Flos chinensis (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)


ON : Arhopala chinensis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil. (2): 231-232, pl.29, fig.10,♂(Un).
TL : China septentrional: Shanghai. (NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, N.Vietnam, China.
Flos chinensis chinensis map


Synonyms

Nilasera ? moelleri [sic] Nicéville, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4): 80-81, pl.9, fig.4,♂, 4a♀. TL. 'Sikkim; Sibsagar, Upper Assam' [Assam].
Satadra lazula Moore, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1): 40. TL. Sikkim. (NHML)


Type Material Information

moelleri  ; Type 1♂ (NZC) ; 1♀, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 113, fig.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Flos chinensis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.4:8,♂,9,♂(Un),7:33(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Flos chinensis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11. (Cuc Phuong)
Flos chinensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (by literature)


Notes

I suspect that the relationship between this taxon and Flos areste is a variation of the conspecific as well as Flos adriana and Flos asoka. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera.
(2): [2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after Oct].1865), Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.

Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4): 65-91. pls.1,9,10.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1): 16-52.

Evans, W.H.,1957 : A Revision of the Arhopala Group of Oriental Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 5(3): 85-141.


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