New Or Little Known Butterflies from the Visayan Islands, the Philippines (I)

NEW OR LITTLE KNOWN BUTTERFLIES FROM THE VISAYAN ISLANDS, THE PHILIPPINES (I)

OKANOMasao and OKANOTetsuo

In’this paper we d6scribe some new or little known butterfies from the Visayan lslands， the Philippines， together with some addition of new localitigs， and a few synonymies of butterflies occurring in this area．， In prcparing this paper， we wish to express our hearty thanks to Dr． T． SHiR6zu for his kind advice and encouragement’， and to Messrs． J． OHKuRA， S． KoiwAyA， Y． TAKANAMi， M． HosoKAwA’， T． MizuNuMA and T． SuzuKi for their kindness offered us in various ways； thanks are a1so due to Messrs． R．C． SARiNo，」 VALDEz， D． SQRIA and G． JiMENEz，．who assisted ．us in our butterfly－collcting in the island of Cebu in March and December，’ @1985． The specimens meritioned in this paper are preserved in ouT collection．

PIERIDAE

Hebomoia glaucippe boholensis FRuHsToRFER， 1911

Specimens examined： 3 8， Argao Beach・Club， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985． This is the first definite record of the species from Cebu ls． Three male specirpens before us cannot be separable from those of subsp． boholensis from

Bohol and Negros． DANAIDAE

Tirumala ishmoides trasinanus （FRuHsToRFER， 1911）

Danaida ishmoides trasinanus FRuHsToRFER， 1911 ： 274． Cebu． Danaida ishmbides sontinus FRuHsToRFRE， 1911． 274． Mindoro． syn． nov． Tirumala ishmoides sontinus： MoRisHiTA， 1981： 467， pl． 97， figs． 1－4， ’ W； 7，？．’ @Mindoro；

Luzon； Marinduque ； Romblon ； Negros． Tirumala． ishmoides strymon： MoRisHiTA （part．）， 1981 ： 467． Cebu．

Speciniens examined： 58 2 9， Mindoro ls，， ix． 1976； 7¢ 2 9， Hacapan－

Camp 4， xii． 1985；1 9， Rosario， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985．．

1） Laboratory of Biology，．College of Humanities and Social Sciences， lwate University． 2） Laboratory of Silviculture， Faculty of Agriculture， Kyushu University． 106 Artes Liberales No．38， 1986’

FRuHsToRFER （191！） described three subspecies of D． ishmoidbs from the． Phil．ippines； trasii nuS from Cebu， sontinus．from Mindoro， and strymon from Mindanao． So far as we examined， however， all the specimens mentioned above are entirely conspecific and undoubtedly belong to one and same subspecies． Consequently we consider that Sontinus is nothing but a synonym of trasinanus．

Euploea mulciber’ cebuensis ．subsp． nov．

（Pl． 1， figs． 1－4， 8 9． Tekt－fig． 1， distribution map）

TrePsichrois visaya SEMpER （part．）， 1886： 27． Cebu．

EuPloea mulczber visaya： MoRisHiTA （part．）， 1981 ： 567， pl． 142， fig． 12， 9． Cebu．

Similar to subsp． dinagatensis TsuKADA ＆ NisHiyAMA from Dinagat， but decidedly smaller in size in both sexes． g． On the upPer surface the forewing ground colour is more brownish as ih subsp． visaya from Bohol and Leyte； the postdiscal light blue spots are more strongly developed especially in spaces 4 and 5 than in dinagatensis． 9． On the upper surface of the forewing the violet blue reflection is gener－ ally present， bgt less ’prominent， and the submarginal white spots are generally more reduced in size than in dinagatensis． From subsp． visaya this new subspecies is easily separable in smaller size in both sexes， the presence of the postdiscal spots on the foreworig above in male

and more blackened ground colou’ 秩@in female． Length of forewing： 38 mm．， 8； 38－42 mm．， 9．

Holotype S： Talaga， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985．

Paratypes：1 9， Talaga， Cebu ls．， iii． 1985； 4 9， Talaga， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985； 1 8 59， Hacapan－Camp 4， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985． SEMpER （1886） described T． visaya froni Cebu， Bohol， Camotes， Samar， Leyte and Panaon， but the’characteristics ’of E． mulciber from Cebu ls． do not agree with those mentioned in his description’ ip． 27） and figures （pl． 5， figs． 2， 8， Bohol； 3， 9， Leyte）． Th・g・・9r・phi・al・ace・・f E・mu励・・describ・d f・・m th， Vi、ay。。1，1。。ds may be enumerated as below：

EEEEEEEEmulciber semPeri C．＆ R． FELDER， 1865 Mindoro ； Romblon．

mulciber triggia ScHRODER， 1977 Sibuyan．・

mulciber ticaoana ScHRODER ＆ TREADAwAy， 1981 Ticao． mulciber masbatensis ScHRODER ＆ TREADAwAy， 1978 Masbate． mulciber kochi （MooRE， 1883） Negros ； Guimaras． mulciber cebuensis’M．＆ T． OKANo， 1986 Cebu．

mulciber visaya （SEMpER， 1886） ’Bohol； Camotes ； Leyte； Panaon ； Samar． mulciber dinagatensis TsukADA ＆． NisHiyAMA， 1979 Dinagat． OKANo， M．＆ Ti： New or little known butterflies （1） 107

AMATHUSIIDAE

Amathusia phidippus （LiNNE， 1763）

This species is probably distributed in almost all the islands of the Visayan Islands， and may be separable into several subspecies． ln this paper， however， w・d・・crib・・w・．・・b・peci…f・h・・peci・・f・・皿N・9；・・and C・bu・

Amathusia phidippus negrosensis subsp． nov．

（Pl． 2， figs． 1－4， 8 S｝i）

8． Easily separable from subsp． Pollicaris BuTLER from Luzon and Marin－ duque in the dark brownish black upper surface； the hindwing distal margin is narrowly bordered with yellow． On the under surface the brown bands are

dtirker than in Pollicaris． 9． The upPer surface is dark brownish grey， less yellowish than in Pollicaris； the hindwing submarginal’@band is dull yellow； the distal m4rgin is broadly bordered with dull yellow． On the under surface the brown bands are somewhat

darker than in Pollicaris． Length of forewing： 53－55 mm．， 8’； 56－59 mm．， 9．

Holotype 8： Mt． Canlaon， Negros ls．’， xi． 1985． Paratypes： 1 9， tyPe－locality， vii． 198！； 1 8， type－locality， x． 1985； 1 9， type－

locality， xi． 1985； 38 19， type－locality， iii． 1986． The specimens of A PhidiPPus from Romblon figured by AoKi， YAMAGucHi ＆ UEMuRA （！982， pl． 84， figs． 1， 8；2， EI｝）are very similar to thoge of thig new

subspecies．

Amathusia phidippus cebuensis subsp． nov．

（Pl． 2， figs． 5－8， 2） 9）

Similar to subsp． negrosensi．s M．＆ T． OKANo， from which it differs in the．

following points． 8． The upper surface is slightly less blackish ；’ the hindwing marginal border

is dark brownish ・grey． 9． On’the upper surface the hindwing submarginal band and marginal border

are pale brownish grey．． Length of forewing： 51－52 mm．， 8 ；’ 53－59 mm．， 9．

Holotype S： Kobulungan， Cebu ls．， iii． 1985． Paratypes：29， Bogo， Cebu’ls．， iiL 1985；2（b 19， Talaga， Cebu ls．， xii．

1985． We have several’specimens of the’ specie＄ from Leyte tind Mindanao， which

are similar to those Qf this new s’ 浮b唐垂?ｃｉｇｓ， but probably belong to the other

subspecies． 108 ’． ’ ・ Artes Liberales’ ・ No．38， 1986

NYMPHALIDAE

Neptis mindorana ・ilocana C．＆ R． FELDER， 1863

1VePtis mindorana nosba ．’ ELioT （part．）， 1969 ： 66． Cebu．

N・伽轍伽・・…加’T・uKADA＆KAN・K・（parの，1985，’ S52． C。b。．

Specimens examined：1S．， Lahug， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985；19， Camp 7， C6bu Is．， xiil 1985； 1 S 19， Rosario， Cebu ls．， xii． ’1985； 28 29， Tulang， Cebu ls．，

iii． 1985；1 8， Bogo， Cebu ls．， iii． 1985；1 （1）， Kobulungan， Cebu ls．， iii． 1985．．

ELI・T（1969）reg・・d・d N・mi・d…耐・・血C・bu as sub、p．。。，∂。， S。 f。， a， we examined， however， the specimens from the island mentioned above are identical with those of subsp． ’ 奄撃盾モ≠獅＝@from Luzon and Negros in havi．ng the submarginal fascia on． the forewing above less prominent than in nosba．

Phaedyma columella guimarensis （FRuHsToRFER， 1913）

Specimen examined： 1 8， Hacapan－Camp 4， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985． This is the first definite record of the species ftom Cebu ls． One male specimen before us cannot be separable from those of subsp． guimarensis from Negros．

Athyma gutama canlaonensis subsp． nov． ’

（Pl． 1， figs． 5， 6， S2）

9． Somewhat larger in size than subsp． gutama MooRR frotn Luzon． The forewing postdiscal white spots and the hindwing discal white band are wider than ．in gutama． On the under surface the hipdwing postdiscal black band is narrower than in gutama． Length of fofewing： 32－35 mm．， 9．

Holotype 9： Mt． Canlaon， Negros ls．， v． 1985．

Paratypes： 29， type－locality， iv． 1981．

Athyma gutama cebuensis subsp． nov．

（Pl． 1， figs． 7， 8， 9）

9． Similar to subsp． canlaonensis M．＆ T． OKANo， but somewhat smaller in size． On the upper surface the forewing cell streak and the submarginal ’series are more whitish； the hindwing postdiscal band is also more whitish than in canlaonensis． On the under Surface the hindwing postdiscal black band is narrower than in canlaonensis． Length of forewing： 29 mm．， 9． Holotype 9 ： Hacapan－Camp 4， Cebu ls．，．xii． 1985．

Tanaecia calliphorus hinunanganensis subsp． hov．

（PI． 3， figs． 1， 2， S）

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OKANo， M．＆ T．： New or little known butterflies （1） 109 upper surface the forewing ground colour is’ @darker． On the under surface the ・forewihg postdiscal and submarginal black spots are much larger in size； the other black markings on both the wings are also more prominent thhn in calliPhorus．

Length of forewing： 40 mm．， 8． Holotype 8： Hinunangan， Leyte ls．， vii． 1984．’

Paratype： 1・ 8， data same as holotype．

Charaxes amycus leytensis subsp． nov．

（Pl． 3， figs． 3－8， 8 9． Text－fig． 2， distributioh map）

Nearest to subsp． carolus RoTHscHiLD ＆ JoRDAN from Mindanao and Cami－ guin de Mindanao， from which it differs ’in the following characters．． 8． On the upper surface of the forewing the spots of the ground colour between the submarginal and marginal dark bands are more prominent as in subsp． georgius STAuDiNGER from Mindoro ； the hindwing submarginal blackish spots in spaces 6 and 7 are more reduced in size than in carolas． 9． On the upper surface the forewing marginal dark band is narrower espe－ cially in spaces 1 b and 2 than in・carolus． Length of forewing： 38－40 mm．， 8； 43－48 mm，， 9．

Holotype 8．： Hinunangan， Leyte ls．， vii． 1985．

Paratypes：’1 9， type－locality， i． 1984； 1 8 2 SP， type－locality， ii． 1984； 1 （1） 1

EP， type－locality， v． 1985． Two female forms are distinguished， according to the ground colour on the upper surface； in the typical form （pl． 3， figs． 5， 6） the ground colour is almost uniformly yellowish brown as in carolus， while in the other form （pl． 3， figs． 7，

8） the area outside of discal・line is dull yellow． The geographical races of C． amycus despribed from the Visayan lslands may

be enumerated as belew．：

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Fig． 1． Distribution of EuPloea mulciber Fig． 2． Distribution of Charaxes amycz｛s in the Visayan lslands． in the Visayan lslands． 110 Artes Liberales No． 38， 1986

CCCCコロひamycus marion SCHRODER ＆ TREADAwAy， 1981 ’・ Sibuyan ； Romblon． anzycus theobaldo ScHRODER ＆ TREADAwAy，’ 1982 Panay． amycus negrosensis ScHRODER・＆ TREADAwAy， 1982 Negros． amycus leNtensis M・．＆ T． OKANo， 1986 Leyte．

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AoKi， T．， YAMAGucHi， S．＆ UEMuRA， Y． 1982． ln TsvKADA， E．， Butterflies of the South East Asian lslands， 3． Amathusiidae． ELioT， J． N． 1969． An analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini （Lepidoptera： Nym一．phalidae）． Bull． Brit． Mus．（N． H．） Ent．， Suppl． 15． FRuHsToRFER， H． 1910－1914． ln SEiTz， A．， Die Gross－Schmetterlinge der Erde， 9．・ Pieridae， Danaidae， Amathusiidae ＆ Nymphalidae． MoRisHiTA， K． 1981． ln TsuKADA， ’ d．， Butterflies of the South East Asian lslands， 2． Danaidae． ScHR6DER， H． 1977． Zur Lepidopterenfauna der lnseln Sibuyan und Marinduque， Philippinen． Ent． Zeit．， Frankf． a． M．， 87 （20）：221－230．

ScHRODER， H．＆ TREADAwAy， C． G． 1978． Neue Lepidoptera von den Philippinen， 3． Ent． Zeit．， Frarikf． a． M．， 88 （14）：149－161． ScHR6DER， H．＆ TREADAwAy， C． G． 1981． Neue Lepidoptera von den Philippitien， 8． Ent． Zeit．， Frankf． a． M．， 91 （5）：41－45． ScHR6DER， H．＆ TREADAwAy， C． G． 1982． Neue Charaxes－Formen von den Philippinen （Lep．： Nymphalidae）． Ent． Zeit．， Frankf． a． M．， 92 （13）： 169－178． SEMpER， C． 1886－1892． Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen lnseln． Tagfalter． TsuKADA， E ＆ KANEKo， M． 1985． ln TsuKADA， E．，．Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands， 4．．Nymphalidae， NePtis． TsuKADA， E．＆ NisHiyAMA， Y． 1979． On some species of butterflies from lndonesia and the Philippines with description of new genus， new species and new subspecies （Lepidoptera Rhopalocera）． Memoirs of the TsuKADA Collection， 1． OKANo， M．＆ T．： New or little known butterflies （1） 111

’Explanation of Plates

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Fig． 1． EuPloea mulciber cebuensis sgbsp． nov．， 8 （holotype）． Talaga， Cebu ls．， xii． 1985．

Fig． 2． Underside of fig． 1． Fi・・3・Eゆ1・…・励・…わ㈱is sub・p…v・・♀（para・yp・）・T・1・g・・C・b・1・…iL 1985・

Fig． 4． Underside of fig． 3． Fig． 5． Athyma gutanza canlaonensis subsp． nov．， 9 （holotype）． Mt． Canlaon，． Negros ls．，

V． 1985．

Fig． 6． Underside of fig． 5． Fig． 7．” Athyma gutama cebuensis subsp． nov．， 9 （holotype）． Hacapan－Camp 4， Cebu ls．，

xii． 1985．

Fig． 8． Underside of fig． 7．

Plate 2． Fig． 1． 4mathusia phidipphs negrosensis subsp． nov．， ’S （holotype）． Mt． Canlaon， Negros

Is．， xi． 1985．

Fig． 2．・ Underside of fig．． 1．

Fig． 3． Amathusia Phiaippzas negrosensis subsp． nov．， 9 （paratype）． Mt． Canlaon， Negros

Is．， xi． lg8s．

Fig． 4． Underside of fig． 3． Fig． 5． Amathusia PhidiPPus cebuensis subsp． nov．， S （holotype）． Kobulungan， Cebu ls．，

iii． 1985．

Fig． 6． Underside of fig． 5． Fig． 7． Amathusia PhidiPPus cebuensis subsp． nov．， 9 （paratype）． Talaga， Cebu ls．， xii．

1985．

Fig． 8． Underside of fig． 7．

Plate 3， Fig． 1． Tanaecia calliPhorzts’hinunanganensis subsp． nov．， e）（holotype）． Hinunangan，

Leyte ls．， viL 1984．

Fig． 2． Underside of fig． 1． Fig． 3． Charaxes amyczts leytensis subsp． nov．， 8 （holotype）． Hinunangan， Leyte ls．， vii．

1984．

Fig． 4． Underside of fig． 3． Fi・・5・伽・・…郷1榔細bsp・noV・・♀（paratype）・Hinunanganr Leyte ls・・”・

1984．

Fig． 6． Underside of fig． 5． Fig． 7． Charaxes amycus leytensis subsp． nov．，｛P （paratype）． Hinun’angan， Leyte ls．， v．

1985．

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