A new subspecies of Delias clathrata Rothschild, 1904 and records of other Delias species occurring on Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae)
Author
Davenport, Chris
Tynaherrick, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, UK Plaza Damas, 60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Kuala Lumpur
Author
Grimaldi, Nicolas
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Sugapa Digital
2019
2019-02-03
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journal article
10.19269/sugapa2019.11(2).01
d3e9578f-3031-417e-8f1a-1bcec3bfda48
2468-872X
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DDD13523-E480-47C3-94BC-089E40AB3579
Delias hapalina
Jordan
, 1930
(
Figs 29-30
)
A new record for the Mt Hagen area. The species is widespread though less common in
PNG
than in Indonesian Papua and has previously been recorded from Mt Wilhelm and Tari (
ssp.
kerowagiensis
Yagishita, 1993
), the Owen Stanley Mts (
ssp.
owenstanleyi
Schröder & Treadaway, 1994
) the west Bismark Mts and Porgera in
Enga province
(CD).
Male specimens from Mt Hagen are distinguishable from topotypical
kerowagiensis
by the narrower black median bands on the hindwing underside and from the Bismark and Porgera populations which lack red median bands on the hindwing. The identity and distribution of potential subspecies of
D
.
hapalina
in
PNG
will be reviewed after comparative study of these populations.