Bulletin of the Allyn Museum
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The endemic Antillean genus Choranthus Scudder 1872 is represented by one species on the island of Hispaniola. Riley (1975:188) stated that the species haitensis Skinner is "known only from Haiti where it clearly replaces C. uitellius." Specimens of Ch. haitensis have been secured abundantly on the entire island of Hispaniola; thus, the species is obviously not restricted to Haiti but also occurs in the Republica Dominicana. Cuba has a single species (radians Lucas) and Jamaica one (lilliae Bell). On Puerto Rico occur borinconus Watson and uitellius Fabricius (the latter also on the Virgin Islands). In the Bahamas occurs richmondi Miller, which is known from Andros Island and the Exuma Cays from only one iS and three 9 (Clench, 1977:192). Brown and Heineman (1972:72), however, referred batesi Bell (now Partrytone batesi) and magdalia Herrich-Schiiffer (now Parachoranthus magdalia) from Cuba to Choranthus (see Miller, 1966:260, 268, for generic reassignments). Scott (1972:39) noted only four species of Choranthus (in contrast to Miller 's six) but did not give a rationale for the lesser number. The Hispaniolan species are found widespread geographically and altitudinally; however, geographical data, as well as the characteristics of the skippers themselves, give evidence of undescribed populations of the genus. Choranthus haitensis occurs widespread on the so-called north island (see Schwartz, 1980); distinctive populations of Choranthus were encountered in the Dominican Cordillera Central. These latter occur with Ch. haitensis at elevations of 915 m and 1007 m. On the south island, specimens of Ch. haitensis have been collected in both Haiti and the Republica Dominicana. However, specimens of Choranthus secured from the Sierra de Baoruco are without question a distinct species.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013