Lotongus calathus calathus

Lotongus calathus calathus (Hewitson,1876)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Eudamus calathus Hewitson,1876
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)18:353.
TL : Sumatra. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : SE. & P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman,
Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Natuna, Palawan.

Synonyms

Hesperia schaedia Hewitson,1876 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)18:452. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Lotongus maculatus Distant,1886 : Rhop. malayana : 372, pl.35, fig.1(♂). TL. Malaysia. (♂, NHML)
Proteides surus Mabille,1895 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1895:lix. TL. Borneo. (♀, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lotongus schaedia ; Godfrey,1930 : 377. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Lotongus calathus ; Godfrey,1930 : 377. (Chonburi: Sriracha / Surat Thani: Khao Poata) (in part)
Lotongus calathus ; Godfrey,1932a : 276. (Peninsula)
Lotongus calathus balta ; Pinratana,1985 : 84. (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Lotongus calathus calathus ; Pinratana,1985 : 84, pl.28, fig.180b. (Surat Thani / Trang)
Lotongus calathus balta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 804, pl.369, figs.H210a,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chanthaburi)
Lotongus calathus calathus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 804, pl.369, figs.H210b,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Trang / Ranong)
Lotongus calathus balta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 82. (Kao Soi Dao / Kratching WF / Pliewn WF / Kao Chamaoh / Kao Khiewo) (in part)
Lotongus calathus calathus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaper WF / Kam Puan / Muang Shone / Khlong Naka / Kha Chong / Tarutao Is / Than To WF)
Lotongus calathus balta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 864, pl.398, figs.H208a,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Lotongus calathus calathus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 864, pl.398, figs.H208b,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Trang / Ranong)
Lotongus calathus calathus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 110-111, figs.Abb.H-200-202. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 5♂ 3♀ (incl.photo).

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

Trat (Koh Kut dist.) : 5♂ (photo by E.Ikari)

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

Ranong : 6♂ 4♀.

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

Yala : 7♂ 3♀ (incl.photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1876 : Descriptions of twenty new species of Hesperidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)18:347-355.

Hewitson, W.C.,1876 : Descriptions of twenty five new species of Hesperidae from his own collection.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4)18:449-457.

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 :
Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Mabille, P.,1895 : Descriptions de quelques Hesperides nouvelles
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1895:lv-lix.


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2019.08.31.