Ahlbergia clarolinea Huang & Chen

Huang, Hao & Zhu, Jian-Qing, 2016, Ahlbergia maoweiweii sp. n. from Shaanxi, China with revisional notes on similar species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), Zootaxa 4114 (4), pp. 409-433 : 431

Ahlbergia clarolinea Huang & Chen

( Figs. 18–21 , 63–66, 71–72 , 90–91 , 104 , 108 )

Ahlbergia clarolinea Huang & Chen, 2006: 317 , figs. 4–6 for male and female genitalia, cpl. 12, figs. 1–3 for habitus.

Material. CHINA: Yunnan province: 1♀ (CHH, holotype, dissected), Lijiang City, Yulongxueshan, 2800m, 29. IV.2005, H. Huang leg..; 3♂♂, 1♀ (CHH, dissected), Lijiang, Yulongxueshan, 2600m, 26.IV.2015, H. Huang leg.; 2♂♂ ( CCAM, paratypes, dissected), Lijiang, Ludian, 2600–2900m, IV.2006, A.-M. Chen leg.; 8♂♂, 4♀♀ (CHH; 2♂♂ & 2♀♀ dissected), Lijiang, Ludian, 2500–2800m, 13.V.2014; 7♂♂, 4♀♀ (CHH; 2♂♂ & 2♀♀ dissected), Lijiang, Ludian, 2600–2700m, 28.IV.2015 & 20.V.2015, H. Huang & X.-D. Yang leg.; 1♂ ( CZZH), Dali Bai Autonomous Region, Yunlong County, Tianchi, 20.V.2014, Z.-H. Zheng leg.; 1♂, 1♀ ( CHSJ), Kunming, IV.2014, S.-J. Hu leg.. Sichuan province: 1♀ (CHH, dissected), Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region, Muli County, Liziping, 2700m, 5.V.2014, X.-D. Yang leg..

Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Yulongxueshan whilst the male paratypes were collected from Ludian, thus the association of male and female requires a confirmation from more material. In a recent expedition made by the first author, specimens of both sexes were collected from both localities. An examination of male and female genitalia proved the original association of male and female to be correct.

Distribution. Yunnan (Lijiang, Kunming, Yunlong), Sichuan (Muli).

Figures

FIGURES 16 – 30. Habitus of Ahlbergia and Novosatsuma males at same scale. 16 – 17 — A. maoweiweii, paratype. 18 – 21 — A. clarolinea; 18 – 19 — Yulongxueshan, Lijiang; 20 – 21 — Ludian, Lijiang. 22 – 27 — A. chalcidis; 22 – 25 — Ludian, Lijiang; 26 – 27 — Yulongxueshan, Lijiang. 28 – 30 — N. magnapurpurea, paratype. 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 — upperside; 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 — underside.

FIGURES 61 – 75. Habitus of Ahlbergia females at same scale. 61 – 62 — A. maoweiweii, paratype. 63 – 66, 71 – 72 — A. clarolinea; 63 – 64 — holotype, Yulongxueshan; 65 – 66 — Ludian, Lijiang; 71 – 72 — Muli, Sichuan. 67 – 68 — A. chalcidis, Ludian, Lijiang. 69 – 70 — A. chalybeia, Jiulong. 73 – 75 — A. caesius, holotype. 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 — upperside; 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74 — underside.

FIGURES 86 – 93. Male genitalia of Ahlbergia taxa. 86 – 88 — hand-drawings reproduced from Johnson (1992), consisting of enlarged tip of phallus to show cornuti, entire genitalia in ventral view to show valvae, and valvae in lateral view; 86 — A. leei, holotype; 87 — A. tricaudata, holotype; 88 — A. frivaldszkyi aquilonaria, holotype. 89 – 93 — photos consisting of enlarged tip of phallus in dorsal view, entire genitalia in lateral view, valvae in ventral view and ring in ventral view; 89 — A. luoliangi, holotype (Figs. 9 – 10); 90 – 91 — A. clarolinea, paratypes, Ludian, Lijiang; 92 – 93 — A. chalcidis, Ludian, Lijiang. (Red arrows directed to important characters mentioned in text).

FIGURES 94 – 104. Female genitalia of Ahlbergia taxa in lateral view at same scale. 94 — A. maoweiweii, paratype (Figs. 31 – 32); 95 — A. leei, Liaoning (Figs. 35 – 36); 96 — A. ferrea, Liaoning (Fig. 43); 97 — A. tricaudata confusa, holotype (Fig. 45); 98 — A. luoliangi, paratype (Figs. 39 – 40); 99 — A. frivaldszkyi, Shaanxi (Fig. 38); 100 — A. frivaldszkyi, Tianjin (Fig. 37); 101 — A. leei ssp., Shaanxi (Figs. 41 – 42); 102 — A. chalcidis, Lijiang; 103 — A. chalybeia, Jiulong (Figs. 69 – 70); 104 — A. clarolinea, holotype (Figs. 63 – 64).

FIGURES 105 – 129. Female genitalia of Ahlbergia taxa in ventral view at same scale (except for 109). 105 — A. maoweiweii, paratype (Figs. 31 – 32); 106 — A. ferrea, Liaoning (Fig. 43); 107 — A. luoliangi, paratype (Figs. 39 – 40); 108 — A. clarolinea, holotype (Figs. 63 – 64); 109 — A. chalybeia, lectotype, after Johnson (1992); 110 — A. chalybeia, Jiulong (Figs. 69 – 70); 111 — A. chalcidis, Lijiang; 112 — A. frivaldszkyi, Shaanxi (Fig. 38); 113 — A. tricaudata confusa, holotype (Fig. 45); 114 — A. tricaudata tricaudata, Liaoning (Fig. 44); 115 — A. tricaudata ssp., Shaanxi; 116 – 121, 126 – 129 — A. frivaldszkyi; 116 – 118, 127 – 129 — Shaanxi; 119 — Kangxian, Gansu (Figs. 48 – 49); 120 — Huixian, Gansu (Figs. 52 – 53); 121 — Wenxian, Gansu (Figs. 50 – 51); 126 — Tianjin (Fig. 37); 122 – 125 — A. leei; 122 — Liaoning (Figs. 35 – 36); 123 — Shaanxi (Figs. 41 – 42); 124 – 125 — Shaanxi.