Steve C. Collins’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Steve C. Collins, Kenyan entomologist.

Author abbreviation: S. Collins

African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI), P.O. Box 14308, Nairobi, Kenya

Taxon names authored

• 125 taxon names authored by Steve C. Collins

Publications

1982

• Collins, S. C., 1982. A new subspecies of Charaxes fournierae Le Moult 1930. Miscellanea Entomologica 49: 99–100. Reference page. 

1987

• Collins, S. C., 1987. Three New African Nymphalidae. Lambillionea, 87(7-8): 92–96. Reference page. 

1991

• Collins, S. C., 1991. Some new Pseudacraea from West Madagascar and Comodo Islands (Rhopalocera Nymphalidae). Lambillionea, 91(3): 257–260. Reference page. 
• Collins, S.C., & Larsen, T.B., 1991. Description of new genera, species, and subspecies discovered as part of the research for the book The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history. In: Larsen-TB The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxi, 1-490. Chapter pagination: 438–445. Reference page. 

1994

• Collins, S. C. & Larsen, T.B. 1994. The Abantis bismarcki-group of skipper butterflies with the description of Abantis bamptoni sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Entomologists’ Record and Journal of Variation 106: 1–5. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1995

• Collins, S. C. & Larsen, T.B. 1995. Pseudaletis malangi a remarkable new butterfly from the Republic of Guinea (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Lambillionea 95(3) (Tome II): 429–431. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Collins, S. C. & Larsen, T.B. 1995a. A new species of Gretna from Cameroun. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Lambillionea 95(3): 561–562. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Collins, S. C. & Larsen, T.B. 1995b. A new Iolaus from the Shaba province of Zaire (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 95(3): 563–564. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1996

• Collins, S. C. & Larsen, T.B. 1996. Baliochila warrengashi a new butterfly from the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 96(3): 465–466. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1997

• Libert, M. & Collins, S.C., 1997. Note sur le genre Stempfferia Jackson, avec description d’une nouvelle espèce. Lambillionea 97 (1): 31–33. Reference page. 

1998

• Collins, S.C., 1998. Description of a new species of Epitola Westwood from Cameroon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis 9(2): 63–65. Reference page. 
• Collins, S.C., & Larsen, T.B., 1998. Two new genera and eight new species of African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) – ABRI research paper No. 1. Metamorphosis 9 (2): 66–85. pdf. Reference page. 
• Larsen, T.B. & Collins, S. C., 1998. Two new species of Anthene from West Africa (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Lambillionea 98 (3) (Tome I): 372–376. Reference page. 
• Congdon, C., & Collins, S., 1998. Kielland’s butterflies of Tanzania. Supplement. African Butterfly Research Institute & Union des Entomologistes Belges, Nairobi & Tervuren, 143 pp. Reference page. 

2000

• Collins, S.C., & Larsen, T.B., 2000. Eight new species and five new subspecies of African butterflies (Rhopalocera) an ABRI research paper. Metamorphosis 11 (2): 57–75. PDF. Reference page. 

2003

• Collins, S.C., Larsen, T.B. & Warren-Gash, H. 2003. Notes on Afrotropical butterflies with the description of eleven new species and four new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) – ABRI research paper No. 3. Metamorphosis 14(3): 63–110. Abstract and full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2005

• Collins, S.C., & Larsen, T.B. 2005. New species and subspecies of African butterflies. pp.547-560. In Larsen, T.B. 2005. Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books, Denmark: pp. 1-595, figs. 1-270. Reference page. 

2007

• Collins, S. C. & Libert, M., 2007. Revision du genre Pseudaletis Druce (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Lambillionea: 1–62. Reference page. 
• Rydon, A.H.B., Congdon, T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2007. A new subspecies of Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969 (Lepodptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from Tanzania Metamorphosis 18(4): 144-150. Reference page. 

2008

• Collins, S.C.; Larsen, T.B. 2008: Eighteen new species, five new subspecies, and interesting data on other African butterflies – Fourth ABRI research paper. Metamorphosis, 19(2): 42–113. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2011

• Libert, M. & Collins, S.C., 2011. Note on Mimacraea gelinia (Oberthûr 1893), with the description of a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis 22(1): 18–21 full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2012

• Larsen, T.B. & Collins, S.C. 2012. Herila – a new genus to receive the Afrotropical skipper Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855) [Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae. Entomologia Africana 17(2): 55–64. Reference page. 

2013

• Libert, M. & Collins, S.C. 2013. Description of two new species of African Lycaenidae in the collection of the African Butterfly Research Institute. Metamorphosis 24(1): 3–6. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2014

• Collins, S.C., Congdon, T.C.E., Henning, G.A., Larsen, T.B. & Williams, M.C. 2014. A review of d’Abrera’s Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region – Part III (second edition), 2009 – Part 3 (Theclinae, Polyommatinae and Riodinidae). Metamorphosis 25(2): 109–122. PDF. Reference page. 
• Sáfián & Collins, 2014. A new Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 and a new Teratoneura Dudgeon, 1909 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from tropical Africa. Metamorphosis 25: 90-96. Abstract Reference page. 

2015

• Sáfián, S. & Collins, S.C. 2015. Establishment of a new genus for Eresiomera paradoxa (Schultze, 1917) and related taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4018(1): 124–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.1.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Sáfián, S., Collins, S.C. & Libert, M. 2015: Two new species in the genus Geritola Libert, 1999 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Epitolini). Zootaxa 3931(2): 286–292. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.2.8. Reference page. 
• Brattström, O., Aduse-Poku, K., Collins, S.C. & Brakefield, P.M. 2015. Revision of the Bicyclus ignobilis species-group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 4018(1): 57–79. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.1.3. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Cock, M.J.W., Congdon,T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2015: Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 8. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dracaena Feeders. Zootaxa 3985(3): 301–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Cock, M.J.W., Congdon, T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2016. Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 9. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Zingiberales feeders, genera of unknown biology and an overview of the Hesperiinae incertae sedis. Zootaxa 4066(3): 201–247. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.1. Reference page. 

2017

• Cock, M.J.W., Congdon, T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2017. Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 12. New information and corrections. Zootaxa 4312(3): 471–496. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.3.4. Reference page. 
• Collins, S.C., Congdon, T.C.E. & Bampton, I. 2017. Review of the Charaxes gallagheri complex resulting in two new species and undescribed morphs of Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae). Entomologia Africana 22(1): 19-30. Reference page. 

2019

• Libert, M. & Collins, S.C. 2019. Liptenara Bethune-Baker, 1915 ou Pentila Westwood, 1851 ? Description de cinq nouvelles espèces (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae.. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 124(1): 61‑72. DOI: 10.32475/bsef_2043. Reference page.