Choaspes benjaminii japonicus

Choaspes benjaminii japonicus (Murray,1875)


♂, 1991.03.03. Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, 1991.04.--. Doi Pomeun, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, 1993.03.19. Doi Phu Kha, Nan, Thailand.		♂, 1994.03.16. Ya Mo Kwi, Umphang, Thailand.

ON : Ismene benjaminii var.japonica Murray,1875
OD : Ent. mon. Mag. 12:4.
TL : Japan. (BMNH)

Distribution : W.Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Formosa, [Palawan].

Synonym
Rhopalocampta benjaminii formosana Fruhstorfer,1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:78. TL. Chip-Chip, Formosa. (BMNH)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Evans,1949 : 75. (Siam)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Pinratana,1985 : 23, pl.7, fig.25,♂ ;
pl.8, [fig.27,♂(Un) as Choaspes xanthopogon ]. (Chiang Mai / Nakhon Ratchasima)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Tsukiyama,1992 ; 26, pl.1, fig.1-1b♀, 1-3b♂. (Chiang Mai: Fang)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 740, pl.339, fig.H31,♂,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un),♀[♂](Un) ;
pl.338, [fig.29a,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un), as Choaspes plateni caudatus ] ; pl.340, [fig.H33,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un), as Choaspes xanthopogon ]. (Chiang Mai / Mae Tha)
Choaspes benjaminii japonicus ; Chiba,2009 : 39-40, pl.17, fig.8♂,9♀. (Chiang Dao / Fang / Melanoung)

[ LAOS ]
Choaspes benjaminii formosana ; Masui & Uehara,1994 ; 7, fig.48. (Xiang Khouang)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 ; 221, pl.132, figs.♂,♀. (Oudomxay / Xam Neua)
[ VIETNAM ]
Rhopalocampta benjamini benjamini (sic) ; Seitz,1927 : 1055. (Tonkin)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Evans,1949 : 75. (Tonkin)
Rhopalocampta benjamini (sic) ; Lemee,1950 : 24. (Backan)
Rhopalocampta benjamini benjamini (sic) ; Metaye,1957 : 78. (North)
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b ; 3, fig.H-11,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Choaspes benjaminii japonicus ; Chiba,2009 : 39-40, pl.17, fig.8♂,9♀. (Tuyen Quang [Cochin] / "Tonkin")
Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ] Chiang Mai, Doi Pomeun. 1991.03.09 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Pomeun. 1989.04.-- 2♂ P.Sukkit (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Pomeun. 1991.04.-- 1♂ Local Catcher (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep. 1991.03.03 2♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep. 1988.03.04 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep. 1992.03.26 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI) Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep. 1984.04.14 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI) Nan, Doi Phu Kha. 1993.03.19 1♂ Local Catcher (YI) Umphang, Ya Mo Kwi. 1994.03.16 1♂ Local Catcher (YI)

Notes
Literature

Murray, R.R.P.,1875 : Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera, with Description of a new species.
Ent. mon. Mag. 12:2-4.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2-6):9-79, pl.1.

1999.07.31 - 2010.06.30.