Description of a new subspecies of Dodona dipoea Hewitson, [1866] (Lycaenidae: Riodininae) from S.W. Chongqing, China

Zootaxa. 2020 Dec 16;4895(3):zootaxa.4895.3.9. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.9.

Abstract

Dodona dipoea pseudokaterina subsp. nov. is described from southwestern Chongqing, China. The wing patterns of the type specimens are similar to those of D. katerina Monastyrskii Devyatkin, 2000, but the genitalic characters of both sexes show that they belong to D. dipoea Hewitson, [1866]. Adults and genitalia of both sexes of the new subspecies, and adults of the nominate subspecies are illustrated.

Keywords: Lycaenidae, pseudokaterina, katerina, wing pattern, male genitalia, female genitalia, Simian Mountain.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Butterflies*
  • China
  • Female
  • Genitalia
  • Male
  • Wings, Animal