Our review of the skipper genus Matapa Moore (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) in China revealed that there are 6 species in the country. A new species, M. pseudodruna, sp. nov. from Nanling National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, is described and illustrated. M. druna (Moore), M. purpurascens Elwes & Edwards and M. cresta Evans are recorded in the country for the first time. We propose that Metapa pseudosasivarna Lee should be a new synonym of M. sasivarna (Moore). The key for the separation of the Matapa species by de Jong is modified to reflect our result. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Insect Collection of the South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou (SCAU).
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1 December 2013
The Genus Matapa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) from China with Description of a New Species
Xiao-Ling Fan,
Hideyuki Chiba,
Min Wang
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 96 • No. 4
December 2013
Vol. 96 • No. 4
December 2013
Guangdong
hesperíido
Oriental Region
pseudodruna
Región Oriental
skipper