A new species of Hypolycaena (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India

Abstract

A new species, Hypolycaena narada, sp. nov., is described from a series of male specimens from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. The new species is considerably distinct from other members of the tribe Hypolycaenini, and is easily distinguished from its relatives based on the following combination of characters: (a) slightly shining purple-blue upperside forewing with a dark, diffused androconial patch, (b) underside forewing apex and margin concolorous with the wing, (c) underside wings with narrow discal bands, ending in black costal spots, and (d) coastal black spot near the base.