Mimeresia libentina

Liptena libentina from original description.

Pseuderesia zoraida in Rhopalocera Exotica.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Mimacraeina
Genus: Mimeresia
Species: Mimeresia libentina
Subspecies: (2) per Williams, 2007.
M. l. isabellae – M. l. libentina

Name

Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866.

Type locality: Nigeria: “Old Calabar”.

Holotype: ♀ BMNH.

Synonymy

• Liptena libentina Hewitson, 1866: 120, figs 8,9.
• Liptena libentina zerita (var.) Plötz, 1880: 199. Cameroon: “Mungo”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
• Liptena rubrica Druce, 1888: 108. Cameroon: “Cameroons, Addah, W. Africa”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
• Pseuderesia zoraida Grose-Smith and Kirby, [1890]: 36, pl.9 figs 9-12. Cameroon: “Cameroons”. Synonymy in Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.
• Mimeresia libentina libentina (Hewitson); Stempffer,H, 1967: 33; Williams, 2007: Mimacraeina 25.

References

• Druce, H.H. 1888. Descriptions of several new species of Lycaenidae from W. Africa. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 25: 108–109. BHL. Reference page. 
• Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page. 
• Plötz, C. 1880. Verzeichniss der vom Professor Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika – vom 5.Gr. nordl. Bis. 3.Gr. sudl, Breite, auf dem Cameroons-Gebirge in unge fahrer hohe von 4000 Fuss und auf der Insel Fernando-Po, vom August 1872 bis November 1875 – gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Entomologische Zeitung 41: Heterocera 76–88; Rhopalocera 189–206; 306-307. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.