The African members of the rionidid genus Abisara are revised, with the description of one new species and a new subspecies. The following nomenclatural changes were made: Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895, resurrected synonymy of A. tantalus; Abisara tantalus cyanis, ssp.n. to replace metallicus Berger, 1981, unavailable (ICZN, Art. 45.5); caerulea liberiana Clench, 1965 syn.n. ; Abisara caeca Rebel, 1914, reinst.stat.; Abisara rutherfordii; Abisara rogersi simulacris Riley, 1932, comb.n.; Abisara cameroonensis, sp.n.; Abisara neavei dollmani Riley, comb.n.; and Abisara delicata zanzibarica Collins, 1990, stat.n. The taxonomy and zoogeography of species of the African Abisara are discussed and a description of the immature stages of A. neavei is presented for the first time. Additional conclusions are that, like Asiatic species, the African Abisara have lateral projections on the proboscis for absorbing nutrients.

This paper is mainly devoted to describing eleven new species and four new subspecies from recent collecting under the aegis of the African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi (ABRI).  The taxa in question are: PIERIDAE – Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins sp. nov. LYCAENIDAE – Pentila bennetti Collins & Larsen sp. nov.; Liptena ferrymani bissau Collins & Larsen ssp. nov.; Liptena seyboui Warren-Gash & Larsen sp. nov.; Iolaus alexanderi Warren-Gash sp. nov.; Iolaus christofferi Collins & Larsen sp. nov.; Iolaus likpe Collins & Larsen sp. nov.; Iolaus mane Collins & Larsen sp. nov.; Capys vorgasi Larsen & Collins sp. nov.; Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins sp. nov.  NYMPHALIDAE – Cymothoe hartigi vanessae Warren-Gash ssp. nov.; Euphaedra sarcoptera styx Larsen & Warren-Gash ssp. nov.  HESPERIIDAE- Celaenorrhinus milleri Collins & Larsen sp. nov.; Ceratrichia nothus yakoli Collins & Larsen ssp. nov.; Fresna jacquelinae Collins & Larsen, sp. nov.  In addition a number of changes in the taxonomic status of some taxa have been made:  LYCAENIDAE: Neurellipes lusones fulvimacula stat. rev.; HESPERIIDAE: Celaenorrhinus pooanus stat. rev.; C. bitjena syn. nov.; Ceratrichia flava benitoensis stat. rev.; Ceratrichia semlikensis stat. nov.; and Paracleros sangoanus stat. rev.  Finally, there is additional discussion on the genus Ornipholidotos, on some aspects of the subgenera of Iolaus, and on the females of the Malagasy members of the genus Apaturopsis.