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Issue: Vol. 2490 No. 1: 1 Jun. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-06-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2490.1.1
Page range: 1–15
Abstract views: 52
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The genus Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1897 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
B. P. Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817-0916 U.S.A.
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Lepidoptera Zhejiang Guangdong Hainan taxonomy skipper Scobura stellata Scobura parawoolletti

Abstract

The skipper genus Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1897 is reviewed as it occurs in China. Polytremis flavinerva hainana Gu & Wang is transferred to the genus Scobura and raised to the species level, i.e., S. hainana (Gu & Wang, 1997), comb. nov. Zographetus hainanus Gu & Wang, 1997, syn. nov. and Scobura youngi Devyatkin, 2004, syn. nov. are considered to be synonyms of Scobura cephaloides kinka Evans, 1949, and S. hainana (Gu & Wang, 1997) respectively. Two new species from South China, S. stellata sp. nov. and S. parawoolletti, sp. nov. are described and illustrated. The female genitalia of S. cephaloides kinka, S. coniata and S. hainana are described for the first time. A key to the 14 species of the genus is provided. Adults and genitalia of eight Chinese species and S. woolletti (Riley, 1923) from Borneo are illustrated and a brief description of each Chinese species is given.

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