Bibliography of butterflies

Western, Craig A.

2002. See Starr, C. K. et al., 2002.

Westwood, John Obadiah [1805-1893]

1834. Description of ther nest of a gregarious species of butterfly from Mexico. Transactions of the entmological Society of London 1(1): 38-44, pl. 6 (7 November) [new genus and species: Eucheira socialis]

1835. Butterfly, pp. 651-655, 2 pls. In: Partington, C. F. (Ed.), The British Cyclopaedia of Natural History: combining a scientific classification of animals, plants, and minerals; with a popular view of their habits, economy and structure. By authors eminent in their particular department. London, W. S. Orr & Smith. 1: viii + xvi + 796 pp., 20 pls., figs. [general]

1837a. Lepidoptera, pp. 42-44. In: Partington, C. F. (Ed.), The British Cyclopaedia of Natural History... London, W. S. Orr & Co. 3: [vi] + 844 pp., 11 pls., figs. [general]

1837b-42. Illustrations of exotic entomology, containing upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties by Dru Drury. A new editions, brought down to the present state of the science, with the systematic characters of each species, synonyms, indexes, and other additional matter. London, Henry G. Bohn. 1: xxvi + 123 pp., 50 pls. ([August 1837]); 2: vi + 100 pp., 50 pls. (1840); 3: vi + 94 pp., 50 pls. (1842) [general]

1838. The Entomologist's Textbook; an Introduction to the Natural History, Structure, Physiology, and Classification of Insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida. London, William S. Orr and Company. x + 432 pp., 5 pls., figs. [general]

1839-40. An introduction to the modern classification of insects, founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. London, Longman. 2: 1-128 (January 1839), 129-192 (February 1839), 193-224 (March 1839), 225-256 (April 1839), 257-288 (June 1839), 289-352 (November 1839), 353-400 (January 1840), 401-587 ([6] June 1840), figs. 57-133 [general; morphology; behavior]

[1841]-42a. Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects. London, William Smith. 1(1): 1-16, pls. 1-4 ([1 May 1841]), (2): 17-32, pls. 5-8 ([1 July 1841]), (3): 33-48, pls. 9-12 ([1 September 1841]), (4): 49-64, pls. 13-16 ([1 November 1841]), (5): 65-80, pls. 17-20 (1 January 1842), (6): 81-96, pls. 21-24 (1 March 1842), (7): 97-112, pls. 25-28 (1 May 1842), (8): 113-128, pls. 29-32 (1 July 1842), (9): 129-144, pls. 33-36 (1 September 1842), (10): 145-160, pls. 37-40 (1 November 1842) [general; new species: Papilio montezuma; Mexico]

1842b. Natural history of the insects of China, containing upwards of two hundred and twenty figures and descriptions, by E. Donovan, F.L.S. & W.S. A new edition, brought down to the present state of the science, with systematic characters of each species, synonyms, indexes, and other additional matter. London, Henry G. Bohn. [vi] + 96 pp., 50 pls. [general]

1842c. Natural history of the insects of India, containing upwards of two hundred and twenty figures and descriptions, by E. Donovan, F.L.S. & W.S. A new edition, brought down to the present state of the science, with systematic characters of each species, synonyms, indexes, and other additional matter. London, Henry G. Bohn. [vi] + 102 pp., 58 pls. [general; Neotropics]

1843-45. Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects. London, William Smith. 1(11): 161-176, pls. 41-44 (1 January 1843), (12): 177-192, pls. 45-48 (1 March 1843); 2(13): 1-16, pls. 49-52 (1 May 1843), (14): 17-32, pls. 53-56 (1 July 1843), (15): 33-48, pls. 57-60 (1 September 1843), (16): 49-64, pls. 61-64 (1 November 1843), (17): 67-80, pls. 65-68 (1 January 1844), (18): 81-96, pls. "68"-71 (1 March 1844), (19): 97-112, pls. 72-75 (1 May 1844), (20): 113-128, pls. 76-79 (1 July 1844), (21): 129-144, pls. 80-83 (1 September 1844), (22): 145-160, pls. 84-87 (1 November 1844), (23): 161-176, pls. 88-94 (1 February 1845), (24): 177-192 + [i-iv], pl. 95 + pp. i-iv of volume 1 (1 June 1845) [Papilio spp.]

1847. Description of two new exotic species of the genus Papilio. Transactions of the entomological Society of London 5(2): 36-37, pl. 3 (30 September) [P. erostratus, P. zetes; Central America, República Dominicana]

1849. The tenth order of insects - Lepidoptera, Linn. (Glossata, Fabr.), pp. 603-614, pl. 33, figs. 126-131. In: Cuvier, G., The Animal Kingdom, arranged after its organisation, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. London, William S. Orr and Company. [Ed. 2] [general]

1850-52. In: Doubleday, E., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera: comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habits and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus. London, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1: i-xii, 143-144 (12 August 1852), 243-250 (5 June 1850); 2: [1]-[2] (12 August 1852), 251-254 (5 June 1850), 255-266 (early July 1850), 267-278 (early August 1850), 279-290 (early September 1850), 291-302 (1 October 1850), 303-314, pl. 53 (5 November 1850), 315-326, pls. 54, 54*, 55, 63, 65-66 (6 December 1850), 327-338 (14 January 1851), 339-350 (10 February 1851), 351-362, pl. 59 (3 March 1851), 363-374 (2 April 1851), 375-386, pl. 67 (15 May 1851), 387-398 (17 June 1851), 399-410 , pl. 68 (5 July 1851), 411-418, pls. 69-70 (6 August 1851), 419-430, pl. 71 (6 September 1851), 431-442, pls. 72-73 (10 October 1851), 443-454 (7 November 1851), 455-466, pls. 74-77 (5 December 1851), 467-474 (2 January 1852), 475-486, pls. 78-79 (4 March 1852), 487-502, pl. 80 (26 April 1852), 503-534, supplementary pl. (12 August 1852) [general; host plants; larvae, pupae, imagines; morphology; behavior; ecology; zoogeography; new taxa: Catagramma lyca, C. cyllene, C. cynosura, Callizona, Gynaecia, Callianira alcmena, Pyrrhogyra edocla, Epicalia (new genus) nyctimus, E. pierretii, Timetes (new genus) corita, Heterochroa irmina, Pandora (new genus) prola, Apatura lucasii, Pycina (new genus) zamba, Megistanis (new genus) baeotus, Cymatogramma (new genus) echemus, Paphia glycerium, P. xenocles, P. electra, P. xenocrates, P. philumena, P. pasibula, Siderone itylus, S. zethus, Morpho polyphemus, M. aurora, M. ganymede, M. hebe, M. cypris, Caligo ajax, C. reevesii, Dasyophthalma, Opsiphanes (new genus) boisduvalii, O. soranus, O. sallei, Dynastor (new genus) napoleon, Penetes (new genus) pamphanis, Narope (new genus) cyllastros, N. cyllabarus, N. cyllarus, Brassolis macrosiris, Taygetis chrysogone, Pronophila (new genus) thelebe, P. cordillera, P. puerta, P. zapatoza, P. irmina, P. tauropolis, P. phoronea, Haetera larymna, Coelites (new genus) nothis, C. epiminthia, Oressinoma (new genus) typhla, Steroma (new genus) bega, Lymanopoda (new genus) samius, L. ionius, L. obsoleta, Didonis pasira, Olina (new genus) azeca, Eurybia lycisca, Alesa (new genus) smaragdifera, Methone, Helicopis dematria, Barbicornis mona, Anteros otho, A. carausius, A. allectus, Erycina belphegor, Necyria (new genus) bellona, N. duellona, Lyropteryx (new genus) apollonia, L. terpsichore, Cyrenia (new genus) martia, Hades (new genus) noctula, Calydna (new genus) euthria, Eurygona zara, E. opalina, Theope (new genus) eudocia, Pandemos areuta, Mesene (new genus) hya, Panara (new genus) barsacus, Symmachia praxila, S. accusatrix, S. juratrix, Emesis fatimella, Nymphidium azan, N. platea, Aricoris (new genus) tisiphone, A. myrtis, A. serica, Baeotis parthenis, B. cydias, B. aerope, B. trochilia, Charis perone, Mesosemia formosa, M. gneris, M. idotea, M. tenera, Cremna (new genus) orpheus, Lemonias (new genus) ion, L. glaphyra, L. erostratus, L. nepia, L. irene, Limnas smithiae, L. inaria, Themone, Siseme (new genus) alectryo, Eunogyra (new genus) satyrus, Parnes (new genus) nycteis, P. philotes, Isapis, Stalachtis magdalenae, Thecla ducalis, T. ambrax, Pyrrhopyga charybdis, P. machaon, Erycides urania, Goniloba (new genus) hesus, G. aristoteles, Ismene chalybe, Phareas (new genus) coeleste, P. loxus, Pyrgus pseudo-jovianus, P. (?) empolaeus, Nisoniades costalia, Pamphila venezuelae, Achlyodes pausus, A. sanguinalis; Neotropics]

1858. On the Oriental species of butterflies related to the genus Morpho. Transactions of the entomological Society of London (2)4(6): 158-189 (25 January) [general]

1863. The tenth order of insects, - Lepidoptera, Linn. (Glossata Fabr.), pp. 603-614, pls. 43-44, figs. 126-131. In: Cuvier, G., The Animal Kingdom, arranged after its organisation; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. London, Henry G. Bohn. xxii + 706 pp., 45 pls., 500 figs. [general]

1866. On the data afforded by the Burchellian collection as to geographical and modificational ranges of certain Brazilian insects. Proceedings of the Ashmolean Society (2)1: 8-11 [general; Heliconiinae]

1867. [A note]. Proceedings of the entomological Society of London (3)5(6): xxxvi-xxviii (6 May) [general; mimicry]

1872. Descriptions of some new Papilionidae. Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1872(2): 85-110, pls. 3-5 (15 May) [general; Papilio burchellanus, P. chiansiades, P. (Euryades) reevii; Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina]

1873-74. Thesaurus entomologicius oxoniensis; or, illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects, for the most part contained in the collections presented to the University of Oxford by the Rev. F.W. Hope, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S., &c. With forty plates from drawings by the author. Oxford, Clarendon Press. (1): 1-56, pls. 1-10 (December 1873), (2): 57-112, pls. 11-20 (March 1874), (3): 113-168, pls. 21-30 (June 1874), (4): 169-205, i-xxiv, pls. 31-40 (September 1874) [general]

1877. A monograph of the lepidopterous genus Castnia and some allied groups. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology) (2)1: 155-207, pls. 28-33 [Aegiale kollari Felder, Megathymus spp.; morphology]

1879. [Notes]. Proceedings of the entomological Society of London 1878(5): liv-lv (3 March) [Perrhybris pyrrha (Cramer); gynandromorph]