Colias diva 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 : 463

Colias diva Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

( Figs. 27 , 42–43 , 45–46 , 48–49 , 59 , 71 )

Colias diva Grum-Grshimailo, 1891: 449 (TL: 5–12 km S.-SW. of Guide, E. Qinghai: Grieshuber et al. 2012); Grieshuber & Churkin, 2003: 245, lectotype designation.

Material examined. CHINA: Qinghai: 32 ♂♂ & 11 ♀♀ ( CSK, CHH) from Datong (Qiaotou), Xining (Nanshan), Ping’an (Sitan) and Hualong (Chapu) . Gansu: 3 ♂♂ & 2 ♀♀ ( CHH) from Shandan (Junmachang) .

Flight period. End of June to mid July in Qinghai .

Altitude. 2500–2800m in Qinghai .

Distributional notes. This species seems to be restricted to the east of Qinghai lake, with a range similar to that of C. montium in NE. Qinghai.

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 27–40. Habitus of Colias taxa ♂♂ & ♀♀ at same scale (Upper half- upper side; lower half- underside). 27—C. diva; 28—C. tibetana; 29—C. heos; 30—C. eogene eogene; 31—C. chrysotheme audre; 32—C. thisoa aeolides; 33—C. stoliczkana; 34—C. erate; 35—C. hyale; 36—C. cocandica maja; 37—C. berylla; 38—C. nina nina; 39—C. nina hingstoni; 40—C. ladakensis. 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).