@article{962e5089d19a40f187b01e08695e3021,
title = "On systematic status of Spindasis syama Horsfield, [1829] in Taiwan and the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeini)",
abstract = "Based upon both morphological and gene barcode evidence, the population of Spindasis syama in Taiwan is described as Spindasis syama lamuae, ssp. nov., and the taxon negrita Felder, 1862 is revised as a species endemic to the Philippines (stat. rev.).",
keywords = "Cigaritis, Crematogester, Myrmecophily, New status, New subspecies",
author = "Hsu, {Yu Feng} and Liang, {Jia Yuan}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Blanca Huertas (NHM) and Kazunori Yoshizawa (SEHU) for locating type specimens under their care, and for permission to use the photographs of the types. We also thank students and ex-students of NTNU, Chien-Ren Chen, Jia-Hong Lin, Yuh-Tyng Lin, for their assistance in field work. Chung-Chi Lin (National Changhua University of Education) helped identifying the ant species. James Young (the Lepidopterists{\textquoteright} Society of Hong Kong), Philip Yik-fui Lo (Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong), Hang-Chi Huang (Butterfly Conservation Society of Taiwan, Taipei), Chen-Chi Lu (Fu-Sing Elementary School, New Taipei City), and Jia-lin Chen (The Insect Kingdom Culture Development Co. Ltd., Foshan) kindly provided samples for comparison. Chih-Wei Huang of NTNU compiled data used in the present study. Gian Cristoforo Bozano (Milano, Italy) and Hideyuki Chiba (Bishop Museum, Honolulu) gave valuable comments.This study was supported by Council of Agriculture (Taiwan) grants 101-FM-2.1-C-12 and 106-FD-8.3-C-16. Funding Information: We thank Blanca Huertas (NHM) and Kazunori Yoshizawa (SEHU) for locating type specimens under their care, and for permission to use the photographs of the types. We also thank students and ex-students of NTNU, Chien-Ren Chen, Jia-Hong Lin, Yuh-Tyng Lin, for their assistance in field work. Chung-Chi Lin (National Changhua University of Education) helped identifying the ant species. James Young (the Lepidopterists' Society of Hong Kong), Philip Yik-fui Lo (Kadoorie Farm, Hong Kong), Hang-Chi Huang (Butterfly Conservation Society of Taiwan, Taipei), Chen-Chi Lu (Fu-Sing Elementary School, New Taipei City), and Jia-lin Chen (The Insect Kingdom Culture Development Co. Ltd., Foshan) kindly provided samples for comparison. Chih-Wei Huang of NTNU compiled data used in the present study. Gian Cristoforo Bozano (Milano, Italy) and Hideyuki Chiba (Bishop Museum, Honolulu) gave valuable comments.This study was supported by Council of Agriculture (Taiwan) grants 101-FM-2.1-C-12 and 106-FD-8.3-C-16. Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 Magnolia Press",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "15",
doi = "10.11646/zootaxa.4763.4.2",
language = "English",
volume = "4763",
pages = "485--500",
journal = "Zootaxa",
issn = "1175-5326",
publisher = "Magnolia Press",
number = "4",
}