Colias lada Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Huang, Hao & Song, Kui, 2022, A review of the genus Colias Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from Qinghai with descriptions of a new subspecies of Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910, Zootaxa 5105 (4), pp. 451-489 : 458

Colias lada Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

( Figs. 11 , 42–43 , 45–46 , 48–49 , 61 , 71 )

Colias lada Grum-Grshimailo, 1891: 447 (TL: Myn-da-sha Valley, Laji Shan: Grieshuber et al. 2012); Grieshuber 2016a: photos of syntypes.

Material examined. CHINA: Qinghai: 15 ♂♂ & 8 ♀♀ ( CSK, CHH), Jiegu, Yushu , 3900m, 20–22.VI.2010, 25.VI–2.VII.2011 & 25.VII.2019, K. Song leg .. Sichuan: 2 ♂♂ ( CHH), Haizishan Pass, road between Litang and Batang , 4675m, 25.VI.2020, Z. Yao leg. ; 1 ♀ ( CHH), Haizishan Pass, road between Litang and Batang , 4675m, 10.VIII.2020, H. Huang leg.

Flight period. Late June to late July in S. Qinghai; Late June to mid August in W. Sichuan.

Altitude. 3900m in Qinghai ; 4700m in W. Sichuan .

Distributional notes. This species was recorded by various authors from Xiahe, Gansu ( Verhulst 1993, 2001; Dietz 2002; Grieshuber 2014). But no recent record from the type locality has been known.

Figures

FIGURE 42. ♂ genitalia and 8th tergum (with superuncus) in lateral view at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 43. 8th tergum in dorsal view at same scale to show superuncus. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 45. ♂ genitalia in dorsal view at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 46. Ring in lateral view and scaphium in ventral view at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 48. Phallus in lateral view and coecum-process in full-face view at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 49. Juxta in full-face view (nearly posterior view) at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm. FIGURE 50. Valva in inner lateral and anterior views at same scale. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURE 71. Distribution of Colias diva, C. grumi, C. lada and C. montium in Qinghai, with only type localities and collecting localities in this work marked. FIGURES 72–74. Type specimens of Colias deposited in Xinjiang University, photo courtesy from X. Zhang. 72—♂ paratype of C. alpherakyi (sic) aljinshana R.-X. Huang & Murayama, 1992 (currently as a synonym of C. grumi) and its labels; 73—♂ holotype of C. chrysotheme yangguifei R.-X. Huang & Murayama, 1992 (currently as C. wanda yangguifei); 74—♀ paratype of C. chrysotheme yangguifei R.-X. Huang & Murayama, 1992 (actually C. chrysotheme chrysotheme).

FIGURES 8–13. Habitus of Colias taxa ♂♂ & ♀♀ at same scale (Upper half- upper side; lower half- underside). 8—Colias fieldii chinensis; 9—Colias poliographus; 10—Colias montium; 11—Colias lada; 12—Colias adelaidae adelaidae; 13—Colias grumi. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 59–64. Biotopes of Colias species in Qinghai. 59—C. diva (Lajishan, by K. Song); 60—C. sifanica (Lajishan, by K. Song); 61—C. lada (Yushu, by K. Song); 62—C. nebulosa (Lajishan, by H. Huang); 63—C. grumi (Xidatan, Kunlun Shan, by Z.-Y. Qi); 64—C. grumi (Dachaidan, by K. Song). FIGURES 65–66. Living adults of Colias species in Qinghai. 65—C. arida cakana at Wulan (by Z.-Y. Qi); 66—C. grumi at Xidatan (by Z.-Y. Qi).