Allotinus taras

Allotinus taras (Doherty, 1889)


♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.		♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Paragerydus taras Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4): 437-438, pl.23, fig.10,♂.
TL : "Tenasserim Valley, east of Tavoy, Burma" ["Tenasserim Valley", Dawei Dist., Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. [Cambodia]

Synonym

Paragerydus panormis Elwes, 1893 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4): 619, pl.43, fig.8, '♂' recte ♀. TL. 'Petichaung at the foot of the Karen Hills' [East Bago, Bago Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Type Material Information

panormis ; Holotype ♀, East Pegu, Burma. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Allotinus taras ; ♂ photo by A.Cassidy in Wikispecies. (Khao Soi Dao) (accessed: 2016.08.15)
Allotinus taras ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chaiyaphum) (accessed: 2021.09.28)
Allotinus taras ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 33, figs.51,♂,♂(Un),52,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son; Chaiyaphum)

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Allotinus cf. unicolor rekkia ; Kosterin,2020 : 315, fig.5,♂(Un). (Pursat)'

[ VIETNAM ]
Allotinus taras ; Kishi,2018 : 48, figs.1,♂,1v♂(Un),2,♀,2v♀(Un). (Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.

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

Nan : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Chaiyaphum : 3♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Sophonviwatkul and T.Aonayam).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

New to Thailand. The first record from Thailand is shown on Wikipedia with a male specimen obtained in Khao Soi Dao, S.E. Thailand on 15.Aug.1987.
The butterfly is locally uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1000m). Males are territorial on shrubs at forest edges.
The photo recorded by Kosterin (2020) is possibly this species. However, the individual in the photograph is damaged and the features are not clearly visible. Confirmation by specimen is required.

Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4): 409-440, 2 pls.

Elwes, H.J.,1893 : On butterflies collected by Mr. W.Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and Perak, Part.2.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4): 617-664, pls.43,44.

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1): 1-105, 108 figs.

Kishi, K.,2018 : New records of Lycaenidae in Vietnam.
Butterflies 78: 48-49. (in Japanese)


♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul))	♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

♀, Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2016.08.31 - 2024.08.31.