Karanasa pseudopamira, Tshikolovets, 2017

Tshikolovets, Vadim, 2017, New taxa and new records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae) from Afghanistan, Zootaxa 4358 (1), pp. 107-124 : 112

Karanasa pseudopamira sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype: ♂ with the following label “E-Afghanistan, Dar.-e.-Pandjshir, vic. Ghendju, Koh-e- Dalandur, 3800 m, 1.–6.8.[19]72, leg. N. M. Khoram, Nr. 1441, C. Naumann”.

Paratype: ♂ with the following label “E-Afghanistan, Prov. Baghlan, Dar.-e.- Andarab , 19.7.1971, leg. N. M. Pardes, Coll. - Nr. 1517, C. Naumann ”.

The holotype is deposited in the collection of SMNK; the paratype in the collection G. C. Bozano.

Description. Forewing length (from base to apex) ca. 27 mm. Forewing: ground colour of upperside lightbrown with yellow-orange bands in postdiscal area; androconial patches visible in space 1–3. Veins yellow-orange and well developed in space 1–3; apical black ocellus pupilled white, ca. 4.5 mm wide, second black ocellus is blind, without white scales in the centre, diameter ca. 3 mm. Underside of hindwings as shown in Fig. 9.

Diagnosis. New species differs from K. pamira , K. alpherakyi and K. haslundi in the clearly visible androconial patches and well developed veins. Underside more monotonous than other species of K. pamira group.

Distribution. Western part of Hindukush Mountains.

Etymology. The name of the new species indicates its close similarity to K. pamira .

An illustrative list of species-group taxa recorded for the first time for Afghanistan with comments on their distribution