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Mylothris Hübner, [1819]

Dotted Borders
Mylothris Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 90, TS: Papilio poppea Cramer
Mylothris ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30
Mylothris (Aporini) ; [AfrL]

Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)

W.Africa - W.Kenya, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Western Dotted Border Common Dotted Border
Papilio chloris Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 473
Papilio thermopylae Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 207, f. F, G

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris afraorientalis Stoneham, 1937; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (33): 1
Mylothris chloris ; [EBW]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

M. c. chloris

Senegal - Cameroun, W.Zaire, C.A.R., S.Sudan Mylothris chloris chloris ; [BAFR, 98]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 13; [AfrL]

M. c. clarissa Butler, 1888

Uganda, W.Kenya Mylothris clarissa Butler, 1888; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888 : 70, TL: Wadelai
Mylothris chloris clarissa ; [BAFR, 98 (text)]; [BK, 149]; [AfrL]

Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954

W.Arabia, SW.Arabia. See [About maps] Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954; Exped. S.W. Arabia 1937-38, 1: 364
Mylothris chloris arabicus ; [BAFR, 98]
Mylothris arabicus ; [AfrL]

Mylothris poppea (Cramer, [1777])

-. See [About maps] Papilio poppea Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 21, pl. 110, f. D
Mylothris poppea ; [EBW]; [AfrL]

M. p. poppea

Guinea - Cameroun, Zaire, N.Angola Mylothris poppea poppea ; [BAFR, 100]

M. p. furvus Talbot, 1945

Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema I.) Mylothris furvus Talbot, 1945; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94: 168
Mylothris poppea furvus ; [BAFR, 100]

Mylothris continua Aurivillius, 1910

Cameroun - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Mylothris poppea ab. continua Aurivillius, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 33
?Mylothris continua ??Talbot, 1944
Mylothris continua ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthaceae? [BK]

M. c. continua

NE.Zaire - Uganda, W.Kenya Mylothris continua continua ; [BK, 151]
Mylothris poppea continua ; [BAFR, 100]
Mylothris continua continua ; [AfrL]

M. c. maxima Berger, 1981

Mylothris continua maxima ; [AfrL]

Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)

-. See [About maps] Tropical Dotted Border Rhodope
Papilio rhodope Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 473
?Papilio eudoxia Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 35, pl. 213, f. C
?Papilio eudoxia Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : pl. 32, f. 1-2
?Pieris eudoxia Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 510
Mylothris beethoveni Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 70, TL: Camerun

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris spica caspi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 72, TL: Camerun; Togo

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris rhodope ; [EBW]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 4; [AfrL]

M. r. rhodope

Gambia - Cameroun, Fernando Póo (Macías Nguema I.), Angola Mylothris rhodope rhodope ; [BAFR, 102]

M. r. muanensis Dufrane, 1948

NE.Zaire, Ruanda?, Burundi? Mylothris muanensis Dufrane, 1948; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 84: 164
Mylothris rhodope muanensis ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]

Mylothris agathina (Cramer, [1779])

Cape - Transkei, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia, Botswana. See [About maps] Eastern Dotted Border
Papilio agathina Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 76
Cathaemia xantholeuca Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 92

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris chloris agathina ; [PBSA]; [BAFR, 98]
Mylothris agathina ; [EBW]; [BK, 150]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus dregei, L. quinquenervius, L. oleafolius, Osyris abyssinica [PBSA], Ximenia [BK]

M. a. agathina

Mylothris agathina agathina ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 11-12; [AfrL]

M. a. richlora Suffert, 1904

Mylothris richlora Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 72, TL: Njam Njam
Mylothris agathina richlora ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 10; [AfrL]

Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869

Cape - Natal - Transvaal. See [About maps] Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869; Cistula ent. 1 (1) : 13
Mylothris trimenia ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 94]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus quinquenervius, L. kraussianus [PBSA]

Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pieris smithii Mabille, 1879
Mylothris smithii ; [BAFR, 94]; [EBW]; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927

Madagascar. See [About maps] Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927; Encycl. ent. (B.3 Lep.) 2: 44, pl. 4, f. 4-5, TL: Madagascar
Mylothris splendens ; [BAFR, 94]; [EBW]; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Mylothris croceus Butler, [1896]

W.Uganda, Rwanda, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Mylothris croceus Butler, [1896]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 734, pl. 43, f. 1, TL: Salt Lake to Wawamba and Ruwenzori
Mylothris crocea ; [EBW]
Mylothris croceus ; [BAFR, 94]; [AfrL]

M. c. croceus

Mylothris crocea crocea ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 9
Mylothris croceus croceus ; [AfrL]

M. c. ituriensis Berger, 1981

Mylothris croceus ituriensis ; [AfrL]

Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886

Zambia, Zimbabwe - Kenya, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886; Ent. mon. Mag. 23 : 32, TL: Zanzibar
Mylothris sagala ; [EBW]; [BK, 148]; [AfrL]

Larva on (East Africa) Loranthus spp., Viscum sp. [PBSA]

M. s. sagala

NE.Tanzania, SE.Kenya Mylothris sagala sagala ; [BK, 149 (note)]; [BAFR, 95]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 18; [AfrL]

M. s. seminigra D'Abrera, 1980

E.Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.) Mylothris sagala seminigra D'Abrera, 1980; [BAFR, 95]
Mylothris sagala f. seminigra Talbot, 1945
Mylothris sagala seminigra ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 15; [AfrL]

M. s. albissima Talbot, 1945

N.Zambia Mylothris albissima Talbot, 1945; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94: 170 [?year=1944]
Mylothris sagala albissima ; [BAFR, 95]; [AfrL]

M. s. dentatus Butler, 1896

S.Tanzania (central), Malawi sagala dentatus Butler, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 124
Mylothris sagala dentatus ; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 95 (text)]

M. s. narcissus Butler, 1888

sagala narcissus Butler, 1888; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888 : 95
Mylothris sagala narcissus ; [BK, 149 (note)]; [AfrL]

M. s. neumanni Sharpe, 1896

sagala neumanni Sharpe, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (98) : 125
Mylothris sagala neumanni ; [BK, 149 (note)]; [AfrL]

?M. s. nagichota Talbot, 1945

S.Sudan (mountains) Mylothris nagichota Talbot, 1945; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94: 170
?Mylothris sagala nagichota ; [BAFR, 95 (text)]

Could this and following ssp. also go under Mylothris jacksoni?

?M. s. knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891²

Cameroun (highlands) sagala knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891²; Ent. Tidskr. 12 : 222
?Mylothris sagala knutsoni ; [BAFR, 95 (text)]

M. s. swaynei Butler, [1899]

Ethiopia (highlands) Mylothris swaynei Butler, [1899]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 822
Mylothris sagala swaynei ; [BAFR, 95 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. s. umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980

Rhodesia (Umtali) Mylothris sagala umtaliana d'Abrera, 1980; [BAFR, 95 (text)]
Mylothris sagala f. umtaliana van Son, 1949; Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. 3) 1: 228
Mylothris sagala umtaliana ; [AfrL]

M. s. mayenceae Berger, 1987

Mylothris sagala mayenceae ; [AfrL]

M. s. mahale Kielland, 1990

Mylothris sagala mahale ; [AfrL]

M. s. oldeanensis Kielland, 1990

Mylothris sagala oldeanensis ; [AfrL]

Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891

Nigeria, Cameroun - Ethiopia, S.Sudan, E.Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya. See [About maps] Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 : 190, TL: S. Kavirondo and Kikuyu Escarpement
Mylothris sagala jacksoni ; [BAFR, 95]
Mylothris jacksoni ; [BK, 149]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus [BK]

M. j. jacksoni

Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni ; [AfrL]

M. j. knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891

Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni ; [AfrL]

M. j. cephisus Talbot, 1946

Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946; Entomologist 79: 33
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus ; [BK, 149 (note)]; [AfrL]

M. j. nagichota Talbot, 1944

Mylothris jacksoni nagichota ; [AfrL]

M. j. sagitta Clifton, 1980

Mt. Nyiro Mylothris sagala sagitta Clifton, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 95, TL: Mt. Nyiro, 7000ft, Kenya
Mylothris jacksoni sagitta Clifton, 1980; [BK, 149 (note)]
Mylothris jacksoni sagitta ; [AfrL]

M. j. cederici Collins, 1997

Mylothris jacksoni cederici ; [AfrL]

Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909

Rwanda, Burundi, E.Zaire (Kivu), SW.Uganda (Kigezi). See [About maps] Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909; Soc. Ent. 24 (6) : 42
Mylothris ruandana ; Joicey & Talbot, 1921, Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 45, pl. 9, f. 4; [BAFR, 96]; [EBW]; [AfrL]
Mylothris rwandana[?] ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 17

Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866)

-. See [About maps] Pieris bernice Hewitson, 1866; Ill. exot. Butts [1] (Pieris VIII): [43], pl. [23], f. 52-53, TL: Gaboon
Mylothris bernice ; [EBW]; [AfrL]

Larva on Polygonum barbatum [BK]

M. b. bernice

Gabon, C.Zaire, Cameroun Mylothris bernice bernice ; [BAFR, 103]; [AfrL]

M. b. berenicides Holland, 1896

Mylothris bernice berenicides ; [AfrL]

M. b. albescens Berger, 1981

Mylothris bernice albescens ; [AfrL]

M. b. nigrovenosa Berger, 1981

Mylothris bernice nigrovenosa ; [AfrL]

M. b. overlaeti Berger, 1981

Mylothris bernice overlaeti ; [AfrL]

Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948

Rhodesia. See [About maps] Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948; Entomologist 81: 203, TL: Rhodesia-Mozambique border, S of Umtali
Mylothris carcassoni ; [EBW]; [AfrL]

Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898

Tanzania, Kenya/Uganda border, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 19 : 182, TL: Tanzania[?], Bagamoyo
Mylothris citrina ; [AfrL]

M. c. citrina

Tanzania (coast nr. Morogoro and Dar-es-Salaam) Mylothris citrina citrina ; [BAFR, 99]; [AfrL]

M. c. holochroma Talbot, 1944

E.Zaire Mylothris citrina holochroma ; [BAFR, 99 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. c. orientalis Talbot, 1946

Kenya Mylothris citrina orientalis ; [BAFR, 99]; [BK, 150]; [AfrL]

Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896

-. See [About maps] Mylothris crawshayi ; [AfrL]

M. c. crawshayi

N.Malawi, E.Zambia Mylothris crawshayi crawshayi ; [BAFR, 94]; [AfrL]

M. c. bunduki Berger, 1980

Mylothris crawshayi bunduki ; [AfrL]

Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898

Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898; Ent. Tidskr. 19 : 182, TL: Sierra Leone
Mylothris dimidiata ; [AfrL]

Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944

-. See [About maps] Mylothris elodina ; [AfrL]

M. e. elodina

Cameroun, Gabon - N.Angola Mylothris elodina elodina ; [BAFR, 96]; [AfrL]

M. e. diva Berger, 1954

Zaire (Kasai - Ituri) Mylothris elodina diva ; [BAFR, 96 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. e. pelenge Berger, 1981

Mylothris elodina pelenge ; [AfrL]

Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902

S.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Mylothris erlangeri ; [BAFR, 100]; [AfrL]

Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898

-. See [About maps] Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 1 (3) : 246, TL: Cameroons
Mylothris flaviana ; [AfrL]

M. f. flaviana

Cameroons Mylothris flaviana flaviana ; [AfrL]

M. f. interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Mylothris interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44, pl. 9, f. 1, TL: Bafwasende
Mylothris flaviana interposita ; [AfrL]

Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)

Nigeria - W.Kenya. See [About maps] Mylothris hilara ; [BK, 151]; [AfrL]

M. h. hilara

Mylothris hilara hilara ; [AfrL]

M. h. goma Berger, 1981

Mylothris hilara goma ; [BK, 151 (note)]; [AfrL]

M. h. furvus Bernardi, 1953

hilara furvus Bernardi, 1953; (preocc. Talbot?)
Mylothris hilara furvus ; [AfrL]

Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910

W.Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya?. See [About maps] Mylothris flavicosta Rebel, 1914
Mylothris kiwuensis ; [AfrL]

M. k. kiwuensis

Rwanda Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 6; [AfrL]

?M. k. flavicosta Rebel, 1914²

E.Zaire Mylothris flavicosta flavicosta ; [BAFR, 101]

Is this just Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis?

M. k. rhodopoides Talbot, 1944

Lake Victoria (W shore), Uganda, W.Kenya Mylothris flavicosta rhodopoides ; [BAFR, 101]
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides ; [BK, 152]; [AfrL]

M. k. katera Berger, 1979

Mylothris kiwuensis katera ; [AfrL]

M. k. marielouisae Berger, 1979

Mylothris kiwuensis marielouisae ; [AfrL]

Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928

E.Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.). See [About maps] Mylothris crawshayi leonora ; [BAFR, 94 (text)]
Mylothris leonora ; [AfrL]

Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912

-. See [About maps] Mylothris mortoni ; [AfrL]

M. m. mortoni

N.Ethiopia, E.Ethiopia Mylothris mortoni mortoni ; [BAFR, 102]; [AfrL]

M. m. balkis Ungemach, 1932

W.Ethiopia Mylothris mortoni balkis ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)

-. See [About maps] Mylothris nubila ; [AfrL]

M. n. nubila

Cameroun, Gabon, São Tomé I. Mylothris nubila nubila ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. n. canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922

E.Zaire, SW.Uganda Mylothris canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 339, TL: Osa-Lowa Watershed, E. Congo
Mylothris nubila canescens ; [BAFR, 102]; [AfrL]

M. n. fontainei Berger, 1952

S.Zaire (central) Mylothris nubila fountainei ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]
Mylothris nubila fontainei ; [AfrL]

M. n. somereni Talbot, 1946

E.Uganda (Mt. Elgon) Mylothris nubila somereni ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895

lowland forest (Cameroun, Zaire - W.Uganda). See [About maps] Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 259, pl. 3, f. 1
Mylothris ochracea ; [BAFR, 99]; [AfrL]

Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pieris phileris Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid. : 17, pl. 2, f. 3-4, TL: Madagascar
Mylothris agathina thinaga Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 73

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris phileris ; [BAFR, 96]
Mylothris phileris f. aurata ; [BAFR, 97, fig.]
Mylothris phileris f. flavescens ; [BAFR, 97, fig.]
Mylothris phileris ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981

Rwanda. See [About maps] Mylothris polychroma ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 2; [AfrL]

Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)

Gambia - Cameroun, Gabon, W.Zaire, N.Angola. See [About maps] Pieris (?chloris var.) rembina Plötz, 1880; Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (4-6): 205, TL: Rembo R., Mungo
Mylothris subfusa Crowley, 1890; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 551, pl. 18, f. 3, TL: Cameroons

= ; [NHM]

Mylothris rembina ♀-f. fusca Bartel, 1905; Novit. Zool. 12 : 149, TL: Gaboon
Mylothris rembina f. semifusca ; [BAFR, 98, fig.]
Mylothris rembina ; [BAFR, 99]; [AfrL]

Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890

Zambia, Malawi - E.Africa, E.Zaire. See [About maps] Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris bernice rubricosta ; [PBSA]; [BAFR, 103]
Mylothris rubricosta ; [BK, 152]; [AfrL]

Larva on (East Africa) Polygonum barbatum [PBSA]

M. r. rubricosta

Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta ; [AfrL]

M. r. pulchra Berger, 1981

Rwanda Mylothris rubricosta pulchra ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 8; [AfrL]

M. r. attenuata Talbot, 1944

Victoria Falls, Botswana (Okavango), Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba) Mylothris bernice attenuata Talbot, 1944; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 94: 171
Mylothris bernice attenuata ; [BAFR, 103]
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata ; [AfrL]

Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda - S.Africa, Nigeria. See [About maps] Rüppell's Dotted Border
Pieris rüppellii Koch, 1865; Indo.-Austral. Lep.-Fauna: ?
Mylothris rueppellii ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthaceae [BK]

M. r. rueppellii

Ethiopia (highlands) Mylothris rueppelli rueppellii ; [BAFR, 100]
Mylothris rueppellii rueppellii ; [AfrL]

M. r. haemus (Trimen, 1879)

Transkei, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, S.Moçambique, Rhodesia Pieris haemus Trimen, 1879; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4) : 342
Mylothris poppea haemus ; [PBSA]
Mylothris rueppellii haemus ; [BAFR, 100 (text)]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus spp. [PBSA]

M. r. rhodesiana Riley, 1921

N.Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SE.Angola Myltorhis rueppellii rhodesiana ; [BAFR, 100 (text)]
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana ; [AfrL]

M. r. septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928

S.Sudan Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis ; [BAFR, 100 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. r. tirikensis Neave, 1904

highlands (Uganda, Kenya, N.Tanzania) Mylothris rueppelli ♀-f. kikuyensis Bartel, 1905; Novit. Zool. 12 : 150, TL: E.Africa, Kikuyu

= ; [BK, 151]

Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis ; [BK, 151]; [BAFR, 100]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 1; [AfrL]

M. r. ssp.? ?Bernardi

Ethiopia Mylothris rueppellii ssp.? ; [BAFR, 100]

M. r. josi Larsen, 1986

Mylothris rueppellii josi ; [AfrL]

Mylothris schoutedeni Berger, 1952

E.Zaire (Kivu). See [About maps] Mylothris schoutedeni ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904

Ghana - Tanzania, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 71, TL: Insel Konakry
Mylothris schumanni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthaceae [BK]

M. s. schumanni

Mylothris schumanni schumanni ; [AfrL]

M. s. uniformis Talbot, 1944

W.Kenya, Uganda Mylothris schumanni uniformis ; [BK, 152]
Mylothris rhodope uniformis ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]
Mylothris schumanni uniformis ; [AfrL]

M. s. zairiensis Berger, 1981

Mylothris schumanni zairiensis ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 5; [AfrL]

Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906

-. See [About maps] Mylothris similis ; [AfrL]

M. s. similis

S.Malawi Mylothris similis similis ; [BAFR, 96]; [AfrL]

M. s. dollmani Riley, 1921

Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba) Mylothris similis dollmani ; [BAFR, 96]
Mylothris similis dollmani f. flavida ; [BAFR, 97, fig.]
Mylothris similis dollmani ; [AfrL]

M. s. noel Talbot, 1944

Mylothris similis noel ; [BAFR, 96 (text)]; [AfrL]

Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895

-. See [About maps] Mylothris sjostedti ; [AfrL]

M. s. sjostedti

Cameroun Mylothris sjostedti sjostedti ; [BAFR, 101]; [AfrL]

M. s. hecqui Berger, 1952

E.Zaire (Ituri), W.Uganda (Kigezi) Mylothris sjostedti hecqui ; [BAFR, 101 (text)]; [AfrL]

Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Zaire, Uganda, W.Tanzania. See [About maps] Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895; Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 259, pl. 3, f. 3
Mylothris sulphurea ; [BAFR, 100]; [AfrL]

Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980

Tanzania. See [About maps] Mylothris talboti ; [AfrL]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 47, f. 7

Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897

Rhodesia, Moçambique, Cameroun - Kenya, Malawi. See [About maps] Yule's Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 853, pl. 43, f. 2, TL: Kilima-njaro
Mylothris yulei ; [BK, 152]; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthaceae, Hevea, Theobroma [BK]

M. y. yulei

Kenya - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, E.Rhodesia (Chirinda) Mylothris yulei yulei ; [BK, 152 (note)]; [BAFR, 102]; [AfrL]

M. y. amhara Ungemach, 1932

S.Ethiopia Mylothris yulei amhara ; [BAFR, 102]; [AfrL]

M. y. bansoana Talbot, 1944

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Cameroun Mylothris yulei bansoana ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

M. y. latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921

W.Kenya, Uganda Mylothris latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 45, pl. 9, f. 2-3, TL: Kavirondo, E.Africa
Mylothris yulei latimargo ; [BK, 152 (note)]; [BAFR, 102 (text)]; [AfrL]

?M. y. sulphurescens Hulstaert²

E.Zaire ?Mylothris yulei sulphurescens ; [BAFR, 102 (text)]

?Mylothris marginea Joicey & Talbot, 1925²

W.Uganda (Ruwenzori, Kigezi), Zaire (Kivu). See [About maps] marginea Joicey & Talbot, 1925²; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 644
Mylothris marginea ; [BAFR, 99]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[MadL]

Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1891

Verzeichniss einer vom Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabun und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-sammlung Ent. Tidskr. 12 : 193-228, pl. 1-3

Aurivillius, 1895

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 195-220, : 255-268

Aurivillius, 1898

Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 19 : 177-186

Aurivillius, 1910

Die Gross-Schmetteringe der Erde; 13 Band; Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13 : 1-613, pl. 1-80

Bartel, 1905

Neue Aethiopische Rhopalocera des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin Novit. Zool. 12 : 129-152

Boisduval, 1833

Faune Entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptéres Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid. : 1-122, pl. 1-16, : (Repaged offprint from Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 2 (2) : 149-270)

Boisduval, 1836

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1-690, pl. 1-24

Butler, 1869

Descriptions of New Rhopalocera from the Collection of Herbert Druce Esq. Cistula ent. 1 (1) : 1-16

Butler, 1888

On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pascha [from Equatorial Africa] Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888 : 56-85

Butler, 1888

Descriptions of some new Lepidoptera from Kilima-njaro Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888 : 91-98

Butler, [1896]

On Lepidoptera recently collected in British East Africa by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 722-742, pl. 42-43 (1896)

Butler, 1896

On a collection of Butterflies obtained by Mr. Richard Crawshay in Nyasa-land, between the months of January and April 1895b Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 108-136, pl. 6

Butler, 1897

On a collection of Lepidoptera from Nyasa-land presented to the museum by Sir Harry Johnston, K.C.B, and collected by Mr. J. B. Yule Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 : 851-855, pl. 43

Butler, [1899]

A list of Butterflies obtained in the Harar Highlands by Capt. H. G. C. Swayne, R. E. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 821-822

Le Cerf, 1927

Lépidoptères nouveaus du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris et notes diverses Encycl. ent. (B.3 Lep.) 2: 44-58, 1pl

Cramer, [1777]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)

Cramer, [1779]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)

Crowley, 1890

On some new species of African diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 551-556, pl. 17-18

Drury, 1782

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 1-76, pl. 1-50

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

Grose-Smith, 1886

Description of two new species of Pieridae from Zanzibar Ent. mon. Mag. 23 : 32

Grose-Smith, 1898

Descriptions of Three new Species of African Butterflies in his own Collections Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 1 (3) : 245-246

Hewitson, 1866

Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Ill. exot. Butts [1] : (Systematic Index) I, (Ornithoptera and Papilio): [1-2], pl. [1] (1855), (Papilio II): [3-4], pl. [2] (1856), (Papilio III): [5-6], pl. [3] (1858), (Papilio IV): [7-8], pl. [4] (1859), (Papilio V): [9-10], pl. [5] (1861), (Papilio VI): [11-12], pl. [6] (1864), (Papilio VII-VIII): [13-16], pl. [7-8] (1865), (Papilio IX): [17-18], pl. [9] (1868), (Papilio X-XII): [19-22], pl. [10-12] (1869), (Papilio XIII): [23-24], pl. [13] (1873), (Papilio XIV): [25-26], pl. [14] (1875), (Papilio XV): [27-28], pl. [15] (1877), (Pieris I): [29-30], pl. [16] (1852), (Pieris II): [31-32], pl. [17] (1853), (Pieris III-VI): [33-40], pl. [18-21] (1861), (Pieris VII): [41-42], pl. [22] (1862), (Pieris VIII): [43-44], pl. [23] (1866), (Euterpe): [45-46], pl. [24] (1860), (Euterpe II): [47-48], pl. [25] (1872), (Euterpe and Leptalis): [49-50], pl. [26] (1853), (Leptalis II): [51-52], pl. [27] (1857), (Leptalis III): [53-54], pl. [28] (1858), (Leptalis IV): [55-56], pl. [29] (1860), (Leptalis V-VII): [57-62], pl. [30-32] (1870), (Callidryas and Eronia): [63-64], pl. [33] (1867), (Euploea): [65-66], pl. [34] (1858), (Euploea II): [67-68], pl. [35] (1866), (Heliconia I): [69-70], pl. [36] (1853), (Heliconia II-III): [71-74], pl. [37-38] (1854), (Heliconia IV): [75-76], pl. [39] (1858), (Heliconia V): [77-78], pl. [40] (1867), (Heliconia VI): [79-80], pl. [41] (1871), (Heliconia and Tithorea VII): [81-82], pl. [42] (1873), (Heliconia VIII): [83-84], pl. [43] (1875), (Athesis): [85-86], pl. [44] (1872), (Mechanitis I): [87-88], pl. [45] (1856), (Mechanitis II-III): [89-92], pl. [46-47] (1860), (Ithomia I): [93-94], pl. [48] (1851), (Ithomia II): [95-96], pl. [49] (1852), (Ithomia III): [97-98], pl. [50] (1853), (Ithomia IV-V): [99-102], pl. [51-52] (1854), (Ithomia VI-XIII): [103-118], pl. [53-60] (1855)

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Joicey & Talbot, 1921

New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44-118, pl. 5-16

Joicey & Talbot, 1922

New Forms of Butterflies from Africa Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 339-342

Joicey & Talbot, 1925

Notes on some Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new forms Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 633-653

Plötz, 1880

Verzeichniss der von Professor Dr. R. Bucholz in West-Africa gesammelten Schmetterlinge Stettin ent. Ztg 41 (1-3): 76-88, (4-6): 189-206, (7-9): 298-307

Sharpe, 1891

Descriptions of New Butterflies collected by Mr. F. J. Jackson, F.Z.S:, in British East Africa, during his recent Expedition. - Part I & II Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 : 187-194, pl. 16-17, : 633-638, pl. 48

Sharpe, 1896

Descriptions of Three new Species of Lepidoptera from East Africa Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (98) : 125-127

van Son, 1949

Papilionidae and Pieridae Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. 3) 1: -

Strand, 1909

Mylothris ruandana Strand n. sp. Soc. Ent. 24 (6) : 42-43

Suffert, 1904

Neue afrikansche Tagfalter aus dem kön. zool. Museum, Berlin, und meiner Sammlung Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 12-107, pl.

Suffert, 1904

Neue Tagfalter aus Deutsch-Ost-Afrika Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 124-132

Trimen, 1879

On some hitherto undescribed Butterflies inhabiting Southern Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4) : 323-346

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

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