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Symbrenthia Hübner, [1819]

Jesters
Symbrenthia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 43, TS: Symbrenthia hippocle Hübner
Laogona Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: pl. 10 [pl. 6B], TS: Vanessa hypselis Godart
Brensymthia Huang, 2001

= ; [Wahlberg]

Symbrenthia [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia (Nymphalini) ; [Wahlberg]

Symbrenthia anna Semper, 1888

?S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Bali, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan, Philippines. See [About maps] Symbrenthia anna Semper, 1888; Reisen Philipp. (3): 114, pl. 21, f. 5-6
Symbrenthia anna [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia anna ; [BOR, 281]

Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872

N.India - N.Burma - W.China, Taiwan. See [About maps] Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 558
Symbrenthia brabira [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia brabira ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 236 (note), pl. 9, f. 1a, 2a; [BOR, 281]; [MRS, 581]

S. b. brabira

Symbrenthia brabira scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908; , TL: Taiwan
Symbrenthia sivokana Moore, 1899
Symbrenthia asthala Moore, 1874
Symbrenthia brabira scatinia ; [MRS, 581]

S. b. leoparda Chou & Li, 1994

S.Yunnan Symbrenthia leoparda Chou & Li, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 766, 581, f. 57-58, TL: Mt. Daweishan 2000m, Yunnan
Symbrenthia leoparda [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia brabira leoparda ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 237 (note), f. 13b (m.gen.)

S. b. sinica Moore, 1889

Symbrenthia sinica Moore, 1889
Symbrenthia hypselis sinica ; [MRS, 581]
Symbrenthia brabira sinica ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: f. 3-4 (m.gen)

Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940

SE.Tibet (Metok). See [About maps] Symbrenthia brabira doni Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 119-120, TL: Jakama, Naga Hills
Symbrenthia dalailama Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 236, pl. 9, f. 1b-d, 2b-d, TL: Arni Bridge, Metok, 1300m

= ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 171

Symbrenthia doni ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 171, f. 1-2 (m.gen), pl. 14, f. 1-2

Symbrenthia hippalus C. & R. Felder, 1867

Celebes. See [About maps] Symbrenthia hippalus C. & R. Felder, 1867; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 587
Symbrenthia hippalus ; [BOW: pl. 151, f. 12]; [BOR, 281]

Symbrenthia hippoclus (Cramer, [1779])

Kulu - NE.India (hills), E.Ghats, Burma - Malaya, W.China, C.China, S.China. See [About maps] Common Jester
Papilio hippoclus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 46, pl. 220, f. C, D, TL: Amboina
Symbrenthia hippocle Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 43
Symbrenthia hippoclus [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia hippoclus ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 151, f. 4]

Larva on Debregeasia bicolor [BIR], Urtica [BOW], Pipturus argenteus, (New Guinea) [BAUR]

S. h. hippoclus

Ambon, Serang Symbrenthia hippocle hippocle ; [BAUR, 212]

S. h. lucina (Stoll, [1780])

Yunnan Papilio lucina Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 82, pl. 330, f. E, F
Symbrenthia hippoclus lucina ; Huang, 2001; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 173, f. 8 (m.gen)

?S. h. javanus Staudinger, [1897]

Symbrenthia hippoclus javanus Staudinger, [1897]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2): 233 (Jan. 1897)

S. h. batjana Fruhstorfer, 1900

Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate, Morotai hippoclus batjana Fruhstorfer, 1900; Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 19 (early August), TL: Batjan?
Symbrenthia hippocle batjana ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. obianus Fruhstorfer, 1904

Obi hippoclus obianus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Ent. Meddel. 2 (5/6): 319
Symbrenthia hippocle obianus ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. buruanus Fruhstorfer, 1904

Buru hippoclus buruanus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Ent. Meddel. 2 (5/6): 321, TL: Buru
Symbrenthia hippocle buruanus ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. hylaeus Wallace, 1869

NW.West Irian hippoclus hylaeus Wallace, 1869; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1869 (4): 345
Symbrenthia hippocle hylaeus ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]
Symbrenthia hylaeus ;

S. h. hippocrates Staudinger, [1897]

E.New Guinea hippoclus hippocrates Staudinger, [1897]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2): 234 (Jan. 1897)
Symbrenthia hippocle hippocrates ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. atta Fruhstorfer, 1904

D'Entrecasteaux Is. hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904; Ent. Meddel. 2 (5/6): 320, TL: Fergusson?
Symbrenthia hippocle atta ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. balinus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Bali Symbrenthia hippoclus balinus Fruhstorfer, 1912; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 531 (20 April, 1912), TL: Bali

S. h. armis Fruhstorfer, 1912

New Britain hippoclus armis Fruhstorfer, 1912; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 532 (20 April, 1912)
Symbrenthia hippocle armis ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. nigroapicalis Joicey & Noakes, 1915

Biak hippoclus nigroapicalis Joicey & Noakes, 1915; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (2): 190, pl. 26, f. 3-4, TL: Biak
Symbrenthia hippocle nigroapicalis ; [BAUR, 212 (text)]

S. h. selangorana Corbet, 1948

Malaya Symbrenthia selangorana Corbet, 1948; Entomologist 81 (7): 166
Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana ; [BMP: 162, pl. 23, f. 13]

Symbrenthia platena Staudinger, [1897]

Celebes. See [About maps] Symbrenthia platena Staudinger, [1897]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2): 234 (Jan. 1897), TL: Celebes
Symbrenthia platena [Wahlberg]

Symbrenthia hypatia (Wallace, 1869)

?S.Thailan, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines. See [About maps] Laogona hypatia Wallace, 1869; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1869 (4): 345
Symbrenthia hypatia [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia hypatia ; [BOW: pl. 151, f. 15]; [BOR, 281]

S. h. chersonesia Fruhstorfer, 1894

Symbrenthia hypatia var. chersonesia Fruhstorfer, 1894; Berl. ent. Zs. 38 (1893) (3/4): 366, TL: Malakka
Symbrenthia hypatia chersonesia [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Symbrenthia hypatia chersonesia ; [BMP: 162, pl. 23, f. 18-19]

Symbrenthia hypselis (Godart, [1824])

Himalayas (west as far as Kashmir), NE.India (hills), Burma, Malaya, W.China, Java, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Himalayan Jester
Vanessa hypselis Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 818, no. 5-6
Symbrenthia hypselis [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia hypselis ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 151, f. 14]; [BOR, 281]; [MRS, 581]

600x400 (~55Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	600x400 (~54Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	identification uncertain 600x400 (~132Kb) India: Subansiri, 1.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
identification uncertain 600x400 (~109Kb) India: Subansiri, 1.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	identification uncertain 600x400 (~98Kb) India: Subansiri, 5.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	identification uncertain 600x400 (~107Kb) India: Subansiri, 5.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Elatostema lineolatum, Debregeasia edulis, Pouzolzia elegans [MRS]

S. h. sinis de Nicéville, 1891

Symbrenthia sinis de Nicéville, 1891; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 (3) : 357, pl. F, f. 9
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; [BMP: 162, pl. 23, f. 16-17]

S. h. cotanda Moore, 1874

Yunnan Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 80; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 173, f. 6-7

S. h. optatus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Bali Symbrenthia hypselis optatus Fruhstorfer, 1912; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 533 (20 April, 1912), TL: Bali

Symbrenthia lilaea (Hewitson, 1864)

N.India - Indo-China, China, Formosa, Peninsula Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] lilaea (Hewitson, 1864); Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2: 246, TL: East Indies [error]
Symbrenthia lilaea [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Symbrenthia lilaea ; [BOR, 281]; [MRS, 582]

1206x860 (~221Kb) upperside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 6th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1332x1204 (~235Kb) upperside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	727x722 (~55Kb) underside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
582x708 (~129Kb) upperside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	842x942 (~112Kb) underside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 5th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Girardinia heterophylla, Debregeasia bicolor [BMP], Boehmeria densiflora, B. nivea [MRS]

S. l. lucianus Fruhstorfer, 1907

Common Jester
Symbrenthia lucianus Fruhstorfer, 1907; Soc. Ent. 22 (8): 60
Symbrenthia lilaea lucianus ; [BMP: 162, pl. 23, f. 14-15]
?Symbrenthia lilaea lucina ; [MRS, 582]

S. l. khasiana Moore, 1874²

lilaea khasiana Moore, 1874²; , TL: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Symbrenthia lilaea khasiana ; [Torben B. Larsen]

S. l. formosana Fruhstorfer

Symbrenthia lilaea formosana ; [MRS, 582]

Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872

Kashmir - Assam (hills). See [About maps] Blue-Tail Jester
Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 559
Symbrenthia niphanda [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Symbrenthia niphanda ; [BOW: pl. 151, f. 16]; [BOR, 281]; [MRS, 582]
Brensymthia niphanda ; Huang, 2001

Symbrenthia intricata Fruhstorfer, 1897

N.Sulawesi (Toli Toli). See [About maps] Symbrenthia intricata Fruhstorfer, 1897; Ent. Nachr. 23 (4): 161
Symbrenthia intricata [Wahlberg]
Symbrenthia intricata ; [BOR, 281]

Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville, 1885

Sikkim - Manipur. See [About maps] Scarce Jester
Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville, 1885; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 54 (2): 117, pl. 2, f. 19, TL: Sikkim

Symbrenthia viridilunulata

Sichuan. See [About maps] Symbrenthia viridilunulata ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 172, f. 5 (m.gen), pl. 14, f.3

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Kedar Tokekar]

India

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Boisduval, [1836]

Histoire Naturelle des insectes: Spécies général des lépidoptères Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 690pp, 24pls

Corbet, 1948

Papers on Malaysian Rhopalocera (6). Symbrenthia hippocla (Hübner, 1838 [sic]), a Species distinct from S. hippoclus (Cramer, 1779) Entomologist 81 (7): 164-167, 2 figs

Cramer, [1779]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779) (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]) (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)

de Nicéville, 1885

Descriptions of some new Indian Rhopalocera J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 54 (2): 117-124, pl. 2

de Nicéville, 1891

On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 (3) : 341-398, pl. F-G

C. & R. Felder, 1867

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): Heft (3), 379-548, pls. 48-74

Fruhstorfer, 1894

Symbrenthia hypatia Wall. fem. aus Java und var. chersonesia Fruhst. von Malakka Berl. ent. Zs. 38 (1893) (3/4): 366

Fruhstorfer, 1897

Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem malayischen Archipel Ent. Nachr. 23 (4): 59-64 ([15] February)

Fruhstorfer, 1900

Rhopalocera Bazilana. Verzeichniss der von W. DOHERTY auf der Insel Bazilan gesammelten Tagfalter Berl. ent. Zs. 45 (1/2): 1-38 (early August) 44 (3/4): pl. 2, f. 1-6 (1899)

Fruhstorfer, 1904

Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Malayischen Archipel Ent. Meddel. 2 (5/6): 291-332, 5 figs. (June)

Fruhstorfer, 1907

Neue Nymphaliden Soc. Ent. 22 (8): 60 (15 July)

Fruhstorfer, 1912

6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 453-456 (31 January, 1912) 457-488 (18 March, 1912) 489-496 (25 May, 1912) 489-496 (10 May, 1912) 497-504 (15 April, 1912) 505-512 (10 May, 1912) 513-528 (11 April, 1912) 529-552 (20 April, 1912) 553-592 (15 May, 1912) 593-616 (25 September, 1912) 617-632 (15 October, 1912) 633-640 (25 October, 1912) 641-656 (10 January, 1913) 657-664 (12 January, 1913) 665-680 (13 January, 1913) 681-688 (25 January, 1913) 689-696 (16 June, 1913) 697-704 (5 August, 1913) 705-712 (20 January, 1914) 713-720 (20 November, 1913) 721-744 (9 March, 1914) 745-751 (30 July, 1915) 753-760 (28 March, 1914) 761-766 (14 April, 1914)

Godart, [1824]

in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 (2): 329-828 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 329-828

Huang, 1998

Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S. E. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 207-264

Huang, 2003

A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114

Huang & Xue, 2004

Notes on some Chinese butterflies Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 171-177, pl. 14

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Joicey & Noakes, 1915

New butterflies and a moth from Biak Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (2): 177-197, 8pls

Moore, 1872

Descriptions of new Indian Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 555-583, pl. 32-34

Semper, 1888

Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen Reisen Philipp. (1): 1-46, pl. 1-8, A (1886) (2): 47-86, pl. 9-16 (1887) (3): 87-134, pl. 17-24 (1888) (4): 135-174, pl. 25-32 (1889) (5): 175-238, pl. 33-38, B (1890) (6): 239-270, pl. 39-46 (1891) (7): 271-380, pl. 47-49 [iv] (1892)

Staudinger, [1897]

Neue exotische Tagfalter Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (1): 193-224, pl. 1-2 (July 1896) (2): 225-240, pl. 5 (Jan. 1897)

Stoll, [1780]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780) (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781) (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)

Tytler, 1940

Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 2 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42 (1): 109-123

Wallace, 1869

Notes on eastern Butterflies (3 parts) Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1869 (?): 77-81 (4): 277-288 321-349

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