A new species of <i>Psoralis</i> Mabille, 1904 from Panama (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Moncini)

Authors

  • Fabian G. Gaviria
  • Ricardo R. Siewert
  • Olaf H. H. Mielke
  • Mirna M. Casagrande

Keywords:

butterfly, Central America, morphology, stigma, skipper

Abstract

A new species of Psoralis Mabille, 1904, P. darienensis sp. nov., is described based on two specimens collected in Darién National Park, Darién Province, Panama. Based on wing phenotype this new species is similar to P. mirnae Siewert, Nakamura & Mielke, 2014, recently described from Guatemala. Illustrations of the adult, stigma, male genitalia, and a distribution map are provided.

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Published

2018-05-31

Issue

July 2018, Volume 28, Number 1

Section

Articles