Syrmoptera mixtura ( Hulstaert, 1924 )

Desloges, Thomas, 2021, Description of the male of Syrmoptera mixtura (Hulstaert, 1924) (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) in northern DRC, Metamorphosis 32 (1), pp. 28-29 : 28

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.4314/met.v32i1.5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14120999
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A1F57A-BB4A-FFB0-E05A-FAEB04C39AB0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Syrmoptera mixtura ( Hulstaert, 1924 )
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Treatment

Syrmoptera mixtura ( Hulstaert, 1924) View in CoL

Specimens examined

S. mixtura ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : A1, A2)

2♂, 2♀: DRC, Bas-Uele , Ango Territory , Sasa Chiefdom, Sukadi; 4°37′04″N, 25°50′17"E; 650 m; 24.vii.2019, leg. T. Desloges in coll. ABRI, Nairobi GoogleMaps ; 2♂: DRC, Bas-Uele , Ango Territory , Sasa Chiefdom, Bangu; 4°51′50″N, 25°26′30″E; 600 m; 01.viii.2019, leg. T. Desloges in coll. ABRI, Nairobi GoogleMaps .

S. bonifacei ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : B1, B2)

1♂, 2♀: CAR, Yakoli , x.1996, leg. S. Collins in coll. ABRI, Nairobi ; 1♂: CAR, Yakoli , v.1998, in coll. ABRI, Nairobi ; 2♂: CAR, Yakoli , x.1995, leg. S. Collins in coll. ABRI, Nairobi ; 1♂: CAR, Yakoli , ii.1997, in coll. ABRI, Nairobi ; 2♂: CAR, nr. Bangui, i.1997, leg. S. Collins in coll. ABRI, Nairobi ; 3♂: CAR, Bangui, ii.1994, leg. S. Collins in coll. ABRI, Nairobi .

Description and diagnosis

The male of S. mixtura strongly resembles that of S. bonifacei . The key difference between the two is found in the ventral bands. In S. mixtura these bands are slightly wider than in S. bonifacei , are light ochre, thinly edged in black ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : A1-i), and, on the hindwing, extend downwards to meet the ochre tornal area at vein 3 ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : A1-ii). In S. bonifacei the ventral bands are darker and quite variable in prominence, sometimes being reduced or even non-existent. Another somewhat variable difference can be found on the dorsal surface of the hindwing. In males of S. bonifacei , the basal area of space 7, from near the root of vein 7 and inwards, is more or less covered by light blue scaling ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : B3-iii). In S. mixtura , this blue scaling is comparatively reduced in extent, giving the impression that the black costal band reaches the base of the wing ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 : A1-iv). Further specimens of male S. mixtura would be necessary to confirm the consistency of this second characteristic.