Heteropsis ankova

C, Lees David, 2016, Heteropsis (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini: Mycalesina): 19 new species from Madagascar and interim revision, Zootaxa 4118 (1), pp. 1-97 : 63

Ht. ankova sub-group

Aduse-Poku et al., (2015, Fig. 1 ) recovered Ht. ankova and Ht. turbata + Ht. pallida within a grade at the base of the Ht. strigula group, so it is not certain that this sub-group is monophyletic, unlike the Ht. strigula sub-group (see below). In Lees (1997: 156), these ‘ Ht. ankova subgroup’ species formed a morphological clade with Ht. tornado (‘FFTFR’). All these species feature expression of an ocellus in space-M3 and sometimes space-M2 of the HWD. The species occur in marshy areas near rainforest margins ( Ht. turbata and Ht. pallida ) or in rainforest, sometimes within metres of forest margins, always flying and perching quite low, from sealevel to over 2000 m elevation.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Venation and wing patterning diagram of a fairly typical species of Heteropsis from Madagascar (Heteropis antahala group; ♂), DV. Sdbp = Supra-discocellular brush and patch. Cub = Cubital brush. Ventral banding: Cb = Costal bars. Mf = Median fleck (pale highlight). Mb = Median band. PMb = Premedian band. Ore = Ocellus ring extension. Pml = Premarginal line. Sml = Submarginal line.