Mycalesis , anapita or patiana?

[Psyche]

The two species are very confusing in fieldshots and frequently misIded.

The orangebrown species are also placed by some authors in a separate genus Mydosama.
The endemic M. marginata (Sumatra) and M. pitana (Borneo) have five ocelli UnF.

The three widespread species are.
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1. Mycalesis fuscum.
UnF submarginal line serrated.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40620001.html
https://wingscales.com/Nymphalidae/M...is-fusca-fusca


2. Mycalesis anapita.
UnF submarginal line regular.
UpF ocellus in space 2 clear of the black border ie its outer black ring intact, black centre white-pupiled.
UnF ocellus 2, black ring narrower than white ring.
Nearly always with a spot in FW space 1b.
Dark discal line uiform brown.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205341
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205339
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205344
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205340
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/3408229504
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/1898831681
Borneo.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/4414406693


Mycalesis patiana.
UpF ocellus 2 merged with the black border ,its outer black ring merged, black centre wholly black.
UnF submarginal line regular.
UnF ocellus 2 ,black ring wider than white ring.
Rarely with a spot in space 1b, if present vestigial.
Discal line often blackish at upper end, often with a slight dislocastion at vein 4.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205648
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205646
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205647
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/3912085977
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/1950023379
Borneo.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/4973868669

As is often the case eceptions occur.
These M. anapita lack a spot in space 1b.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205342
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40600001.html


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