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Post by africaone on Apr 13, 2020 8:46:06 GMT
here are 2 specimens of Graphium biokoensis from Tshopo (Kisangani area)
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Post by trehopr1 on Apr 13, 2020 8:59:54 GMT
Alright africaone ! Love the picture... Excellent specimen.
Keep those pictures coming whenever possible.
I'm certain you have a lot a "cool" stuff to show us.
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Post by mothylator on Aug 1, 2020 22:02:29 GMT
africaone, I noted you'd uploaded data to Bold Taxonomy, with specimen pics. Outstanding! I wondered, do you have a barcode cladistic relationship tree for this taxon within the policenes group? I couldn't find anything in the public access workspace. Is it in press? Best, Andrew.
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Post by africaone on Feb 28, 2021 15:47:52 GMT
I recently got some fresh policenes from Katanga that strangely look like telloi. telloi has been described from the northern hemisphre and katanga is in the southern one with the forest between them. Then ssp status seems inadequate. the problem is that telloi is quite distinct and no genetic difference (barcode) occurs. Another problem with this group among some others.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Feb 28, 2021 17:51:41 GMT
Could this be seasonal or otherwise environmental? The enlarged green bands remind me of dry season (spring) form Asian Graphium, but it's certainly not normal for policenes to vary like this seasonally.
Adam.
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Post by africaone on Feb 28, 2021 20:19:43 GMT
it is what I first believed but all specimens from that locality even of the wet season have large and light green bands but sure that dry season specimens are lighter
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Post by africaone on Mar 25, 2021 11:43:40 GMT
a new African Graphium .... www.entomoafricana.org/pdf will be soon (1-2 days) available on Researchgate (on request) on Alexandre Cipolla account.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 26, 2021 8:19:52 GMT
The abstract of the new paper has just been posted on ResearchGate by Dr. Cipolla, and I have requested a copy of the paper. Here is the text of the abstract as posted: Résumé. Une nouvelle espèce de Papilionidae du genre Graphium Scopoli, 1777 est décrite de République démocratique du Congo, Graphium bouyeri n. sp. La nouvelle espèce était précédemment confondue avec Graphium biokoensis Gauthier, 1984. Graphium bouyeri n. sp. est présente dans tout le bloc forestier équatorial d’Afrique centrale du Nigeria jusqu’à l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. Summary. A new Papilionidae species of the genus Graphium Scopoli, 1777 is described from Democratic Republic of Congo, Graphium bouyeri n. sp. The new species was previously mixed with Graphium biokoensis Gauthier, 1984. Graphium bouyeri n. sp. occurs in the all equatorial forest from Nigeria to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Keywords. Lepidoptera, Papilionidae, Graphium, Bioko, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, nova species. Congratulations to africaone for having a new species named after him! I look forward to seeing the information in this paper in order to distinguish Graphium biokoensis and the new species, Graphium bouyeri. Adam.
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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2021 10:03:56 GMT
The abstract of the new paper has just been posted on ResearchGate by Dr. Cipolla, and I have requested a copy of the paper. Here is the text of the abstract as posted: Résumé. Une nouvelle espèce de Papilionidae du genre Graphium Scopoli, 1777 est décrite de République démocratique du Congo, Graphium bouyeri n. sp. La nouvelle espèce était précédemment confondue avec Graphium biokoensis Gauthier, 1984. Graphium bouyeri n. sp. est présente dans tout le bloc forestier équatorial d’Afrique centrale du Nigeria jusqu’à l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. Summary. A new Papilionidae species of the genus Graphium Scopoli, 1777 is described from Democratic Republic of Congo, Graphium bouyeri n. sp. The new species was previously mixed with Graphium biokoensis Gauthier, 1984. Graphium bouyeri n. sp. occurs in the all equatorial forest from Nigeria to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Keywords. Lepidoptera, Papilionidae, Graphium, Bioko, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, nova species. Congratulations to africaone for having a new species named after him! I look forward to seeing the information in this paper in order to distinguish Graphium biokoensis and the new species, Graphium bouyeri. Adam. Graphium biokoensis has been misinterpreted, it is really something near policenes (Gauthier well interpreted this). It is localised on Bioko island where it seems to replace policenes (to be verified but none information against until now, despite some unverifiable assertions ... as usual). Unfortunetely, none fresh biokoensis has been available for barcode despite a very big series has been caught in the past (without any "true" policenes). As it is often the case for islander population, it is more constant than the continental ones. The new one (not existing on Bioko) is closer to liponesco (a small dark, long tailed, forest Graphium of the policenes group localised in Western Africa) from which it is easily distinguised by other characters as the small white dots on HW well pointed by Larsen. Note that specimen of the species from western part (ie Cameroon) is more marked than the eastern one (ie Kivu), those of intermediate regions (as specimen represented here) being intermediate in pattern. Some specimens from Kivu Mountains are clearly difficult (but possible) to distinguish from some dark small policenes. Barcode (not included in the paper) confirms the distinction and external characters. Waiting further information to publish first instars and barcode results. Unfortuneley, it is a poorly collected spcies as it is confused with policenes than nobody collect.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 26, 2021 10:43:49 GMT
So the new species name belongs to 'biokoensis' from mainland Africa, and true biokoensis is restricted to the island race. The English in the abstract is unclear, because use of the word 'mixed' in the context implies that they occur together.
Please can you confirm the exact publication date for the record, thank you.
Adam.
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Post by africaone on Mar 26, 2021 14:29:23 GMT
So the new species name belongs to ' biokoensis' from mainland Africa, and true biokoensis is restricted to the island race. The English in the abstract is unclear, because use of the word 'mixed' in the context implies that they occur together. Please can you confirm the exact publication date for the record, thank you. Adam. yes they occur together in collection (they are mixed in collection) ...
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 26, 2021 15:43:59 GMT
Ah, I understand now, thank you.
Adam.
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Post by africaone on Apr 10, 2021 17:01:14 GMT
Adam What is the last updated name that must be applied to the ex "bromius" from Central africa ? nurettini, chrapkowskoides or something else ? thanks, Thierry
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 10, 2021 20:06:37 GMT
Thierry,
The correct name for the species is Papilio chrapkowskoides.
Here is the synonymy:
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 ssp. chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 (TL. Kalinzu Forest, Uganda occidental; Entebbe) ssp. nerminae Koçak, 1983 [Replacement Name] = furvus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 (TL. Island of Sao Thomé, West Africa) [Junior Homonym] ssp. nurettini Koçak, 1983 [Replacement Name] = bromius Doubleday, 1845 (TL. Ashanti) [Junior Homonym]
TL. = Type Locality For clarification, the type locality of a replacement name for a junior homonym is the same as the name it replaces.
Adam.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Apr 10, 2021 20:11:28 GMT
To clarify your question further, nominate Papilio bromius is correctly known as Papilio chrapkowskoides nurettini.
Adam.
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