THE GENUS EUREMA FROM PALAWAN ISLAND, PHILIPPINES : LEPIDOPTERA: PIERIDAE

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Abstract

This study is mainly based on the collection made by Mr. Yasuzo Honda during his stay in Palawan Island as a member of the Kawansei Gakuin University Academic Exploration Party to Palawan Island in 1967-1969. The six Eurema species dealt with in this paper all belong to the hecabe group. Both sexes of the butterflies and thier male genitalia are figured, and some important characters of them are described in detail. Of six species, two, simulatrix and andersoni, are now recorded for the first time as occurring in the island, and one, alitha, which has hitherto been treated as a subspecies of hecabe in Palawan, is recognised as a good species; three subspecies are described as new. Eurema ada prabha (Fruhstorfer) is not available for the present study, thought it is known to occur in the island. In compiling this paper I tender my warmest thanks to Mr. Yasuzo Honda for submitting the material to me and for his information on the Palawan butterflies. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Takashi Shirozu, Kyushu University, for his constant guidance and valuable advice. To Messrs. Renji Wada and Toyoho Nishida, I am indebted for the material from various parts of the Philippines. Finally I acknowledge my deepest thanks to Messrs. Yoshinobu Uemura and Syuji Tachikawa, Tokyo University of Agriculture, for taking photographs of the male genitalia.

Journal

  • Lepidoptera Science

    Lepidoptera Science 24 (4), 99-105, 1973

    THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Details

  • CRID
    1390282680241853952
  • NII Article ID
    110007707131
  • DOI
    10.18984/lepid.24.4_99
  • ISSN
    18808077
    00240974
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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