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Reseña De SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología ISSN: 0300-5267 [email protected] Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología España Vives Moreno, A. Reseña de "Butterflies of Vietnam. Nymphalidae: Satyrinae" de A. L. Monastyrskii SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, vol. 34, núm. 134, 2006, p. 158 Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45513411 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative 158 Rev. Pub. 16/6/06 13:25 Página 158 SHILAP Revta. lepid., 34 (134), 2006: 158 SRLPEF ISSN:0300-5267 REVISION DE PUBLICACIONES BOOK REVIEWS A. L. Monastyrskii Butterflies of Vietnam. Nymphalidae: Satyrinae 198 páginas Formato 21 x 15 cm. Dolphin Media Co., Hanoi, 2005 ISBN: 0-9551211-0-8 Este primer volumen, nos muestra lo que será la ingente obra de dar a conocer científicamente y de forma global, la interesante fauna de Rhopalocera que podemos encontrar en un país tan interesante como es Vietnam. Como comienzo de la misma, el autor nos presenta la Familia Nymphalidae y dentro de ella la Subfamilia Satyrinae, considerando las Tribus: Melanitini, Elymniini, Zetherini, Lethini, Eritini, Mycalesini, Ragadiini, Ypthimini, Hypocystini y Satyrini. Después de unas palabras de agradecimiento, pasamos a la introducción, caracteres generales sobre la morfología anatómica, de la genitalia y ciclo de vida. A continuación podemos ver una detallada lista de las especies consideradas y posteriormente, y en cada caso, unas detalladas claves que nos permiten fácilmente llegar a la identificación de cada una de ellas. De cada especie considerada, nos presenta datos sobre la localización de la especie tipo, de las principales sinonimias con sus referencias bibliográficas, distribución conocida en Vietnam en particular y en el resto del mundo, notas taxonómicas aclaratorias, sobre su hábitat y biología, así como de las especies similares con las que se podrían confundir, pudiendo en algunos casos, presentar la genitalia masculina que permite llegar a la especie problemática sin dificultad. Es de destacar el tratamiento que se hace de los interesantes géneros Lethe Hübner, [1819], Ypthima Hübner, 1818, Micaelis Hübner, 1818 y Eliminas Hübner, 1818, y la presencia de las bellas especies de los géneros Mandarinia Leech, [1892] y Neorina Westwood, [1850]. Termina la obra con una bibliografía específica, un índice de los nombres científicos de las especie consideradas y una explicación muy interesante de la diferentes localidades vietnamitas que se han visitado, con datos sobre su localización detallada y el biotopo que podemos encontrar con una serie de fotografías escogidas y la representación fotográfica en color, de todas las especies consideradas a lo largo de 35 planchas. No podemos terminar estas líneas, sin reconocer el esfuerzo realizado por el autor ya demostrado en este primer volumen, si no el desear mostrarnos la espléndida fauna vietnamita en todo su esplendor, por todo ellos quede constancia de nuestras felicitaciones y ánimo a que consiga terminar tan encomiable trabajo. El precio de este libro es de 25 euros más gastos de envío y los interesados lo pueden pedir directamente al autor a: Dr. Alexander Monastyrskli C/o Birdlife Vietnam Programme 4, Lane 209, Doi Can street Ba Diuh, Hanoi VIETNAM / VIETNAM E-mail: [email protected] A. Vives Moreno E-mail: [email protected] 158.
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