Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1985)

Bland, Keith P., 2019, Name-bearing types of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Zootaxa 4559 (1), pp. 57-89 : 78

Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1985) ssp. MALAWIENSIS Holmes, 2001

Tropical Zoology 14, 31 – 62 [56 – 57], figures 8 and 9. Combination still valid (see Kunz, 2016).

Holotype, male, pinned (half of right antenna missing); also allotype female and paratypes 3 males, 1 female, all pinned (abdomen of allotype on slide CWNH.30). Specimen data: Specimen a: “Vizara. 2100’ 3.v.62 ” [Handwritten (by Gifford)] in blue ink on greaseproof paper]. “B. orientalis | malawiensis | Holotype | det. C.W.N. Holmes | Feb.1999 ” [Handwritten (by Holmes) on orange card]. Specimen b: “Vizara. | 2100’ | Raphia swamp forest | 11.v.62 ” [Handwritten (by Gifford) in blue ink on greaseproof paper]. “ Bebearia | mardania gp. | sl[ide]. CWNH (30)” [Printed]. “B.orientalis | malawiensis | Allotype | det. C.W.N.Holmes | Feb. 1999 ” [Handwritten (by Holmes) on orange card]. Specimen c (♂) “Lauderdale Estate, Mlanje, 11.vi.61 ” [Handwritten (by Gifford)]. “ D.R.Gifford, RSM 1962.66 ” [Printed]. Specimens d (♂) and e (♀) labelled same as specimen c but dated “ 21.v.61.” Specimen f (♂): “Malanji, Brit.C.Africa ” [Handwritten]. “Adams Bequest, B.M. 1912.399, R.S.M. 1969.” [Printed]. Remarks: These six specimens are unambiguously the holotype, allotype and 4 paratypes designated by Holmes (2001), and illustrated in Figures. 8 and 9 of that paper.

Bebearia MARDANIA (Fabricius, 1793) ; Holmes, 2001.

Tropical Zoology 14, 31–62 [45], figures 2, 8 and 9.

Neotype, female, pinned: Specimen data: “ Ghana, Tano Nimri Forest Reserve (5°45’N, 2°36’W, M.B.Usher 3.viii.1975, RSM 1975.64” [Printed on white card]. “ B.mardania . Neotype, des. C.W.N.Holmes, May 2000 ” [Handwritten (by Holmes) on orange card]. Remarks: This specimen is unambiguously the neotype described by Holmes to stabilise the concept of B.mardania (Fabricius, 1793) ( Holmes, 2001) . It is figured in Figure 2,8,& 9 of Holmes (2001).