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2007 Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera nr.21
Preliminary List of the Lepidoptera of Zaire
(An Updated and Revised List of the Species and Subspecies)
In this list, 3182 species /subspecies (2096 species only) are listed alphabetically under the
related families. The synonymous and valid names have been updated by the authors. Nomenclaturally
unavailable name marked with #.
1. Acraea (Actinote) alciope Hewitson,1852 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alciope Hewitson,1852; macarina Butler,1868; cydonia
Ward,1873
2. Acraea (Actinote) alciopoides Joicey & Talbot,1921 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alciopoides Joicey & Talbot,1921
3. Acraea (Actinote) alicia (Sharpe,1890) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alicia Sharpe,1890; cappadox Oberthür,1893
4. Acraea (Actinote) alicia alicia (Sharpe,1890) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): alicia Sharpe,1890; cappadox Oberthür,1893
5. Acraea (Actinote) althoffi Dewitz,1889 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): althoffi Dewitz,1889
6. Acraea (Actinote) althoffi althoffi Dewitz,1889 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): althoffi Dewitz,1889
7. Acraea (Actinote) althoffi rubrofasciata Aurivillius,1895 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): rubrofasciata Aurivillius,1895
8. Acraea (Actinote) amicitiae Heron,1909 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): amicitiae Heron,1909; polychroma Rebel,1911
9. Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen,1868 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): anacreon Trimen,1868
10. Acraea (Actinote) anacreon anacreontica Grose-Smith,1898 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): anacreontica Grose-Smith,1898
11. Acraea (Actinote) anacreon lusinga Overlaet,1955 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): lusinga Overlaet,1955
12. Acraea (Actinote) ansorgei Grose-Smith,1898 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): ansorgei Grose-Smith,1898; conjuncta Grose-
Smith,1898; nandensis Sharp,1899.
13. Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii Staudinger,1896 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): aurivillii Staudinger,1896; alicia Grose-Smith,1900
nec Shrp.,1890; smithi Aurivillius,1922 nec Mab.,1879; bombensis Stoneham,1937; ochrextensa Stoneham,1937; #flavifasciata
Stoneham,1937.
14. Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger,1896 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): aurivillii Staudinger,1896; alicia Grose-
Smith,1900 nec Shrp.,1890; smithi Aurivillius,1922 nec Mab.,1879; bombensis Stoneham,1937; ochrextensa Stoneham,1937;
#flavifasciata Stoneham,1937.
15. Acraea (Actinote) bonasia (Fabricius,1775) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): bonasia Fabricius,1775; cynthius Drury,1782;
praeponina Staudinger,1896; siabona Suffert,1904.
16. Acraea (Actinote) bonasia bonasia (Fabricius,1775) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): bonasia Fabricius,1775; cynthius Drury,1782;
praeponina Staudinger,1896; siabona Suffert,1904.
17. Acraea (Actinote) burgessi Jackson,1956 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): burgessi Jackson,1956
18. Acraea (Actinote) buschbecki Dewitz,1889 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): buschbecki Dewitz,1889
19. Acraea (Actinote) cabira Hopffer,1855 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): cabira Hopffer,1855; apecida Oberthür,1893; flavomaculata
Lanz,1896; natalensis Staudinger,1896; biraca Suffert,1904; abrupta Grünberg,1910; swinburnei Stevenson,1940.
20. Acraea (Actinote) cinerea Neave,1904 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): cinerea Neave,1904; alberta Eltringham,1911
21. Acraea (Actinote) cinerea luluae Berger,1981 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): luluae Berger,1981
22. Acraea (Actinote) circeis (Drury,1782) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): circeis Drury,1782; mandane Fabricius,1793; leona
Staudinger,1896; leonina Bethune-Baker,1903.
23. Acraea (Actinote) conradti Oberthür,1893 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): conradti Oberthür,1893
24. Acraea (Actinote) conradti vumbui Stevenson,1934 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): vumbui Stevenson,1934
25. Acraea (Actinote) disjuncta Grose-Smith,1898 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): disjuncta Grose-Smith,1898
26. Acraea (Actinote) disjuncta kigeziensis Jackson,1956 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): kigeziensis Jackson,1956
27. Acraea (Actinote) encedana Pierre,1976 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedana Pierre,1976
28. Acraea (Actinote) encedon (Linnaeus,1758) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedon Linnaeus,1758; lycia Fabricius,1775; sganzini
Boisduval,1833; fulva Doubleday,1848; daira Godman & Salvin,1884; braunei Staudinger,1885; usagarae Vuillot,1891;
nigeriae Schulze,1923.
29. Acraea (Actinote) encedon encedon (Linnaeus,1758) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encedon Linnaeus,1758; lycia Fabricius,1775;
sganzini Boisduval,1833; fulva Doubleday,1848; daira Godman & Salvin,1884; braunei Staudinger,1885; usagarae
Vuillot,1891; nigeriae Schulze,1923.
30. Acraea (Actinote) encoda Pierre,1981 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): encoda Pierre,1981
31. Acraea (Actinote) eponina (Cramer,[1780]) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): eponina Cramer,[1780]; janisca Godart,[1819],
manjaca Boisduval,1833; rougetii Guérin-Méneville,1849; buxtoni Butler,1875; perrupta Butler,1875; subserena Grose-
Smith,1900; intermediana Strand,1911; eliana Strand,1912; jordani Le Doux,1928.
32. Acraea (Actinote) eponina eponina (Cramer,[1780]) (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): eponina Cramer,[1780]; janisca
Godart,[1819], manjaca Boisduval,1833; rougetii Guérin-Méneville,1849; buxtoni Butler,1875; perrupta Butler,1875; subserena
Grose-Smith,1900; intermediana Strand,1911; eliana Strand,1912; jordani Le Doux,1928.
33. Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson,1861 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): esebria Hewitson,1861; protea Trimen,1862; metaprotea
Butler,1874; monteironis Butler,1874; arctifascia Butler,1874; pseudoprotea Butler,1874; amphiprotea Butler,1874; jacksoni
Sharpe,1890; ertli Aurivillius,1904; actinotis Neustetter,1916.
34. Acraea (Actinote) esebria esebria Hewitson,1861 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): esebria Hewitson,1861; protea Trimen,1862;
metaprotea Butler,1874; monteironis Butler,1874; arctifascia Butler,1874; pseudoprotea Butler,1874; amphiprotea Butler,1874;
jacksoni Sharpe,1890; ertli Aurivillius,1904; actinotis Neustetter,1916.
35. Acraea (Actinote) goetzei Thurau,1903 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): goetzei Thurau,1903; byatti Neave,1904.
36. Acraea (Actinote) grosvenori Eltringham,1912 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): grosvenori Eltringham,1912
37. Acraea (Actinote) hecqui Berger,1981 (Acraeidae) Synonym(s): hecqui Berger,1981
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