♂, 2004.07.--. Tamdao, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. Holotype (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, 2005.07.--. Tamdao, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Virachola superbiens Saito & Seki,2006 OD : Butterflies 42 : 39-40, figs.20(HT,♂),21(PT,♀),36(HT,♂Un), 37(PT,♀Un), fig.7,♂ genitalia. TL : Tamdao, Vinh Phu [Vinh Phuc], N.Vietnam. (in coll. K.Saito) Distribution : N.Vietnam. |
Holotype ♂, Jul.2004. Tamdao, Vinh Phu [Vinh Phuc], N.Vietnam. (in coll. K.Saito)
Paratype 1♀, Jul.2005. Tamdao, Vinh Phu [Vinh Phuc], N.Vietnam. (in coll. K.Saito)
[ VIETNAM ]
Virachola superbiens ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 68, pl.18, figs.62a♂,62b♂(Un). (N: Vinh Phuc)
[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂ 1♀ (Holotype & Paratype).
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Huang (2023:109) treated superbiens as a subspecies of Virachola rapaloides. However, subsequent detailed comparisons with rapaloides revealed a significant difference in the shape of the male sex brand on the UpH, suggesting that they are clearly different species.
Seki, Y. & Saito, K.,2006 : Four New Species of Lycaenidae from Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Butterflies 42 : 38-45.
Huang, H., Zhu, J.Q., Li, A.M. & Huang, S.Y.,2016 : A review of the Deucorix repercussa (Leech, 1890) group from China (Lycaenidae, Theclinae)
Atalanta 47(1/2):179-195.
Huang, H.,2023 : New or little known butterflies from China - 5 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae et Hesperiidae)
Neue Ent. Nachr. 82:93-214.
2006.05.22 - 2024.01.31. |