ISSN 0375-1511 United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Volume 113 (Part-3) Year 2013 A Journal of Indian Zoology Zoological Survey of India CITATION Editor-Director. 2013. Rec. zool. SuYV. India, 113(Part-3): 1-91 (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata) Published - December, 2013 (July - September, 2013 Issue) ISSN 0375-1511 © Government of India, 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. • This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade, be lent, re­ sold hired out or otherwise disposed of without the publisher's consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. • The correct price of this publication is the price printed on this page. 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They are further requested to deposit their type collection positively to ZSI and use the Registration number in their publication of the new taxon. DR. K. VENKATRAMAN Director Zoological Survey of India ISSN 0375-1511 Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-3): 01-10, 2013 TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS YPTHIMA HUBNER (LEPIDOPTERA: PAPILIONOIDEA : SATYRIDAE) FROM INDIA AND MYANMAR NARENDER SHARMA Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, 218 Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun - 248195, India Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT The genus Ypthima Hubner is represented by Genus Ypthima Hubner about 100 species distributed in the Common name: The Rings Palaeotropical and East Palaearctic regions. Ypthima Hubner, 1818, Zutr.z. samml.exot. Identification of certain species and population Schmett., 1 : 17. complexes is, in fact, an intricate problem. Type-species: Ypthima hiibneri Kirby. Consultation of relavent literature (vide Marshall & de Niveville, 1883; Moore, 1890, Key to Indian species of Philomela-group of 1892; Elwes & Edwards, 1893; Evans, 1932; the genus Ypthima Hubner Talbot, 1947; Shirozu & Shima, 1977, 1979) has 1. Hindwing underside with double ocellus (WSF) or critically been made. Shirozu & Shima (1979) black dots (DSF) in space Culb in line with ocelli dealtwith seventy three described species from or black dots in spaces M3 and Cula; male genitalia Asia, South Pacific Islands and Australia. They with appendices angulares, small, stumpy, blunt at distal end, vinculum more or less incurved; have studied the male genitalia of as many as female genitalia with ductus bursae smaller ....... 2 fifty-three species. In view of the presently - Hindwing underside with double ocellus (WSF) or examined material represented by seven black dots (DSF) in space Culb out of line with examples belongs to Philomela-group of the ocelli or black dots in spaces M3 and Cula; male genus Ypthima Hubner (Shirozu & Shima, 1979). genitalia with appendices angulares more or less Evans (loc.cit.) distinguished four groups among curved, pointed distally, vinculum nearly straight; the Indian species of this genus. His grouping female genitalia with ductus bursae comparatively was mainly based on the wing markings of the longer. ............................................................. .5 hindwing underside. In his book of the Indian 2. Hindwing underside with greyish -brown butterflies Talbot (loc.cit.) followed mainly striations, white pupil and ocelli comparatively larger; male genitalia with anterior one-third of Evans in the grouping of the Indian Ypthima aedeagus nearly straight ... .......... .lisandra Cramer Hubner. This article deals with the description of - Hindwing underside with greyish -white two new species of the genus Ypthima Hubner striations, white pupil and ocelli comparatively from India and Myanmar. The material has been smaller; male genitalia with anterior one-third of studied from the National Zoological aedeagus curved ventrally .................................. .3 Collections, collected by different workers. Type 3. Forewing upperside with subapical ocellus specimens are deposited in the National wanting or obscurely marked in male; male Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of genitalia with uncus smaller; female genitalia with India. ductus bursae strongly sclerotized ... singala Felder 2 Rec. zool. Surv. India Forewing upperside with subapical ocellus extends from the base of the club to the base of the prominent in both sexes; male genitalia with uncus flagellum, the latter dark brown; thorax dressed longer; female genitalia with ductus bursae with brown hair and scales dorsally, white and comparatively less sclerotized .............................. ..4 brown scales and hair ventrally; foreleg strongly 4. Larger in size; marginal and discal fasciae distinct reduced, meso and meta legs white scaled, femur on the hindwing underside; male genitalia with longer than tibia, tarsus five segmented and uncus strongly curved ventrally, aedeagus 2/3 clawed; upperside ground colour brown; curved posteriorly in lateral view (figs.19, 24); forewing upperside with subapical, bipupilled, female genitalia with lamella antevaginalis nearly rectangular process, slightly concave posteriorly ringed with diffuse yellow or bright yellow, more (fig. 25) ......................................... marshalli Butler or less rounded ocellus, marginal and discal fascia not prominent, brand obscure, underside striated Smaller in size; marginal and discal fasciae ill­ defined on the hindwing underside; male genitalia with greyish-white, subapical ocellus as on with uncus weakly curved ventrally, aedeagus 2/3 upperside but the ring more prominent and more or less straight posteriorly in lateral view broader, marginal and discal fasciae ill defined; (figs. 3, 9); female genitalia with lamella hindwing upperside with two black, single antevaginalis crescent-shaped, deeply notched pupilled, small, rounded, yellow ringed ocelli in posteriorly (fig. 10) .................. .. coorgensis sp. n. M3 & Cula, fasciae obscure, underside striations as 5. Forewing upperside with proximal half dark on forewing underside, submarginal fascia brown and distal half paler, brand prominent ...... 6 distinct, discal faciae obscure, five black, single Forewing upperside either dark brown or paler, pupilled, yellow-ringed ocelli present in Rs, M " brand moderately developed ................................. .7 My Cula and Culb, ocelli in M3 & Cula may 6. Ocelli on the underside hindwings are either large contiguous or spaced, ocellus in Culb bipupilled. or small; male genitalia with uncus curved Venation (Figs.1-2): Forewing cell less than ventrally, valva has simple costal process (figs. 26, half the length of wing, R, arising beyond the 27) ................................................. baldus (Fabricius) upper angle of the cell, mdc and Ide slightly Ocelli on the undersde hindwings are represented incurved; hindwing cell more than half the length by minute black dots; male genitalia with uncus of the wing, Cula before the lower angle of the cell, weakly curved ventrally, valva has bifurcated costal process (figs. 13-14) ......... tripuraensis sp. n. humeral vein (h) (precostal vein) more or less T­ shaped. 7. Upperside dark-brown, submarginal and discal fascia less prominent; male genitalia with uncus Abdomen dorsally brown & ventrally clad less curved ventrally; female genitalia with ductus with white scales. bursae sharply curved amd broader Adult (Female): Foreleg well developed, ...................................................... ...... indecora Moore otherwise as in male. Upperside paler, submarginal and discal fascia prominent; male genitalia with uncus strongly Length of the forewing: Male: 13.0 -14.0 mm. curved ventrally; female genitalia with ductus Female: 14.0 mm. bursae nearly straight and narrower ............................... sarkaghatensis Rose & Sharma Male genitalia (Figs. 3-9): Tegumen in dorsal view broad at base, gradually narrowed 1. Ypthima coorgensis sp.n. posteriorly, in lateral view subequal to vinculum Adult (Male): Head with frontoclypeal area in height, with membranous incision antero­ clothed with brown and white scales and hair, ventrally; uncus shorter than tegumen, gradually eyes dark brown, medium sized, glabrous; labial narrowed posteriorly to a pointed tip, in lateral palpi obliquely upturned, basal segment smallest, view weakly curved ventrally, narrow distal segment acuminate, middle segment long, membranous slit at the base; fenestrula of a small closely appressed with white and black scales and membranous spot; appendix angularis short, hair; antenna