DOCSLIB.ORG

038 Genus Eretis Mabille

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

AFROTROPICAL BUTTERFLIES 17th edition (2018). MARK C. WILLIAMS. http://www.lepsocafrica.org/?p=publications&s=atb Genus Eretis Mabille, 1891 Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 35: 71 (59-88, 106-121, 168-187). Type-species: Eretis melania Mabille, by monotypy. The genus Eretis belongs to the Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809; Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878; Tribe Celaenorrhinini Swinhoe, 1912. Other genera of the Tribe Celaenorrhini in the Afrotropical Region are Ortholexis, Katreus, Celaenorrhinus, Scopulifera, Bettonula, Apallaga, Sarangesa, Alenia and Triskelionia. Eretis (Elfs) is an Afrotropical genus of 12 species. Most closely related to the genus Sarangesa but are mostly smaller, and the forewings have an irregular outline (Larsen, 1991c). Some of the species can only be identified by reference to the genitalia (Evans, 1937; Larsen, 1991c). In the males of some species of Eretis there is a ventral hair fringe on the first abdominal segment (Larsen & Cock, 2011: 15). *Eretis artorius Larsen & Cock, 2011 Eretis artorius Larsen & Cock, 2011. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 21 (1): 12 (12-16). Top: Male holotype ex Kakamega Forest (left – upperside; right – underside) Below: Female paratype ex Kakamega Forest (left – upperside; right – underside) Images from a PDF of the original publication courtesy Torben Larsen. Type locality: Kenya: Kakamega District, Kakamega Forest, D257 at Ikuywa Stream, 18 June 1991, photo 91.9.34, M.J.W. Cock (ex coll. T.B. Larsen). Holotype (male) in the Natural History Museum, London. Etymology: The specific name is a latinized version of Arthur, Cock’s domestic cat (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo (Larsen pers comm, 2011), Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya. Specific localities: 1 Democratic Republic of Congo – Ruwenzori (Larsen pers comm, 2011); North Kivu (Larsen pers comm, 2011). Uganda – Impenetrable Forest (Larsen & Cock, 2011); Kigezi area (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Rwanda – Bugoie Forest (Larsen & Cock, 2011); Nyungwe Forest (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Kenya – Kakamega Forest at Ikuywa Stream (TL); Yala River [= Kakamega] (Larsen & Cock, 2011); Mau Forest (Larsen & Cock, 2011); Nandi Hills (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Habitat: Submontane rainforest (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Habits: It is a fairly common skipper, at least in Kakamega, that flies in somewhat open areas within or adjacent to forest. The flight is fast and usually low down and they often settle with flattened wings on the upper surface of green leaves. They freely come to nectar at small flowers (Larsen & Cock, 2011). Early stages: Nothing published. Larval food: Nothing published. *Eretis buamba Evans, 1937 Male of Eretis buamba. Kibale Forest, Uganda. October, 2014. Image courtesy Raimund Schutte. Eretis buamba Evans, 1937. A catalogue of the African Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum: 39 (212 pp.). Type locality: Uganda: “Bugoma Forest, Unyoro, 3,700 ft”. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda (west). Specific localities: Uganda – Bugoma Forest (TL). Early stages: Nothing published. Larval food: Nothing published. *Eretis camerona Evans, 1937 Eretis camerona Evans, 1937. A catalogue of the African Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum: 38 (212 pp.). Type locality: Cameroon: “Cameroons (Bitje)”. Distribution: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda (west). Recorded, in error, from Nigeria by Larsen, 1999 (CD of draft for Butterflies of West Africa) (Larsen, 2005a). Specific localities: Cameroon – Bitje (TL). Early stages: Nothing published. Larval food: Nothing published. 2 *Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857)# Marbled Elf Perching males of the Marbled Elf (Eretis djaelaelae) Images courtesy Steve Woodhall. Male Marbled Elf (Eretis djaelaelae) displaying scent brush on leg. Image courtesy Steve Woodhall. Pterygospidea djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. Stockholm annis 1838-1845. Collecta (n.s.) 2 (4): 54 (55 pp.). Nisoniades djaelaelae Wallengren. Trimen, 1866a. Pterygospidea djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857. Trimen & Bowker, 1889. Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren. Swanepoel, 1953a. Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857). Dickson & Kroon, 1978. Eretis djaelaelae (Wallengren, 1857). Pringle et al., 1994: 312. Eretis djaelaelale. Male (Wingspan 33 mm). Left – upperside; right – underside. Lekgalameetse N.R., Limpopo Province, South Africa. 20 October 2012. M. Williams. Images M.C. Williams ex Williams Collection. Type locality: [South Africa]: “Caffraria”. Holotype in the Swedish Natural History Museum (images available at www2.nrm.se/en/lep_nrm/d). Diagnosis: See Eretis umbra for differentiation. 3 Distribution: Tanzania (east-central), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province – south-east), Swaziland. Specific localities: Tanzania – Image Mountain (Kielland, 1990d); Ruaha National Park (Kielland, 1990d). Zambia – Nyika (Heath et al., 2002). Limpopo Province – Warmbaths (Swanepoel, 1953); Mica (Swanepoel, 1953); Polokwane (Swanepoel, 1953); Munnik (Swanepoel, 1953); Vivo (Swanepoel, 1953); Sibasa (Swanepoel, 1953); Messina (Swanepoel, 1953); Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve (“Malta Forest”). Mpumalanga – Komatipoort (Swanepoel, 1953); Sterkspruit Nature Reserve (Williams); Buffelspoort Nature Reserve (Williams); Kaapsehoop (male illustrated above). North West Province – Zeerust (Swanepoel, 1953). Gauteng – Pretoria (Swanepoel, 1953). KwaZulu-Natal – Margate (Swanepoel, 1953); Pietermaritzburg (Swanepoel, 1953); Greytown (Swanepoel, 1953); Estcourt (Swanepoel, 1953); Eshowe (Swanepoel, 1953); St Lucia Bay (Swanepoel, 1953); Rwayi, South Coast (S. Woodhall, unpublished, 2009). Eastern Cape Province – Port Elizabeth (Swanepoel, 1953); Somerset East (Swanepoel, 1953); Fort Beaufort (Swanepoel, 1953); King William’s Town (Swanepoel, 1953); Queenstown (Swanepoel, 1953); Stormberg (Swanepoel, 1953); Cathcart (Swanepoel, 1953); Stutterheim (Swanepoel, 1953); Kei River (Swanepoel, 1953); East London (Dickson & Kroon, 1978). Western Cape Province – Plettenberg Bay (Swanepoel, 1953); Mossel Bay (requires verification) (Pringle et al., 1994). Swaziland – Malolotja N. R. (www.sntc.org.sz). Habitat: Savanna woodland; rarely grassland. In Tanzania it is found in woodland and open montane grassland, from 700 to 2 100 m (Kielland, 1990d). Habits: Adults fly close to the ground, with a skipping flight. They alight frequently, with expanded wings, on low plants or on the ground. Both sexes often visit flowers. Males occasionally mud-puddle or imbibe moisture from fresh cow-dung (Pringle et al., 1994). Males may establish territories, usually centred on a small bush. Flight period: All year but in cooler areas from August to May. Commonest from September to March (Pringle et al., 1994). Early stages: Clark, in Dickson & Kroon, 1978: 216; plate 6 [as Eretis djaelaelae djaelaelae; Horse Shoe Valley, East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. There is a possibility that this record may be that of the life history of Eretis umbra (Trimen)]. “Egg: Laid singly on a leaf or bud-cluster. Yellow when laid changing to red; 0,8 mm diameter over the ribs by 0,5 mm high. There are 14 to 16 upright ribs, only half of them reaching the micropyle, and some 10 cross-ribs, the lower not fully developed. Eggs hatch after 8 days. Shell is not eaten. Larva: 1st instar 1 to 2 mm in 19 days; 2nd instar 2 to 4 mm in 20 days; 3rd instar 4 to 6 mm in 19 days; 4th instar 6 to 10 mm in 22 days; 5th instar 10 to 16 or 17 mm in 65 days. The duration of instars varies with climatic conditions. Larva constructs a cache by binding leaves together and lives concealed in it, only emerging to feed. When this becomes too small for the larva another is made by it for furthr use. Moulting and pupation take place within the cache. Pupa: 11,5 mm ♂, 13,5 mm ♀. At first dull greenish-gray. After about 8 days thorax gradually turns brown, eyes become reddish and wing-cases whiten, while body becomes greener but is still pale. Emergence occurs after 10 or 11 days. Parasite: Apanteles species ex final larval instar. This species is multi-brooded.” Larval food: Asystasia sp. (Acanthaceae) [Sevastopulo, 1975]. Asystasia schimperi T.Anderson (Acanthaceae) [Van Someren, 1974: 325]. Barleria fissiflora Bojer ex Nees (= Barleria setigera Rendle) (Acanthaceae) [Kielland, 1990d: 231]. Dyschoriste setigera (Pers.) Vollesen (= Chaetacanthus setiger (Pers.) Lindl. (syn. persoonii C.B. Cl.) (Acanthaceae) [Murray, 1959; South Africa]. Justicia protracta (Nees) T.Anderson (Acanthaceae) [Henning, Henning, Joannou & Woodhall, 1997: 71]. Justicia sp. (Acanthaceae) [Dickson & Kroon, 1978: 183]. Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet (Acanthaceae) [Dickson & Kroon, 1978: 183]. 4 *Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921 Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1921: 255 (234-259). Eretis rotundimacula herewardi Riley, 1921. Evans, 1937. Eretis rotundimacula herewardi Riley, 1921. Pringle et al., 1994: 312. Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921. Ackery et al., 1995. Eretis herewardi herewardi. Male. Left – upperside; right – underside. Wingspan: 33mm. Wanzizi, Mpanda, Tanzania. 24/1/69. Kielland. (Henning collection – H10). Type locality: [Zambia]: “Solwezi”. Distribution: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique. According to
Recommended publications
  • Fish, Various Invertebrates

    Fish, Various Invertebrates

    Zambezi Basin Wetlands Volume II : Chapters 7 - 11 - Contents i Back to links page CONTENTS VOLUME II Technical Reviews Page CHAPTER 7 : FRESHWATER FISHES .............................. 393 7.1 Introduction .................................................................... 393 7.2 The origin and zoogeography of Zambezian fishes ....... 393 7.3 Ichthyological regions of the Zambezi .......................... 404 7.4 Threats to biodiversity ................................................... 416 7.5 Wetlands of special interest .......................................... 432 7.6 Conservation and future directions ............................... 440 7.7 References ..................................................................... 443 TABLE 7.2: The fishes of the Zambezi River system .............. 449 APPENDIX 7.1 : Zambezi Delta Survey .................................. 461 CHAPTER 8 : FRESHWATER MOLLUSCS ................... 487 8.1 Introduction ................................................................. 487 8.2 Literature review ......................................................... 488 8.3 The Zambezi River basin ............................................ 489 8.4 The Molluscan fauna .................................................. 491 8.5 Biogeography ............................................................... 508 8.6 Biomphalaria, Bulinis and Schistosomiasis ................ 515 8.7 Conservation ................................................................ 516 8.8 Further investigations .................................................
  • Check-List of the Butterflies of the Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve in Western Kenya (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)

    Check-List of the Butterflies of the Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve in Western Kenya (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)

    Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 25 (4): 161–174 (2004) 161 Check-list of the butterflies of the Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve in western Kenya (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) Lars Kühne, Steve C. Collins and Wanja Kinuthia1 Lars Kühne, Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany; email: [email protected] Steve C. Collins, African Butterfly Research Institute, P.O. Box 14308, Nairobi, Kenya Dr. Wanja Kinuthia, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract: All species of butterflies recorded from the Kaka- list it was clear that thorough investigation of scientific mega Forest N.R. in western Kenya are listed for the first collections can produce a very sound list of the occur- time. The check-list is based mainly on the collection of ring species in a relatively short time. The information A.B.R.I. (African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi). Furthermore records from the collection of the National density is frequently underestimated and collection data Museum of Kenya (Nairobi), the BIOTA-project and from offers a description of species diversity within a local literature were included in this list. In total 491 species or area, in particular with reference to rapid measurement 55 % of approximately 900 Kenyan species could be veri- of biodiversity (Trueman & Cranston 1997, Danks 1998, fied for the area. 31 species were not recorded before from Trojan 2000). Kenyan territory, 9 of them were described as new since the appearance of the book by Larsen (1996). The kind of list being produced here represents an information source for the total species diversity of the Checkliste der Tagfalter des Kakamega-Waldschutzge- Kakamega forest.
  • Spatial and Matrix Influences on the Biogeography of Insect Taxa in Forest Fragments in Central Uganda

    Spatial and Matrix Influences on the Biogeography of Insect Taxa in Forest Fragments in Central Uganda

    Spatial and matrix influences on the biogeography of insect taxa in forest fragments in central Uganda Perpetra Akite Dissertation for a cotutelle award of Doctor of Philosophy Degree of Makerere University, Uganda and University of Bergen, Norway Makerere University University of Bergen 2016 Department of Biological Sciences, Makerere University Department of Biology, University of Bergen ii DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY This is my own work and it has never been submitted for any degree award in any University iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY......................................................................................iii LIST OF CONTENTS...............................................................................................................iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................vi LIST OF PAPERS....................................................................................................................vii Declaration of authors’ contributions…………………….…...……………...……...viii ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................x BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................1 Problem statement..........................................................................................................……….2 Objectives........................................................................................................................3
  • The Volta Region

    The Volta Region

    WILDLIFE DIVISION (FORESTRY COMMISSION) REPUBLIC OF GHANA Wildlife Division Support Project (WDSP) The Butterflies of Kyabobo National Park, Ghana, and those of the Volta Region by Torben B Larsen (WDSP Report No. 64) March 2006 In collaboration with: Butterflies of Kyabobo and Volta Region. WDSP Report no 64 March 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …………………………………… 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………….. 7 1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………… 8 2. KYABOBO NATIONAL PARK …………………………. 9 2.1 Location and characteristics of Kyabobo National Park …… 9 2.1.1 Habitat types ………………………………………………… 9 2.2 The butterflies of Kyabobo National Park …………………. 10 2.2.1 Material and methods ……………………………………….. 10 2.2.2 Analysis of the Kyabobo butterflies ……………………….... 11 2.2.3 Conservation value of Kyabobo National Park ……..………. 14 2.3 Ecotourism potential ..……………………………………... 14 3. VOLTA REGION – ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 17 3.1 The Volta Region setting …………………………………… 17 3.2 History of butterfly collecting in the Volta Region ………… 18 3.3 Review of the Volta Region butterfly fauna ………………… 19 3.3.1 Total butterfly fauna …………………………………………… 19 3.3.2 Endemics of Africa west of the Dahomey Gap ……………….. 21 3.3.3 Eastern species not found west of the Volta River ……………. 23 3.4 Biogeographical summary …………………………………… 25 3.5 Conservation priorities in the Volta Region ………...………. 25 3.6 Ecotourism …………………………………………………... 27 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS ……………………………… 29 REFERENCES ……………………………………………. 30 APPENDICES: Appendix 1 The butterflies of the Volta Region, Kyabobo, Wli Falls, and Kalakpa…………….….…………….. 33 Appendix 2 Butterflies recorded by Karsch (1893) from Adeli Mountains, German Togoland …………… 55 2 Butterflies of Kyabobo and Volta Region. WDSP Report no 64 March 2006 LIST OF TABLES: Table 2.2.2.
  • Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation

    Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation

    Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity Loss in South-East Africa's Montane Ecosystems MT MABU, MOZAMBIQUE: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION November 2012 Jonathan Timberlake, Julian Bayliss, Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire, Colin Congdon, Bill Branch, Steve Collins, Michael Curran, Robert J. Dowsett, Lincoln Fishpool, Jorge Francisco, Tim Harris, Mirjam Kopp & Camila de Sousa ABRI african butterfly research in Forestry Research Institute of Malawi Biodiversity of Mt Mabu, Mozambique, page 2 Front cover: Main camp in lower forest area on Mt Mabu (JB). Frontispiece: View over Mabu forest to north (TT, top); Hermenegildo Matimele plant collecting (TT, middle L); view of Mt Mabu from abandoned tea estate (JT, middle R); butterflies (Lachnoptera ayresii) mating (JB, bottom L); Atheris mabuensis (JB, bottom R). Photo credits: JB – Julian Bayliss CS ‒ Camila de Sousa JT – Jonathan Timberlake TT – Tom Timberlake TH – Tim Harris Suggested citation: Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, W.R., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R.J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. 94 pp. Biodiversity of Mt Mabu, Mozambique, page 3 LIST OF CONTENTS List of Contents .......................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables .............................................................................................................................
  • BUTTERFLIES of the CHYULU RANGE. a Systematic List of the Species Taken by the Museum Expedition to the Hills

    BUTTERFLIES of the CHYULU RANGE. a Systematic List of the Species Taken by the Museum Expedition to the Hills

    PART 3. BUTTERFLIES OF THE CHYULU RANGE. A systematic list of the species taken by the Museum Expedition to the Hills. April-July, 1938. By V. G. L. VAN SOMEREN,F.L.S., F.R.E.S., Etc. INTRODUCTION. The following account of the Lepidoptera (Rhopaloc.era) taken by members of the Museum Expedition to the Chyulu Range, is mainly a systematic list of the species obtained. At the time of the visit, April to July, 1938 (that is just toward the end, and after the long rains) insect life was remark• ably scarce, and although systematic search was made over all portions of the hills from 3,000 to 7,000 feet, at no time were butterflies numerous. The material taken can be considered representative of the range for that particular season, but there is little doubt that insect life would be more plentiful just after the short rains, as it undoubtedly is on the surrounding plains, especially in the Kibwezi- Voi areas. In spite of the paucity of insect life, certain new records have been established, thus Papilio hornimani is recorded for the first time from within Kenya boundaries, although known for many years to inhabit the forests of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Charaxes ful• vescens nr. acuminatus, also of Tanganyika, was taken on the range. Two new races of Liptenines of the genus Pentila are recorded, whilst a new ACTaea,a new Papilio, and a new race of Amauris are described. The Lepidoptera collected have a definite relationship to the vegetational zones and the distribution of certain plant species at various altitudes and portions of the hills.
  • The Butterflies of Taita Hills

    The Butterflies of Taita Hills

    FLUTTERING BEAUTY WITH BENEFITS THE BUTTERFLIES OF TAITA HILLS A FIELD GUIDE Esther N. Kioko, Alex M. Musyoki, Augustine E. Luanga, Oliver C. Genga & Duncan K. Mwinzi FLUTTERING BEAUTY WITH BENEFITS: THE BUTTERFLIES OF TAITA HILLS A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF TAITA HILLS Esther N. Kioko, Alex M. Musyoki, Augustine E. Luanga, Oliver C. Genga & Duncan K. Mwinzi Supported by the National Museums of Kenya and the JRS Biodiversity Foundation ii FLUTTERING BEAUTY WITH BENEFITS: THE BUTTERFLIES OF TAITA HILLS Dedication In fond memory of Prof. Thomas R. Odhiambo and Torben B. Larsen Prof. T. R. Odhiambo’s contribution to insect studies in Africa laid a concrete footing for many of today’s and future entomologists. Torben Larsen’s contribution to the study of butterflies in Kenya and their natural history laid a firm foundation for the current and future butterfly researchers, enthusiasts and rearers. National Museums of Kenya’s mission is to collect, preserve, study, document and present Kenya’s past and present cultural and natural heritage. This is for the purposes of enhancing knowledge, appreciation, respect and sustainable utilization of these resources for the benefit of Kenya and the world, for now and posterity. Copyright © 2021 National Museums of Kenya. Citation Kioko, E. N., Musyoki, A. M., Luanga, A. E., Genga, O. C. & Mwinzi, D. K. (2021). Fluttering beauty with benefits: The butterflies of Taita Hills. A field guide. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN 9966-955-38-0 iii FLUTTERING BEAUTY WITH BENEFITS: THE BUTTERFLIES OF TAITA HILLS FOREWORD The Taita Hills are particularly diverse but equally endangered.
  • Insects of the Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape¹

    Insects of the Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape¹

    Insects of the Lolldaiga Hills Conservation Landscape¹ Family and scientific name² Common name² N³ L E J Threat Comments ODONATA DAMSELFLIES & DRAGONFLIES Aeshinidae Hawkers Anax imperator Blue emperor √ Gomphidae Clubtails Ictinogomphus ferox Common tigertail √ Libellulidea Perchers / Skimmers Brachythemis impartita Northern banded groundling √ Crocothemis erythraea Broad scarlet √ Orthetrum caffrum Two-striped skimmer √ Pantala flavescens Wandering glider √ MANTODEA MANTIDS Hymenopodidae Flower Mantids Phyllocrania paradoxa. Leaf mantid √ Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Eyed-flower mantid √ Mantidae Common Mantids Sphodromantis gastrica Common green mantid / Giant mantid √ Tarachodes sp. Bark mantid √ Thespidae Hoplocoryphella sp. √ Empusidae Cone-headed Mantids Hemiempusa capensis Giant cone-headed mantid √ ORTHOPTERA GRASSHOPPERS & CRICKETS Gryllatalpidae Mole Crickets Gryllotalpa africana Mole cricket √ 1 Pyrgomorphidae Foam & Lubber Grasshoppers Phymateus viridipes Green milkweed locust √ Acrididae Short-horned Grasshoppers Acanthacris ruficornis Garden locust √ PHASMATODEA STICK INSECTS Phasmatidae Leptinia graminea Grass stick insect √ HEMIPTERA BUGS Pyrrhocoridae Cotton Stainers Dysdercus nigrofasciatus Cotton stainer √ AUCHENORRHYNCHA Cicadidae Cicadas Platypleura haglundi Orange-wing √ NEUROPTERA LACEWINGS & ANTLIONS Myrmeleontidae Antlions Cymothales spectabilis Tree-hole antlion √ Palpares sp. Dotted antlion √ COLEOPTERA BEETLES Carabidae Ground Beetles Cypholoba tenuicollis √ Tefflus kilimanus √ Staphylinidae Rove Beetles Paederus
  • The Biodiversity of Atewa Forest

    The Biodiversity of Atewa Forest

    The Biodiversity of Atewa Forest Research Report The Biodiversity of Atewa Forest Research Report January 2019 Authors: Jeremy Lindsell1, Ransford Agyei2, Daryl Bosu2, Jan Decher3, William Hawthorne4, Cicely Marshall5, Caleb Ofori-Boateng6 & Mark-Oliver Rödel7 1 A Rocha International, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK 2 A Rocha Ghana, P.O. Box KN 3480, Kaneshie, Accra, Ghana 3 Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig (ZFMK), Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany 4 Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK 5 Department ofPlant Sciences, University ofCambridge,Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK 6 CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Kumasi, Ghana and Herp Conservation Ghana, Ghana 7 Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany Cover images: Atewa Forest tree with epiphytes by Jeremy Lindsell and Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis by David Monticelli. Contents Summary...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Recent history of Atewa Forest................................................................................................................................... 9 Current threats
  • A New Species of Eretis (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda

    A New Species of Eretis (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda

    12 TROP. LEPID. RES., 21(1): 12-16, 2011 LARSEN & COCK: New species of Eretis A NEW SPECIES OF ERETIS (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIIDAE) FROM KENYA, UGANDA AND RWANDA Torben B. Larsen1 and Matthew J. W. Cock2 1Jacobys alle 2, 1806 Frederiksberg, Denmark ([email protected]); 2CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2883 Delémont, Switzerland ([email protected]) Abstract- Eretis artorius sp.nov. is described as new from Kakamega Forest, western Kenya, and other specimens are reported from Uganda and Rwanda. It is compared with other species of the genus that co-occur or are likely to co-occur within this range. Living and pinned adults are illustrated. The male genitalia are illustrated and compared with those of Eretis vaga Evans and E. rotundimacula Evans. Key words: Hesperioidea, Pyrginae, Celaenorrhinini, Kakamega Forest, Eretis artorius sp. nov., Eretis vaga, E. herewardi, E. rotundimacula, E. melania, E. mitiana, E. camerona, E. lugens, Justicia flava, abdominal ventral hair fringe. The genus Eretis Mabille, 1891 was described with E. melania upperside ground-colour is warmer brown than most members Mabille, 1891 as the type species and only member of the of the genus. The wing shape is even more irregular than usual. genus. In his overview of all the African Hesperiidae, Holland The forewing always has a hyaline costal spot and an almost (1896) placed six species in the genus, one of which is now perfectly rounded spot in space 2. The dark markings on the considered a junior synonym of E. melania and two of which underside are modest. This combination of features is usually were subsequently removed to Sarangesa.
  • Download Document

    Download Document

    SANBI Biodiversity Series 16 Butterflies of South Africa’s National Botanical Gardens An illustrated checklist compiled by Christopher K. Willis & Steve E. Woodhall Pretoria 2010 SANBI Biodiversity Series The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) was established on 1 Sep- tember 2004 through the signing into force of the National Environmental Manage- ment: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) No. 10 of 2004 by President Thabo Mbeki. The Act expands the mandate of the former National Botanical Institute to include responsibili- ties relating to the full diversity of South Africa’s fauna and flora, and builds on the internationally respected programmes in conservation, research, education and visitor services developed by the National Botanical Institute and its predecessors over the past century. The vision of SANBI: Biodiversity richness for all South Africans. SANBI’s mission is to champion the exploration, conservation, sustainable use, appre- ciation and enjoyment of South Africa’s exceptionally rich biodiversity for all people. SANBI Biodiversity Series publishes occasional reports on projects, technologies, work- shops, symposia and other activities initiated by or executed in partnership with SANBI. Photographs: Steve Woodhall, unless otherwise noted Technical editing: Emsie du Plessis Design & layout: Sandra Turck Cover design: Sandra Turck Cover photographs: Front: Pirate (Christopher Willis) Back, top: African Leaf Commodore (Christopher Willis) Back, centre: Dotted Blue (Steve Woodhall) Back, bottom: Green-veined Charaxes (Christopher Willis) Citing this publication WILLIS, C.K. & WOODHALL, S.E. (Compilers) 2010. Butterflies of South Africa’s National Botanical Gardens. SANBI Biodiversity Series 16. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-57-0 © Published by: South African National Biodiversity Institute.
  • A Handbook on the Rare, Threatened & Endemic Species of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park

    A Handbook on the Rare, Threatened & Endemic Species of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park

    f A HANDBOOK ON THE RARE, THREATENED & ENDEMIC SPECIES OF THE GREATER ST LUCIA WETLAND PARK A product of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Rare, Threatened & Endemic Species Project Combrink & Kyle June 2006 St Lucia Office: The Dredger Harbour, Private Bag x05, St Lucia 3936 Tel No. +27 35 590 1633, Fax No. +27 35 590 1602, e-mail [email protected] 2 “Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished” Robert Browning A photograph taken in 2003 of probably the last known Bonatea lamprophylla, a recently (1976) described terrestrial orchid that was known from three small populations, all within the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. Nothing was known on the biology or life history of this species, except that it produced spectacular flowers between September and October. This orchid might have to be reclassified in the future as extinct. Suggested citation for this product: Combrink, A.S. and Kyle, R. 2006. A Handbook on the Rare, Threatened & Endemic Species of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. A product of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park - Rare, Threatened & Endemic Species Project. Unpublished internal report. 191 pp. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FOREWORD............................................................................................................................................ 6 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 7 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................