Description of a new species of the genus Ussuriana Tutt (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from China

Abstract

Ussuriana igarashii sp. n. belonging to the lycaenid tribe Theclini is described and illustrated from Mt Cenwanglaoshan in the northwerstern part of Guangxi Province, China. The species is easily distinguished from the remaining species in the genus with orange underside coloration by the silvery ground color of the underwing as well as by the genitalic characters.