title: Two new Aphnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) species from Liberia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Silviculture and Forest Protection, University of West Hungary, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 4. H-9400 Sopron, Hungary. safian@bcghana.org
authors.forename: Szabolcs
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sáfián
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Libert
authors.forename: Steve C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D007988:Liberia; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity