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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 1: 2 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.7
Page range: 117-126
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Notes on Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards and its closely related species (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

Chongqing Museum of Natural History; 400700; Beibei; Chongqing; China.
Chongqing Museum of Natural History; 400700; Beibei; Chongqing; China.
Lepidoptera Satyrini Ypthimina Thymipa sakra-group Oriental taxonomy

Abstract

In this paper, Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893 and its closely related species, including Y. atra Cantlie & Norman, 1959, Y. microconjuncta Lang, 2024, Y. angustipennis Takáhashi, 2000 and Y. luxurians Forster, 1948, are studied. Among them, Ypthima persimilis and Y. atra are very similar species in appearance and sympatric from N.E. India to S.W. China (S. Yunnan) and N. Vietnam. For a reliable specific identification of these species, diagnoses are provided mainly based upon androconia and male genitalia features. Consequently, the taxon Ypthima atra taiwana Lamas, 2010 from Taiwan Island is reinstated to its specific status, viz. Y. taiwana stat. rev. Their ranges in China are discussed and a distributional map for all species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Ding, C.-Z. & Lang, S.-Y. (2025) Notes on Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards and its closely related species (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Zootaxa, 5659 (1), 117–126. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.7