A preliminary checklist of the skippers (Rhopalocera: Hesperiidae) of Guangxi, China Author Xue, Guo-Xi Author Sun, Hao Author Sun, Zhou Author Wang, Shao-Neng text Zootaxa 2016 4147 3 311 334 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.3.5 ea5fcd8d-5139-4d36-985c-d6982a654c25 1175-5326 265081 9E3DA73F-4C7A-4995-ACCA-C7F3E469AA05 61. Halpe paupera Devyatkin, 2002 Halpe paupera : Wang & Tang 2012 : 58 (Mao’ershan). Distribution in Guangxi . Xing’an (Mao’ershan). Note. Based upon a single female from Hong Kong , Halpe paupera walthewi was described as a separate subspecies, although only 2 males and 2 females of H. paupera paupera from central Vietnam were compared ( Devyatkin 2002: 129–131 ). This subspecies has the lower cell spot on the forewing well-developed and two small but sharp spots in space 1b directed to the middle of vein 1 ( Devyatkin 2002: 131 ). However, the photo of the female H. paupera from Hong Kong provided by Lo (2005: 123) is quite different: the lower cell spot on the forewing is reduced and there is no spot in space 1b. Moreover, the male from Hong Kong ( Lo 2005: 123 ) is distinguishable from the nominate subspecies by the upper cell spot on the forewing not being elongated, whereas the shape of this spot in the male from Guangxi ( Wang & Tang 2012: figs 13–14 in pl. 109 ) falls in between those of the 2 subspecies. Thus, H. paupera walthewi is likely a synonym of H. paupera .