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Type: Article
Published: 2013-10-03
Page range: 193–199
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Two new Aphnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) species from Liberia

Aphnaeus mirabilis sp. n. Aphnaeus nimbaensis sp. n. Nimba Mountains West Africa

Abstract

Two new butterfly species belonging to the genus Aphnaeus (Lycaenidae: Theclinae), A. mirabilis sp. n., A. nimbaensis sp. n. were found in the Nimba Mountains, Western Range, Liberia in February 2012. Both are illustrated and described in comparison with closely related species: A. flavescens Stempffer, 1954 and A. liberti Bouyer, 1996, respectively. Genitalia of the male holotype of A. nimbaensis are also illustrated.

How to Cite

Sáfián, S., Libert, M. & Collins, S.C. (2013) Two new Aphnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) species from Liberia. Zootaxa, 3718 (2), 193–199. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.7