Iolaus

Iolaus Hübner, [1819] Sapphires

Iolaus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 81; TS: Papilio eurisus Cramer
Epamera Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 139; TS: Iolaus sidus Trimen
- = Iolaus (Epamera) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 139; [AfrL]
Argiolaus Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 143; TS: Anops silas Westwood
- = Iolaus (Argiolaus) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 129; [AfrL]
Tanuetheira Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 148; TS: Papilio timon Fabricius
- = Iolaus (Tanuetheira) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 128; [AfrL]
Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5): 29, 317; TS: Hypolycaena mermeros Mabille
- = Iolaus (Trichiolaus) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 127; [AfrL]
Aphniolaus Druce, [1903]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2): 117; TS: Myrina pallene Wallengren
- = Iolaus (Aphniolaus) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 392; TS: Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley
- = Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) ; [AfrL]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 126
Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1298, 1253; TS: Iolaus menas Druce
- = Iolaus (Iolaphilus) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 131; [AfrL]
Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1336; TS: Iolaus parasilanus Rebel
- = Iolaus (Philiolaus) ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 136; [AfrL]

Pseudiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Pseudiolaus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Trichiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Trichiolaus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Tannetheira; Sharp, [1892], Zool. Rec. 28 (year 1891) (Ins): 205 (missp.)
Tanuetheira; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 374
Tanuetheira (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Tanuetheira (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Argiolaus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 375
Argiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Argiolaus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Iolaphilus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Iolaphilus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Philiolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Philiolaus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Aphniolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Aphniolaus (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Epamera; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382
Epamera (Lycaenidae); [NHM card]
Epamera (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Iolaus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 382
Iolaus (Theclinae); Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 349
Iolaus (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 122
Iolaus (Section Iolaus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 437
Iolaus (Iolaini); [NHM card]; [BK], 191
Iolaus (Iolaina); [AfrL]

Subgenus Iolaus Hübner, [1819]

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

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

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

Subgenus Epamera Druce, 1891

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

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

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

Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
- Iolaus (Epamera) bamptoni; [AfrL]
Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
- Epamera congdoni; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Epamera) congdoni; [AfrL]
Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998 Guinea. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Epamera) djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998; Metamorphosis 9 (2): 81; TL: Guinea, Fouta Djalon, Labe
- Iolaus (Epamera) djaloni; [AfrL]
Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
- Iolaus (Epamera) helenae; [AfrL]
Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
- Epamera normani; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Epamera) normani; [AfrL]
- I. n. meamui Collins & Larsen, 2005
  - Iolaus (Epamera) normani meamui; [AfrL]
- I. n. normani (Larsen, 1986)
  - Iolaus (Epamera) normani normani; [AfrL]

Subgenus Aphniolaus Druce, 1902

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

Aphniolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 197; [AfrL]

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

Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

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

Philiolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 197; [AfrL]

Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871 Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Fernando Póo, Gabon, Congo Republic, C.Zaire (Kasai). See [maps]
- Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 409
- Jolaus julianus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 144, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Iolaus julianus; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) alcibiades; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 351; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 133
- Iolaphilus alcibiades; [BAFR], 508
- Argiolaus alcibiades; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) alcibiades; [AfrL]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Papilio timon; Donovan, 1825, Nat. Repos. 3: pl. 97
  
  = ; [NHM card]
Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851) Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon. See [maps]
- Anthene calisto Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 6
- Thecla calisto Westwood, 1852; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 487
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) calisto; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaphilus calisto; [BAFR], 509
- Argiolaus calisto; [NHM card]
- Iolaus calisto; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41; [BK], 197 (note)
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto; [AfrL]
Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003 Cameroon. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 79; TL: Wak, Ngaoundéré, N.Cameroun
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) christofferi; [AfrL]
Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834) Senegal - N.Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda. See [maps]
- Lycaena ismenias Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 1-2
- Iolaus ismenias; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 41
- Iolaphilus ismenias; [BAFR], 509; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias; [AfrL]
- I. i. ismenias
  - Iolaus (Iolaphilus) ismenias ismenias; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias ismenias; [AfrL]
- I. i. piaggiae Oberthür, 1883 Ethiopia
  - Iolaus ismenias piaggiae Oberthür, 1883; Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 18: 730, pl. 9, f. 6
  - Iolaphilus piaggiae; [BAFR], 509
  - Iolaphinus ismenias piaggiae; [NHM card]
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias piaggiae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135; [AfrL]
Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898 Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun. See [maps]
- Jolaus (Epamera) laonides Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 18: 218; TL: Sierra Leone
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) laonides; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaphilus laonides; [BAFR], 509
- Epamera laonides; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) laonides; [AfrL]
Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003 Ghana. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 90; TL: Ghana, Volta region, Likpe
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) likpe; [AfrL]
Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890 Sierra Leone - Cameroun. See [maps]
- Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 30; TL: W.Africa, Gambia
- Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44): 144; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = ; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
  - = Iolaus julius ; [NHM card]
- Jolaus julius Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1): 146; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = ; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus lekanion; [NHM card]
- Iolaus julius; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) lukabas; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus lukabas; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 380
- Iolaphilus lukabas; [BAFR], 508; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) lukabas; [AfrL]
Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003 Guinea. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) mane Collins & Larsen, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 81; TL: Guinea, Fouta Djalon, Labé area
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) mane; [AfrL]
Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994 Nigeria. See [maps]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) newporti Larsen, 1994; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 106 (11-12): 197; TL: Zuru, Sokoto State, Nigeria
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) newporti; [AfrL]
Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890 Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, W.Zaire. See [maps]
- Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25): 30; TL: W.Africa, Lagos
- Jolaus elisa Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 65; TL: Misahöhe, Togo
  - = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaus elisa; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) paneperata; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 352; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaphilus paneperata; [BAFR], 508
- Argiolaus paneperata; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) paneperata; [AfrL]
Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914 -. See [maps]
- Jolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914; Ann. Mus. Wien. 28: 266
- Argiolaus parasilanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 377
- Philiolaus parasilanus; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus; [AfrL]
Larva on Loranthus [BK]
- I. p. parasilanus shores of (Lake Tanganyika)
  - Argiolaus parasilanus parasilanus; Riley, 1928, Novit. zool. 34: 378, pl. 10, 11, f. 1
  - Philiolaus parasilanus parasilanus; [BAFR], 510
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus parasilanus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
- I. p. mabillei (Riley, 1928) N.Angola (Cabinda), Congo Republic, Gabon, Zaire
  - Argiolaus parasilanus mabillei Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 378, pl. 10, 11, f. 2-3; TL: Portuguese Congo, Landana
  - Philiolaus parasilanus mabillei; [BAFR], 510 (text); [NHM card]
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus mabillei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
- I. p. divaricatus (Riley, 1928) W.Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire
  - Argiolaus parasilanus divaricatus Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 377, pl. 10, 11, f. 4-5; TL: Kenya Colony, Nandi Plateau
  - Philiolaus parasilanus divaricatum; [BAFR], 510
  - Philiolaus parasilanus divaricata; [NHM card]
  - Iolaus parasilanus divaricatum; [BK]: 197, pl. 18, f. 229
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus divaricatus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
- I. p. maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Ghana
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1340
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 353
  - Philiolaus parasilanus maesseni; [BAFR], 510 (text); [NHM card]
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus maesseni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 137; [AfrL]
Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928) -. See [maps]
- Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928; Novit. zool. 34: 379, pl. 10, 11, f. 9; TL: Uganda, Entebbe
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) poecilaon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Argiolaus poecilaon; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon; [AfrL]
- I. p. poecilaon Uganda, Zaire, Congo Republic, Cameroun, Nigeria
  - Iolaphilus poecilaon; [BAFR], 510
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon poecilaon; [AfrL]
- I. p. fisheri Heath, 1983 Zambia
  - Iolaus poecilaon fisheri Heath, 1983; Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10): 149
  - Argiolaus poecilaon fisheri; [NHM card]
  - Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon fisheri; [AfrL]
Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970 Ghana (Angoega). See [maps]
- Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970; Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. noire (A) 32: 769
- Iolaus theodori; [NHM card]
- Iolaphilus theodori; [BAFR], 510 (text)
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) theodori; [AfrL]
Iolaus vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 NW.Uganda. See [maps]
- vansomereni Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1319
- Iolaus (Iolaphilus) vansomereni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 135
- Iolaphilus vansomereni; [BAFR], 509; [NHM card]
- Iolaus (Philiolaus) vansomereni; [AfrL]

Subgenus Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

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

Iolaphilus (Iolaus); [BK], 198; [AfrL]

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

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

Subgenus Argiolaus Druce, 1891

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

Argiolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 199; [AfrL]

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

Subgenus Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928

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

Pseudiolaus (Iolaus); [BK], 200; [AfrL]

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

Subgenus Tanuetheira Druce, 1891

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

Tanuetheira (Iolaus); [AfrL]

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

Subgenus Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898

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

Trichiolaus (Iolaus); [MadL]; [AfrL]

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

Unknown or unplaced taxa

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

Argiolaus hollandi; [NHM card]

?albertia

Epamera albertia; [NHM card]

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References:

[AJA]
African Journal Archive
[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
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[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[SEG]
Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft; Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft; = Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse = Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society
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Aurivillius, 1895
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 195-220, : 255-268
Aurivillius, 1898
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 18 : 213-222 (1898)
Aurivillius, 1898
Rhopalocera Aethiopica. Die tagfalter des Aethiopischen Faunegebietes K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 1-561, pl. 1-6
Aurivillius, 1905
Lieutnant A. Schultzes Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Africa Ark. Zool. 2 (12) : 1-47, pl. 1-5
Aurivillius, 1923
Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 1-613, pl. 1-80
Aurivillius, 1916
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Zool. Ark. 10 (14) : 1-6
Aurivillius, 1925
Om F. Bryks samlingar i Ost-Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 46 : 206-212
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Descriptions of new Species of Butterflies of the Division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 (1) : 110-126, pl. 8-9
Bethune-Baker, 1922
Description of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly Lycaenidae from southern Nigeria, and one from Damba Island, Victoria Nyanza Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 54 : 461-464
Bethune-Baker, 1924
Descriptions of new African Rhopalocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 14 : 130-135
Bethune-Baker, 1926
Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera from the Ethiopian Region Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17 : 384-402
Butler, 1879
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with Notes on some of the Forms already described Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21) : 227-246
Butler, [1886]
An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 756-776, pl. 47
Butler, 1896
On the Butterflies obtained in Arabia and Somaliland by Capt. Chas. G. Nurse and Col. J. W. Yerbury in 1894 and 1895 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 242-257, pl. 10
Butler, [1901]
On two consignments of Butterflies collected by Mr. Richard Crawshay in the Kikuyu Country of British E. Africa in 1899 and 1900 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1900 (4) : 911-946, pl. 58
Clench, 1965
Notes on som African Theclinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 72 : 237-244 (1964)
Collins & Larsen, 1998
Two new genera and eight new species of African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) - ABRI research paper No. 1 Metamorphosis 9 (2) : 66-85
Collins & Larsen, 2000
Eight new species and five new subspecies of African butterflies (Rhopalocera) - an ABRI research paper Metamorphosis 11 (2) : 57-75
Collins & Larsen in Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003; Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003; Warren-Gash in Collins, Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003
Notes on Afrotropical butterflies with the description of eleven new species and four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) - ABRI Research Paper No. 3 Metamorphosis 14 (3) : 63-110
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Dickson, 1976
Six new Southern African Butterflies Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 (11): 273-280, (12): 307-314, 2pls
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Donovan, 1825
Naturalist's repository, or miscellany of exotic natural history exhibiting .. specimens of foreign birds, insects, shells, & c. Nat. Repos. 1: 198pp, pl. 1-36 (1822-1823), 2: 236pp, pl. 37-72 (1823-1824), 3: 104pp, pl. 73-108 (1824-1825), 4: 113pp, pl. 109-144 (1825-1826), 5: 98pp, pl. 145-180 (1826-1827)
Westwood, 1851; Westwood, 1852
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848), (1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Druce, 1885
Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 22: 154 : 154-156
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of twelve new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, and one from the Solomon Islands, in the Collection of Herbert Druce Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 24-31
Druce, 1891
On some African Butterflies hitherto referred to the Genus Iolaus, with Descriptions of new Species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (44) : 139-150
Druce, 1896
Descriptions of some East-African Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (100) : 285-286
Druce, 1902; Druce, [1903]
On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1902 (2) : 112-121, pl. 11-12
Druce, 1903
Descriptions of Four new Species of West-African Lycaenidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 : 69-72
Druce, 1910
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from Tropical West Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (1) : 356-378, pl. 33-35
Druce, 1912
Descriptions of some new exotic Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae Ent. mon. Mag. 48 (577) : 128-132
Dufrane, 1945
Lepidopteres du Kivu (3e note) Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 81 : 90-143
Dufrane, 1954
Sur quelques Lycaenidae d'Afrique Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 90 : 282-286
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
Ehrmann, 1894
New west African butterflies J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2 : 77-78
Riley in Eltringham, Poulton, Riley & Talbot, 1929
African Rhopalocera: Descriptions and notes Trans. R. ent. Soc. 77 : 475-505, pl. 30-31
Fabricius, 1787
Mantissa insectorum sistens species nuper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, emendationibus Mantissa Insectorum 2 : 1-382
Clench in Fox, Lindsey, Clench & Miller, 1965
The Butterflies of Liberia Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19 : 1-438
Gifford, 1965
A list of the butterflies of Malawi Butterflies of Malawi : 1-151
Grose-Smith, 1889
Descriptions of twenty-four new Species of Butterflies captured by Mr. Last in the neighbourhood of Mombasa, East Coast of Africa, in the Collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 121-137
Hawker-Smith, 1928
New forms of Lycaenidae in the Musee du Congo Belge at Tervuren Rev. zool. afr. 16 : 214-216
Heath, 1983
Some new and little known Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Zambia Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9 (10) : 145-164
Heath, 1994
A note on the homonymy of a Zambian butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae - Iolaus) Metamorphosis 5 (1): 31
Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Rhopalocera (Tagfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (II) 1 (1-2): pl. [1-10], f. 1-22 (1850), 1 (3): pl. 11-14, f. 23-60 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 15-18, f. 61-78 (1855), 1 (5): pl. [19-22], f. 79-94 (1856), 1 (?6): pl. [23-24], f. 95-102 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [25-28], f. 103-123 (1869)
Hewitson, 1863; Hewitson, 1865; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1878
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)
Hewitson, 1873
Descriptions of nine new species of Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 122-125
Hewitson, 1875
Descriptions of six new species of butterflies from South America, West Africa, and Borneo Ent. mon. Mag. 11 : 182-184
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hulstaert, 1924
Lycaenidae nouveaux des Collections du Musée du Congo Belge Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12 : 112-122, : 173-194
Joicey & Talbot, 1921
New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44-118, pl. 5-16
Karsch, 1893
Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). 1. Abtheilung: Apterygota, Odonata, Orthoptera Saltatoria,Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2) : 1-266, pl. 1-6
Karsch, 1895
Aethiopische Rhopaloceren. I & II Ent. Nachr. 21 (18): 275-286, (19/20): 289-322
Kielland, 1978
A provisional checklist of the Rhopalocera of the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 147-237
Kirby, 1871
A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp : 1-690
Lamas, 2007
Four new names for Afrotropical Lycaenidae Metamorphosis 18 (4) : 128-130
Larsen, 1994
Iolaus newporti, a new species of Lycaenidae from Nigeria (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Ent. Rec. J. Var. 106 (11-12) : 197-200
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
Lathy, 1903
An Account of a Collection of Rhopalocera made on the Anambara Creek in Nigeria, West Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (2) : 182-206, pl. 8
[MadL]; Lees, Kremen & Raharitsimba, 2003
Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist in Goodman & Benstead, Nat. Hist. Madagascar : 762-793
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1878
Lepidoptera Africana Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3 : 81-95
Oberthür, 1883
Spedizione Italiana nell'Africa Equatoriale. Risultati zoologici. I. Lepidotteri Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15: 129-186, pl. 1 (1880), 18: 709-740, pl. 9 (1883)
Oberthür, 1916
Lépidoptères de Madagascar Étud. Lépid. Comp. 11 : 123-174, pl. 331-337
Plötz, 1880
Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307
Rebel, 1914
Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauernach. Zentralafrika. 1909-1911. Lepidoptera Ann. Mus. Wien. 28 : 219-294, pl. 17-24
Riley, 1928
Notes on Iolaus, Argiolaus and related genera, with descriptions of new species, subspecies and a new genus Novit. zool. 34 : 374-394, pl. 10-11
Riley, 1944
Two new South African Lycaenidae Entomologist 77 : 28-29
Romieux, 1934
Description de lepidopteres nouveaux du Haut-Katanga (Congo Belge) Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 16 (3) : 139-147, pl. 4
Röber, 1900
Neue Schmetterlinge Ent. Nachr. 26 (13) : 199-204
Schultze, 1912
Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem tropischen Westafrika Ent. Rundsch. 29 (14) : 91-93
Schultze, 1916
Neue Rhopaloceren aus Kamerun Archiv Naturg. 81 A (7) (7): 159-167, (11): 110-112
Sharpe, 1904
Descriptions of new Lycaenidae form Equatorial Africa Entomologist 37 : 202-204
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Staudinger, 1891
Neue exotische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 61-157, pl. 1-2
Staudinger, 1897
Drei neue paläarktische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1) : 152-156
Stempffer, 1948
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Revue Fr. Ent. 15 : 185-196
Stempffer, 1950
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Revue Fr. Ent. 17 : 135-149
Stempffer, 1951
Contribution à l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 : 119-128
Stempffer, 1954
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de l'Afrique Equatoriale Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 27 : 7-48
Stempffer, 1956
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae l'Afrique Equatoriale Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 49 : 1-54
Stempffer, 1961
Complement a la revision des genres du groupe des Iolaus (Lep. Lycaenidae) Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 23 : 88-101
Stempffer, 1962
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae de l'Afrique tropicale et équatoriale Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire (A) 24 : 1135-1181
Stempffer, 1966
Liste des Lepidopteres Lycaenidae de Cote d'Ivoire actuellement connus Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 28 : 1554-1586
Stempffer, 1967
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae d'Afrique tropicale et equatoriale Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 29 : 978-1000
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Stempffer, 1969
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. Noire (A) 31 : 87-101
Stempffer, 1970
Contribution a l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Inst. Fond. Afr. noire (A) 32 : 767-772
Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Stempffer & Bennett, 1959
Révision des genres appartenant au groupe des Iolaus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 20 (4): 1243-1347 (1958), 21 (1): 227-325 (1959)
Stevenson, 1937
Lycaenidae of the Northern and North-Eastern parts of the South African Subregion Occ. Pap. Rhod. Mus. 1 (6) : 14-48, 3pls
Suffert, 1904
Neue afrikansche Tagfalter aus dem kön. zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 12-107, pl. 1-3
Talbot, 1935
New species and forms of African Lycaenidae Ent. mon. Mag. 71 : 69-78, : 115-127, : 147-153
Talbot, 1937
New African Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae, and two new Diestogyna Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86 : 59-72
Trimen, 1864
Descriptions of some New Species of Butterflies found in Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 175-180
Trimen, 1873
On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1
Trimen, 1874
On some new species of South African Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 329-342
Trimen, 1895
On some new species of Butterflies from Tropical and Extra Tropical S. Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 181-194, pl. 5
Trimen, 1898
On some new or little-known Species of African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1) : 1-16, pl. 1
Vári, 1976
South African Lepidoptera 7. Descriptions and notes of new taxa of Rhopalocera Ann. Transv. Mus. 30 (13) : 121-144, pl. 13-17
Walker, 1870
A list of the Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (76): 48-57, (80-81): 123-134, (82): 151-155
Wallengren, 1857
Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade åren 1838-1845 af J. A. Wahlberg / Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838-1845 collecta a J. A. Wahlberg K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 1-55
Wallengren, 1875
Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 83-137

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