The first record of the monospecific genus Rhinopalpa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from China

Autor: Chen-Yang Li, Shao-Ji Hu, Qiu-Ju He, Chuan-Hui Yi, Zhuo-Heng Jiang, Hui-Hong Zhang, Wen Shi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 9, Iss, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Biodiversity Data Journal
ISSN: 1314-2828
Popis: The family Nymphalidae is the largest group of butterflies with high species richeness. Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer, [1779]), a forest species, was discovered in the mid-stream of the Yuanjiang-Red River Valley of Yunnan Province for the first time, which represents the first record of the genus Rhinopalpa in China. The species R. polynice (Cramer, [1779]) is the first record of the genus Rhinopalpa from China. The specimen was collected in the mid-stream of the Yuanjiang-Red River Valley of Yunnan Province. The female genitalia are described for the first time.
Databáze: OpenAIRE