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A new genus and two new species of Lepidoptera Satyridae, Sphingidae from Yunnan China

Da-Zhi Dong, Zhi-Ling Dao, Yun-Zhen Wang

Da-Zhi Dong, Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Yunnan 650223, China
Zhi-Ling Dao, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Yunnan 650201, China
Yun-Zhen Wang, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Yunnan 650223, China

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Correspondence to: Da-Zhi Dong, Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences[1-42], Kunming Yunnan 650223, China.
Email: dongdz@mail.kiz.ac.cn
Telephone: +86-0871-665197461

Received: October 16, 2017
Revised: April 2, 2018
Accepted: April 9, 2018
Published online: May 8, 2018

ABSTRACT

This paper reports a new genus and two new species of lepidoptera (Satyridae, Sphingidae) from the provincial nature reserve of Yongping County, Yunnan province. All the type specimens are deposited in Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Key words: New genus; New species; Lepidoptera; Satyridae; Sphingidae; Yongping County; Yunnan province.

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Dong DZ, Dao ZL, Wang YZ. A new genus and two new species of Lepidoptera Satyridae, Sphingidae from Yunnan China. Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research 2018; 3(1): 203-205 Available from: URL: http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/jbmbr/article/view/2168

Diagnosis of new genus and new species

Callisatyrus gen.nov.

Type species: Callisatyrus jinguangensis Dong, sp. nov.

Body moderately sized to large. Brown yellow, with green luster. Vertex and frons stronge convex, conical, sharp. Fore wing and hind wing with wide white transverse band in the central part. Eyes smooth, glabrous. Antenna slender long, slightly short than half of fore wing long, rod distinct. Labipalpus long, reaching the posterior margin of the thorax, with hairs in the back. The middle and hind legs claw does not split. Fore wings vein base not swollen, middle cell concave. Hind wing with A2 and A3 anal vein, discoidal cell short, margin wave, The hind wing in between M2 and M3 and Cu1 and Cu2 near end each with an eye spot.

Remarks: This new genus is allied to Neorina Westwood, 1850. The main difference characteristies are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 A comparison between Callisatyrus gen.nov.and its allied
CharacteristicsNeorina Westwood Callisatyrus gen.nov
Body colorBlack or brownBrown yellow, with green luster
VertexRaised portiors form atriangle Raised portiors form conical, sharp
AntennaSlender long, short than half of fore wing Slender long, slightly short than half of fore wing long
LabipalpusLabipalpus no long, no reaching the posterior margin of the thoraxLabipalpus long , reaching the posterior margin of the thorax
Wing spotWith white or yellow large oblique bands on the forewingWith a wide white transverse band on the forewing and hindwing central
Eye spotHind wing opposite sides of the small eye sopt in rs cell to cell Cu2 Hind wing in between M2 and M3 and Cu1 and Cu2 near end each with an big eye spot.
Wing exhibitionWing exhibition 100mmWing exhibition 95mm

Callisatyrus jinguangensis Dong, sp.nov. (Figure 1, 2)

Female: body brown yellow, with green luster. Head Sub cubic shape, about the chest tegulae monospaced. Eyes smooth, glabrous. Vertex and frons stronge convex, conical, sharp. Head brown, frons and the mouthparts gray white. Labipalpus long, reaching the posterior margin of the thorax, gray white. Antenna slender long, slightly short than half of fore wing long, rod distinct. All of the thorax and abdominal segments brown yellow, with green luster, ventral gray white. Wings broad, wing margin truncate, base vein not swollen, posterior margin nearly flat. Fore wing base and apex with brown, green, from the anterior margin to the posterior margin with one wide white transverse band ; with two wavy black stripes at centre of band, each wing cell is formed separate dentate spots, With two wavy black stripes at apical margin. Medium cell brown, with four curved black transverse stripes. Hind wing slightly broad, with A2 and A3 anal vein, discoidal cell short,wavy margin. the base and the end of brown yellow, with green luster, with one central white transverse band, the outer transverse band with one fine wavy black stripes, wavy edge, discoidal cell short. The hind wing in between M2 and M3 and Cu1 and Cu2 near end each with an eye spot. The opposite side of the wing is light brown yellow, only the base and the end of the color is slightly deeper, eye spot obvious. Legs slender, middle and hind legs claw does not split. Abdomen cylindric, hair thin. Body length: 28 mm, wing exhibition 95 mm. Male: unknown.

Figure 1 2 Callisatyrus jinguangensis Dong, sp.nov. 1. Body of female, dorsal view; 2. Body of female, vertal view. Holotype female, Aso village, Yongping County, Yunnan; 2016. VIII.18; 25° 08.320N; 099° 31.931E, altitude 1721 m, Collected, Dazhi Dong.

Callambulyx yunnanensis Dong, sp. nov. (Figure 3, 4)

Female: Body length 40mm, wingspan 100mm. Wing brown, with small white markings. Head brownish, Front and face light brown. Antennae brown. In two sides of mesostrnum with a brown longitudinal stripes. Abdomen brown. Thorax brown. Frontal margin of fore wing curved, apex slightly short horn, baseline into two black line, middle line into a wide brownish slash line, tan outside, with a black slash line from the central front margin to hind margin of wing, posterior margin concave into wavy, The outer margin and posterior margin strong depression. Base trailing edge and back from base to central blood red. Hind wings shorter, leaf-like, central front slightly sunken, top blunt trailing edge slightly wavy. From the base to the top of the central chamber in the blood red, abaxially grayish brown, from the front to the back edge near the top a central black diagonal line micro bending.

Remarks: The new species and the elm Sphinx Callambulyx tatarinovi (BremeretGrey) is similar, but this kind of length 40 mm, wingspan of 100 mm; the wing trailing edge bending, wavy edge and the trailing edge of the central depression and strong color can be significantly different.

Figure 3 4 Callambulyx yunnanensis Dong, sp. nov. 3.ody of female,dorsal view; 4.Body of female, ventral view. Holotype female, Aso village ,Yongping County,Yunnan ; 2015.XI.3; 25° 08.320N; 099° 31.931E, altitude 1721m, Collected, Dazhi Dong

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In the work, we have got the leadership of the Provincial Nature Reserve Administration of the Golden Temple of Yongping County and all the forest rangers to support and help, and here we express extend our heartfelt thanks!

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