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Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 6. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: palm feeders
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Cock, Matthew J. W., Congdon, Colin E., Collins, Steve C. (2014): Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 6. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: palm feeders. Zootaxa 3831 (1): 1-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3831.1.1
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