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Type: Article
Published: 2014-04-11
Page range: 469–482
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Discovery of a third species of Lamproptera Gray, 1832 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Laboratory of Biological Invasion and Ecosecurity, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of Higher Education in Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
86/2 Moo 5, Tambon Nong Kwai, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Laboratory Supervisor, Laboratory of Biological Invasion and Ecosecurity, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
Leptocircini new species Dongchuan Yunnan China

Abstract

A newly discovered, third species of the genus Lamproptera (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) is described, 183 years after the second currently recognised species was first named. Lamproptera paracurius Hu, Zhang & Cotton sp. n., from N.E. Yunnan, China, is based on marked differences in external morphology and male genital structure. The species is confirmed as a member of the genus, and detailed comparisons are made with other taxa included in the genus. Keys to Lamproptera species based on external characters and male genitalia are included.

How to Cite

Hu, S.-J., Zhang, X., Cotton, A.M. & Ye, H. (2014)

Discovery of a third species of Lamproptera Gray, 1832 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

. Zootaxa, 3786 (4), 469–482. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3786.4.5