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.