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Pentila preussi subsp. fayei Stempffer 1963
Description
*39. Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
WL: 18mm. Previously unknown in Guinea-Bissau, this forest species was collected in the Cantanhez forest. It was originally described from the Senegalese protected forest of Santiaba Mandjak and reported from the Guinea coastal forest. The nominate subspecies is known to occur in Guinea (Fouta Djallon), Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast. Caterpillars are also thought to feed on blue-green algae (Cyanophyta).
Studied material. Tombali: Mato de Canamina ( PNFC), 10.07.2009, 2♂ 1♀ (BS 28840/28842); Mato de Cambeque ( PNFC ), 13.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 28843); Mato de Lautchande ( PNFC ), 9- 13.07.2009, 2♂ 1♀ (BS 28844/ 28846).
Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: NF; CS: VU.
Notes
Published as part of Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), pp. 1-77 in Zootaxa 4201 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/192215 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/593BFF8BFFEDFFE3FF99FF86FFE5FFA6 (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/3EB08193-954B-49BF-A989-1E73AC070E6B (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/A50287F3FFFCFFF2FF0EFD53FC6AFBAB (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- PNFC
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Pentila
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Stempffer
- Species
- fayei
- Taxon rank
- subSpecies
- Taxonomic concept label
- Pentila preussi subsp. fayei Stempffer, 1963 sec. Bivar-De-Sousa, Vasconcelos, Mendes, Larsen, Baker & Guilherme, 2016
References
- Stempffer, H. (1963) Contribution a l'etude de la faune de la basse Casamance III, Lepidopteres Lycaenides. Bulletin de la l'Institut Francaise d'Afrique Noire, Series A, 25, 954 - 964.