Miletus mallus mallus

Miletus mallus mallus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)


♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♂ (dsf), Sekong, Laos.		♀ (dsf), Sekong, Laos.

♂ (wsf), Sekong, Laos.		♂ genitalia, Sekong, Laos.

ON : Gerydus croton mallus Fruhstorfer, 1913
OD : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(10): 310.
TL : "Süd-Annam" [C.Vietnam]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Laos, C. Vietnam. [Cambodia ?]

	● ssp.bannanus
	● ssp.mallus
	● ? unclear

Records taken from Literature

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Miletus mallus mallus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)'
'Miletus mallus mallus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Pursat)'

[ VIETNAM ]
Gerydus croton mallus ; Fruhstorfer,1915 : 816. (S.Annam: Plateau of Dran)
Gerydus croton mallus ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (N / C)
Miletus mallus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Phong Dien)
Miletus mallus mallus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 49, figs.L-6,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Miletus mallus mallus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. ('N' / C / S)
Miletus mallus mallus ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 2♂ 2♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Gia Lai : 1♂.

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

Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The taxa mallus and shania differ in male genitalia, the markings on the UpF, and in size. Thus, I consider them to be separate species. Furthermore, Miletus bannanus seems to be conspecific with mallus in terms of genitalia and markings characteristics. However, the UnF markings of bannanus males differ from those of the nominotypical subspecies. Therefore, I provisionally treat it as a distinct subspecies of mallus.

The taxonomic status of Miletus gethusus (Fruhstorfer, 1915), described from N. Vietnam, was examined. Comparative study of populations from the Indochina region, including the holotype specimen, revealed that the wing markings of gethusus are identical with those of Miletus shania, rather than Miletus mallus. Consequently, these two species are treated as Miletus mallus and Miletus gethusus (= shania).

Monastyrskii et al. (2011) recorded this species from Cambodia, and while its distribution suggests it is likely to be this taxon, I was unable to verify the specimens and therefore cannot confirm it. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc.).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(10): 307-310. (15.Oct.1913)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1915 : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 809-823, pls. 141-142 (4.Aug.1915), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

Eliot, J.N.,1961 : An analysis of the Genus Miletus (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Raffles Mus. 26: 154-177, 24 figs.

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1): 1-105, 108 figs.

Huang, H. & Xue, Y.P.,2004 : A new species of Miletus from the extreme south of Yunnan, China (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae).
Neue ent. Nachr. 57: 155-160.

1999.07.24 - 2026.03.31.