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Iolaus
	Iolaus mimosae, figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Theclini
Genus:	Iolaus; Hübner, [1819]
Type species
	Papilio eurisus; Cramer, 1779
Synonyms
	Jolaus; Epamera Druce, 1891; Argiolaus Druce, 1891; Tanuetheira Druce, 1891; Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898; Aphniolaus Druce, 1902; Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928; Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958; Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958;

Iolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genera Argiolaus, Epamera, Iolaphilus and Stugeta are often included in Iolaus. Iolaus species are found in the Afrotropical realm.There are ca. 130 species in Iolaus

Species edit

Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana pars Iolaus Africa

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Subgenus Iolaus Hübner, [1819]
- Iolaus bilineata Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Iolaus bolissus Hewitson, 1873
- Iolaus carina Hewitson, 1873
- Iolaus eurisus (Cramer, [1780])
Subgenus Epamera Druce, 1891
- Iolaus adorabilis Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Iolaus aemulus Trimen, 1895
- Iolaus aethes Clench, 1965
- Iolaus aethria Karsch, 1893
- Iolaus agnes Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus alienus (Trimen, 1898)
- Iolaus apatosa (Stempffer, 1952)
- Iolaus aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873
- Iolaus arborifera (Butler, 1901)
- Iolaus aurivillii Röber, 1900
- Iolaus australis Stevenson, 1937
- Iolaus bakeri (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus bamptoni (Congdon & Collins, 1998)
- Iolaus banco Stempffer, 1966
- Iolaus bansana Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Iolaus belli Hewitson, 1869 (status unclear)
- Iolaus bellina (Plötz, 1880)
- Iolaus coelestis Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Iolaus congdoni (Kielland, 1985)
- Iolaus creta Hewitson, 1878
- Iolaus cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
- Iolaus diametra Karsch, 1895
- Iolaus djaloni Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Iolaus dubiosa (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
- Iolaus flavilinea (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)
- Iolaus frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Iolaus gemmarius (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus glaucus Butler, 1886
- Iolaus handmani (Gifford, 1965)
- Iolaus helenae Henning & Henning, 1989
- Iolaus hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
- Iolaus iasis Hewitson, 1865
- Iolaus jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)
- Iolaus kelle Stempffer, 1967
- Iolaus laon Hewitson, 1878
- Iolaus leonis (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus longicauda (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus maesa (Hewitson, 1862)
- Iolaus mafugae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus mermis (Druce, 1896)
- Iolaus mimosae Trimen, 1874
- Iolaus mongiro Stempffer, 1969
- Iolaus moyambina (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus nasisii (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus neavei (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)
- Iolaus normani (Larsen, 1986)
- Iolaus nursei Butler, 1896
- Iolaus obscurus Aurivillius, 1923
- Iolaus penningtoni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1959)
- Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
- Iolaus pseudofrater Stempffer, 1962
- Iolaus pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962
- Iolaus sappirus (Druce, 1902)
- Iolaus scintillans Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus sciophilus (Schultze, 1916)
- Iolaus sibella (Druce, 1910)
- Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864
- Iolaus silanus (Grose-Smith, 1889)
- Iolaus stenogrammica (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus tajoraca Walker, 1870
- Iolaus umbrosa (Butler, 1886)
- Iolaus violacea (Riley, 1928)
Subgenus Aphniolaus Druce, 1902^[1]
- Iolaus pallene (Wallengren, 1857)
Subgenus Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
- Iolaus calisto (Westwood, 1851)
- Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus ismenias (Klug, 1834)
- Iolaus laonides Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus lukabas Druce, 1890
- Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen, 2003
- Iolaus newporti Larsen, 1994
- Iolaus ofere Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Iolaus paneperata Druce, 1890
- Iolaus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
- Iolaus poecilaon (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus theodori Stempffer, 1970
- Iolaus vansomereni (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
Subgenus Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958
- Iolaus aelianus Staudinger, 1891
- Iolaus alexanderi Warren-Gash, 2003
- Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000
- Iolaus gabunica (Riley, 1928)
- Iolaus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)
- Iolaus icipe Collins & Larsen, 1998
- Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869
- Iolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)
- Iolaus menas Druce, 1890
- Iolaus schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
- Iolaus shaba Collins & Larsen, 1995
- Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
Subgenus Argiolaus Druce, 1891
- Iolaus aequatorialis (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus bergeri (Stempffer, 1953)
- Iolaus caesareus Aurivillius, 1895
- Iolaus cottrelli (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus crawshayi (Butler, 1901)
- Iolaus dianae Heath, 1983
- Iolaus iturensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Iolaus kayonza (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus lalos (Druce, 1896)
- Iolaus manasei (Libert, 1993)
- Iolaus maritimus (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus montana (Kielland, 1978)
- Iolaus ndolae (Stempffer & Bennett, 1958)
- Iolaus pamae Heath, 1994
- Iolaus silarus Druce, 1885
- Iolaus silas (Westwood, [1851])
- Iolaus stewarti Heath, 1985
Subgenus Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928
- Iolaus lulua (Riley, 1944)
- Iolaus poultoni (Riley, 1928)
Subgenus Tanuetheira Druce, 1891
- Iolaus timon (Fabricius, 1787)
Subgenus Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898
- Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879
- Iolaus mermeros (Mabille, 1878)

References edit

^ ^a ^b Druce, Hamilton H. (1902). "On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycænidæ from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2 (1): 117–118. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1902.tb08224.x.

External links edit

"Iolaus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 et seq.

[Druce,_1902-1] Druce, Hamilton H. (1902). "On some new and little-known Butterflies of the Family Lycænidæ from the African, Australian, and Oriental Regions". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2 (1): 117–118. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1902.tb08224.x.

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Iolaus

Iolaus mimosae, figures 1 and 2
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Theclini
Genus:	Iolaus Hübner, [1819]
Type species
Papilio eurisus Cramer, 1779
Synonyms
Jolaus Epamera Druce, 1891 Argiolaus Druce, 1891 Tanuetheira Druce, 1891 Trichiolaus Aurivillius, 1898 Aphniolaus Druce, 1902^[1] Pseudiolaus Riley, 1928 Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958 Philiolaus Stempffer & Bennett, 1958

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