Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956

Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Zootaxa 4201 (1), pp. 1-77 : 23

*64. Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956

WL: 15mm. Unlike other members of this genus, H. condamini only has one tornal hindwing tail. The species is assigned for the first time to Guinea-Bissau and was previously known from Senegal (described from the Niokolo-Koba National Park) and Guinea. It appears to fly mainly in Guinea savanna. There are no known references to host-plants.

Studied material. Bafatá: Gafati , cashew, 31.01.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011047); Dulombi, woodland , 28.02.2013, 1♀ (SV) (CZ000011044). Gabú: Beli , 0 5.07.2009, 1♀ (BS 28872); Taibata, woodland , 25.2.2013, 2♂ (SV) (CZ000011043, 000011045); Sitchã-Dembel, cashew and woodland, 13.03.2013, 1♂, 22.03.2013, 2♀ (SV) (CZ 0 0 0 0 11036, 0 0 0 0 11039, CZ11048); Duma, woodland, 0 9.04.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011042); Fasadji, woodland, 18.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011041); Cansamanje, woodland, 22.02.2013, 1♂ (SV) (CZ000011040).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: C; CS: LC.