Taxonomic notes on the jalaurida-subgroup of the genus Lethe (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) Author Das, Gaurab Nandi Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700053, India. Author Lang, Song-Yun Chongqing Museum of Natural History, Beibei, Chongqing, 400700, China. Author Singh, Navneet Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700053, India. Author Chandra, Kailash Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700053, India. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-08 4789 1 281 290 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4789.1.11 1175-5326 3884654 A3C18A64-BB21-4E81-B78B-2654D038044C 3. Lethe elwesi (Moore, 1892) ( Fig. 3 ) Zophoessa elwesi Moore, 1892 . Lep. Ind. 1: 298, pl. 92: 3, ♂ , type locality: E. Himalayas ; Sikkim ; Bhotan. Zophoessa jalaurida : Elwes ( nec de Nicéville), 1888. Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1888: 320, pl. VIII: 4; Seitz ( nec de Nicéville), 1907. Macrolepid. World 1: 87, pl. 32: c. Lethe elwesi : de Nicéville, 1894 . Sikk. Gaz. 1894: 125; Lang & Bozano, 2015 . Zootaxa 4058 (1): 130, figs. 9, 10. Lethe jalaurida elwesi : Fruhstorfer in Seitz, 1911 . Macrolepid. World 9: 313; Evans, 1912 . J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 567; Talbot, [1949]. Fauna Brit. India , Butt. 2: 183; D’Abrera, 1985 . Butt. Orient. 2: 416. Lethe jalaurida var. elwesi : Gaede in Strand, 1931 . Lep. Cat. 43: 296. FIGURES 1–3. Butterflies. 1, Lethe atkinsonia (Hewitson) , male, 4023 (Sikhim, India), dorsal, labels, ventral; 2, L. jalaurida (de Nicéville) , male, 785 (Simla, India), dorsal, labels, ventral; 3, L. elwesi (Moore) , male, 4035 (Sikhim, India), dorsal, labels, ventral. Scale bar = 10 mm. Materials examined. INDIA : 1 ♂ , Sikhim / 4035 Coll. Nicév. / 4746—H9 ( ZSI ) ; BHUTAN : Photo , 1 ♂ , Jakar , Bumthang trek, W of Phephe La , 2700 m , 4.VI.2008 leg. G. C. Bozano ( GCB ) . Diagnosis. 1) Dorsal forewing discal area in spaces 1b, 2, 3 has male brands, they are not so distinct as those in Lethe atkinsonia (only L. elwesi and L. atkinsonia in this subgroup have visible male brands); 2) ventral side pale markings and stripes are yellowish white on forewing and white on hindwing; 3) uncus is heavily bent downwards near the apex; 4) valva apex is evenly serrated; 5) aedeagus is without a dorsal ridge. Distribution. C & E Nepal , India (northern West Bengal , Sikkim ), Bhutan .