The Agalope bieti species-group

Species included: A. basiflava (Moore, 1879b), A. bieti (Oberthür, 1886), A. dejeani Oberthür, 1893, A. lucia Oberthür, 1923 .

Diagnosis. See above in the diagnosis of the A. pica species-group.

Remarks. Within the A. bieti species-group, A. bieti (Fig. 28) is different from its two Chinese congeners, A. dejeani and A. lucia by the posterior part of the antemedial and medial bands not bent inwards but straightly reaching the dorsum instead. The feature in fact, fits well with that of certain species in the A. pica species-group, e. g. A. haoi sp. n. In addition, the externally similar A. haoi sp. n. described above is a member of A. pica species-group without any doubt, so there is a possibility that A. bieti should also be assigned to A. pica species-group. However, this conclusion can only be asserted after examining the genitalia of A. bieti .

Distribution. Northern India and Southwestern China (Fig. 68).