Abstract
Th e lycaenid genus Phengaris (s. str.) from mainland China is briefl y characterized, and a short identifi cation key presented. Phengaris xiushani sp. n. is described and illustrated from northwestern Yunnan. Th e new species is similar to P. daitozana from Taiwan with respect to the wing maculation in having a whitish upperside and much smaller spots on the underside. Genitalia features are similar to Phengaris (Maculinea) nausithous from the western Palaearctic region. Th e type specimens are kept in the Insect Collection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China (SCAU), and the “S enckenberg Museum fur Tierkunde” in Dresden, Germany (MTD).
Highlights
The large blues of the lycaenid genus Phengaris Doherty, 1892 (s. str.) hitherto only encompassed three species: P. atroguttata Oberthür, 1876, P. albida Leech, 1893 and P. daitozana Wileman, 1908
The genitalic photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 990 connected to an eye lens of the stereoscope
The type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collections, Department of Entomology, South China Ag-Notes on and key to the genus Phengaris (s. str.) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Summary
The large blues of the lycaenid genus Phengaris Doherty, 1892 (s. str.) hitherto only encompassed three species: P. atroguttata Oberthür, 1876, P. albida Leech, 1893 and P. daitozana Wileman, 1908. Str.) from China, Sibatani et al (1994) recorded 6 species in Maculinea Str.) from China, Wang (1999) recorded 4 species of Maculinea
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