DAHIRA HOENEI (Mell, 1937)

TAXONOMY

Philodila hoenei Mell, 1937, Dt. ent. Z., Berl. 1937: 6. Type locality: China, south Shensi [Shaanxi], Taipeishan [Taibai Shan], <<33°8'N 108°E>>, 1700m.

Synonym. Philodila hoenei Mell, 1937.

Synonym. Acosmeryx cacthschild Chu & Wang, 1980, Economic Insect Fauna of China 22: 58. Type locality: China, Sichuan, Emei Shan, 800-1000m.

ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

ADULT BIOLOGY

FLIGHT-TIME

China: iii (Ya'an, Sichuan); 6-11.iv-v (Taibai Shan; Wolong National Nature Reserve); 25.v-14.vi (Daba Shan); 18.ix (Emei Shan).

EARLY STAGES

OVUM: Unknown.

LARVA: Unknown.

PUPA: Unknown.

Larval hostplants. Unknown.

PARASITOIDS

Unknown.

LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Shaanxi (Taibai Shan, Heihe National Forest Park, Houzhenzi, 1400-1500m (33°53'N 107°49'E); Taibai Shan, 30km NE Wulong; Taibai Shan, Foping Nature Reserve, 1600m (33°45'N 107°48'E); Qinling Mountains, Taibai Shan, 1500m (33°50'N 107°41'E); Daba Shan, 15km south of Shou-Man, 1800m (32°08'N 108°37'E)); Hubei; Sichuan (Emei Shan; Wolong National Nature Reserve, 1500-1800m; Ya'an); Chongqing; Fujian (Shaxixiang, Mingxi County, Sanming; Shanghang County, Longyan).

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to China.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION

Holarctic; eastern Palaearctic region. Pleistocene refuge: Monocentric -- Yunnan refugium.