Chloroselas

Chloroselas Butler, [1886] Gems

Chloroselas Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 765; TS: Chloroselas esmeralda Butler
Desmolycaena Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1): 7; TS: Desmolycaena mazoensis Trimen
- = Chloroselas; [AfrL]

Chloroselas; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Chloroselas (Section Aphnaeus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Chloroselas (Aphnaeini); [BK], 186; Heath, 1997, Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2: 12; [AfrL]
Chloroselas (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 162
Desmolycaena; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Desmolycaena (Section Aphnaeus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 436
Desmolycaena (Aphnaeini); [BK], 188
Desmolycaena (Lycaenidae); Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 164

Chloroselas arabica (Riley, 1932) S.Arabia (Wadi Hadhramaut). See [maps]
- arabica (Riley, 1932) (Desmolycaena); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 148
- Chloroselas arabica; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- Desmolycaena arabica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 166; [BAFR], 484; [BK], 188 (note); [CoL]
Chloroselas argentea Riley, 1932 NE.Rhodesia (Umtali, Salisbury). See [maps]
- Chloroselas argentea Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 145
- Aphnaeus argentea; [CoL]
- Chloroselas argentea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 483; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas azurea Butler, 1899 E.Kenya, N.Tanzania. See [maps] Azure Gem
- Chloroselas azurea Butler, 1899; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1899 (4): 967, pl. 70, f. 2-3
- Aphnaeus azurea; [CoL]
- Chloroselas azurea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 483; [BK]: 187, pl. 16, f. 197; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, [1886] Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, N.Tanzania, Yemen. See [maps]
- Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 765, pl. 47, f. 4; TL: Somalia
- Chloroselas esmeralda; [BAFR], 483; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- Chloroselas tamaniba esmeralda; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163
- C. e. esmeralda Somali Gem
  - Chloroselas esmeralda esmeralda; [BK]: 187, pl. 16, f. 198; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- C. e. bilqis Larsen, 1983 Yemen
  - Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis; [BK], 187 (note); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas mazoensis (Trimen, 1898) Rhodesia. See [maps]
- Desmolycaena mazoensis Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1): 7-8, pl. 1, f. 4
- Chloroselas mazoensis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- Desmolycaena mazoensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 166; [PBSA]; [BAFR], 484; [CoL]
Larva on (young shoots) Acacia ? [PBSA]
Chloroselas minima Jackson, 1966 coast (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania). See [maps] Tiny Gem
- Chloroselas minima Jackson, 1966; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8: 524
- Aphnaeus minima; [CoL]
- Chloroselas minima; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BK]: 187, pl. 17, f. 199; [BAFR], 483; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas ogadenensis Jackson, 1966 Somalia. See [maps]
- Chloroselas ogadenensis Jackson, 1966; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8: 526; TL: Dagah Bur, Ogaden
- Aphnaeus ogadenensis; [CoL]
- Chloroselas ogadenensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- Chloroselis ogadenensis; [BAFR], 483
Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956 SE.Zaire, Zambia, W.Tanzania (Mpanda, Kigoma). See [maps]
- Chloroselas overlaeti Stempffer, 1956; Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 49: 46
- Aphnaeus overlaeti; [CoL]
- Chloroselas overlaeti; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 483 (text); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas pseudozeritis (Trimen, 1873) S.Africa - Kenya, Uganda. See [maps]
- Aphnaeus pseudo-zeritis [= pseudozeritis] Trimen, 1873; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2): 113, pl. 1, f. 6; TL: Bathurst, Cape Colony
- Aphnaeus pseudozeritis; [CoL]
- Chloroselas pseudozeritis ngottoana; [iNaturalist]
- Chloroselas pseudozeritis; [PBSA]; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Associated with Crematogaster (ants)[PBSA]

Larva on Acacia stenocarpa? [PBSA]
- C. p. pseudozeritis E.Cape, Natal, Transvaal, Botswana, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi
  - Chloroselas pseudozeritis pseudozeritis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 482; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- C. p. tytleri Riley, 1932 Tanzania, E.Kenya, Ethiopia Brilliant Gem
  - pseudozeritis tytleri Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 147
  - Aphnaeus pseudozeritis tytleri; [CoL]
  - Chloroselas pseudozeritis tytleri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 482 (text); [BK]: 186, pl. 16, f. 195; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- C. p. umbrosa Jackson, 1966 W.Kenya, Uganda?
  - [?]f. umbrosa Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 207
  - Chloroselas pseudozeritis tytleri f. umbrosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163
  - Chloroselas pseudozeritis umbrosa; [BAFR], 482 (text); [AfrL]
  - Chloroselas umbrosa; [BK]: 187, pl. 16, f. 196; [iNaturalist]
  Larva on (on Acacia stenocarpa with Crematogastes ants) [BK]
Chloroselas tamaniba (Walker, 1870) Egypt (Red Sea Coast), .... See [maps]
- tamaniba (Walker, 1870) (Aphnaeus); Entomologist 5 (76): 51; TL: Red Sea Coast, Hor Tamanib
- Aphnaeus tamaniba; [CoL]
- Chloroselas tamaniba tamaniba; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163
- Chloroselas tamaniba; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas taposana Riley, 1932 S.Sudan (Upper Nile). See [maps]
- Chloroselas taposana Riley, 1932; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10: 146; TL: Taposa, Akobo R.
- Aphnaeus taposana; [CoL]
- Chloroselas taposana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BAFR], 483; [BK], 188 (note); [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas trembathi Collins & Larsen, 1991 Kenya (Meru National Park). See [maps] Trembath's Gem
- Chloroselas trembathi Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 188, 439, pl. 17, f. 200a; TL: Meru Nat. Park, Kenya
- Chloroselas trembathi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Chloroselas vansomereni Jackson, 1966 Kenya (Tana R.). See [maps] Van Someren's Gem
- Chloroselas vansomereni Jackson, 1966; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8: 525
- Aphnaeus vansomereni; [CoL]
- Chloroselas vansomereni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 163; [BK]: 188, pl. 17, f. 200; [BAFR], 483; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Butler, [1886]
An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4) : 756-776, pl. 47
Butler, 1899
On a collection of Butterflies made by Mr. Richard Crawshay in Britih East Africa Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1899 (4) : 962-975, pl. 70
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
Heath, 1997
A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis Occ. Suppl. 2 : 1-60
Jackson, 1966
A revision of the genus Chloroselas Butler, with a note on Alaena Boisduval and descriptions of a few new African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae) Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8 : 523-531
[BK]; Larsen, 1996
The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history Butterflies of Kenya
Riley, 1932
New African and Arabian butterflies Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 10 : 137-152
Stempffer, 1956
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Lycaenidae l'Afrique Equatoriale Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge (8) 49 : 1-54
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Talbot, 1935
New African Lycaenidae (Lep. Rhop.) Ent. mon. Mag. 71 : 202-209
Trimen, 1873
On some new species of Butterflies discovered in Extra-Tropical Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873 (2) : 101-124, pl. 1
Trimen, 1898
On some new or little-known Species of African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1) : 1-16, pl. 1
Walker, 1870
A list of the Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (76): 48-57, (80-81): 123-134, (82): 151-155

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