Athyma zeroca meinippus

Athyma zeroca meinippus (Fruhstorfer, 1912)


♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Pantoporia zeroca meinippus Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 632.
TL : "Chiem Hoa, Tonkin" [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam].

Distribution : S.E.Yunnan, N.Vietnam, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan.

	● ssp.galaesus
	● ssp.meinippus
	● ssp.

Synonyms

Pantoporia nefte asita ♀.forma. tenuifasciata Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 56(6/7): 414. Loc. "Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin" [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam]. (IFS)
Athyma zeroca hishikawai Yoshino, 2001 : Futao 38:9 , pl.4, figs.21(HT,♂), 22(PT,♂), 23(HT,♂Un), 24(PT,♂Un). TL. Longshen, Guanxi Chuan, S. China.

Type Materials Information

meinippus ; ♂ Syntype, Aug. Sept., Chiem Hoa, Central Tonkin, H. Fruhstorfer (MNHN, photo examined)
tenuifasciata ; ♀ Syntype, Aug. Sept., Chiem-Hoa, Central Tonkin, H. Fruhstorfer (MNHN, photo examined)
hishikawai ; Holotype ♂, May.1997, Longshen county, Guanxi Chuan prov., South China. (in coll. K. Yoshino);
Paratypes (5♂): 2♂ same data as holotype; 2♂, May.1997, Mt.Fanjinshan, Guizhou prov., China; 1♂, May.1996, Mt.Wuyishan, Fujian prov., China. (in coll. K. Yoshino)

Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Pantoporia zeroca: Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia tenuifasciata: Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia zeroca f. galaesus: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia zeroca f.♀. tenuifasciata: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus: Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus f.♀. tenuifasciata: Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Athyma zeroca meinippus: Ikeda et al.,2000 : 36, figs.5:13,♂,14,♂(Un), fig.9:31(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma zeroca: Luong et al.,2004 : 7, 64, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma zeroca meinippus: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N)
Athyma zeroca meinippus: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):29–30. (N: Van Ban; Ba Be; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong) (partim)

Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 2♂.

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

Yen Bai : 1♀.

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

Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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

Notes

This taxon is characterised by its large size, as in the nominotypical subspecies. The white subapical spots on the males tend to be reduced and often obscure. The females are only known to have an orange banded form.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H, 1906. Historisches und Morphologisches über das Genus Athyma und dessen Verwandte.
Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 56(6/7): 384–434. (19.Oct.1906)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 617–632. (15.Oct.1912)

Yoshino, K, 2001. New Butterflies from China 6.
Futao, 38: 9–14, pls. 3–4.

Lang, S-Y, 2012. The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1.
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice, 456 pp., 32 col. + 41 b&w pls.

Monastyrskii, A.L, 2019. Butterflies of Vietnam. Vol.4(2). Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae.
Plan-o-rama Media Co Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam.

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