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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 2: 9 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.9
Page range: 279-289
Abstract views: 58
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Description of two new cryptic species related to Halpe gamma Evans, 1937 from China (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae)

College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No. 136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China
College of Tobacco Science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; No. 136 Ke Xue Avenue; Zhengzhou; Henan Province; 450000; P. R. China
Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve; Daqiao Town; Ruyuan County; Shaoguan; Guangdong Province; 512727; P. R. China
Wuzhishan Division of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Bureau; Wuzhishan; Hainan; 572299; P.R. China
Luanchuan Forestry Bureau; Junshandonglu; Luanchuan County; Luoyang; Henan Province; 471500; P. R. China
Lepidoptera skipper wing pattern genitalia COI distribution

Abstract

Two new species, namely Halpe inayoshii sp. nov. from Hainan and H. hsuyufengi sp. nov. from Guangdong and Guangxi of China, are described based on diagnostic differences in the 658 bp COI gene sequence and adult morphology, as compared to H. gamma Evans, 1937. Differences in the wing patterns and genitalia of the three species are explained and illustrated.

 

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How to Cite

Xue, G.-X., Li, M., Liu, Z.-F., Li, J.-L. & Wang, H.-M. (2025) Description of two new cryptic species related to Halpe gamma Evans, 1937 from China (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae). Zootaxa, 5660 (2), 279–289. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.9