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Note on Liptena undina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894), with the description of two new taxa (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae)
Michel Libert
Abstract
Male and female genitalia show that two species are confused under the name Liptena undina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894); the new species, which flies in the eastern part of the range of L. undina, is named L. dunnia sp. nov. It has two subspecies, the nominate in the east and subspecies reducta ssp. nov. in the west. New data are also provided on the distribution of Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933.
Résumé: Les genitalia mâles et femelles montrent que deux espèces sont confondues sous le nom de Liptena undina (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894). La nouvelle espèce, qui vole dans la partie orientale de l'aire de répartition, est nommée L. dunnia sp. nov.; elle comporte deux sous-espèces, la sous-espèce nominative à l’est et la sous-espèce reducta ssp. nov. à l’ouest. Des nouvelles données sont fournies sur la distribution de Liptena ochrea Hawker-Smith, 1933.
