A5077914888- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Plant and animal studies
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo
2021-2023
During extensive field work in West Africa (Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone), the authors collected two skipper species genus Andronymus (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), which would not fit descriptions of any existing taxa. Both are described as new, A. magma sp. nov. is known only from Cameroon, while fenestra was found a few localities Liberian sub-region Africa.
Five new species of Epitola s.l. (Lycaenidae: Poritiinae) are described in the genera Stempfferia Jackson, 1962 and Cephetola Libert, 1999. salonga sp. n. was found ‘Cuvette Centrale’ Democratic Republic Congo a single specimen identified also from southern Cameroon. The similar S. buea is known only unique holotype collected at foothills Mount Cameroon, while michelliberti distributed lowland rainforest between southeast Ivory Coast Guinea. were Liberia. praecox upland forest locality Putu...
Three new species, Apallaga klaudiae sp. n., Gorgyra ziama Andronymus teresae n. and a subspecies, Eagris tetrastigma lomana ssp. of skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from the tropical forest zone Africa are described in comparison with their presumed closest relatives.
The only known western population of Neurellipes helpsi (Larsen, 1994), found by the authors in Ziama Massif, Guinea is clearly distinct from nomino typical population, which was recorded Atewa Range Ghana and a couple stray specimens Tano Ofin (Ghana) Banco Forest (Ivory Coast). A male specimen Guinean illustrated revision Anthene s.l. 2010 but taxon not described due to insufficient material available. Beside collected second author, new series males during biodiversity assessment first...
The Afrotropical genus <em>Abantis</em> Hopffer, 1855 includes about 23 species so far, all quite rare. In Evans’ Catalogue of the African Hesperiidae only 14 were listed but, apart from a few newly discovered ones, some subspecies indicated over there have subsequently been raised to level, although they look very similar in facies with previously recognised taxa. This article shows presence an unrecognised <em>A. lucretia</em> Druce, 1909 West Africa, namely...
During extensive field research of fruit-feeding Lepidoptera in various West African forests, we have collected a rich material several rare or poorly known species. Among them identified four species, where only one the sexes was described. Here, describe unknown females Euriphene lomaensis Belcastro, 1986, E. taigola Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009 and bernaudi Hecq, 1994 with reference to latter species’ taxonomic position (stat. rev.). We also male Bebearia inepta 2001. report...
A morphologically distinct subspecies of Telchinia pseudepaea from the Guinea Highlands, Liberian subregion is described. Although male genitalia show no differences among examined populations, both external morphology and geographic distribution support recognition population as a new subspecies.