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Issue: Vol. 4173 No. 2: 4 Oct. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.2.5
Page range: 147–154
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 3

Establishment of a new genus for Abraximorpha heringi and A. pieridoides
(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae: Tagiadini)

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
B. P. Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817-0916 U. S. A.
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Lepidoptera Albiphasma Pintara wing venation hair tuft new combination southern China

Abstract

A new hesperiid genus, Albiphasma gen. nov., is described with Abraximorpha heringi as the type species. The new genus consists of two species: Al. heringi comb. nov. and Al. pieridoides comb. nov. The genitalia and hair tuft on the hind tibiae suggest that the new genus is related to the genus Pintara rather than the genus Abraximorpha to which the two species have been assigned. The geographic distribution is currently restricted to southern China and Vietnam. The adult, hind leg, wing venation and male genitalia of Al. heringi as well as relevant species are illustrated.

 

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