Abstract METAMORPHOSIS Volume 3 December 1992 Number 4

Title

COLLECTING IN THE NORTHREN TRANSVAAL

Authors

Greyling Johan

Title

SYTEMATIC NOTES ON THE CYMOTHOE ALCIMEDA GROUP (PART 4)

Authors

Rydon A. H. B.

Title

COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS ON THE FEMALE INTERNAL GENITALIA OF THE PIERIDAE

II. Genus Pieris and other genera of Pierinae

Authors

CHEONG Seon Woo

And

LEE* Chang Eon

ABSTRACT:

The macro and microstructures of bursa copulatrix of twenty-three species of Pierniae were compared and systematically discussed. All 14 species of Pierinae which were studied in this paper had prominent appendix bursae. Among these species of Pierinae, the of Pierinae, the appendix bursa of Aporia crataegi was biggest in size, while the ductus bursa of Hebomoia glaucippe was longest in length. The shapes of signa on corpus bursae were also observed. Generally the signa of Pieris were plate-like, horizontal to bursae, and symmetrical. However, signa were folded, vertical to the bursae and asymmetrical in many other genera. Generally, folded signa are located on the cervical parts of corpus bursae, but in genus Appias and in some species such as Aporia crataegi, Anaphaeis aurota, Metaporia agathon, Tatochila autodicand Hebomois glaucippe, folded signa were located on the dorsal parts. Noreover, the signum of Cepora nadina was cervical but plate-like. The shape of signum was variable according to the species and is considered as an important character in the classification of Pierinae. In addition, the fine structure of the innersurface processes of corpus bursae were compared. The processes of Pieris were not sharp but triangular and varied between different species. The processes in other genera exhibited unique patterns respectively.

Title

DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW SPECIES OF PLATYLESCHES HOLLAND AND NEW SPECIES OF CELAENORRHINUS HűBNER (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIIDAE FROM TANZANIA

Authors

Kielland Jan

Title

RAMBLINGS OF RUTH SOUTHEY IN MOZAMBIQUE 1957 (PART 5)

Authors

Southey Ruth J. G.

Title

GETTING TO KNOW MOTHS - MONKEY MOTHS -

Authors

Henning Stephen