Euphydryas aurinia sichuanica, Tshikolovets, 2017

Tshikolovets, Vadim, 2017, Description of new taxa of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from China, Zootaxa 4294 (4), pp. 480-486 : 482

Euphydryas aurinia sichuanica subsp. nov.

( FIgs 13, 18, 19 )

Type material. Holotype ♂, ChIna, SIchuan, Luhuo (XIndu), ErI, 3250–3800 m, 31° 23’ 12.65” N, 100° 42’ 08.01” E. – 31° 24’ 13.61” N, 100° 43’ 23.72” E., 12. VI. 2016, V. TshIkolovets leg. The holotype Is deposIted In the collectIon of the NatIonal Museum (Praha, Czech RepublIc); Paratypes: ♂, China, Sichuan, Luhuo (Xindu), Eri , 3250–3800 m, 31° 23’ 12.65” N, 100° 42’ 08.01” E. – 31° 24’ 13.61” N, 100° 43’ 23.72” E., 12. VI. 2016; ♂, ChIna, SIchuan, Dawu, ZIloncun– Eduo , 3000–3450 m, 31° 1’ 36” N, 101° 7’ 6” E, 9. VI. 2016, V. TshIkolovets leg., In the collectIon of the author.

Description. Male. ForewIng length: 20–21.5 mm.

The ground colour of the uppersIde Is dIrty yellow wIth heavIly marked orange spots and black cross-lInes. The undersIde of the forewIngs Is orange wIth pale spots and faInt black lInes and black spots In post-dIscal area. The undersIde of the hInd wIngs Is brIghter wIth creamy and orange bands. The orange post-dIscal band contaIns a row of black spots same as In uppersIde, and the margIn Is yellow.

Female. Unknown.

Diagnosis. The new subspecIes can be dIstInguIshed from all other subspecIes by Its larger sIze and the serIes of four black spots In post-dIscal area of undersIde of the forewIngs ( FIg. 22 ).

Etymology. Named after the SIchuan ProvInce where the new subspecIes occurs.

Distribution. ChIna: SIchuan, mountaIns In upper reaches of Yalong RIver.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 22. Euphydryas species. Figs 13, 18, 19, 22, Euphydryas aurinia sichuanica sub sp. nov. China, Sichuan, Luhuo (Xindu), Eri. Figs 13, 18, 22, ♂ Holotype; Fig. 19, ♂ Paratype. Fig. 14, Euphydryas aurinia aurinia ♂ Belgium, Carlsbourg, Bois de Foy. Fig. 15, Euphydryas aurinia laeta ♂ Kazakhstan, Saur Mountains, Temir-Su. Fig. 16, Euphydryas aurinia banghaasi ♂ Mongolia, Almargaun-gol. Fig. 17, Euphydryas aurinia tenebricosa ♀ Syntype, Richthofen Gbg., westl. Liangtschou, Kansu sept. Fig. 20, Euphydryas asiatica ♂ China, Tien Shan. Fig. 21, Euphydryas sibirica ♂ China, Inner Mongolia, Higgang Mts., 30 km NW Arxan Mt.