juanitae Henning & Henning, 1993; Metamorphosis 4 (4): 156; TL: South Africa, Manoutsa Park

  • Anthene (Anthene) juanitae; [AfrL]
• Anthene lindae Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Anthene lindae Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 233; TL: Witsand, NW.Cape

  • Anthene (Anthene) lindae; [AfrL]
• Anthene montana Kielland, 1990 Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Anthene montana Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 205; TL: Uluguru Mts, Bondwa Mt, 2140m

  • Anthene (Anthene) montana; [AfrL]
• Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990 Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 205; TL: Mpanda, Nkungwe, 1100m

  • Anthene (Anthene) mpanda; [AfrL]
• Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, C.A.R., N.Congo. See [maps]

  • Anthene starki Larsen, 2005; Butterflies of West Africa: 549

  • Anthene (Anthene) starki; [AfrL]
• Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990 Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 207

  • Anthene (Anthene) uzungwae; [AfrL]

• Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Sierra Leone - Congo. See [maps]

  • Triclema rufoplagata Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 72, pl. 3, f. 8, pl. 9, f. 40; TL: Sierra Leone

  • Triclema rufoplagata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene rufoplagata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 376; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 11
  • Anthene (Triclema) rufoplagata; [AfrL]
• Anthene lutzi (Holland, 1920) E.Zaire, C.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Triclema lutzi Holland, 1920; Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 43 (6): 229, pl. 12, f. 2; TL: Congo
  • Triclema ituriensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 98, pl. 16, f. 89-90; TL: Avakubi, Ituri River; Penghe
    • = ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Triclema ituriensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199
  • Triclema lutzi; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) lutzi; [AfrL]
• Anthene lacides (Hewitson, 1874) Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Angola, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lacides Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 348; TL: West Africa, Angola

  • Lycaenesthes lacides; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 227, pl. 91, f. 19-20
  • Triclema lacides; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 73, pl. 3, f. 7; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) lacides; [AfrL]
• Anthene inferna (Bethune-Baker, 1926) S.Cameroun (Bitje-Ja). See [maps]

  • Triclema inferna Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 399; TL: Bitje

  • Triclema inferna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) inferna; [AfrL]
• Anthene tisamenus (Holland, 1891) Gabon. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes tisamenus Holland, 1891; Psyche 6: 52

  • Triclema tisamenus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 74, pl. 3, f. 13; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 538 (text); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) tisamenus; [AfrL]
• Anthene hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gabon, Zaire, W.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Triclema hades Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 74, pl. 3, f. 9, pl. 11, f. 41; TL: Sierra Leone

  • Triclema hades; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 538; [BK]: 223; [NHM card]
  • Anthene hades; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 30, 31
  • Anthene (Triclema) hades; [AfrL]
• Anthene phoenicis (Karsch, 1893) Sierra Leone - W.Kenya, Zambia, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes phoenicis Karsch, 1893; Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2): 228
  • Anthene phoenicis ; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 30 (text only)

  • Triclema phoenicis; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 75, pl. 3, f. 10, pl. 13, f. 42; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 538; [BK]: 222; [NHM card]
  • Anthene phoenicis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377
  • Anthene (Triclema) phoenicis; [AfrL]
• Anthene marshalli (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Sierra Leone, Upper Volta, Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes marshalli Bethune-Baker, 1903; Ann. nat. hist. (7) 12: 332

  • Triclema marshalli; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 79, pl. 3, f. 12; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene marshalli; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 30 (text only)
  • Anthene (Triclema) marshalli; [AfrL]
• Anthene nigeriae (Aurivillius, 1905) Gambia - Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zaire, W.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905; Ark. Zool. 2 (12): 16, pl. 3, f. 4; TL: Lokodja
  • Triclema lydia Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 184
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Anthene (Triclema) maesseni Stempffer, 1957; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 19: 223
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Triclema maesseni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [NHM card]
  • Anthene maesseni; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377
  • Triclema nigeriae; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 78; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BK]: 223, pl. 23, f. 303; [BAFR], 539; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) nigeriae; [AfrL]

  Larva on Acacia stenocarpa, A. abyssinica [PBSA], Dichrostachys [BK]

• Anthene kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910) Sierra Leone, Uganda, Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Triclema kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 76, pl. 3, f. 11, pl. 13, f. 43; TL: Kamilio, Nandi; Siera Leone

  • Triclema kamilila; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BK]: 223; [BAFR], 539; [NHM card]
  • Anthene kamilila; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 35
  • Anthene (Triclema) kamilila; [AfrL]
• Anthene oculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893) SE.Gabon (Ogooué). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes oculatus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 101, pl. 23, f. 1-2; TL: Ogove, Gaboon

  • Triclema oculatus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 78; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 539; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) oculatus; [AfrL]
• Anthene lucretilis (Hewitson, 1874) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lucretilis Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 349; TL: West Africa, Gaboon

  • Lycaenesthes lucretilis; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 228, pl. 91, f. 29-30; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893, Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 103, pl. 23, f. 5-6
  • Triclema lucretilis; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 80; [NHM card]
  • Anthene lucretilis; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 378; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 51
  • Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis; [AfrL]
  • A. l. lucretilis Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Angola

    • Lycaenesthes lucretia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 111, pl. 24, f. 7-8; TL: Victoria, Cameroons
      • = Triclema lucretilis lucretilis ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199
      • = Triclema lucretilis ; [NHM card]
      • = Anthene lucretilis lucretilis ; [AfrL]

    • Triclema lucretilis lucretilis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 539
    • Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis lucretilis; [AfrL]
  • A. l. albipicta (Talbot, 1935) E.Zaire

    • Triclema lucretilis albipicta Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 127

    • Triclema lucretilis albipicta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 539 (text); [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis albipicta; [AfrL]
• Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878) -. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lamias Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 227, pl. 91, f. 25-26; TL: W.Africa

  • Anthene lamias; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 378; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 38
  • Triclema lamias; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 79, pl. 3, f. 14, pl. 13, f. 44; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BK], 222 (note); [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) lamias; [AfrL]

  Larva preys on Lecanium [BK]

  • A. l. lamias Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire

    • Triclema lamias lamias

    • Triclema lamias lamias; [BAFR], 539
    • Anthene (Triclema) lamias lamias; [AfrL]
  • A. l. katerae (D'Abrera, 1980) W.Uganda (Katera)

    • Triclema lamias katerae D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 539, fig.; TL: Katera

    • Triclema lamias katerae; [BK]: 223, pl. 23, f. 304; [NHM card]
    • Anthene (Triclema) lamias katerae; [AfrL]
• Anthene inconspicua (Druce, 1910) Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Triclema inconspicua Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 374, pl. 34, f. 9; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons

  • Triclema inconspicua; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 540; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) inconspicua; [AfrL]
• Anthene fasciatus (Aurivillius, 1895) Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, E.Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes (Triclema) fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16: 218
  • Lycaenesthes subnitens Bethune-Baker, 1903; Ann. nat. hist. (7) 12: 332
    • = ?Anthene fasciata ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 378
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Triclema fasciatus; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 81, pl. 3, f. 15-16, pl. 13, f. 45; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 540; [NHM card]
  • Anthene fasciata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 378; [BOW]: pl. 119, f. 29
  • Anthene (Triclema) fasciatus; [AfrL]
• Anthene coerulea (Aurivillius, 1895) Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes (Triclema) coerulea Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16: 217; TL: Itoki

  • Triclema caerulea[sic, recte coerulea]; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 82, pl. 3, f. 17; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 540; [NHM card]
  • Triclema coerula[sic, recte coerulea]; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) coerulea; [AfrL]
• Anthene obscura (Druce, 1910) Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Triclema obscura Druce, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1): 375, pl. 34, f. 10; TL: Bitje, Ja river, Cameroons

  • Triclema obscura; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 82; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 200; [BAFR], 540; [NHM card]
  • Anthene obscura; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 377
  • Anthene (Triclema) obscura; [AfrL]
• Anthene africana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) Nigeria, Cameroun. See [maps]

  • Triclema africana Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 400; TL: N.Nigeria; Cameroon, Bitje

  • Triclema africana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 199; [BAFR], 540; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Triclema) africana; [AfrL]
• Anthene kimboza (Kielland, 1990) Tanzania, Kenya. See [maps]

  • Triclema kimboza Kielland, 1990; Butterflies of Tanzania: 209

  • Anthene (Triclema) kimboza; [AfrL]
• Anthene krokosua (Larsen, 2005) Ghana. See [maps]

  • Triclema krokosua Larsen, 2005

  • Anthene (Triclema) krokosua; [AfrL]

• Anthene lyzanius (Hewitson, 1874) Sierra Leone - Angola, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lyzanius Hewitson, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 11: 36
  • Lycaenesthes regillus Holland, 1891; Psyche 6: 51
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lycaenesthes turbatus Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893; Rhop. Exot. [3] 2: (Lycaenidae) 105, pl. 23, f. 11-12
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lycaenesthes lyzanius; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 226, pl. 91, f. 27-28
  • Anthene lyzanius; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 375; [BOW]: pl. 120, f. 6
  • Neurypexina lyzanius; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Neurypexina) lyzanius; [AfrL]
• Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878) Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo Republic, NE.Zaire (Ituri). See [maps]

  • Lycaenesthes lamprocles Hewitson, 1878; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): 225, pl. 91, f. 31; TL: West Africa

  • Neurypexina lamprocles; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; Bethune-Baker, 1910, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 65; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Neurypexina) lamprocles; [AfrL]
• Anthene kalinzu (Stempffer, 1950) W.Uganda. See [maps]

  • Neurypexima[sic] kalinzu Stempffer, 1950; Revue Fr. Ent. 17: 143

  • Neurypexina kalinzu; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Neurypexina) kalinzu; [AfrL]
• Anthene quadricaudata (Bethune-Baker, 1926) Cameroun, Congo Republic, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Triclema quadricaudata Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17: 400

  • Neurypexina quadricaudata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 196; [BAFR], 538; [NHM card]
  • Anthene (Neurypexina) quadricaudata; [AfrL]