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245 Genus Pilodeudorix Druce AFROTROPICAL BUTTERFLIES. MARK C. WILLIAMS. http://www.lepsocafrica.org/?p=publications&s=atb Updated 15 August 2021 Genus Pilodeudorix Druce, 1891 Blue Playboys Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 7: 366 (364-367). Type-species: Pilodeudorix barbatus Druce, by original designation. = Rubropelates d’Abrera, 2009. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region – Part III: 780. Hill House, Melbourne. Type-species: Lycaena aruma Hewitson, 1873, by original designation. Synonymized with Pilodeudorix by Collins et al., 2014. = Hypokopelates Druce, 1891. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 7: 364 (364-367). Type-species: Hypolycaena mera Hewitson, by original designation. Synonymized with Pilodeudorix by Libert, 2004c. Re-instated by d’Abrera, 2009: 776. Synonymized with Pilodeudorix by Collins et al., 2014. The genus Pilodeudorix belongs to the Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815; Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831; Tribe Deudorigini Doherty, 1886. The other genera in the Tribe Deudorigini in the Afrotropical Region are Deudorix, Hypomyrina, Paradeudorix and Capys. Pilodeudorix (Blue Playboys) is an Afrotropical genus of 50 species in five subgenera (Pilodeudorix, Kopelates, Unikopelates, Strongylates and Diopetes). The genus was revised by Libert in 2004 and by d’Abrera in 2009. The taxonomy of the genus was updated by Collins et al. (2014). Safian et al. described seven new species in the genus in 2015, all from equatorial Africa. Pilodeudorix Druce, 1891 Subgenus Pilodeudorix Druce, 1891 P. camerona species-group Pilodeudorix camerona camerona (Plötz, 1880) Pilodeudorix camerona katanga (Clench, 1965) Pilodeudorix ankoleensis (Stempffer, 1954) P. diyllus species-group Pilodeudorix diyllus diyllus (Hewitson, [1878]) Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix congoana congoana (Aurivillius, 1923) Pilodeudorix congoana orientalis (Stempffer, 1957) Pilodeudorix namukana Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix kohli (Aurivillius, [1921]) Pilodeudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891). P. zela species-group P. zela sub-group Pilodeudorix zela (Hewitson, [1869]) Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901) 1 P. catori sub-group Pilodeudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903) Pilodeudorix anetia (Hulstaert, 1924) Pilodeudorix bemba (Neave, 1910) Pilodeudorix hamidou Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix gagnoti Libert, 2004 P. jacksoni sub-group Pilodeudorix jacksoni (Talbot, 1935) P. zelomina species-group Pilodeudorix zelomina zelomina (Rebel, 1914) Pilodeudorix zelomina rodgersi Kielland, 1985 P. mera species-group Pilodeudorix mera mera (Hewitson, 1873) Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis (Dufrane, 1945) Pilodeudorix azurea azurea (Stempffer, 1964) Pilodeudorix azurea collinsi Libert, 2004 P. aruma species-group Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Hewitson, 1873) Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix aruma simplex (Schultze, 1917) Incertae sedis Pilodeudorix csomae Collins, Libert & Safian, 2015 Subgenus Unikopelates d’Abrera, 2009 P. angelita species-group Pilodeudorix angelita angelita (Suffert, 1904) Pilodeudorix angelita schultzei (Aurivillius, 1906) Subgenus Stongylates d’Abrera, 2009 P. otraeda species-group Pilodeudorix otraeda otraeda (Hewitson, [1863]) Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875) Pilodeudorix leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1904) Pilodeudorix dimitris dimitris (d’Abrera, 1980) Pilodeudorix dimitris indentata Libert, 2004 Subgenus Kopelates Druce, 1891 P. virgata species-group Pilodeudorix virgata Druce, 1891 Pilodeudorix virgatoides Libert, Collins & Safian, 2015 P. ula species-group Pilodeudorix ula (Karsch, 1895) P. mimeta species-group Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix mimeta angusta Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix baginei (Collins & Larsen, 1991) Pilodeudorix nyungwe Collins, Libert & Safian, 2015 Pilodeudorix mano Safian, 2015 2 Subgenus Diopetes Karsch, 1895 P. deritas species-group P. deritas sub-group Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874) Pilodeudorix aucta (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix hugoi Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix badhami (Carcasson, 1961) Pilodeudorix nyanzae Libert, 2004 Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas (Stempffer, 1964) Pilodeudorix laticlavia (Clench, 1965) Pilodeudorix aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1954) Pilodeudorix kiellandi (Congdon & Collins, 1998) Pilodeudorix corruscans corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898) Pilodeudorix corruscans kakumi (Larsen, 1994) P. catalla sub-group Pilodeudorix catalla (Karsch, 1895) Pilodeudorix bwamba (Stempffer, 1962) Pilodeudorix violetta (Aurivillius, 1897) Pilodeudorix ducarmei (Collins & Larsen, 1998) P. fumata sub-group Pilodeudorix fumata (Stempffer, 1954) Pilodeudorix putu Safian, 2015 Pilodeudorix minuta Safian & Collins, 2015 Pilodeudorix intermedia Safian, 2015 3 Subgenus Pilodeudorix Druce, 1891 Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 7: 366 (364-367). Type-species: Pilodeudorix barbatus Druce, by original designation. An Afrotropical subgenus of 21 species. P.camerona species-group *Pilodeudorix (Pilodeudorix) camerona (Plötz, 1880) Tufted Green-streaked Playboy Sithon camerona Plötz, 1880. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung 40: 201 (189-206). Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880). Kielland, 1990d. Pilodeudorix camerona Plötz, 1880. d’Abrera, 2009: 780. Pilodeudorix (Pilodeudorix) camerona (Plötz, 1880). Collins et al., 2014. Pilodeudorix camerona camerona. Male. Left – upperside; right – underside. Biakpa Mountain Paradise, Ghana. 24 November 2011. J. Dobson. Images M.C. Williams ex Dobson Collection. Pilodeudorix camerona katanga. Female. Left – upperside; right – underside. 93 km east of Mwinilunga, Zambia. 4 October 2000. A. Gardiner. Images M.C. Williams ex Gardiner Collection. Type locality: Cameroon: “Camerons-Gebirge in ungefäher Höhe von 4000 Fuss”. Neotype designated by Libert (2004): Male; Mamfe, Cameroon; XII 1956; M.N.H.N., Paris. Neallotype designated by Libert (2004): Female; Obubra, Ogoja, Nigeria; M.N.H.N., Paris. 4 Distribution of Pilodeudorix camerona Ssp. camerona (red) – Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ssp. katanga (green) – Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia. Distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia. Recorded, in error, from Niger by Staudinger (1891). Habitat: Woodland and forest margins (Kielland, 1990d). In Tanzania subspecies katanga occurs at altitudes from 900 to 2 000 m (Kielland, 1990d). Habits: A rather scarce species, usually met with in ones or twos, perched on green leaves. Up to a dozen specimens were seen feeding from the flowers of Eupatorium on the edge of forest in Bia National Park, Ghana (Larsen, 2005a). Males select perches low down, from which they defend a territory (Larsen, 2005a). Early stages: Jackson, 1947: 45 [Malabigambo Forest, Uganda]. “Larva found among ants under bark, looking for a place to pupate. Egg. Unknown. Larva. Onisciform and very broad, with segmental divisions sharply defined, and skin much roughened. Collar rounded and projecting; anal segments flattened, carrying a gland and two minute tubercles. The tubercles are tiny white globular organs, with apparently no terminal infloresence; they are extruded in the presence of ants, either together or separately. Colour of larva dark sepia. Length 15 mm, width 6 mm. Pupa. Brown, much contracted at extremities, otherwise of regular shape without ornamentation.” Larval food: Pterocarpus santalinoides L.Hér. ex DC. (Fabaceae) [Farquharson, 1921; as Pterocarpus esculenta Schum. & Thonn. on flowers; Nigeria]. Associated ants: Oecophylla species [Farquharson, 1921; Nigeria]. Pilodeudorix (Pilodeudorix) camerona camerona (Plötz, 1880) Sithon camerona Plötz, 1880. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 41: 201 (189-206). Pilodeudorix camerona (Plötz, 1880). Libert, 2004c comb. nov. Pilodeudorix camerona camerona Plötz, 1880. d’Abrera, 2009: 780. Pilodeudorix (Pilodeudorix) camerona camerona (Plötz, 1880). Collins et al., 2014. 5 Pilodeudorix camerona camerona. Male. Left – upperside; right – underside. Biakpa Mountain Paradise, Ghana. 24 November 2011. J. Dobson. Images M.C. Williams ex Dobson Collection. Type locality: Cameroon: “Camerons-Gebirge in ungefäher Höhe von 4000 Fuss”. Neotype designated by Libert (2004): Male; Mamfe, Cameroon; XII 1956; M.N.H.N., Paris. Neallotype designated by Libert (2004): Female; Obubra, Ogoja, Nigeria; M.N.H.N., Paris. Distribution: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (west). Recorded, in error, from Niger by Staudinger (1891). Specific localities: Guinea – Mamou (Larsen, 2005a); Labe (Larsen, 2005a); Ziama (Safian et al., 2020). Liberia – Wologizi (Safian et al., 2020). Ivory Coast – Mt Sangbe (Libert, 2004). Ghana – Bia National Park (Larsen, 2005a); Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary (Larsen et al., 2007). Niger – Loko (Staudinger, 1891). Cameroon – Barombi Station (Staudinger, 1891); Ako (Libert, 2004). Gabon – Lambarene (Vande weghe, 2010); Tchibanga (Vande weghe, 2010); Mondah (Vande weghe, 2010); Kinguele (Vande weghe, 2010); camp Nouna (Vande weghe, 2010); Waka (Vande weghe, 2010). Central African Republic – Bangui (Libert, 2004); Mbaiki (Libert, 2004). Democratic Republic of Congo – Eala (Libert, 2004); Kinshasa (Libert, 2004); Lusambo (Libert,
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