A taxonomic note on Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason &amp; de Nicéville, 1881) stat. rest. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

GUO-XI XUE; YIK FUI PHILIP LO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3926.3.9

Issue: Vol. 3926 No. 3: 6 Mar. 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-03-06

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.3.9

Page range: 445–447

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**A taxonomic note on Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) stat. rest. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)**

GUO-XI XUE⁺⁻
YIK FUI PHILIP LO⁺⁻

School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, No.5 Dongfeng Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, P. R. China.

Kadoorie Conservation China, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Lepidoptera Hesperiidae

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to restore Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) as a valid name, and to establish Erionota acroleuca apicalis de Jong & Treadaway, 1992 as a new subspecific combination, with its immature biology briefly introduced.