W. John Tennent

W. John Tennent

British Entomologist.

• Department of Life Sciences, Terrestrial Invertebrates Division, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, England.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 92 taxon names authored by W. John Tennent

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1996

• Tennent, W.J., 1996. The butterflies of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria 217pp, 32 pls. Gem Publishing, Wallingford. 217pp. ISBN 9780906802052 Reference page. 

1999

• Tennent, W.J., 1999. Two new Arhopala Boisduval taxa from the Solomon Islands, and resolution of the status of A. tindali Ribbe and A. styx Evans (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 20(2), 195–206. web Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 1999. Notes on some Solomon Islands Papilio L i n n a e u s , with descriptions of four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 20(2): 207–230. (PDF). Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 1999: The genus Psychonotis Toxopeus in the Solomon islands, with descriptions of five new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian entomologist 26(4): 115-123.Reference page. 
• Müller, C.J. & Tennent, W.J. 1999. A new species of Graphium Scopoli (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 51: 161–168. pdf. Reference page. 

2000

• Tennent, W.J., 2000. Notes on Deudorix Hewitson in the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and New Guinea, with descriptions of nine new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 27(1): 9-26. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2000. A new species of Mycalesis Hübner, from the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 20: 333–336. web Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2000. Thirteen new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 25: 9-22. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2000. A new butterfly genus, species and subspecies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 13: 87-90. Reference page. 

2001

• Tennent, W.J., 2001. Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 14: 1-27. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. A new species of Ionolyce Toxopeus, from the Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Group) and Vanuatu (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 28(2): 41-44. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. Notes on bochus group species of the genus Jamides Hübner in the Santa Cruz islands (Solomon Islands), with description of a new subspecies of Jamides amarauge Druce (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 28(2): 45-48, 1 pl., 4 figs. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. A review of the genus Mycalesis in the Solomons Archipelago, with descriptions of seven new taxa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera 12(Suppl. 1): 13–24. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. What is Nacaduba mallicolo markira Tite? A new species of Nacaduba Moore from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 28(3): 85-90. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. Three new Hypochrysops C. & R. Felder, 1860 taxa from the Solomon Islands, including a new species from the Santa Cruz Group (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 28(3): 91-96. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2001. Further notes on the Deudorix affinis group in the south pacific (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Australian Entomologist 28(4): 137-140. Reference page. 

2002

• Tennent, W.J., 2002. Butterflies of the Solomon Islands: Systematics and Biogreography. 413 pp., 90 pls. Storm Entomological Publishing, Dereham, Norfolk, England. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2002. A review of the genus Mycalesis Hübner, in the Solomons Archipelago, with descriptions of seven new taxa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 12(1): 13–24. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2003

• Tennent, W.J., 2003. Three new butterfly subspecies from northern Vanuatu (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Futao 45: 22-24. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2003. Two elusive new Prosotas Druce, 1891 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the New Hebrides archipelago (Solomon Islands and Vanuatu). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 36: 39-44. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2003. On the identity of New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Deudorix Hewitson, including description of a new subspecies of D. mathewi Druce (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 36: 45-49. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2003. Danaus affinis (Fabricius), (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Danainae) in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides and Solomons archipelagos, with description of a new subspecies from the Torres island group (Vanuatu). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 37: 4–7. Reference page. 

2004

• Tennent, W.J., 2004. Three new Eurema subspecies from the Southwest Pacific (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Futao 48: 4–6. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2004. A new race of Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1782, from the Solomon Islands (Russell group) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Futao 48: 17–18. Reference page. 

2005

• Tennent, W.J., 2005. A new Candalides (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the D'Entrecasteux island group (Papua New Guinea). Futao 49: 2-3.Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2005. Some new records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from New Caledonia, including a new species of Theclinesthes (Lycaenidae). Futao 49: 6–8. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2005. Semanga helena Röber, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) confirmed on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Futao 50: 6. Reference page. 

2006

• Tennent, W.J. 2006. A checklist of the butterflies of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and some adjacent areas. Zootaxa 1178, 209 pp. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & de Roller, C.J., 2006. Notes on some butterflies from the island of Tetepare (Solomon Islands, New Georgia group), including a new subspecies of Argyronympha rubianensis (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Futao 52: 2–7.. Reference page. 

2008

• Tennent, W.J., 2008. A new Deudorix Hewitson, 1863, from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 50: 19-23. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2008. Citation of the contents of The Fruhstorfer Collection of Butterflies: Catalogue of Types... published in the 1920s. Entomologist's Gazette: 59: 41-53. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., Yasuda, M. & Morimoto, K. 2008. Lansania Journal of arachnology and zoology - a rare and obscure Japanese natural history journal. Archives of Natural History 35(2): 252–280. DOI: 10.3366/E0260954108000387 Reference page. 

2009

• Tennent, W.J. 2009. A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Vanuatu; Ol buttaflae blong Vanuatu. 192 pp., Storm Entomological Publishing, Dereham, Norfolk, England. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & Rawlins, A., 2009: A new subspecies of Hypochrysops anacletus C.Felder, 1860, from the island of Buru, Maluku, Indonesia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 52: 4-9. Reference page. 

2010

• Tennent, W.J., Müller, C. J. & Rawlins, A., 2010. A new Deudorix from Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae), with notes on Deudorix epirus Felder, 1860. Australian Entomologist 37(2): 33-43. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & Rawlins, A. 2010. Notes on Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 from Sulawesi and Maluku, including new subspecies of A. argentea Staudinger, 1888, A. chamaeleona Bethune-Baker, 1903, and A. azenia (Hewitson, [1863]) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo N.F. 31(1/2): 9-16. web Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & A. Rawlins, 2010. Notes on the subgenus Virachola Moore, in the Moluccan islands, description of a new subspecies of Deudorix (Virachola) democles Miskin, 1884 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Theclinae): Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 54: 27-29. Reference page. 
• Tenennt, W.J. & A. Rawlins, 2010.rev Notes on the genus Tajuria Moore, 1881, from the Sulawesi Region, Indonesia, with description of a new subspecies of T. cyrillus Hewitson, 1865 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae): Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 56: 9-11. Reference page. 

2012

• Tennent, W.J. & Rawlins, A., 2012. A new Jamides Hübner, 1819 from the islands of North Maluku, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 33 (2/3): 139–141. web Reference page. 

2014

• Monastyrskii, A.L., Tennent, W.J. & O'Dell, J. 2014. Further evidence of disjunctions in ranges of East Asian satyrine butterflies: a new subspecies of Rhaphicera dumicola (Oberthür, 1876) from Northern Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Atalanta 45(1-4): 163–166. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., Müller, C. J. & Peggie, D., 2014. Two New Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the collections of the Museum Zoologi Bogor, Indonesia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 24: 10-14. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Rawlins, A., Cassidy, A., Müller, C., Schröder, S. & Tennent, W. J. 2014. An Illustrated and annotated checklist of Jamides Hübner, 1819, taxa occurring in the Indonesian Provinces of North Maluku and Maluku (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 35(1/2): 5-39. web Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2014. Two new subspecies of Mycalesis terminus (Fabricius, 1775), from the islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera, Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 24(2): 62–66. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2014a. Euploea eurianassa Hewitson, 1858, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea with description of a new subspecies from the remote island of Nasikwabu (Lepidoptera: Danainae). Futao 66: 46-49. Reference page. 
• Müller, C.J & Tennent, W.J., 2014: A new species of Hypochrysops Felder & Felder, 1860, from Waigeo Island, Indonesia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Suara Serangga Papua 8 (4): 109–115. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & Treadaway, C.G. 2014. A new subspecies of Mycalesis aramis Hewitson, 1866, from the Philippine island of Mindoro (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 35 (3): 139–140. web Reference page. 

2015

• Tennent, W.J. 2015. A new subspecies of Nacaduba cyanea (Cramer, 1775) from Woodlark (Muyua) Island, Milne Bay Province, PNG. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 36(4): 219–220. Reference page. 

2016

• Müller, C.J. & Tennent, W.J. 2016. A new species of Altiapa Parsons, 1986 from Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) Tropical Lepidoptera Research 26(1): 19-24. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Müller, C.J. & Tennent, W.J. 2016. Two new species of Candalides Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia Tropical Lepidoptera Research 26(1): 25-31. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Russell, P.J.C. & Tennent, W.J. 2016. A synonymic list of names associated with western Palaearctic Melitaea phoebe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) species group taxa (M. phoebe; M. punica Oberthür, 1876; M. ornata Christoph, 1893) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 39(1): 27–56. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2016. A review of Danis danis (Cramer, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), with descriptions of seven new subspecies from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 37(2–3): 117–138. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. & Gassó Miracle, M.E. 2016. A new subspecies of Nacaduba cyanea Cramer, 1775, from Buru, Maluku, Indonesia (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 159(2): 81-88. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., 2016. Notes on Hypolycaena phorbas (Fabricius, 1793), H. periphorbas Butler, 1882 and H. danis (Felder & Felder), 1865 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, with description of six new taxa from the Bismarck Archipelago and Milne Bay. Butterflies 72: 4-23, 89 figs. Reference page. 

2017

• Tennent, W.J. 2017. A new subspecies of Delias caliban Grose-Smith, 1897 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from Normanby Island, d'Entrecasteaux group, Papua New Guinea. The Australian Entomologist 44(1): 39-48. Reference page. 

2018

• Müller, C.J. & Tennent, W.J. 2018: Polyura inopinatus Röber, 1940; a remarkable butterfly mystery resolved. ZooKeys 774: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.774.26458 Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J., Chandra, V. & Müller, C.J. 2018. A remarkable new swallowtail butterfly from Fiji (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 39(2): 53–61. Reference page. 

2020

• P.J.C. Russell, L. Bartolozzi, R.L. Hawkins, W.J. Tennent & T. Léger, 2020. Designation of lectotypes for some Spanish and other western European Melitaea taxa, some with mixed syntypic series of M. phoebe Denis & Schiffermüller,1775 and M. ornata Christoph, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 48(191): 449–472. ResearchGate Reference page. 

2022

• Russell, P.J.C., Lukhtanov, V.A. & Tennent, W.J. 2022. Reassessment of the status of some European and Asian Melitaea taxa described as subspecies of Melitaea phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), with designations of lectotypes where appropriate (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Zootaxa 5141(1): 25–38. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.1.2. . Reference page. 

2023

• Russell, P.J.C. & Tennent, W.J. 2023. Notes on the Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893, complex in the Levant (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) including new synonymy and observations on lectotype designations for Melitaea phoebe dorae Graves, 1925. Zootaxa 5353(3): 276–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.3.5. Reference page. 
• Tennent, W.J. 2023. A new Prosotas (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from the islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 33(2): 86-89. Reference page. 

2024

• Tennent, W.J. 2024. The butterflies of Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, with descriptions of six new taxa (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Nachrichten Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 44 (3/4): 163–176. Reference page.