Colias montium Oberthür, 1886

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 : 457

Colias montium Oberthür, 1886

( Figs. 10 , 42–43 , 45–46 , 48–49 , 71 )

Colias montium Oberthür, 1886: 16 , pl. vi, fig. 41 (TL: Kangding: Grieshuber et al., 2012)

Material examined. CHINA: Qinghai: 32 ♂♂ & 11 ♀♀ ( CSK) from Datong (Qiaotou), Qilian (Babao), Ping’an (Xiaqunsi) and Hualong (Chapu). 16 ♂♂ & 7 ♀♀ ( CHH) from Sichuan (Xinduqiao), Gansu (Xiahe) and SE. Tibet (S. Anjiula; N. Demula; W. Qamdo; E. Mangkang) .

Flight period. Late May to late August in Qinghai; Mid August in Sichuan; Late June to late July in Gansu; Mid June to mid August in SE. Tibet.

Altitude. 2500–3800m in Qinghai. Up to 4800 m in SE. Tibet.

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.