Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923

Huang, Si-Yao, Zhu, Li-Juan, Chen, En-Yong, Xu, Yong-Qiang, Wang, Min, Fan, Xiao-Ling, Pan, Zhao-Hui & Espeland, Marianne, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Agalope Walker from mainland China with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae), Zootaxa 5165 (4), pp. 557-574 : 565-567

Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923

( Figs 16–20 , 43, 44 , 49, 50 , 60 )

Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923: 206 ; Yen et al. 2005: 288.

Type material examined. Syntypes of Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923 : male, printed white label “ Bahand ( Now Baihanluo Village located in the Nujiang valley at the north of Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture , Yunnan, P. R. China), Yunnan, Recu du Pere Ouvrard, Missionaire apostol., a Oui-si ou Wei-si, Yunnan, Chine, en janvier, 1917”/ printed white label “ Coll. Ch. Oberthür. ”/ handwriting label “agalope aurelia Obthr ”/ rounded label with blue ring “ SYNTYPE ” ( NHMUK); female, printed white label “Bahand, Yunnan, Recu du Pere Ouvrard, Missionaire apostol., a Oui-si ou Wei-si, Yunnan, Chine, en janvier, 1917”/ printed white label “Ex Oberthür Coll., Brit. Mus. 1927-3”/ rounded label with blue ring “ SYNTYPE ” ( NHMUK) . Additional specimens examined: 4 males, 3.VIII.2021, Bingzhongluo, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture , Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Si-yao Huang leg., slide GSAG1 ( CHSY) ; 3 males, 4.VIII.2021, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture , Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Si-yao Huang leg., slide GSAG2 ( CHSY) ; 1 female, 10.VII.2015, Xianghong, Dulongjiang, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture , Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Chao Wu leg., slide DLJAG1 ( CHSY) .

Distribution. Known from Nujiang and Dulongjiang valleys of Western Yunnan, P. R. China ( Figs 64 , 68 ).

Biology. In Nujiang valley, males were observed resting on leaves under shade of trees ( Fig. 65 ) or flying in daytime near edge of the forest or along the river-side at altitude around 2700 m.

Remarks. The basal band on forewing upperside of both sexes can vary from absent to well-developed as the blackish brown scales on anal angle of hindwing in males.

Figures

FIGURES 68. Distribution map of Agalope spp. in SE Asia.

FIGURES 11–20. Adults of Agalope spp. 11, Agalope owadai sp. n., male, HT, Bomi, Xizang, ZSY222 (CHSY); 12, ditto, male, PT, Bomi, Xizang, BMAG1 (CHSY); 13, ditto, male, PT, Tongmai, Xizang, TMAG1 (CHSY); 14, ditto, male, PT, Jiali, Xizang, JLAG1 (CHSY); 15, ditto, female, PT, Tongmai, Xizang, TMAG2 (CHSY); 16, A. aurelia, male, Gongshan, Yunnan, (CHSY); 17, ditto, GSAG1 (CHSY); 18, ditto, female, Dulongjiang, Yunnan, DLJAG1 (CHSY); 19, ditto, male, syntype, Bahand, Yunnan (NHMUK), by courtesy of Dr. Mamoru Owada; 20, ditto, female, syntype, Bahand, Yunnan (NHMUK), by courtesy of Dr. Mamoru Owada.

FIGURES 39–44. Male genitalia of Agalope spp. 39, Agalope owadai sp. n., HT, slide ZSY222; 40, ditto, PT, slide TMAG1; 41, ditto, PT, slide BMAG1; 42, ditto, PT, slide JLAG1; 43, A. aurelia, slide GSAG1; 44, ditto, slide GSAG2.

FIGURES 45–50. Magnified images of juxta of Agalope spp. 45, Agalope owadai sp. n., HT, slide ZSY222; 46, ditto, PT, slide TMAG1; 47, ditto, PT, slide BMAG1; 48, ditto, PT, slide JLAG1; 49, A. aurelia, slide GSAG1; 50, ditto, slide GSAG2.

FIGURES 57–61. Female genitalia of Agalope spp. 57, Agalope haoi sp. n., PT, slide ZSY221; 58, A. wangi, PT, slide NS- MT2167f#, after Owada (1992) with corpus bursae outlined by black; 59, A. owadai sp. n., PT, slide TMAG2; 60, A. aurelia, slide DLJAG1; 61, A. lucia, slide GSAG3. Arrows in figs 57 and 58 indicating the 8th tergite.

FIGURES 62–67. Habitats and living adult of Agalope spp. in P.R. China. 62, Pianma, Lushui, Western Yunnan; 63, Samage, Weixi, Northwestern Yunnan; 64, Gongshan, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Western Yunnan; 65, living adult of A. aurelia, resting on leaves, Gongshan; 66, Longgu Village, Chayu, Southeastern Xizang; 67, Taohuagou, Bomi, Southeastern Xizang.