Aeromachus propinquus Alphéraky, 1897

Cao, Chenglong, Huang, Siyao, Xu, Yongqiang, Wu, Haomin, Chen, Tianpeng, Wang, Min, Da, Wa & Fan, Xiaoling, 2019, New records and their associated DNA barcodes of the butterfly family Hesperiidae in Tibet, China, Zootaxa 4674 (4), pp. 426-438 : 435

Aeromachus propinquus Alphéraky, 1897

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Aeromachus propinquus Alphéraky, 1897: 118 (Type locality: Wa Ssu Kou, Sichuan); Evans, 1949: 244; Huang, 2003: 15; Yuan et al. 2015: 330; Wu & Hsu, 2017: 1349.

Aeromachus chinensis Elwes & Edwards, 1897: 189 . (Synonymized by Evans, 1949)

Syrichthus thibetanus Austaut, 1900: 48 . (Synonymized by Evans, 1949)

Material examined. 2 males, altitude 1806 m, 25. VI . 2018, Chawalong Village , Xizang Autonomous Region, P. R. China, leg. Chenglong Cao ( SCAU) .

Diagnosis. Aeromachus propinquus differs from the other species in the genus by hindwing underside with small elliptical blackish spots separated by prominent white spots in space Sc+R 1 – CuA 2. Male genitalia ( Fig 5C ): this species is distinct from its congeners by uncus narrow and valva with dorso-distal projection short and pointed.

Distribution: China (Tibet *, Sichuan, Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Male adults of newly recorded Hesperiidae from Tibet. A, Ochlodes brahma; B, Barca bicolor; C, Aeromachus propinquus; D, Celaenorrhinus consanguineus; E, Pedesta bivitta; F, Baoris penicillata chapmani. A, B, C, right, upperside; left, underside; D, E, F, right, underside, left upperside. Scale bar=1 cm.

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia of newly recorded Hesperiidae from Tibet. A, Ochlodes brahma; B, Barca bicolor; C, Aeromachus propinquus; D, Celaenorrhinus consanguineus; E, Pedesta bivitta; F, Baoris penicillata chapmani. Scale bar=1 mm.