A revision of the new Andean butterfly genus Optimandes Marín, Nakahara & Willmott, n. gen., with the description of a new species (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina)
Keywords:
Andes, Chusquea, immature stages, inventory, mimicry, species description, taxonomy
Abstract
A new genus, Optimandes Marín, Nakahara & Willmott, n. gen., is described to contain the type species Neonympha eugenia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867, its junior subjective synonym Euptychia phineus Butler, 1867, and its subspecies Euptychia transversa Weymer, 1911, which are transferred from the genus Euptychoides Forster, 1964. The sister species to Optimandes eugenia n. comb. is a distinctive new species which is here described and named as Optimandes mocha Willmott, Hall & Lamas, n. sp.. Figures of wings, genitalia and distribution maps are provided for both species and the immature stages of Optimandes eugenia are described for the first time. Both species are uncommon to rare inhabitants of Andean cloud forest, with O. eugenia widespread throughout the tropical Andes, and O. mocha occurring from southern Ecuador to Bolivia.
Published
2019-05-03
Section
Articles
Copyright (c) 2019 Keith R. Willmott, Mario A. Marín, Shinichi Nakahara, Tatiana Pomerantz, Gerardo Lamas, Blanca Huertas, Marianne Espeland, Lei Xiao, Jason P. W. Hall, James I. Robinson Willmott, André V. L. Freitas
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