A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Thailand

Authors

  • EKGACHAI JERATTHITIKUL Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
  • ANGOON LEWVANICH Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
  • BUNTIKA AREEKUL BUTCHER Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
  • CHARIYA LEKPRAYOON Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Eurema, Thailand, Key to species

Abstract

The taxonomic study of the genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] from museum specimens over Thailand is reported. Seven hundred and one imagoes (butterflies) were examined, resulting in ten distinct species and some 15 species-subspecies being recorded. These were comprised of two species from the subgenus Eurema (E. brigitta and E. laeta) and eight species from the subgenus Terias (E. ada, E. andersoni, E. sari, E. nicevillei, E. novapallida, E. blanda, E. simulatrix and E. hecabe). A dichotomous key to the species of the genus in Thailand, based on the wing marking patterns with illustrations and descriptions of the male genitalia where this aids identification, is presented. The distribution of the genus in Thailand, and the taxonomic problems with wing marking variations of E. hecabe hecabe are discussed.

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Published

2009-04-01

How to Cite

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JERATTHITIKUL, E., LEWVANICH, A., BUTCHER, B.A. and LEKPRAYOON, C. 2009. A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 9, 1 (Apr. 2009), 1–20.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

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Original Articles

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