title: Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea).
abstract: New records are added to the Papilionoidea of Guinea-Bissau, many of which were obtained within the country's Protected Areas. Examination of the collected material yielded 9 new genera and 47 new species for the country, significantly increasing the knowledge of local butterfly diversity. 99 genera and 244 species are now known to occur in Guinea-Bissau, representing an increase of almost 20 % in the number of species and 7 % in the genera in relation to previous data. For each species, the studied material, probable abundance and proposed conservation status in the country are reported; some corrections relative to a few previous misidentifications are added. A gazetteer of the prospected localities is included, as well as species' occurrences within the Protected Areas and previous bibliographic references in Guinea-Bissau. The known geographical range, primary habitat and host-plants of each species/subspecies are also provided.
authors.affiliation: SPEN, Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia. Apartado 8221.1803-001 Lisboa, Portugal. MUHNAC, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. R. da Escola Politécnica, n. 58, 1250-102 Lisboa, Portugal.. abivarsousa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bivar-DE-Sousa
authors.forename: Sasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Luís F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Torben B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: João L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guilherme
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002080:Butterflies / Q000502:physiology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020387:Food Chain; D006169:Guinea-Bissau; D008297:Male
keywords: Lepidoptera, new records, faunistics, conservation, West Africa