Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Responsive image
Issue: Vol. 5782 No. 1: 23 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5782.1.6
Page range: 126-132
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 4

Intraspecific morphological variability of Capila pauripunetata Chou & Gu, 1994 (= C. pauripunetata tamdaoensis Devyatkin, 1996 syn. nov.) (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae)

College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No.136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China.
Sritana Condominium 2; 96/173; Huay Kaew Rd.; T. Suthep; A. Muang; Chiang Mai; 50200; Thailand.
The Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology; 2-4-28 Kamiyoga; Setagaya-ku; Tokyo; 158-0098; Japan.
Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve; Daqiao Town; Ruyuan County; Shaoguan; Guangdong Province; 512727; P. R. China;
College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No.136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China.
Lepidoptera wing pattern genitalia morphology synonym subspecies Hainan Indochina

Abstract

Based on a comparative study on the morphological characteristics of over sixty specimens, Capila pauripunetata tamdaoensis Devyatkin, 1996 syn. nov. is proposed to be a junior subjective synonym of C. pauripunetata Chou & Gu, 1994. Genitalia of both sexes of C. pauripunetata from Hainan are described. Information on the distribution of this species is discussed.

 

References

  1. Chiba, H. (2008) Skippers of Hainan (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Report on Insect Inventory Project in Tropical Asia (TAIIV), 337–344.
  2. Chou, I. (1998) Classification and Identification of Chinese Butterflies. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou, 349 pp., 90 pls.
  3. Chou, I. (Ed.) (1994) Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Zhengzhou, 854 pp.
  4. Devyatkin, A.L. & Monastyrskii, A.L. (2002) Hesperiidae of Vietnam, 12. A further contribution to the Hesperiidae fauna of North and Central Vietnam. Atalanta, 33 (1/2), 137–155.
  5. Devyatkin, A.L. & Monastyrskii, A.L. (1999) Hesperiidae of Vietnam, 5. An annotated list of the Hesperiidae of north and central Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). Atalanta, 29 (1/4), 151–184.
  6. Devyatkin, A.L. (1996) New Hesperiidae from North Vietnam, with the description of a new genus (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Atalanta, 27 (3/4), 595–604 + 684–685, pl. X.
  7. Fan, X.L. & Wang, M. (2004) Notes on the genus Capila from China with a new species and a new record (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 29 (1), 153–156.
  8. Gu, M.B. & Chen, P.Z. (1997) Butterflies in Hainan Island. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 355 pp.
  9. Klots, A.B. (1970) Lepidoptera. In: Tuxen, S.L. (Ed.), Taxonomist’s Glossary of Genitalia in Insects. 2nd Edition. Munksgaard, Copenhagen, pp. 115–130.
  10. Monastyrskii, A.L. & Devyatkin, A.L. (2016) Butterflies of Vietnam (an illustrated checklist). 2nd Edition. Planorama Meida Co., Ltd, Hanoi, 95 pp., 17 pls.
  11. Nakamura, N. & Wakahara, H. (2012) A revised checklist of the butterflies of the Lao P. D. R. (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Evolutionary Sciences, 17, 19–85.
  12. Osada, S., Uémura, Y. & Uehara, J. (1999) An Illustrated Checklist of the Butterflies of Laos P. D. R. Mokuyo-sha, Tokyo, 240 pp.
  13. Xue, G.X., Inayoshi, Y., Hu, H.L., Li, M. & Ren, Y.D. (2015) A new subspecies and a new synonym of the genus Coladenia (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae) from China. ZooKeys, 518, 129–138. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.10011
  14. Xue, G.X., Inayoshi, Y., Saito, K., Li, M. & Rao, Z. (2026) Capila jayadeva Moore, 1866 is a sexually dimorphic and male polymorphic species including six subspecies (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Zootaxa, 5748 (1), 89–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.1.4
  15. Xue, G.X., Li, M., Rao, Z. & Qiao, Y.M. (2023) A discussion on the relationship of Capila omeia (Leech, 1894) and C. pseudomeia Fan & Wang, 2004 syn. nov. (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Zootaxa, 5264 (4), 587–592. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5264.4.8
  16. Xue, G.X., Xie, Y.X., Shen, G.C., Li, X.J., Li, M. & Guo, Y.C. (2024) Study on the intraspecific variation of Capila lineata lineata Chou & Gu, 1994, with some taxonomic notes on the related taxa (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Zootaxa, 5446 (4), 573–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5446.4.9
  17. Yuan, F., Yuan, X.Q. & Xue, G.X. (2015) Fauna Sinica: Insecta. Vol. 55. Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae. Science Press, Beijing, 754 pp., 15 pls.
  18. Zhu, J.Q. (2017) Capila Moore, [1866]. In: Wu, C.S. & Hsu, Y.F. (Eds.), Butterflies of China. The Straits Publishing House, Fuzhou, pp. 1289–1293.

How to Cite

Wang, Z., Inayoshi, Y., Saito, K., Liu, Z.-F. & Xue, G.-X. (2026) Intraspecific morphological variability of Capila pauripunetata Chou & Gu, 1994 (= C. pauripunetata tamdaoensis Devyatkin, 1996 syn. nov.) (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Zootaxa, 5782 (1), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5782.1.6