Australian Museum Journal A new species of Cethosia and a new subspecies of Delias (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae and Pieridae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Shortform:
- Müller, 1999, Rec. Aust. Mus. 51(2): 169–177
- Author(s):
- Müller, Chris J.
- Year published:
- 1999
- Title:
- A new species of Cethosia and a new subspecies of Delias (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae and Pieridae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 169
- End page:
- 177
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.51.1999.1304
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 20 October 1999
- Cover date:
- 20 October 1999
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 20 October 1999
- Available online:
- 20 October 1999
- Reference number:
- 1304
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (12kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (2626kb PDF)
Abstract
Two butterflies Cethosia vasalia n.sp. (Nymphalidae) and Delias messalina lizzae n.subsp. (Pieridae) are described and figured from mid to high montane New Ireland. Cethosia vasalia n.sp. and C. obscura Guérin-Méneville are parapatric locally within the Bismarck Archipelago. These two species and their subspecies are compared in detail.