Triphysa nervosa tscherski Grum-Grshimailo, 1889

Dubatolov, Vladimir V., Korb, Stanislav K. & Yakovlev, Roman V., 2023, A review of the genus Triphysa Zeller, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Satyridae), Ecologica Montenegrina 61, pp. 88-123 : 119-120

Triphysa nervosa tscherski Grum-Grshimailo, 1889 [1890]

Figs. 5e–h , 6a , 18 , 33 .

Triphysa phryne tscherskii Grum-Grshimailo, 1889 [1890]; Ежегодник Зоол. МуЗ. Имп. Акад. Наук [Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Museia Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk] 4: 461.

Type locality: “Jakutsk”, according to the lectotype designation.

= Triphysa albovenosa sacha Korshunov, 1996 ; Additions and corrections to the book “The Diurnal Lepidoptera of Asiatic part of Russia ”, Novosibirsk: 30-31.

Type locality: “Якутск” [ Russia, Yakutiya Rep., Yakutsk ] .

Diagnosis. Closely related to T. n. brinikhi Dubatolov, Korb & Yakovlev, ssp.n., but the small eyespots are not present or if present, they are almost always bright without white centres. Wings’ upperside sometimes can have thin pale edges. Cubital spots in postdiscal area on forewing underside with no tendency to increase.

Material examined. Lectotype male, “Якутскъ. Черскiй кВКНМ [ Yakutsk , Tschersky]” here designated ( ZISP) . Paralectotypes: 1 male, same locality , 1 male, coll. N.Ya. Kuznetsov ( ZISP) ; 7 males, [18]91 Triph. Tscherskii 18031 ( ZISP) ; 1 female, Yana , on N from Verkhoyansk, 21−24.V.[18]85, Bunge and Tol’ ( ZISP) ; 2 males, Verkhoyansk Yakut. Obl. , 18.VI.[18]85, Bunge and Tol’ ( ZISP) ; 1 male, 2 females, Olenek river , between N. Tomb. and Alakit, VII.[18]74, Tschekanovsk. [y] . 1 female, Yakutsk , 5- VI-1990 ( RYB) ; 1 male, 1 female, Yakutsk , 10-20-VI-2003, leg. Berezhnoi J. ( ASV) ; 2 males, Yakutsk , botanical garden, 28-29-V-1985, V.V. Dubatolov, L. Popova ( ISEAN) ; 1 male, 2 females, Yakutsk , botanical garden, Chugur-Murun, 13-VI-1968, Ammosov ( ISEAN) ; 1 male, Yakutsk , 5 km of the road to Magan (westwards from Yakutsk), swampy river valley, 1-VI-1985, V.V. Dubatolov ( ISEAN) ; 2 males, 50 km S Yakutsk, Oktemzy settlement environs, 1-VI-1977, Ammosov ( ISEAN) ; 1 male, 1 female, Khaptagai , Tamma valley, 10-VI-[19]74, Ammosov ( ISEAN) ; 2 females, Olekminsk , 29.V.-1.VI.1911, Kharitonov ( ZISP) ; 2 females, Yakutsk , 7-21.VI O. Herz ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Yakutsk , 25.V.[19]11 ( ZISP) ; 1 male, near Yakutsk , Kharitonov, 25.V.[19]11 ( ZISP) ; 2 males, near Yakutsk , 29.V.1911 - 1.VI.1911, N. Kharitonov ( ZISP) ; Yakutsk , Yakutsk Museum , 1 male; 1927 3 males, 4 females, 15.VI.[19]27; 5 males, 11 females, 16.VI.[19]27 2 females, 17.VI.[19]27 1 male, 19.VI.[19]27 4 males, 9 females, 17.VII.[19]27 2males 1female ( ZISP) ; 2 females, Yakutsk , Moskvin, 15.VI.[1]927 ( ZISP) ; 2 males, Yakutsk , Yakut. [skoe] Otd. [elenie] R.[usskogo] Geogr. [aficheskogo] Ob. [stchestva], 8.VI.[1]927, Moskvin ( ZISP) ; 1 female, Yakutsk , Atlasovskaya Pad’, 10.VI.[1]928 ( ZISP) ; 2 males, 2 females, Siberia sor prope Jakutsk loc. Sergeliah, N. Moskvin ( ZISP) ; 2 males, 3 females, Sergelyakh near Yakutsk, 18.VI.[19]25, L. Bianki ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Sergelyakh , 3 km near Yakutsk, 6.VI.[1]928 , 2 males, 8.VI.[1]928, 1 female, 9.VI.[1]928 ( ZISP) ; 1 male, 3 km NW Yakutsk , 1.VI.1985, V.V. Dubatolov ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Yakutsk , 5 km on the road to Magan, 1.VI.1985, V.V. Dubatolov ( ZISP) ; 2 females, Yakutsk , Botanical garden, 9.VI.1985, V.V. Dubatolov ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Tomtor , Dulgolakh, 20.VI.[1]28, Nikiforov ( ZISP) ; 1 female, Verkhoyansk, VI.[1]913, Mikhailov ( ZISP) ; 1 male, near Verkhoyansk , 8-10.VII.[19]09, Solovieva, Markerov .

Distribution. Russia: Yakutia: Olenek river valley, Central Yakutia ( Burnasheva 2012): Kil’demzy, Chochur-Muran, Tabaga and Pokrovsk; Yana river valley. This subspecies unlike T. nervosa nervosa and inhabits only the plain areas of Central Yakutia, Olenek and Yana river valleys.

Figures

Figure 5. Triphysa sp., imago: a – T. nervosa brinikhi, holotype (ISEAN), upperside, b – underside; c – T. nervosa brinikhi, paratype, female (ISEAN), upperside, d – underside; e – T. nervosa tscherskii, male, lectotype (ZISP), upperside, f – underside; g – T. nervosa tscherskii, female, Yakutsk, 29.05.1985, V. Dubatolov leg. (ISEAN), upperside, h – underside; i – T. nervosa nervosa, male, Russia, Chita reg., near Naminga vill., 4.07.2002, leg. V. Ivonin (RYB), upperside, j – underside; k – T. nervosa nervosa, male, Amur reg., Blagoveshensk, 17.05.1995, leg. A. Streltsov (RYB), upperside, l – underside; m – T. nervosa nervosa, female, Amur reg., Blagoveshensk, 17.05.1995, leg. A. Streltsov (RYB), upperside, n – underside; o – T. nervosa nervosa, male, N. Ural, Malaya Sos’va Reserve, 14.06.1989 (ISEAN), upperside, p – underside.

Figure 6. Distribution map of Triphysa species: a (above) – general map; b (below) – northern-eastern part of area of T. nervosa nervosa.

Figures 18–19. Habitats of Triphysa: 18 – T. nervosa tscherskii, near Yakutsk (photo by A. Burnasheva); 19 – T. nervosa nervosa, E. Yakutiya, near Ust’-Nera vill. (photo by A. Samus’).

Figures 31–34. Male genitalia (lateral projection) of Triphysa: 31 – T. nervosa brinikhi, holotype; 32 – T. nervosa nervosa, Amur reg., Blagoveshensk; 33 –T. nervosa tscherskii, Yakutsk; 34 – T. nervosa nervosa, Magadan reg.