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            <p> Neptis kejiaae H.Z. Li &amp; Z. Liu sp. nov. (Chinese name: 可佳ųợø) </p>
            <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7A667364-D3C5-4F79-BA10-5182DF6E4270</p>
            <p>(Figs. 1 for adults, 3 for genitalia, 4 for diagnosis, 5 for distribution, 6 for phylogeny)</p>
            <p>  Holotype: ♂,  Mt. Wuzhi , Wuzhishan, Hainan, China, ca. 800 m, 17.IV.2024, Z. Liu leg. (NK1; will be deposited at CMNH)  .  Paratype: ♂, collection data same as the holotype (NK2; CZL) . </p>
            <p>Description: Male. (Fig. 1) Ground color black on upperside and brown on underside. Wing markings yellow, tinged with orange in upperside and lighter in underside. Forewing upperside: postdiscal spots composed of three bands, lower clavate band from basal part of spaces 1a to 1b, middle round band from spaces 1b to 3, upper ellipse band from spaces 4 to 6; lower and midle postdiscal bands almost contact with each other; subcostal small spots present in spaces 8 and 9, beyond upper postdiscal brand; cell streak with basal part laterally dusted and with distal part pointed. Hindwing upperside: discal band wide, basally whitish and turned into gray when passing through speculum; postdiscal band narrow, interrupted by black veins. Forewing underside: wing patterns similar to upperside but yellow markings broader; a submarginal yellow fascia running from spaces 8 to 3, ending at middle postdiscal brand; another submarginal fascia, outside preceding one, passing from costa to dorsum, tinged with lilac. Hindwing underside: subbase decorated with a yellow streak of an irregular shape; discal band wider, with a black line embedded in its lower edge; postdiscal band wider accompanied by yellow submarginal fascia, with their distal portions overlaid with lilac; ground color between discal and postdiscal bands dark-brown. Speculum on hindwing upperside and corresponding polished area on forewing underside dark. Fringes chequered black and white. Male Genitalia. (Fig. 3) Vinculum: slender, triple as long as saccus, ventrally broad. Saccus: from the part connected to vinculum, continuously narrowed forward, ending with a sharp point. Tegumen: dorsally elliptical, cephalic part protruding. Gnathos: vertically elongated, ventral portion integrated and protruding caudally. Uncus: straight, elongated into a pointed hook, slightly down-curved. Valva: more or less tongue-shaped with ampulla and harpe terminally differentiated; harpe wide, blade-like, gradually curved upward into a blunt end; ampulla fused with costa, a hump present in middle rear, caudal end of ampulla narrower and somewhat shorter than harpe with inconspicuous upper teeth. Juxta: bilateral parts expansive posteriorly, elliptical. Phallus: almost straight; basally expansive and terminal end forming a sharp upward hook; cornutus with tiny spins in expanded caudal part.</p>
            <p> Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other members in the  N. hesione -group by the following characters (Fig. 4): </p>
            <p>(1) Wing markings are more developed than other species in this group.</p>
            <p> (2) The color of yellow markings is more intense, tinged with orange, but lighter in  N. hesione and whiter in  N. podarces stat. rev.</p>
            <p>(3) Male brands on the hindwing speculum are darker than other species in this group.</p>
            <p> (4) Terminal hook of the ampulla is almost absent as in  N. podarces stat. rev. , whereas it is present in  N. hesione . </p>
            <p>Distribution. Endemic to Hainan Is., China.</p>
            <p>Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Ms. Ke-Jia Sun, the wife of the second author, who encourages him to continue surveys on the butterfly fauna of Hainan.</p>
            <p> Ecology. Both the new species and N. h.  hesione are sympatric with  Pantoporia bieti (Oberthür, 1894) , a smaller species from a different genus but with a similar appearance (Oberthür 1894). </p>
            <p> Remarks. At present, a total of seven yellow-type  Neptis species are known from Hainan, six of which are described as endemic, including  N. ananta yanagisawai Sugiyama, 1992 ,  N. noyala qionga Gu &amp; Wang, 1994 ,  N. namba leechuanlungi Wang &amp; Lang, 2009 ,  N. manasa neohainana Lang, Xue &amp; Han, 2009 ,  N. armandia leishuaimini Li &amp; Liu, 2023 , and  N. kejiaae sp. nov. (Sugiyama 1992; Chou 1994; Lang 2009; 2012; Li et al. 2023). All of those yellow populations are extremely rare and hardly rediscovered, appearing to be threatened except N. a. yanagisawai (Lang et al. 2009). </p>
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	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/874E87E1413EFF929FA76F8FFD8AE140	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Li, Hua-Zhao;Liu, Zhe;Li, Jia-Ling	Li, Hua-Zhao, Liu, Zhe, Li, Jia-Ling (2024): A revision of Chinese endemic Neptis hesione Leech, 1890 with a new species described from Hainan Island (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Zootaxa 5492 (3): 431-439, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.3.9
