Spalgis epius

Spalgis epius (Westwood,[1851])

ON : Lucia epius Westwood,[1851]
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2):502, pl.76, fig.5.
TL : Ceylon.
Distribution : Sri Lanka, S.India to Myanmar, Andamans,
Nicobars, Thailand, Laos, Vietna, Hainan, China, Formosa,
Malay Pen., Borneo to W.New Guinea.

Synonyms
* Spalgis pharnus C.Felder,1860 : Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien. 40(11):460. TL. Ambon.
Lucia substrigata Snellen,1878 : in Tijdschr. Ent. 21:15-16, pl.1, fig.2. TL. S.Sulawesi.
Lucia dilama Moore,1878 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):701-702. TL. Hainan.
Spalgis nubilus Moore,[1884] : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):522. TL. Andaman Isles.
* Lucia fangola Kheil,1884 : Rhop. Nias :28, pl.5, fig.31. TL. Nias.
* Spalgis strigatus Semper,1889 : in Semper, Reisen Philipp. (2)(5):160, pl.31, fig.1. TL. Cebu.
* Spalgis titius Fruhstorfer,[1919] : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)83(1):65. TL. E.Java.
* Spalgis georgi Fruhstorfer,[1919] : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)83(1):76. TL. Bohol.
* Spalgis semperi Fruhstorfer,[1919] : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)83(1):76. TL. Luzon.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Spalgis epius epius ; Godfrey,1930 : 313. (West: Klong Pong Kapo)
Spalgis epius epius ; Godfrey,1932a : 271. (Trang: Ko Libong)
Spalgis epius epius ; Pinratana,1981 : 35, pl.5, figs.21♂,22♂(Un,23♂(Un).
(Chiang Mai / Chanthaburi / Shaiyaphum / Nakhon Ratchasima)
Spalgis epius epius ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32, fig.93♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Huay Sing / Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Hin Dang)
Spalgis epius epius ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Spalgis epius epius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 552, pl.249, fig.L52,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai / Nan / Chanthaburi)

[ LAOS ]
Spalgis epius epius ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.98, figs.B9♀,10♀(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Spalgis epeus (sic) epeus (sic) ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane / Thabok)
Spalgis epius epius ; Onodera,2009b : 35. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside)

[ VIETNAM ]
Spalgis epius ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Spalgis epius ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 48, figs.1:17♂,18♂(Un),6:6(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Spalgis epius epius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 50, figs.L-12,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re / Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ] Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao. 1983.04.13 1♂ Local Catcher (YI) Chanthaburi, Khao Soi Dao. 1983.02.23 1♂ A.M.Cotton (YI) Chanthaburi, Khao Soi Dao. 1983.04.20 1♀ A.M.Cotton (YI) Ranong, Muang Chone. 1984.03.30 1♀ Y.Inayoshi (YI)

Notes
Literature

Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : In Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

Moore, F.,1878 : List of Lepidopterous Insects collected by the late R.Swinhoe in the Island of Hainan.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):695-708.

Snellen, P.C.T. & Piepers, C.,1878 : Opgave van en Aanteekeningen over Lepidoptera in Zud-West Celebes Verzameld.
Tijdschr. Ent. 21:1-43, 1 pl.

Moore, F.,[1884] : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.

1999.07.20 - 2010.05.15.