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Post by cabintom on Feb 23, 2020 19:41:01 GMT
Does anyone know which species of Harpendyreus this is? |
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Post by mcheki on Feb 25, 2020 17:44:32 GMT
Another difficult genus. H reginaldi and H marlieri are listed from this area but I have not seen any specimens of these. Can you rule these as possibilities or not? H argentiostrita apparently is found on Mt. Muhi in east Zaire, is this anywhere nearby? I do not think that it is H marungensis wollastoni which also occurs in this area.
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Post by africaone on Feb 25, 2020 17:51:12 GMT
not marlieri, the genus is in need of a revision.
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Post by cabintom on Feb 26, 2020 8:00:49 GMT
I just remembered to look at Robert Ducarme's checklist for NE DRC, and according to him Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni is found in Djugu. None of the other species were captured there. Though it's worth noting that his collecting in Djugu was limited.
According to Les Papillons du Zaire, Harpendyreus marungensis (no subspecies mentioned) is limited to Tanganyika. While Williams' Afrotropical Butterflies has this subspecies in the Rwenzori Mountains of N. Kivu (which is close enough to the Djugu area).
The figure in Les Papillons du Zaire is also a pretty good match for my specimen.
So I believe I've got my ID.
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