title: Lethe elwesi (Moore) stat. rev., a distinct species, with description of a new subspecies from NW Yunnan, China (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
abstract: In this paper, the specific status of Lethe elwesi (Moore, 1892) stat. rev. is recovered and a new subspecies L. elwesi houjiangae Lang & Bozano ssp. nov. is described from NW Yunnan province, China. Lethe plistia Fruhstorfer, 1911 is still regarded as a subspecies of L. jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1880).
authors.affiliation: Chongqing Museum of Natural History, Beibei, Chongqing, 400700, China.; Email: langsongyun@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Song-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Viale Romagna 76, 20133 Milano, Italy.; Email: giancristoforo.bozano@fastwebnet.it.
authors.forename: Gian Cristoforo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bozano
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002080:Butterflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size