A new species of Cethosia and a new subspecies of Delias (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae and Pieridae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Autor: Chris J Muller
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Records of the Australian Museum. 51:169-177
ISSN: 0067-1975
DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1304
Popis: Two butterflies Cethosia vasalia n.sp. (Nymphalidae) and Delias messalina lizzae n.subsp. (Pieridae) are described and figured from mid to high montane New Ireland. Cethosia vasalia n.sp. and C. obscura Guerin-Meneville are parapatric locally within the Bismarck Archipelago. These two species and their subspecies are compared in detail.
Databáze: OpenAIRE