Description of a new species of <i>Erikssonia<i> Trimen, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo

A fourth species of Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, E. bouyeri sp. nov., is added to the three species previously recognised in the genus: E. acraeina Trimen, 1891, E. cooksoni Druce, 1905, and E. edgei Gardiner & Terblanche 2010. A key to the species is provided.

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Metamorphosis
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2025-09-18
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https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v23i1.4
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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Description of a new species of Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Alan J. Gardiner
Metamorphosis
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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Description of a new species of Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Alan J. Gardiner
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Abstract

A fourth species of Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, E. bouyeri sp. nov., is added to the three species previously recognised in the genus: E. acraeina Trimen, 1891, E. cooksoni Druce, 1905, and E. edgei Gardiner & Terblanche 2010. A key to the species is provided.

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Description of a new species of <i>Erikssonia<i> Trimen, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo — Alan J. Gardiner · Metamorphosis (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS