First description of the females of Qinorapalaqinlingana Chou & Wang, 1995 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces, western China

Sixun Ge; Wen-Hao Sun; Yang Yang; Li-Li Ren; Shao-Ji Hu

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e117061

First description of the females of Qinorapalaqinlingana Chou & Wang, 1995 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces, western China

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Mar 15:12:e117061. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117061. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Sixun Ge¹, Wen-Hao Sun^{2

3}, Yang Yang⁴, Li-Li Ren¹, Shao-Ji Hu⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University Beijing China.
² Water Resources Research Institute of Shandong Province, Jinan, China Water Resources Research Institute of Shandong Province Jinan China.
³ Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jinan, China Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment Jinan China.
⁴ Room 515, No.10 Building, Xiaoguanbei Lane, Anwai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Room 515, No.10 Building, Xiaoguanbei Lane, Anwai Street, Chaoyang District Beijing China.
⁵ Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University Kunming China.

Abstract

Background: The family Lycaenidae is a widely distributed and species-rich group with approximately 5300 described species. The rare genus Qinorapala Chou & Wang, with Q.qinlingana Chou & Wang as its type species was established as monotypic. In the original description, Q.qinlingana was described from a male holotype; the female remained unknown. To date, the genus is only recorded from the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces). In this study, two female specimens, from Shaanxi Province and western Sichuan Province (bordering Yunnan Province) are described and illustrated for the first time.

New information: Female specimens of Q.qinlingana from Shaanxi and Sichuan are described for the first time. The species' distribution is updated and a distribution map is provided.

Keywords: Oriental Region; Sichuan; taxonomy.

Sixun Ge, Wen-Hao Sun, Yang Yang, Li-Li Ren, Shao-Ji Hu.

Grants and funding

The research was supported jointly by the National Key R & D Program of China （2022YFD1401000）; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 31872263, 31572300) and the Academician (Expert) Working Station (202305AF150037) of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology.