Deramas livens livens

Deramas livens livens Distant, 1886


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)		♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Deramas livens Distant, 1886
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)17(99):252.
TL : Singapore.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Banka, Borneo.

	● ssp.livens
	● ssp.

Synonym

Zarona pharygoides Nicéville, 1890 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 5(3):208-210, pl.E, fig.3,♂. TL. Johore, "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Deramas livens livens ; Pinratana,1981 : 24. 157, not fig. (Yala)'
'Deramas livens evansi ; Pinratana,1981 : 24, 157, pl.30, fig.16,♂. (Ranong)'
Deramas livens evansi ; Kimura,1998b : 43-44,49-50, figs.'35,♂,36,♂(Un)',37,♀,38,♀(Un). (Kampuan) (in part)
'Deramas livens evansi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 534, pl.241, figs.L18,♂(left,Malaysia),♂(no data),♂(no data,Un),♀(no data),♀(no data,Un).'
'Deramas jasoda jasoda ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.241, figs.L20,♂(botton-center,Malaysia),♂(bottom-right,Un,Malaysia). (in part)'
'Deramas livens evansi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 548, pl.247, figs.L42,♂(left,Malaysia),♂([no data),♂([no data,Un),♀(no data),♀(no data,Un).'
Deramas livens evansi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 33, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan) (in part)
Deramas livens evansi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Surat Thani; Yala) (accessed: 2021.07.01)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan) : 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 1♂ 1♀ (genitalia dissected).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane primary forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 100m) and is occasionally found along forest paths.
This species and Deramas nelvis are indistinguishable by their markings, and the examination of genitalia is needed. Therefore, I do not adopt previous records that did not examine male genitalia.
The taxon in P.Thailand has long been regarded as ssp.evansi, however it is considered to be the nominotypical subspecies based on the characteristics of markings on the UpF. A female specimen from Ranong shown above seems slightly approaching ssp.evansi.
The figured specimens, figs.33-34 in Kimura (1998b) and a male in Kimura et al. (2014) shown as Deramas livens evansi from Yala are considered to be Deramas alixae based on the ground color and markings on the underside. The male specimen in figs.31-32 in Kimura (1998b) seems a variation of Deramas alixae or possibly Deramas nelvis, and figs.35-36 could be Deramas nelvis, however the identification of these specimens are very difficult and requires examination of genitalia. Further taxonomic study and distributional research are needed.

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1886 : Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. 4
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)17(99):251-254.

Nicéville, L. de,1890 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region, with Descriptions of three new Genera of Hesperidae
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 5(3):199-225, pls.D-E.

Eliot, J.N.,1964 : An Analysis of the Genus Deramas Distant (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae)
Entomologist 97(1218):241-247, 6 figs.

Kimura, Y.,1998b : Poritiinae in Thailand (II).
Butterflies 21:41-50. (3 col.pls.)


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.05.12 - 2024.07.31.