In 1782, Cramer described and figured a Cyaniris (Pl. CCLXX., figs. D, E), and incorrectly gave the Cape of Good Hope as its locality.

In his “Rhopalocera Africæ Australis,” Mr. Trimen described the species form a single example labelled “S. Africa” in the British Museum collection, and stated that this was the only example he had seen. In his later work this species is ignored, Mr. Trimen having evidently satisfied himself that it never came from any part of Africa. On looking up the authority for the locality of the specimen mentioned by Trimen in our oldest “Register of Accessions,” I find it entered as “P. Landon, Cram., n., S. Africa?” the locality having evidently been entered on Cramer's authority.