Enispe euthymius congi Saito, 2015

Enispe euthymius congi ♂ Up. Enispe euthymius congi ♂ Un. Enispe euthymius congi ♀ Up. Enispe euthymius congi ♀ Un.
♂, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Holotype (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)
Enispe euthymius congi ♂ Up. Enispe euthymius congi ♂ Un.
♂ genitalia, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Enispe euthymius congi Saito, 2015
OD : In: Yokochi et al., Butterflies 70: 25, figs.137(HT,♂), 137v(HT,♂Un), 138(PT,♀), 138v(PT,♀Un).
TL : Hon Ba, Khanh Hoa, C.Vietnam.
Distribution : C.Vietnam. [S.E.Thailand ; Cambodia ?]
● ssp.sychaeus
● ? unclear (E. euthymius or E. duranius)
● ssp.congi
● ssp.'congi' ??
Enispe euthymius congi map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 16.Aug.2014, Hon Ba, Khanh Hoa, alt. 1,540m, C.Vietnam, T. Yokochi leg. (will be deposited in VNMN)
Paratypes : 8♂ 5♀, same locality as holotype.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Enispe duranius intermedia: Kimura et al.,2016 : 155. (Kao Soi Dao) (partim)'

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Enispe duranius: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)'
'Enispe euthymius congi: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Pursat)'

[ VIETNAM ]
'Enispe euthymius f. tesselata [sic]: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 34. (Annam: Keng-Trap) (partim)'
Enispe duranius ssp.: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 34, figs.S-50,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Enispe duranius ssp.: Monastyrskii,2011 : 123–124, pl.30, fig.3,♂. (C: Ngoc Linh; Lam Dong)
Enispe euthymius ssp.: Yokochi et al.,2015a : 12,18. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Enispe duranius: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 30. (C: Kon Tum to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Khanh Hoa : 1♂ 1♀ (Holotype & Paratype).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The distribution map of duranius and euthymius
Enispe duranius-euthymius distribution


The populations in S.E. Thailand and Cambodia might be this species from a biogeographical perspective. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Differences in the genitalia of euthymius and duranius
Enispe euthymius sychaeus ♂ genitalia Enispe duranius intermedia ♂ genitalia
♂, Enispe euthymius
(Lampang)
♂, Enispe duranius
(Tak)
Enispe euthymius sychaeus ♀ genitalia Enispe duranius intermedia ♀ genitalia
♀, Enispe euthymius
(Chiang Mai: Fang)
♀, Enispe duranius
(Chiang Mai: Chom Thong)


Literature

Saito, K, 2015. In: Yokochi, T, Seki, Y, Hasegawa, T, Miyagawa, T, Saito, K, Katayama, T, Yamazaki, T, Kubota, A, Odagiri, K. & Vu, V.L, 2015b.
Report of Butterfly Fauna in Mount Hon Ba, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (2)
Butterflies, 70: 25.

Saito, K, 2019. Early stages of Enispe euthymius congi Saito, 2015 revealed in C.Vietnam.
Butterflies, 80: 55–57. (in Japanese)


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