The maculosus group of the genus Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1819 from China, with discovery of female C. kuznetsovi Devyatkin, 2000 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae)
Author
Huang, Zhen-Fu
Author
Chiba, Hideyuki
Author
Fei, Wen
Author
Fan, Xiao-Ling
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Zootaxa
2014
3881
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279
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journal article
42273
10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.6
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Celaenorrhinus yaojiani
Huang & Wu, 2003
Figs. 25–27
Celaenorrhinus yaojiani
Huang & Wu, 2003
: 130
, pl.VI. fig. 4. (
Type
locality: Guangxi).
Material examined.
Holotype
♂, Beidou, Napo, Guangxi,
22-VI-2000
, YAO Jian;
Distribution.
China
(Guangxi).
Remarks.
Huang & Wu (2003)
described this species based on a single male specimen from southern part of Guangxi,
China
. Based on the original description, this species differs from
C. kuznetsovi
in forewing upperside in having no trace of a basal yellow striping; wings underside with basal yellow striping more or less developed; distance and directions of cell spot and spot in space CuA1; male genitalia (remarkably broader gnathos, valve with distal-doral protection pointed and juxta with lateral arms thinner). We examined the
holotype
of
C. yaojiani
(Figs. 25–27). Although we did not examine male genitalia of the
holotype
, fig. 29 (
Huang & Wu, 2003
) shows that character in male genitalia is hard to distinguish it from
kuznetsovi
. Due to remarkable intraspecific variation in
kuznetsovi
shown above, it is very unlikely to consider
yaojiani
as a good species, and so we suspect that
yaojiani
may represent a synonym of
kuznetsovi
. Examination of additional male and female specimens as well as molecular evidence is necessary to ensure the definitive taxonomic status of this taxon.