Neptis paulinae, Aduse-Poku & Lohman & Richardson, 2022

Neptis paulinae sp. nov. ( Fig. 20 View Figure 20 )

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Only one female specimen of N. paulinae is known from Otto Maber , Ituri province in the DRC. The specimen is in the ABRI collection and is selected as the holotype. The specimen is shown in Fig. 20 View Figure 20 along with specimens of the other two related species .

Holotype ♀: Otto Maber , Ituri province, DRC, 01°04ʹ32ʹʹ N, 29°35ʹ17ʹʹ E, (1.0756°, 29.5881°), 1050 m, ix.2016, ABRI-162726, ABRI collection. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: None

Material examined and distribution

The species N. angelae is known from a single male captured near Ekombe in Équateur province in the NW DRC. This specimen, the holotype, is in the ABRI collection in Nairobi. The collection locality for the specimen is plotted on the map, Fig. 23 View Figure 23 , along with collection localities for N. paulinae and barcoded specimens of N. lugubris in the ABRI collection.

Diagnosis

Neptis angelae can be separated from other Neptis species by the form of the post-discal and first submarginal bands on the underside of the forewing. These bands comprise crescent shaped marks strongly convex distad. Some other