Distribución de Cónsul electra con una subespecie nueva de México (Nymphalidae: Charaxinae: Anaeini)

Abstract

OVER 100 SPECIMENS OF CONSUL ELECTRA FROM MANY LOCALITIES IN MEXICO WERE EXAMINED IN ORDER TO DESCRIBE SEASONAL AND GEOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY. THE FORMER IS RECONIZED IN TERMS OF PHENOLOGY WHILE SECOND RESULTED IN THE THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SUBSPECIES RESTRICTED TO WESTERN MEXICO. ALTITUDINAL RANGES AND HABITAT PREFERENCES FOR THIS SPECIES AS WLL AS SOME BEHAVIORAL FEATURES OF THE POPULATIONS ARE PRESENTED. COMMENTS ON THE BIOGEOGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE POPULATIONS AND A COMPARISON BETWEEN COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN MEXICO ARE ALSO PRESENTED.