Baoris oceia

Baoris oceia (Hewitson, 1868)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia oceia Hewitson, 1868
OD : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):31.
TL : Philippines. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar (Tavoy ; Mergui), Thailand,
Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra,
Nias, Java, Borneo, Philippines. [Laos]

Synonyms

Pamphila neophytes Mabille, 1883 : C. r. Soc. ent. Belg. 27:lxiv. TL. Philippines. (♀, NHML)
Parnara simillima Elwes & Edwards, 1897 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):274, pl.21, fig.22,♂; pl.26. figs.75a,b,c. TL. Pulo Laut. (♂, NHML)
Parnara nirwana jetavana Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:53. TL. Bazilan. (♀, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Baoris oceia ; Pinratana,1985 : 111, pl.38, fig.256,♂. (Chaiyaphump; Chanthaburi; Ranong)'
'Baoris oceia ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 45, fig.21,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)'
'Baoris oceia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 840, pl.386, figs.H296,♂,♂(Un). (Chon Buri)'
'Baoris oceia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 105, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Suthep; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)'
'Baoris oceia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 904, pl.418, figs.H293,♂,♂(Un). (Chon Buri)'

[ LAOS ]
'Baoris oceia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 85, pl.118, figs.A1,♂,A2,♂(Un). (Vientiane; Vang Vieng)'
'Baoris oceia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225. (list only)'
'Baoris oceia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.'

[ VIETNAM ]
'Parnara oceia ; Lemée,1950 : 66. (Saigon)'
Baoris oceia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 130. (S: Cat Tien)
Baoris oceia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 84. (S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.

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Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations.
This species can only be distinguished by examination of the male genitalia. Therefore, previous records that did not examine the genitalia cannot be accepted. Confirmation from genitalia is required.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1867-1868 : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
London, Author, 8vo 1:ii + 25pp, 2:26-56.

Mabille, P.,1883 : Description d'hesperiens.
C. r. Soc. ent. belg. 27:li-lxxviii.

Elwes, H.J. & Edwards, J.,1897 : A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):101-324, pls.18-27.

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

2018.08.31 - 2023.11.30.