Cyclidia pitimani
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Ordo: Lepidoptera
Familia: Drepanidae
Genus: Cyclidia
Name
Cyclidia pitimani (Moore, 1886) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Euchera pitimani Moore, 1886: 99. Syntypes including 1♂, Burma: Tenasserim, Tavoy (BMNH).
- Cyclidia pitimani: Warren, 1922: 445.
- Cyclidia sericea Warren sensu Chu & Wang, 1987: 206. (Misidentification)
- Cyclidia sericea Warren sensu Chu & Wang, 1991: 64, fig. 24, pl. 1: 4. (Misidentification)
Diagnosis
This species is very similar to Cyclidia sericea (Borneo, Sumatra), but can be distinguished by the following characters: smaller than Cyclidia sericea (the average forewing length of the male is 32 mm, against ca 40 mm in Cyclidia sericea); in Cyclidia pitimani, the doubled antemedial line form almost right angles anteriorly, especially the inner line, while in Cyclidia sericea, the protrusions of the antemedial lines are more rounded; the anterior part of the median band is much narrower in Cyclidia pitimani; the terminal spots are less distinct than those of Cyclidia sericea. In the male genitalia, the terminal part of the valva is broader and more rounded.
Material examined
CHINA: Yunnan (IZCAS): 2♂, Xishuangbanna, Xiaomengyang, 850 m, 6–7.IX.1957, coll. Zang Lingchao and Zhang Yiran (one male was originally incorrectly recorded as “Qinghai, Gonghe”); 2♂, Xishuangbanna, Bubang, 700 m, 14.IX.1993, coll. Yang Longlong.
Genetic data
No genetic data available.
Remarks
After examining the types of Cyclidia pitimani and Cyclidia sericea, and studying the descriptions and figures of the two species (Moore 1886[1], Warren 1922, Holloway 1998[2], Chen 2011[3]), we found that the specimens from Yunnan which were identified as Cyclidia sericea by Chu and Wang (1987[4], 1991[5]) well agree with Cyclidia pitimani. Thus, Cyclidia sericea in Chu and Wang (1987[4], 1991[5]) is considered to be a misidentification of Cyclidia pitimani.
Chu and Wang (1987[4], 1991[5]) recorded one male specimen from “Qinghai, Gonghe, 3150 m, 6.IX.1957, coll. Zang Lingchao”. After examination, it was noted that the locality on the label of this specimen was incorrect. According to the collecting records of IZCAS, the collector (Zang Lingchao) went to Xiaomengyang of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan on September 6th, 1957, and no collector went to Qinghai on that date. We also found another specimen of Cyclidia pitimani which was collected at the same locality on September 7th, 1957. So, the locality on label should be written as Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Xiaomengyang, 850 m. Qinghai should be deleted from the range area of Cyclidia sericea and the species should be deleted from the fauna of China.
Distribution
China (Yunnan), Myanmar.
Taxon Treatment
- Jiang, N; Liu, S; Xue, D; Han, H; 2016: A review of Cyclidiinae from China (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) ZooKeys, (553): 119-148. doi
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Other References
- ↑ Moore F (1886) List of the Lepidopterous Insects collected in Tavoy and in Siam during 1884 and 1885 by the Indian Museum Collector. Part i. Heterocera. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55: 97–101.
- ↑ Holloway J (1998) The Moths of Borneo. Part 8: Family Castniidae. Callidulidae. Drepanidae and Uraniidae. Malayan Nature Journal 52: 7–76.
- ↑ Chen Y (2011) Phylogenetic reconstruction of Cyclidiinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). MS thesis, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search-c/getfile?URN=etd-0725111-051148&filename=etd-0725111-051148.pdf [accessed 26 November 2015]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chu H, Wang L (1987) Taxonomy and geographical distribution of Cyclidiidae. Acta Entomologica Sinica 30(2): 203–211. [In Chinese]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chu H, Wang L (1991) Fauna Sinica. Insecta. Vol. 3. Lepidoptera Cyclidiidae Drepanidae. Science Press, Beijing, vii+269 pp. [In Chinese]
