Paronymus ligora Hewitson, 1876

Cock, Matthew J. W. & Congdon, Colin E., 2013, Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders, Zootaxa 3724 (1), pp. 1-85 : 32

Paronymus ligora Hewitson, 1876

This is the type species of the genus ( Evans 1937). Although the life history has not been reported, there is an emerged pupa in ABRI, from Mt Kala (2), 26 Feb 1996, Cameroon, reared from an unidentified Dicotyledon (S.C. Collins pers. comm.). Pupa 22mm; brown; darker brown streak from subdorsal on A1 (broad) to lateral after wing cases (narrower); broad band from A2 joins this in same segment, a narrow band from A3 joins in A4; no frontal spike; proboscis sheath was not visible; spiracles T1 raised white, brown on top. Final instar head capsule pale brown on face, brown laterally and posteriorly; face not clearly visible: dark spot on upper adfrontal; two dark streaks on epicranium, one just above spot on adfrontal, the other between this and apex, broader inward and narrowing outward.