Delias hapalina Jordan , 1930

Davenport, Chris & Grimaldi, Nicolas, 2019, A new subspecies of Delias clathrata Rothschild, 1904 and records of other Delias species occurring on Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae), Sugapa Digital 11 (2), pp. 53-67 : 58

Delias hapalina Jordan, 1930

( Figs 29-30 )

A new record for the Mt Hagen area. The species is widespread though less common in PNG than in Indonesian Papua and has previously been recorded from Mt Wilhelm and Tari ( ssp. kerowagiensis Yagishita, 1993 ), the Owen Stanley Mts ( ssp. owenstanleyi Schröder & Treadaway, 1994 ) the west Bismark Mts and Porgera in Enga province (CD).

Male specimens from Mt Hagen are distinguishable from topotypical kerowagiensis by the narrower black median bands on the hindwing underside and from the Bismark and Porgera populations which lack red median bands on the hindwing. The identity and distribution of potential subspecies of D. hapalina in PNG will be reviewed after comparative study of these populations.

Figures

Figs 29-30. Delias hapalina ssp. 29. ♂, PNG, Mt Hagen, Murmur Pass (NG), dorso; 30. Idem, verso.