Colias wanda wanda Grum-Grshimailo, 1907

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 : 455-456

Colias wanda wanda Grum-Grshimailo, 1907

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Colias eogene wanda Grum-Grshimailo, 1907: 13 (TL: Hachen, Lajishan, Qinghai: Grieshuber et al., 2012).

Colias baeckeri Kotzsch, 1930: 236 (TL: Dingtsiang-miau = Dingqiangmiao, Gansu); Verhulst, 1994b: 587, 589- figs. for ♂♂ & ♀♀; Grieshuber, 1999: 47, synonymic list; Verhulst, 2001: pl. 55, figs. 1–24 for ♂♂ & ♀♀; Dietz, 2002: 93, 95- figs. 3, 6–12 for ♂♂ & ♀♀; Grieshuber & Lamas, 2007: 164, synonymic list; Grieshuber et al., 2012: 57, discussions on type series, type locality and historical overview on taxonomic status (these various historical taxonomic changes in literature are not repeatedly cited herein); Grieshuber, 2016b & 2020: photos of type specimens.

Colias stoliczkana wanda: Rose & Schulte, 1992: 96 .

Colias arida baeckeri: Rose & Schulte, 1992: 98 .

Colias stoliczkana baeckeri: Hoshiai, 1996: 10 , figs. 62–65 for ♂ & ♀.

Colias stoliczkana ssp.: Hoshiai, 1996: 10, figs. 54–57 for ♂ & ♀.

Colias baeckeri paskoi Kocman, 1999: 56 , pl. 8, figs. 3–4 (TL: Chiehku = Yushu, S. Qinghai); Dietz, 2002: 93, synonymy for C. baeckeri ; Grieshuber & Lamas, 2007: 164, synonymic list; Grieshuber et al., 2012: 177, discussions on type series, type locality and taxonomic status.

Colias wanda: Grieshuber & Churkin, 2003: 249–251 , lectotype designation; Grieshuber et al., 2012: 235–237, discussions on type series, type locality and taxonomic status, records from Tsona, S. Tibet, 239, record from W. Sichuan (no further information), pl. 23, figs. 1–12 for ♂♂ & ♀♀ (type specimens); Grieshuber, 2014: 60, figs. for ♂♂ & ♀♀, record from Qia la, Chamdo, E. Tibet; Grieshuber, 2016a: photos of type specimens.

Colias wanda baeckeri: Grieshuber & Churkin, 2003: 253 , synonymy for C. wanda .

Colias wanda paskoi: Grieshuber & Churkin, 2003: 253 , synonymy for C. wanda .

Colias wernerbacki Miller, 2009: 482 , pl. 5, figs. 2-2b (TL: Bhutan (West), Himalaya-Gebirge, Paro-Gebiet, nordl. Chomalhari-Hange, Umg. Jangothank); Grieshuber et al., 2012: 239, discussions on type series, type locality and taxonomic status, synonymy for C. wanda wanda .

Material examined. CHINA: Qinghai: 13 ♂♂ & 2 ♀♀ ( CSK, CHH), Niuxinshan, Babao , Qilian County, 27– 29.VII.2008, K. Song leg. ; 6 ♂♂ ( CSK), Erlonggou , Qilian County, 24–26.VII.2008, K. Song leg. ; 33 ♂♂ & 14 ♀♀ ( CSK, CHH), NE. of Dulan County, 24–26.VII.2010 & 26.VII.2015, K. Song leg. ; 11 ♂♂ & 4 ♀♀ ( CSK), SW. of Dulan County, 15.VII.2021, K. Song leg. ; 1 ♂ & 2 ♀♀ ( CSK), Guanjiaoshan, Tianjun , 4–10.VII.2020, Y. Yang leg. ; 1 ♀ ( CHH), Guanjiaoshan, 20 km SW. of Tianjun , 30.VII.2020, S.-Y. Lang leg. ; 6 ♂♂ & 1 ♀ ( CHH), Huashixia , 5.VII.2020, Z. Yao leg. ; 3 ♂♂ ( CSK), On road from Tongren to Xiahe , 10.VII.2018, K. Song leg ..

Diagnosis. For differences between C. wanda wanda and C. arida cakana , see under C. arida cakana . For differences between C. wanda wanda and C. adelaidae adelaidae , see under C. adelaidae adelaidae .

Identification. The photos of the type specimens of both Colias wanda and C. baeckeri presented by Grieshuber (2015, 2016a, 2020) on the internet are consulted. One of the male specimens from Tongren area ( Fig. 7 - Specimen C27), neighbouring to the type locality of C. wanda , is almost identical with the lectotype of C. wanda in the wing-characters. Male and female specimens from Qilian County are in common with some of the type specimens of C. baeckeri . The authors agree with Grieshuber & Churkin (2003) in synonymizing C. baeckeri with C. wanda , considering the great individual variations in male and the consistence of the wing characters in female. The male specimens from Huashixia area are a little different in the more frequently greenish ground color on hindwing underside, but such difference is not out of the individual variations of C. wanda wanda . The female specimens from Huashixia are in common with the females from the other localities in Qinghai. Specimens from Dulan area are larger than in other populations of C. wanda , often as large as the specimens of C. arida cakana ; they are identified as C. wanda wanda on the female characters.

Flight period. Whole July.

Altitude. 3800–4300m.

Distributional notes. The junior author collected 3 ♂♂ from a locality of Tongren (Fig. 68), close to Xiahe, the type locality of C. adelaidae . He also collected a series of specimens from a locality of Dulan (Fig. 68), ca 15 km away from a new locality of C. adelaidae at Dulan.

Figures

FIGURE 41. ♂ genitalia and 8th tergum (with superuncus) in lateral view at same scale. Serial numbers corresponding to those of specimens. Scale bar = 1 mm.

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

FIGURE 44. ♂ 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 47. 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.

FIGURES 1–3. Habitus of Colias taxa ♂♂ & ♀♀ at same scale (Upper half- upper side; lower half- underside). 1—Colias adelaidae adelaidae; 2—Colias arida cakana; 3—Colias wanda wanda. Serial number unique for each specimen. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 4–5. Habitus of Colias taxa ♂♂ & ♀♀ at same scale (Upper half- upper side; lower half- underside). 4—Colias arida cakana; 5—Colias wanda wanda. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 6–7. Habitus of Colias taxa ♂♂ at same scale (Upper half- upper side; lower half- underside). 6—Colias arida cakana; 7—Colias wanda wanda. Scale bar = 1 cm.