Pseudopontia

Pseudopontia Plötz, 1870

Pseudopontia Plötz, 1870; Stettin ent. Ztg 31 (7-9): 348; TS: Pseudopontia calabarica Plötz
Globiceps Felder, 1869; Petites Nouvelles ent. 1 (8): [31] (preocc. Globiceps Lepeletier & Serville, 1825, Globiceps Ares, 1852); TS: Globiceps paradoxa Felder
Gonophlebia Felder, 1870; Petites Nouvelles ent. 2 (24): 95; TS: Globiceps paradoxa Felder

Gonophlebia; [NHM-BMW]
Pseudopontia; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Pseudopontia (Pseudopontiinae); Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 2; [AfrL]; Mitter et al., 2011, Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 154

Pseudopontia paradoxa (Felder, 1869) -. See [maps]
- Globiceps paradoxa Felder, 1869; Petites Nouvelles ent. 1 (8): [31]
- Pseudopontia calabarica Plötz, 1870; Stettin ent. Ztg 31 (7-9): 348, pl. 3, f. 1a-f; TL: Old Calabar
  - = ; Mitter et al., 2011, Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 154
- Pseudopontia cepheus Ehrmann, 1894; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2: 77; TL: Liberia, Grand Sess, West Africa
  - = ; Mitter et al., 2011, Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 154
- Pseudopontia cepheus; [EBW]
- Pseudopontia paradoxa; [EBW]; [AfrL]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 2; Mitter et al., 2011, Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 154; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
1027x685 (~100Kb) Ghana, Ankasa NP, Photo © Torben B. Larsen
- P. p. paradoxa Sierra Leone - Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Uganda
  - Pseudopontia paradoxa paradoxa; [BAFR], 53; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 2, pl. 1, f. 4; [AfrL]
Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2011 N.Zaire, Uganga. See [maps]
- Pseudopontia mabira Mitter & Collins, 2011; Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 155, f. 2B, 4C, 7C; TL: Uganda, Mabira Forest
- Pseudopontia mabira; [iNaturalist]
Pseudopontia gola Sáfián & Mitter, 2011 Sierra Leone, Liberia. See [maps]
- Pseudopontia gola Sáfián & Mitter, 2011; Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 156; TL: Sierra Leone, Gola North Forest Reserve
- Pseudopontia gola; [iNaturalist]
Pseudopontia australis Dixey, 1923 S.Zaire, Gabon, .... See [maps]
- Pseudopontia paradoxa australis Dixey, 1923; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922: lxiv, pl. B, f. 6
- Pseudopontia australis; Mitter et al., 2011, Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 156; [iNaturalist]
- Pseudopontia paradoxa australis; [BAFR], 53 (text); [AfrL]
Pseudopontia zambesi Mitter & De Prins, 2011 Angola, Zambia, S.Zaire. See [maps]
- Pseudopontia zambesi Mitter & De Prins, 2011; Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 156; TL: Zambia, Mwinilunga, Ikelenge, Isombu stream

Unmatched external taxa

Pseudopontia zambezi; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Torben B. Larsen]
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
Dixey, 1923
Pseudopontia pradoxa; its Affinities, Mimetic Relations and Geographical Races Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 : lxi-lxiv, pl. B
Ehrmann, 1894
New west African butterflies J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2 : 77-78
Mitter & Collins in Mitter et al., 2011; Mitter & De Prins in Mitter et al., 2011; Mitter et al., 2011; Sáfián & Mitter in Mitter et al., 2011
The butterfly subfamily Pseudopointiinae is not monobasic: marked genetic diversity and morphology reveal three new species of Pseudopontia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Syst. Ent. 36 (1): 139-163
Plötz, 1870
Pseudopontia Calabarica n. gen. et n. sp. Stettin ent. Ztg 31 (7-9) : 348-349, pl. 3
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Winhard, 2000
Pieridae I Butterflies of the world 10 : 1-40, pl. title,1-48,back

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