Pieris melaina Röber, 1907
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( Figs 9, 10 View FIGURES 7–16 , 19 View FIGURES 17–21 , 24 View FIGURES 22–27 , 30 View FIGURES 28–30 , 35 View FIGURES 31–39 , 44 View FIGURES 40–48 , 53 View FIGURES 49–57 , 61 View FIGURES 58–64 , 69 View FIGURES 65–73 , 77 View FIGURES 74–81 , 85 View FIGURES 84–85 )
Pieris melaina Röber, 1907: 48 (Type locality: “ Tibet ”). Sbordoni et al., 2015: 546. Tadokoro et al., 2017: 90.
Pieris napi race. melete Ménétriés ; Bingham, 1907: 173.
Pieris melete var. montana Verity, 1908:141 (Type locality: “Lʼintérieur du Sikhim (Lachin-Lachoonng, entre 2,400 et 4,800 m. dʼaltitude”)).
Pieris melete montana Verity ; Fruhstorfer, 1910: 140.
Pieris melete melaina Röber ; Verity, 1908 –1911: 140, 331. Fruhstorfer, 1910: 140.
Pieris napi montana Verity ; Evans, 1932: 67. Talbot, 1939: 420. Mani, 1986: 55.
Pieris napi melaina Röber ; Evans, 1932: 67. Talbot, 1939: 421. Mani, 1986: 55.
Pieris napi race. montana Verity; Wynter-Blyth, 1957: 432.
Pieris napi race. melaena [ melaina ] Röber; Wynter-Blyth, 1957: 432.
Pieris melaina melaina Röber ; Eitschberger, 1983: 406.
Material examined. 1♂, 1♀, India, Sikhim [Sikkim] (gen. aest.) (NZCZSI) (data related to date of collection, name of collector etc. is missing) .
Diagnosis ( Figs 9, 10 View FIGURES 7–16 ). Forewing length: Male: 29.84 mm (n = 1); Female: 27.55 mm (n = 1). Due to broadly suffused wing base and veins with black scales on both surfaces, P. melaina can be easily distinguished from its other Himalayan congeners ( P. tadokoroi , sp. nov., P. ajaka and P. erutae ). In female, P. melaina is distinct from its closely related species in having the heavily dusted and more thickly suffused veins on upper surface. Seasonal dimorphism is not strongly developed.
Male genitalia ( Figs 35 View FIGURES 31–39 , 44 View FIGURES 40–48 , 53 View FIGURES 49–57 , 61 View FIGURES 58–64 , 69 View FIGURES 65–73 ). Male genitalia are closely similar to P. tadokoroi , sp. nov. and P. ajaka , and the distinguishing characters are discussed under P. ajaka .
Female genitalia ( Fig. 85 View FIGURES 84–85 ). Female genitalia are discussed in detail under the diagnosis of P. ajaka .
Androconia ( Fig. 77 View FIGURES 74–81 ). As discussed under P. ajaka .
Distribution. Garhwal Himalaya to Bhutan including Sikkim and Chumbi Valley (Tibet).
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Pieris melaina Röber, 1907
| Das, Gaurab Nandi, Eitschberger, Ulf, Singh, Navneet & Chandra, Kailash 2021 |
Pieris melaina melaina Röber
| Eitschberger, U. 1983: 406 |
Pieris napi
| Wynter-Blyth, M. A. 1957: 432 |
Pieris napi
| Wynter-Blyth, M. A. 1957: 432 |
Pieris napi montana
| Mani, M. S. 1986: 55 |
| Talbot, G. 1939: 420 |
| Evans, W. H. 1932: 67 |
Pieris napi melaina Röber
| Mani, M. S. 1986: 55 |
| Talbot, G. 1939: 421 |
| Evans, W. H. 1932: 67 |
Pieris melete montana
| Fruhstorfer, H. 1910: 140 |
Pieris melete melaina Röber
| Fruhstorfer, H. 1910: 140 |
Pieris melete var. montana
| Verity, R. 1908: 141 |
Pieris melaina Röber, 1907: 48
| Tadokoro, T. & Wangchuk, S. & Wangdi, S. & Wangdi, K. & Sherub & Wangdi, R. & Drukupa, S. & Harada, M. & Saito, M. & Aoki, T. & Yamaguchi, S. & Igarashi, Y. & Watanabe, Y. & Yago, M. 2017: 90 |
| Sbordoni, V. & Bozano, G. C. & Wangdi, K. & Sherub, S. & Marta, S. & De Felici, S. & Cesaroni, D. 2015: 546 |
| Rober, J. 1907: 48 |
Pieris napi
| Bingham, C. T. 1907: 173 |