First records of 31 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) in Cameroon, with remarks on their elevational ranges Author Delabye, Sylvain Author Maicher, Vincent Author Safian, Szabolcs Author Potocky, Pavel Author Mertens, Jan E. J. Author Przybylowicz, Lukasz Author Murkwe, Mercy Author Kobe, Ishmeal N. Author Fokam, Eric B. Author Janecek, Stepan Author Tropek, Robert text Biodiversity Data Journal 2020 8 50543 50543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50543 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50543 1314-2828-8-e50543 C3175E5BEA105427839EEABB740C301B Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886) Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Euremafloricolaleonis (Butler, 1886); taxonRank: subspecies; scientificNameAuthorship: (Butler, 1886); Location: continent: Africa; country: Cameroon ; stateProvince: Southwest Region; locality: Radio Hill, Bimbia village ; verbatimElevation: 220 m ; decimalLatitude: 3.9666 ; decimalLongitude: 9.2411 ; Identification: identifiedBy: Szabolcs Safian | Robert Tropek ; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Butterfly net ; eventDate: 05/09/2015 ; habitat: Hilltop with disturbed lowland forest; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionID: http://grbio.org/cool/8t1f-g2z6; institutionCode: ZMJU ; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Euremafloricolaleonis (Butler, 1886); taxonRank: subspecies; scientificNameAuthorship: (Butler, 1886); Location: continent: Africa; country: Cameroon ; stateProvince: Southwest Region; locality: Mundemba ; verbatimElevation: 20 m ; decimalLatitude: 4.93 ; decimalLongitude: 8.854 ; Identification: identifiedBy: Robert Tropek ; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Butterfly net ; eventDate: 01/02/2010 ; habitat: Disturbed secondary regrowths; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionID: http://grbio.org/cool/06zb-203s; institutionCode: IECA ; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Euremafloricolaleonis (Butler, 1886); taxonRank: subspecies; scientificNameAuthorship: (Butler, 1886); Location: continent: Africa; country: Cameroon ; stateProvince: Centre Region; locality: Ebogo Forest ; verbatimElevation: 660 m ; decimalLatitude: 3.388 ; decimalLongitude: 11.47 ; Identification: identifiedBy: Robert Tropek ; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Butterfly net ; eventDate: 01/12/2008 ; habitat: Disturbed lowland forest; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionID: http://grbio.org/cool/06zb-203s; institutionCode: IECA ; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Euremafloricolaleonis (Butler, 1886); taxonRank: subspecies; scientificNameAuthorship: (Butler, 1886); Location: continent: Africa; country: Cameroon ; stateProvince: South Region; locality: Ebodje ; verbatimElevation: 20 m ; decimalLatitude: 2.572 ; decimalLongitude: 9.832 ; Identification: identifiedBy: Robert Tropek ; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Butterfly net ; eventDate: 12/17/2011 ; habitat: Secondary lowland forest; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionID: http://grbio.org/cool/06zb-203s; institutionCode: IECA ; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Distribution This species was recorded from West Africa (from Guinea-Bissau to Nigeria) to Central (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Eastern Africa. Especially because it was already known from the Cross River State in Nigeria ( Larsen 2005 ), its occurrence in Cameroon could be expected. We collected four specimens, each in a different disturbed lowland forest (from 20 to 660 m a.s.l.), therefore the species seems to be widespread, but locally scarce in Cameroon. This fully corresponds with T. Larsen's experience with this species in Nigeria ( Larsen 2005 ) (Fig. 33 ).