A new genus of the subfamily Apaturinae (Nymphalidae)

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In this paper a new genus, Protapatura, is founded to receive the new species which is described by Mr. S. IGARASHI in the next paper. This new genus is remarkable not only in its systematic position but in its geographical distribution and habitat. The new genus superficially very much resembles the genus Apatura and its allies, but the structures of the male genitalia show some peculiar features, of which the basal structure of the saccus seems to be the most primitive in the Apaturinae, while the phallic and uncal structures are undoubtedly the results of unique specializations. The Apaturinae is one of the nymphalid groups of which the main habitats are in the Sino-Malayan region under the humid temperate and subtropical climates. The new genus is distributed in the Northern Iraq and it seems to be a relic genus of the primitive apaturines surviving in the border of the distributional range of the subfamily under the arid climate. The systematic postion of the new genus in the Apaturinae besides its geographical distribution is similar to that of the Archon in the Papilionidae. Before going further we would like to express our cordial thanks to Mr. SUGURU IGARASHI, who have first found the type-species under difficult condition, for his kindness allowing us to study on this unique type-species.
日本鱗翅学会の論文
1971-10-30