Polyura paulettae

Family: Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily: Charaxinae Guenée, 1865

Genus: Polyura Billberg, 1820

Name

Polyura paulettae Toussaint, 2015

LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6C9FA666-6D52-4B3C-BAC3-63DCF5B269E6

Type locality

Thailand, Phrae Province, Wang Chin District

Type material

Holotype ZSM– Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany): Female from Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand, IV 1982, a dry-pinned specimen with voucher label ET27 and red HOLOTYPE label. Paratypes (ZSM): three dry-pinned specimens with voucher label ET52 (male from the same locality as the holotype), ET61 (male from Shan States, Myanmar), ET94 (male from North Sagaing, Myanmar) and red PARATYPE label.

DNA Sequences

Not yet available.

Distribution

Currently known from Myanmar and Northern Thailand.

Etymology

Named after the first author’s grandmother Paule ‘‘Paulette’’ Toussaint, passionate butterfly admirer and collector.

Images

Figure 1. Polyura paulettae Habitus and Range. (Foto: E. Toussaint)

References

Toussaint EFA, Morinière J, Müller CJ, Kunte K, Turlin B, Hausmann A, Balke M. Comparative molecular species delimitation in the charismatic Nawab butterflies (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae, Polyura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 91: 194–209.