A new species of Ogyris Westwood (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from southern inland Australia

10 Pages·1999·0.85 MB·English

by  R. Field

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https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1999.57.13
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Upperside of forcwing with postmedian cream palch regular, oval, often
faint and small; uppersidc of hindwing with central blue patch extending
anteriorly to M, and reaching base
O. siibterrestrissubtetrestris ssp. nov. (figs I, 2)
Uppersidc of forcwing with postmedian cream patch irregular, distinctly
divided by M-, farming a small faint cream patch distally between M^ and
CanuteAri(o;rluyppteorMsidcandofnohtirnedawcihnigngwbiatshe central blue patch not extending
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O. siibterrestrispetrinu ssp. nov. (figs 5, 6)
3. Uppersidc ofwings brown with broad basal area bright blue orbluish-purple
and extendingto postmedian cream patch on the forcwing 4
Uppersidc ofwings brown with broad basal area purple but not extending to
postmedian cream palch on the forcwing O. idmo idmo (figs 9, 10)
4. Uppersidc ofwings with broadbasal area bluish-purple
O. idmo halmaturia (figs 13, 14)
Uppersidc ofwings with basal area bright blue
O. idmo (Mi Ragged form) (figs 17, 18)
Key to males ofOgyrls idmo (Hewitson) group
I. Forcwing with Icrmen at right angles to inner margin; upperside ofwings
with fine black line at termen O. suhterrestris sp. nov. ... 2
Forcwing with termen obtuse to inner margin; uppersidc ofwings with nar-
rowblack band to termen q idmo 3
Uppersidcofwingspredominantly bluish-purple with strongbronzesheen to
brown marginal areas; underside ofhindwing with well defined markings,
the grey patches contrasting the black-edged brown patches
• O. siibterrestrissiibterrestrisssp. nov. (figs3,4)
Uppersidc of wings predominantly brownish-purple without strong bronze
sheen to brown marginal areas; underside ofhindwing with poorly defined
brown markingsand withoutcontrastinggreypatches
O. siibterrestrispetrina ssp. nov. (figs 7, 8)
3. Forcwing termen convex O. idmo halmaturia (figs 15, 16)
Forcwing termen straight 4
4. Upperside of(brewings brownish-purple (). idmo idmo (figs II, 12)
Uppersidcofforcwingsdark purple. O. idmo(Mt Ragged form) (figs 19' 20)
Ogprtssiibterrestris sp. nov. Although a female specimen of O. idmo in the
Types. Sec types ofnominal subspecies. Natural History Museum has the word "type" on
a label, Hewitson (1862) described the species
Diagnosis. Females with upperside of (brewing from two (female) specimens. The syntype(male)
with 2 black bars at proximal end ofpostmedian of0. halmaturia (Tepper) is in the South Aus-
ercam patch and with subapieal region distal to Italian Museum and has been examined. Tepper
cream patch dark brown, males with termen at (1890) described the species from three speci-
right angles to inner margin and upperside of mens, two small specimens being the males and a
forcwing with fine black line at termen and with larger specimen, which he believed to be the
faint to strong bronze sheen to brown areas; first female. 1lowever, the latter was a male and the
instar larvae with a pair of prominent mesotho- smallerspecimenswere male O. otanes(C. Felder
rack dorsal spines and a pair oflong, posteriorly and R. Felder). Waterhousc 903a) synonymised
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curved dorsal spines on each of abdominal part of halmaturia (presumably referring to the
segments 6 and 7. ... large male) with (). idmo and part with O. otanes.
™ Waterhouse (1903b) later synonymised halma-
Remarks,. The syntypic series of O. idmo and the turia with otanes and made no mention of hal-
holotype ol O. orontas (Hewitson) (male), a maturia under idmo. Tepper's female (the large
junior subjective synonym of<9. idmo, arc held in male) is the first specimen described and thus
the Natural History Museum, London. Colour halmaturia can be synonymised with idmo but
images ol these specimens have been examined. not also with otanes. This specimen is thus
A NEW SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY OF THEGENUS OGYRIS 253
designated the lectotype ofO. halmaluria and is Qualco;4malcs, I female,25.ii.1993,Qualco; I female
so labelled. 0. waterhouseri (Bethune-Baker) 26.ii.1993, Qualco; 2 males, I9.iii.]993, Qualco;
was described, but not figured, from Victoria I female, 20.iii.1993. Qualco: I female, 20.iv.1993,
(Bethune-Baker, 1905) and subsequently figured, Qualco; 1 female. 28.ix.1993, Qualco; I male,
synonymised and treated as a subspecies of O. 2.x.1993, Qualco (all MMC).
kimo by Waterhouse and Lyell ( 1914). 0. water- Description. Female, (figs 1,2). Antennal length
houserihasgenerally been treatedas ajuniorsub- (of holotype) 7.1 mm. fiagellum 37 segments,
jective synonym of 0. i. halmaluria (Common brown and bronze with segmental bands narrowly
and Waterhouse, 1981) but both McCubbin banded black with lateral white scales; club short,
(1971) and D'Abrera (1971) retained water- apically broad, rounded, tippedorange. Head, pal-
humerias adistinct subspecies. This paperrecog- pus, thorax and abdomen dorsally brown with
nises waterhouseri as a junior subjective syn- white scales, ventrally white with brown scales;
onym of halmaturia. The type series of legs speckled brown and while; ventral surface ol
0. waterhousericould not be located but presum- head, thorax, base ofabdomen, all ofcoxae with
ably consisted of one female and at least two long white hair scales; dorsal surface of thorax
males (based on size ranges given in the descrip- with long bronze hair scales. All tibiae of equal
tion). The original description, which highlighted length, first and third femora equal length oftib-
the "strongly arched" termen, Waterhouse and iae, mid femurmuch longerthan tibiae. Forewing
Lycll's figuring ofthe species along with locality length (ofholotype) 2 .0 mm, apex weakly acute,
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data, clearly separates. O. waterhouseri from rounded, termen slightly convex; above central
O. suhterresiris sp. nov. area from base to subterminal area and from sub-
costal area to inner margin royal blue, remaining
Etymology. Sub- and terrestris (Latin), under-
areas and veins browny bronze except for narrow
ground, referring to the larval and pupal stages black bar proximal to discocellulars, wide black
thought to be completely subterranean. bar dislal to discocellulars between M, and M,
proximally edging a postmedian cream patch
between M-, and M-, which extends faintly
Ogyrissubterrestris subterrestris ssp. nov.
towards M| andCuA,. Hindwingtermen crenated
Figures 1^1 convex; above central area from base to subtermi-
nal area and from M| to CuA royal blue, remain-
types. Holotype: female. Pink Lakes, Murray-Sunset 2
NP, 15 km N Lima, Victoria, 35n03.45'S, 142°43.I3'E, ing areas, veins and bands at discocellulars
20.X.1996, R.P. Field (NMV T-17264). browny bronze, long tan hair scales throughout
tRyopPaeadr(aatNtyMp1eVsk(Tma-ll1N7VN2i6cE5t)o;roifa1)j:fune1cmtamilaoeln.e,w1i5st0ahmmeGrdNuabtWaTakos,fhRPoiilnnokg- cmaetalrlvgeaiinnns.d.CfBirleoinmaeaobtfahsbeofttohorewtwieirnnmggesnbwahastietCecu,oAlb,oruorawngndryetyob,riodnnanzreekr
Lakes, Murray-Sunset NP, F. Noelker. 18.ii.1996 brown cell, extending to basal fifth of area
(hoNloMtVypeT;-1172m6a7l)e;. PIIinkmalLeask,es,2 Mfuemrarlaeys-,Susnasmeet dNaPt.a 1a5s bbaestawleeqnuaMr,teranodfMC3u,AbiasatlothCiurAd-,o,fMa,ndtociCrucAul,a,r
km N of Lima, 12.iv.1996, R.P. Field (RPFC); 1 brown patch between junction of cubitus and
female, Mildura 16.x.1972, B. H. Vardy, I male, Mil- CuA| and A + 2A narrowly edged near A 2A
dfuermaa,les2,6.Mxi.l1d9u7r2a,, 2B6..x.H1.97V2,arBd.yII.(AVNa1rCd)y;(B1HVmCa)le., 2 with whiteIand iridescent blue scales; cell1witih 2
Oilier material examined. Victoria: I female, Lake pirriodxeismcaenltelnidghtofblRuse tboanbdasse1 omfedCiuaAn,,batnhed oftrhoemr
tWiaolnta(hA,Mxi.KL1290128,1IF)..R. Spry, (i.A. Waterhouse Collec- subbasal parallel to radius with bend towards
New South Wales: 1 male. Broken Hill, xii.1912 cubitus dislally; 2 fine white inner subbasal lines
(NMV LLP 6272). between radius and cubitus; prominent post-
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South Australia: 1 female, Koonibba Mission, nr median cream band extending from | to nearly
C7.e5dunak;mI maNleW, LoxRtaomnc,o1,986,13H.ux.ds19o9n3,(SAM34)°;071'3m8al"eS,, CM-u,AjandsliCghutAl,y;stberpopaedd stuobwtaerrdmsintaelrmbernowbnetwbeaennd
I39U53'22"H, P.J. Peile; 3 females, 7.5 km NW Ramco, from costa to CuA,, twice as wide at costa than at
3F1i4me"la0dl7;e'.38I1"Sff,eemmaal1le3e.9°757.3.55'2k2mk"FmN„WN1WR2.aimiicR.oalm,99c4oI,3,.iiR3i.4.P°1.90974',F3i8Re".lSPd,.; CwiniunAsg|ubcbeoadssgteaeldc,odlasourubkrapbgirrcoeawyln;wainptdrhomaipirinrceeanglutlaawrrheiabslr.eoswIcnlamldeo-sr
139°53'22"E. 14.iii.l994, R.P. Field; 4 males,
3 females, 7.5 km NW Ramco, 34°07'38"S, white patches edged dark brown; 2 subbasal dark
I39°53'22"E, 30.x.1994, R.P. Field (all RPFC); brown lines, between costa and Sc t R, subparal-
1 female, lO.v.1992, Qualco; 1 female, 1911993, lel to basal Sc 4 R| then bending back to costa
254 R.P. FIELD
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subparallel to mid Se + R, and between Sc i R basallytapering toa bluntpoint; valva broadly tri-
and cubitus displaced towards termen between Sc( angular, numerous long setae on posterior margin
+ Rj and radial sector; submedian lines dark concentrated near dorsal and ventral regions;
brown from Sc+ R| tocubitus (2), radial sectorto juxta prominent, v-shaped; acdeagus long,
mid cell, cubitus (nearly) to anal vein; median straight, basal fifth swollen, zone broad; post-
lines from Sc + Rl to Rs (2), Rs to M,, M, to M zonal sheath length longerthan halfthe pre-zonal
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(2) 1 either side of discocellulars, M, to CuA,a sheath, broad, displaced ventrally near base with
CuA| to CuA2 1A+2A to anal vein; pMostmediMan cornuti well developed near zone, apically round.
dark brown lines between Rs and M,, and
M3 Variation. Female, size ofthe cream spot on the
(2), dark brown edged v markings between
andCuA| and CuAj andCuA,; brown areas basal3 forewing varies from almost absent to a small
patch; fiagellum 36-44 segments (mean 39,
cfeilflt,h boafsaMl-,qutaortCeurAo|feCxutAe,nditnogCpurAo-x,imeaxltleyndiinntgo nw=i2n0g),lelnegntghth206-.285-.85.3mmmm(m(emaenan227..77mmmm,,nn==2200)).,
proximally into cell and spot distal tojunction of
CuA, and CuA-, between CuA and 1A + 2 Distribution. In Victoria the subspecies occurs in
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edged dark brown; costa and termen edged dark the Murray Sunset National Park, near Linga and
brown. was recorded from Mildura. in October 1972 (B.
Genitalia (Fig. 21 ); Apophyses anteriores long, Vardy collection), A single specimen was
slender; papillae anales broadly acute, setose; recorded from Broken Hill, New South Wales, in
ostium bursae broad, weakly sclerotised; ductus December 1912 (Museum Victoria). In South
bursae not sclerotised, membranous, broad, mod- Australia it occurs locally in a small remnant
erately long, expanding to rounded, membranous roadside strip ofmallee vegetation, near Ramco,
corpus bursae. (Moore, 1999) and has also been recorded near
mm
Male, (figs 3, 4). Antenna! length 6.6-8.3 Loxton and near Ceduna.
(mean 7.6 mm, n=20), flagellum 34—4 segments
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(mean 38, n=20). Colourofhead, palpi, antennae, Ogyris subterrestrispetrina ssp. nov.
thorax, abdomen and legs similar to female. Figures 5-8
Forewing length 19.5-23.5 (mean 21.7 mm,
n=20), apexacute, termen straightorslightly con- Types. Holotype: female. Western Australia: female.
cave, above similar to female but without post- Lake Douglas, 12 km SW of Kalgoorlie. 12.xi.1989,
rmceeelmdlaiuilaannrisngcrbareroaenmazse,,pvaetilcnlhsinaadnnwddinngdaarrrakobeworvbeapunrdspilmateildaibrslcuoet;-o gRo.oPPfr.aelrmiFaeait,leyel4p,d.exs(.L:Na1M9kI9Vem1Ta,-lDeo1R.u.7Pg2L.l6aaF8ksi,e)e.lDd1o2u(gNklaMmsV,ST1W2-1k7o2mf69SK)aW.lgooIofmraKllaiele,,-
female but darker purple blue central area and Il.ii.1982, A..I. Graham 12 males, 3 females, Lake Dou-
bronze submarginal areas; beneath similar to glas, 12 km SWofKalgoorlie. 16.x.1986. A.J. Graham;
female (holotype) but postmedian cream band of 4 females, Lake Douglas, 12 km SW of Kalgoorlie,
forewing more grey and median iridescent light 17.x.1986, A.J. Graham; I male. Lake Douglas, Kalgo-
blue band in cell often broader, subbasal irides- orlie. 22.xi.199l, L. R. Ring, (all ANIC); 1 female.
cent band often more extensive forming a cross Lake Douglas, 12 km SW ofKalgoorlie, 5.x.1987, R.P.
and an additional narrow basal iridescent band in Field; 3 males. 5 females, Lake Douglas, 12 km SWof
cfeelmGl;aenlisetuabblutitearemxi(tfneiagnl.dib2n2rg)o:pwansVtibCnaucnuAdl|unmoaf+rttreoenwgetuormCetunhAa,nr.inign gmKlilaaeall.sge,9o,.o1xr12iliifk.eel,mm9aS6l9S.e,x.W.R1L.o9aP8f.k7eK,FailDRego.louPdog;.rlla2Fisieem,,ladl17;e.2sx2.,k1mmL9a8alS7ke,eWs,RD.ooLPfu.agKklFaeailesgDl,odoo;ur1--21
oval, saccus small, blunt; uncus lobes narrow, km SW ofKalgoorlie, 10.xii.1989, R.P. Field; 3 males.
bases close dorsally, setae numerous, brachia Lake Douglas, 12 km SW of Kalgoorlie, ll.xii.1989,
long, U-shaped, curved laterally inwards, broad R.P. Field; 2 males, 4 females, Lake Douglas, 12 km
Figures 1-4, Ogyris subterrestrissubterrestris ssp. nov. 1, 2, holotype female upperside and underside; 3, 4,
paratype male upperside and underside.
Figures 5 -8, Ogyris subterrestris petrina ssp. nov. 5, 6, holotype female upperside and underside; 7, 8,
paratype male upperside and underside.
Figures 9-12, Ogyris idmo idmo. 9, 10, female upperside and underside; II, 12, male upperside and under-
side.
Figures 13-16, Ogyrisidmo. Halmaturia. 13, 14, femaleuppersideandunderside; 15, 16, male uppersideand
underside.
Figures 17-20, Ogyris idmo (Ml Ragged form). 17, 18, female upperside and underside; 19, 20, male upper-
side and underside. Scale lines 1 mm.
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Field; 2 males, 2 females. Lake Douglas, 12 km SW oT from costa to tm;idway between CuA, and CuAj,
K11a34l..gxxoiioii..rl1l99i88c66,,,4R.R.X..H1I.I9.9(1(,WWRAA.MPM. F99i66e//l11d77,75),(a;l9l26R/mP1a7Fl6Ce,)s;,961I/1ff7ee8mm)aa;llee,. btwriocwen;asprwoimdienenatt cwohsittae asscalaetsCiunAs,ubceodsgtaeld, dsaurbk-
female. Lake Douglas, 30.xi.l985, R.H.' male. Kal-I apical and subterminal areas. Hindwing base
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goorlic I4.xii.1986, R.IL; male. Lake Douglas, colour grey and flecked with white scales with
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28.ii.l988, R.H.; 1 female, Lake Douglas,3.x.1991, R. irregular brown lines; 2 subbasal dark brown
II.; 4 males. Lake Douglas, 4.x.1991, R.IL; 1 female, lines, between the costa and Sc + Rj and back to
Lake Douglas. 5.x.1991, R. FL; 2 males. 2 females, costa subparallel to basal Sc + R, and between
Lake Douglas, 6.x.1991, R.H.; 1 male, Lake Douglas, radial sector and cubitus, subbasal brown ring
8.x.1991, R. H.j I male, Kalgoorlic, 9.x.1991. R.H. (all between anal vein and inner margin; submedian
RHC).
Other material examined. Western Australia: dark brown lines between Sc + R, and radial
female, S. W. Australia, Kalgoorlic district, W. Subi-I sector(2), radial sectorand cubitus (2). cubitus to
aeo. 23.x.191 I. W.J. Brooks (BMNH). IA+2A; medianMdark brown lines from Sc + R, to
Rs (2), Mj to 3 (2) 1 cither side ofdiscocellu-
Description. Female, (figs 5, 6). Antcnnal length lars, IA+2A toanal vein median darkbrown rings
(of holotypc) 7.9 mm, flagellum 41 segments, (3), in cell halfthe width ofthe cell at the base of
brown and bronze with segmental bands narrowly CuA,, between M and CuA, and between CuA,
banded black with lateral white scales; club short, and CuA-,, median3 brown spot distal to junction
appailcpaulsl,ythborroaaxd,anrdouanbddeodm,entipdporesdalolryanbgreo.wnHewaidt,h opfosCtumeAd1iaannddaCrukAb,robwentwleiennesCRusA,toaMn|d(2IA), M+,2At;o
while scales, ventrally white with brown scales; M, (2). M, to CuA,, CuA, to CuA-,, CuA-, to
legs speckled brown and white; ventral surface of A~+2A; termen edged dark brown.
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head, thorax, base ofabdomen, all ofcoxae with Mate, (figs 7, 8). Antennal length 7.3-8.5 mm
long white hair scales; dorsal surface of thorax (mean 8.1. mm, n=19), flagellum 37-43 segments
with long bronze hair scales. All tibiae ofequal (mean 40, n=20) colour ofhead, palpi, antennae,
length, first and third femora equal length of thorax, abdomen and legs similar to female.
tibiae, mid femur much longer than tibiae. Forewing length 21.5 24.5 mm (mean 23.4 mm,
Forewing length (of holotypc) 21.0 mm. apex n-19), apex acute, termen straight orslightlycon-
weakly acute, rounded, termen slightly convex; cave, above similar to female but without post-
above central area from base to median area in median cream patch and central area browny
cell and subterminal area at CuAj and from sub- purple. Hindwing above similar to female but
costal area to inner margin purple blue; discocel- central area browny purple and browny bronze
lulars and veins browny bronze, remaining areas, submarginal areas; beneath similar to female but
brown with scattered browny bronze scales postmedian cream band of forewing more grey
except for narrow brown black bar proximal to and iridescent light blue bands in cell often
discocellulars and a narrow brown black bat- broader; subterminal brown band narrower than
distal to discocellulars between Mj and M, prox- in female but extendingpast CuA, often to CuA-,.
imally edging a large postmedian cream patch
between Ml and M3 which extends faintly Etymology, Petra and -ina (Latin), small rock,
towards C'uAl. Hindwing termen crenated con- upon which females will sometimes oviposit; also
vex: above central area from base to subterminal the name ofmy wife.
M
area and from 2 to CuA, purple blue, discocel- Variation. Female, flagellum 39-43 segments
lulars and veins browny bronze, remaining areas, (mean 41, n=20), length 6.8-8.6 mm (mean 8.3
brown with scattered browny bronze scales, long mm. n=18), wing length 22-25 mm (mean 22.7,
tan hair scales throughout cell and from base to n=18).
termen at CuA, and to innermargin. Cilia ofboth
wings white, brown at veins. Beneath forewing Distribution. Western Australia, Ogyri$ suh/er-
base colour grey with dark brown cell, extending restris petrina is known only from a few square
to basal sixth ofarea between M, and Mv basal kilometres to the north cast ofLake Douglas, near
quarter of M, to CuA,, basal third of CuA, to Kalgoorlie
CuA,, cell wfth median iridescent light blue patch
and2 iridescent light blue bands sub-medial and Biology
1
I subbasal, 2 fine white inner subbasal lines The life history of (). subterrestris is largely
between radius and cubitus; prominent post- unknown. It is associated with the sugar ant
median cream band extending from M, to nearly Camponotus terebrans (Lowne), the same species
A NEW SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY OF THE GENUS 06YRIS 257
that is associated with all populations ofO. idmo to oviposit undisturbed. Near Waikeric, hundreds
and O. atones (C. and R. Folder) (MeArthurct al., of old eggs occur on some trees with few eggs
1997). O. suhterrestris has been recorded every showing evidence ofparasitism.
month from September to May with peak flight Newly hatched larvae are carried in the
activity in mid-spring and late summer and is mandibles ofants or walk into the ant nest where
probably bivoltine at all locations. Near Waikeric larval growthand pupationoccurs. The first instar
and at Pink Lakes males fly low in open grassland larvae of O. suhterrestris (Fig. 23) has morpho-
and on nearby ridges whereas females generally logical differences from O. idtno idmo (Fig. 24).
fly closetothetrees where the antnests occur. At suhterrestris has two pairs of dorsal posteri-
Kalgoorlie. the butterfliesare sparse buthave def- orly curving abdominal spines, a pair on segment
inite flight paths and often exhibit lull-topping 6 and on segment 7. A smaller pair of dorsal
and individuals, particularly males, fly to the tops spines also occurs on the mesothorax, These
of small rises and settle on the ground. Females spines donotoccuron second instar larvae. There
are also often found on these rises. are no spines on first instar O. idmo, but numer-
The eggs are laid close to the ground at or in ous long hairs occur on the lateral margin ofthe
the entrance to the ants1 nest usually on the bark abdomen and thorax and there are numerous
of trees or occasionally on small stones. At clubbed secondary setae on the thorax and
most locations the trees are mallee euealypls. abdomen. As with (). idmo, the larval food is
Eucalyptus concinna Maiden & Blakely near unknown. The larvae and pupae are thought to be
Kalgoorlie (Field, 1992), E. oleosa F. MuelL, totally subterranean and probably have an obliga-
E.foeeunda Schauer, and E. pileata Blakely but tory association with C. terebrans. Adult pinned
also exotic garden eucalypts and Myoporum specimens of (1 idmo and O. suhterrestris often
platycarpum R. Br. near Waikeric, South Aus- develop greasy wings, a feature commonlyoccur-
tralia (Moore, 1999) and E. largiflorens F. Muell. ring in lycaenidsthatareknown tohave predatory
at Mildura, Victoria. At the type locationonlyone larvae (Sands, 1980).
egg has been found (on a mallee eucalypti
although ant nests are abundant, occurring at the
Discussion
base ofmany plants, not only eucalypts.
At Lake Douglas in 1991. ant nests at the base A female specimen of (). suhterrestris suhter-
of 50 randomly chosen E. concinna trees were restris in the AM and labelled Lake Waltah, a
examined. Egg clusters of O. suhterrestris were nonexistent location, and bearing the name F. R.
found on 18 trees with 26 clusters present, fourof Spry, is most likely incorrectly labelled but may
which were unhatched. Egg shells seem to remain refer to Lake llattah, a location between the two
attached to the bark for several years. The cluster known Victorian locations ofthe species. Spry's
size averaged 7.S eggs (range 2-20) with 1 1% of diaries (held in the NMV) do not indicate that he
the eggs parasitised. In 1989 an encyrtid wasp travelled in northwestern Victoria during
(Ooencyrtus sp.) was reared from one cluster of November 1918, hence he probably labelled this
eggs (Field, 1990). Captive females readily specimen with misinterpreted data from the
oviposit on stones and bark taken from the collector.
entrance ofant nests, producing clusters of40 or Braby et al. (1997) proposed a common name
more eggs if left undisturbed. Nearly 90% ofthe for this species of Mallee Bronze Azure. Flow-
eggs laid in the field were in the northern to west- ever, there are records ofO. suhterrestris suhter-
em quarter ofthe tree. However, the entrances to restris from mallee and non-mallee areas (Broken
the ant nest seemed to be well distributed around 1 fill, NSW. Mildura, Vie and near Ceduna, SA)
the base of the tree and averaged 7.2 holes/tree and O. idmo, both the western and eastern popu-
(range 1-18). Female butterflies that were caged lations, alsooccurs in mallee vegetation as well as
over ant nests readily oviposited, but only heathland. A more appropriate common name
between 1145 h and 1300 h, when the sun was would therefore be Arid Bronze Azure, reflecting
shining on the northwestern sector ofthe base of the more arid climatic regions in which the
the tree. During this period the ants, which are species is found in comparison to O. idmo (Field,
predominantly nocturnal, exhibit little activity 1997).
above ground. Ifdisturbed during the day the ants Most colonies ofO, suhterrestris occur in dis-
will leave the nest and attack intruders. It is likely turbed areas. The colony at Lake Douglas occurs
that the butterflies oviposit during periods when within a public recreation area that can be sub-
the sun is shining on the base ofthe tree and the jected to significant human interference with
ants have retreated further underground. This numerous vehicletracks crossing the main breed-
enables the femalesto back into thenestentrances ing areas. In some years, since its first discovery
258 R.I'. i-ifi.d
22
igures 21, 22. Genitalia of Ogyris subterrestris subterrestris sp.
nov.: 21, female; 22, male.
23
mFimg.ures 23, 24. First instar larvae ofOgyris: 23, 0. subterrestris sp. nov.; 24, O. idmo idmo. Scale line 1
A NEW SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY OF THE GENUS OGYRIS 259
in the early 1980s, the butterflies have been com- grant from the Australian Entomological Society
mon, but few specimens have been seen since in 1991.
1991 (Field, 1997). Near Waikerie, citrus
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