Description of a new subspecies of Pieris shangrilla (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) from Sichuan Province, China

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uettw LepidopteraScience64(3):87-92,November 2013

Description of a new subspecies of Pieri sshangrilla (LepidoptePriae,ridae) from Sichuan Province,
China
[[bru ToADoKoRoi), WANG Min2) and Gian Cristofo rBoozANo3)
J)7-5-35Kinuta,Setagaya-kuT,bkyo, 157-O073Japan

2) Laborator yof Insec tEcology ,South China Agricultur aUlniversit yG,uangzhou,China
3}VialeRomagna,76,20133 Milan, Italy

Abstract A new subspecics ofPieris shangritla , R shangritta koidesi assp. noy., from Sichuan Provinc eof China is
describedandillustrated.
Key words Pieris shangritla, Systematic T,axonomy.
Introduction Description
SoonafterthedescriptionofanewspeciesPierisshangrPiilelrai sshangriUa koidesi aTadokoro ,Wang and Bozano,
Iladokor oS,hinkawa & Wang 2013 from N-YUnnan in ssp. nov. (Fig 1.)
China ,we found further three specimens ofR shangritta Holotype8,Tianquan-xian,SichuanProv.,China (alt,
from Sichuan Province ,in the collection of Mr Yinichi 2,OOO m). 14 VI, 2005; Para types 28 , same labe ls as
Koide .It was apparent tha tthose specimens were not *R holotype;Paratypes18,JiuzhaigouS,ichuanProv.(alt.
davidi sOberthti 1r876 or it srelated taxa but represent R 2,800 m). 18 VI, 20 04 ; 2 8, Jiuzhai go u(a! 2 t,200 -2,60
shangritla(Figs2,3),judgingfromitsdistinctmorphological Om).24VI,1996;5e, Pingwu-Nanping, Sichuan Prov,
cfhoaurancdt enriinset imcosr esta tmeadle i n sfpeacidmoenksoro eit n alo.u r( 2ow0n1 3c )oLl.altecetri wo,en, (2,a5l0 t01 ,m)7 .00 2-4 2 ,V8I0,0 1m 9).8 82 1 VI, 1996; 1 8, J iuzhaigo u (alt.
which showed exactly the same morphological
characteristics as Koide's ones. In this paper ,a new Wing expanse 48-54 mm (Forewi nlegngth 25.5-3O mm)
subspecies of R shangrilta is describe odn the newly found formales
materials from Sichuan Province in China after detailed Wing markings (male W)i:ngs white with the venation
observation of the wing markings, androconia and male blackish .Basal area of upperside black .Submarginal band
genitalia. on the fbrewing svery fain tN.o apical markings on the
hindwing spaces 6 and 7. Forewing underside white, with
Materials and Methods apex pale yellow .Ground color of hindwing underside
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were examined, Androconia scales were removed from Androconia (Fig 4.): TYpicall pyyrifor mas in other Pieris
the male forewin gupperside cell and observed by optical species, but lamina very broad and arms closed, Scent bag
microscope at 400 magnifications. Male genital iwaere is large trhan in most Pieris species, but not as larg eas in
dissecte dand observed by stereomicroscope at 20 R melete.
magnifications after removing skins and muscle by 20% Male genital i(aFig 5.): fegumen and uncus bent down.
KOHsQlution.Theholotypespecimenofthenewsubspecies
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will be deposite din the collections of South China
AgriculturalUniversity,Guangzhou, and paratype

specimens will be deposited in the Universit Myuseum of Etymology
the Universit oyf [[bkyo, Museo Civico di Stori Naaturale The subspecific name "koidesid' js derived from MrYinichi
in Milan and NHM in London. Koide who provide dus with the specimens for the present
study.
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Remarks opened, The scent bag is as large as in ssp. shangrilla
Afterdetailedobservationofthewingmarkings,androconia (Fig 4.).
cahnadrac temrailsetics gen iitna lcoimap, arsiosmeon dwiisthti nncotm inmootrypphioclaolgical ssp, 3 ) Mparleej egcetnii tn(agFliia g T:5.e)g,umen and uncus bent down. Valva
shangritta were found as fo11ows:
Habitat distribution
1) Wing markings: ssp. koidesia has lighte rmarkings. All and
veins are less suffUsed and forewing submarginal band The type localit oyf R shangriUa koidesi ias Tianquan-xian
is very fain tD.istinc etxternal characteristics of ssp. in Sichuan Provinc eof China ,400km north of the type
koidesi afrom ssp. shangriUa are similar to those of localit yofssp. shangritta. The separation of the two areas
"R davidi sdilut Vaerity ,191 1 from "R davidis davidis is greater than suggested by the horizontal distanc ein
(Fig sI-3), Tibet. The two areas are separated by Mts. Daxue shan
2) Androconia: Androconia scales are laid on the male's and Mt. Kongga shan (Miaj aKonka: alt. 7,556 m). Four
fbrewin gcell and emit a distin csetxual odor. It consists specimens were collected at Jiuzhaigo ua,nd fiv eother
of a lamina and a scent-bag connecting to the center specimens were collected along the road between Pingwu
of the lamina by a slender pipe of vein. Pieris species and Nanping. We consider that ssp, koidesia occurs in the
have1ongandpyriformlaminaingeneral.Weobservedbroad area of Sichuan provinc efrom Tianquan-xian to
three specimens of both ssp. koidesi aand ssp. shangrilta Jiuzhaigo uw,hile ssp. shangritla is seen only in the upper
and compared their androconia. The lamina of ssp, valley of the Salween, Mekong and Yangtze Rivers in
koidesia is similar to that of ssp. shangriUa, but the North YUnnan (Fig 6.) .Since there is no record of R
bottom is closed, while in ssp. shangrilla i tis widely shangrilla from an altitude greate rthan 3,100 m, their
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Fig .4.Androconiaofssp.koidesi aand ssp.shangriUa.
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Fig .5. Male genitah aof ssp. koidesi a(L) and ssp. shangrilla {R).
Fig. 6.TYpe localitie sof Rshangrilla shangriUa, ssp, koidesi aand *R davidi s& itb related taxa.
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habita tmsust be isolat ebdy the high Tibeta nmountaints, Conclusion
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and Sichuan are uniform, while those ofR shangrilla are
distinctdliyfferen(tFig7.). Acknewledgments

We would lik eto express our gratitude to Mr Kikumaro
Notes*: Okano for the promotio nof this paper ,and to Mr Yasunori
Kishida,Dr Masaya Yago,Dr [[bshiyHairowatariM,r
We treiant dSiicnaotpeibdeyrTi dasadvoikdoir soas Pier(i2s 0da1v3i)di. sin this Ybsimi O shi ma, Mr A kio r[ le ra nad all mem bers of [I hlcao
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and　advices ． た標本である．その後我々 自身の標本の中からも，これら
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References らは九賽溝 （標高2，200−2，800　m ）及び平武の近郊 （標高
Oberthti，　rM ，，1876．　Etud．　d’Entom，　ii．　p．18，　pl．　i．且g5 ． 1た，7個00体−2群．80で0　あm ）っ でた，，班19紋88年・発か香ら鱗20・04♂年交に尾か器け及てび採採集集地されを
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　　new 　species 　of　the　genus　Pieris〔Lepidoptera，　Pierida）e． プ産地 とするPieri　sshangrilla の別亜種として記載するに足
　　Lepi（t　Sci．64（D：1−9， る十分な形態的特徴及び地理的地形的隔絶が認められた
Verity，　R．，1905−1911，Rhopalocera 　Palaearctica，　Priv．　Publ．， ため，新亜種Pieris　shangrilla 　koidesia（和名 ：コ イデシ ャ
　　Florence． ングリラシロチ ョ ウ，中国名 ：香格里拉粉蝶四川亜狆）を
記載した．新亜is　ssp ．　koidesiaは，名義タイプ亜種 （ssp．
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摘　　要 shangrilla ）に比較すると同種の特徴の つ である前翅外縁
部の 黒帯が極めて薄く退化した集団である．ホロ タイプ標
中国・四川省・産 Pieris　shangrilla の 新亜種記載 （田所輝 本は華南農業大学に保管されパラ タイプ標本は，東京大学
夫 王敏 Gian　Cristofor　oBozANo ） の大学博物館及び ミラノ，ロ ン ドンの自然史博物館にそれ
小出雄一氏が所蔵する蝶 コ レ ク シ ョ ンの 中に，Pieris ぞれ保管される予定．
shangrilla と思われる3個体の標本を発見した．同氏が四川 （Received　June　17，2013．Accepted　September　25，2013）
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