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Choaspes Moore, [1881]
Choaspes Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 158, TS: Hesperia benjaminii Guérin-Méneville
Choaspes (Coeliadinae) ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 59

[sp-1a.jpg] 1178x880 (~104Kb) Thailand, Chanthaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, under the canopy of a primary evergreen tropical forest, the Krating rivulet valley above the waterfalls. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [sp-1b.jpg] 998x827 (~81Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a shady evergreen forest in the left catchment basin of the Krating River. 6th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Larva on Sabia, Meliosma [BMP]


Choaspes benjaminii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Ceylon, India (Palnis, Nilgiris, Coorg, Kulu) - Assam, N.Burma, Japan. See [About maps] Indian Awlking
Hesperia benjaminii Guérin-Méneville, 1843; in Delessert, Souvenirs Voy. Inde 2 (2): 79, pl. 22, f. 2, TL: Nilgiris, S.India
Choaspes benjaminii ; [BOW: pl. 186, f. 7]; [MRS, 698]

Larva on Sabia campanulata, Meliosma pugnens, M. rhoifolia, M. rigida [MRS]

C. b. japonica (Murray, 1875)
Choaspes benjaminii japonica ; [MRS, 698]
C. b. formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
Rhopalocampta benjaminii formosana Fruhstorfer, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (6): 78, TL: Formosa
Choaspes benjaminii formosana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes benjaminii formosana ; [MRS, 698]
Choaspes benjaminii formosanus ;

Larva on Meliosma rhoifolia, M. rigida, M. squamulata [MRS]

C. b. flavens Eliot, 1992
Malaysia Choaspes benjaminii flavens Eliot, 1992; in Corbet & Pendlebury, Butterflies Malay Peninsula (4th edn): 437, f. 340 (g), pl. 52, f. 31, TL: W.Malaysia, Cameron Highlands
Choaspes estrella de Jong, 1980
Philippines. See [About maps] estrella de Jong, 1980; Luzon
Choaspes hemixanthus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Sulawesi, Halamahera, New Guinea. See [About maps] Choaspes hemixanthus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 482, pl. 11, f. 3
Choaspes hemixantha ; [MRS, 698]
Choaspes hemixanthus ; [BOW: pl. 186, f. 9]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 60

Larva on Rhyticaryum, Meliosma, Pycnarrhena, Sabia Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 60

C. h. wallacei Tsukiyama & Chiba, 1991
Sulawesi Choaspes hemixanthus wallacei ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 60
Choaspes furcatus Evans, 1932
Nepal - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Malay Peninsula, Palawan. See [About maps] Choaspes furcata Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 321, no. I.4.5, TL: Sikkim
Choaspes furcata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes hemixanthus furcatus Evans, 1932; [BMP]
Choaspes hemixantha furcata ; [MRS, 698]
Choaspes illuensis (Ribbe, 1900)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Choaspes illuensis ; [BOW: 186, pl. 8]
C. i. ornatus Rothschild, 1903
Choaspes plateni (Staudinger, 1888)
Java. See [About maps] Ismene plateni Staudinger, 1888; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (19): 293
Choaspes plateni ; [BOW: pl. 186, f. 10 (text)]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 59

Larva on Meliosma, Pometia Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 59

C. p. plateni
Sulawesi Choaspes plateni plateni ; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 59
C. p. caudatus Evans, 1932
S.Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Palawan Choaspes caudata Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 320, no. I.4.1B, TL: Mergui, S.Burma
Choaspes plateni caudatus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes plateni caudatus ; [BMP: 337, pl. 52, f. 29-30]
C. p. stigmata Evans, 1932
Sikkim, Assam, Laos, N.Vietnam, Hainan Choaspes plateni stigmata Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 320, TL: Assam
Choaspes plateni stigmata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes stigmata ;
Choaspes plateni stigmatus ;
C. p. visaya de Jong, 1980
Leyte
C. p. negrosa de Jong & Treadaway, 1993
Negros Choaspes plateni negrosa de Jong & Treadaway, 1993; , TL: Negros
C. p. boreus de Jong & Treadaway, 1993
Luzon Choaspes plateni boreus de Jong & Treadaway, 1993; , TL: Luzon
Choaspes subcaudata (C. & R. Felder, [1867])
Malaya - Java, Celebes. See [About maps] Ismene subcaudata C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 526, pl. 72, f. 20-21
Choaspes subcaudata ; [BOW: pl. 186, f. 10]
C. s. crawfurdi (Distant, 1882)
S.Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias Ismene crawfurdi Distant, 1882; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57) : 247, TL: Wellesley, Malaysia
Choaspes subcaudatus crawfurdi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes subcaudatus crawfurdi ; [BMP: 337, pl. 52, f. 32]
Choaspes xanthopogon (Kollar, [1844])
Kashmir - Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, W.China, Burma?, Borneo?. See [About maps] Hesperia xanthopogon Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4: 453, pl. 18, TL: Himalaya
Choaspes similis Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 320,321, TL: Assam
Choaspes xanthopogon, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
 Choaspes xanthopogon ; [BOW: pl. 186, f. 7 (text)]; [MRS, 698]

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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[Oleg Kosterin]
Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:
Eliot in Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992
The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Fourth Edition revised by J. N. Eliot with plates by Bernard D'Abrera Butterflies Malay Peninsula (4th edn): 595pp, pl. 1-69
Distant, 1882
Undescribed Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57) : 245-248
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls
C. & R. Felder, [1867]
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Fruhstorfer, 1911
Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (2): 9-24 (1 February), (3): 25-40 (1 March), (4): 41-56 (1 April), (5): 57-72 (1 May), (6): 73-79, pl. 1 (1 June)
Moore, [1881]
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18, (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36, (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54, (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Some new or unfigured Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 10 (3) : 481-487, pl. 11-12
Staudinger, 1888
Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884), (2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884), (3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884), (4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884), (5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884), (6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884), (7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885), (8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885), (9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885), (10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885), (11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886), (12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886), (13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886), (14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886), (15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887), (16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887), (17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887), (18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888), (19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)
Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003
The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island faunda Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16

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