Apharitis nilus Hewitson 1865
| Main Authors: | Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon, Guilherme, João L. |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2016
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6068016 |
Daftar Isi:
- *51. Apharitis nilus Hewitson, 1865 WL: 15mm. Both species and genus are new for Guinea-Bissau. This is a typical element of the Sudan savanna, Sahel and subdesert areas. The specimens were collected in savanna woodland in Beli (Boé), always on flowers of Terminalia albida (Combretaceae), despite the presence of other species such as Acacia macrostachya (Mimosaceae), around which several Acraea and Pieridae were flying. The species occurs in Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Chad, northern Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. Studied material. Gabú: Beli (Boé), 3-4.07.2009, 2♂, 2♀ (BS 28860/28863). Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: VU.
- 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 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192215