Polyura eudamippus celetis (Fruhstorfer, 1914)

Polyura eudamippus celetis ♂ Up. Polyura eudamippus celetis ♂ Un.
♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Eriboea eudamippus celetis Fruhstorfer, 1914
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:722.
TL : "Süd-Annam"
[Xom Gom, near Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, S. Vietnam]. (NHML)
Distribution : C. & S.Vietnam.
● ssp.nigrobasalis
transition zone of jamblichus and nigrobasalis
ssp.jamblichus
ssp.celetis
ssp.giudicii
ssp.
Polyura eudamippus celetis map

Type Materials Information

celetis :
Holotype ♂, Feb. Xom-Gom, Sud-Annam, H.Fruhstorfer. designated by R.L.Smiles,1977. (NHML)
Paratype 1♂, Feb. Xom-Gom, Sud-Annam, H.Fruhstorfer. designated by R.L.Smiles,1977. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Eriboea eudamippus jamblichus ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 722. (S.Annam: Hom Gom)
Eulepis eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Godfrey,1919 : 468. (S: Sui Kat)
Eriboea celetis ; Vitalis,1919 : 233. (Annam)
Eriboea eudamippus f. jamblichus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 46. (Annam: Hoa-Gom)
Eriboea eudamippus f. celetis ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 46. (S.Annam)
Eriboea eudamippus jamblichus ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (C)
Eriboea eudamippus celetis ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (C)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Hanafusa,1989 : 19, pl.8, fig.1,♂. (S: Ban Me Thuot)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 38, fig.N-120,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):91-92. (C: Hon Ba; Bao Lam; Bu Gia Map) (in part)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 13♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

Smiles (1982) synonymized celetis with nigroapicalis. However, the taxon is rather different from ssp.nigroapicalis, and is quite similar to ssp.jamblichus except for the shape of the forewings. I tentatively treat it as a distinct subspecies based on its markings, shape of the wings and its distribution. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
721-744. (9.Mar.1914)

Smiles, R.L.,1982 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polyura Billberg (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Bull. Brit. Mus. Ent. (Nat. Hist.) 44(3):115-237. London.

Hanafusa, H.,1989 : Notes on Polyura eudamippus (Doubleday).
Futao 3:18-28. (in Japanese)


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