Celaenorrhinus yaojiani Huang & Wu, 2003

Huang, Zhen-Fu, Chiba, Hideyuki, Fei, Wen & Fan, Xiao-Ling, 2014, The maculosus group of the genus Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1819 from China, with discovery of female C. kuznetsovi Devyatkin, 2000 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae), Zootaxa 3881 (3), pp. 279-290 : 289

Celaenorrhinus yaojiani Huang & Wu, 2003

Figs. 25–27

Celaenorrhinus yaojiani Huang & Wu, 2003: 130 , pl.VI. fig. 4. (Type locality: Guangxi).

Material examined. Holotype ♂, Beidou, Napo, Guangxi, 22-VI-2000, YAO Jian;

Distribution. China (Guangxi).

Remarks. Huang & Wu (2003) described this species based on a single male specimen from southern part of Guangxi, China. Based on the original description, this species differs from C. kuznetsovi in forewing upperside in having no trace of a basal yellow striping; wings underside with basal yellow striping more or less developed; distance and directions of cell spot and spot in space CuA1; male genitalia (remarkably broader gnathos, valve with distal-doral protection pointed and juxta with lateral arms thinner). We examined the holotype of C. yaojiani (Figs. 25–27). Although we did not examine male genitalia of the holotype, fig. 29 ( Huang & Wu, 2003) shows that character in male genitalia is hard to distinguish it from kuznetsovi . Due to remarkable intraspecific variation in kuznetsovi shown above, it is very unlikely to consider yaojiani as a good species, and so we suspect that yaojiani may represent a synonym of kuznetsovi . Examination of additional male and female specimens as well as molecular evidence is necessary to ensure the definitive taxonomic status of this taxon.