A new species of <i>Codatractus </i>from western Mexico<i> </i>(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
Keywords:
Central America, Codatractus sallyae n. sp., Colima, Consul, Diaethria, Dismorphia, Guatemala, Jalisco, Melinaea, Mesoamerica, Neotropical, Nymphalidae, Oaxaca, Pereute, Phanus, Pieridae, VacerraAbstract
Codatractus sallyae n. sp., is described from twelve males from the states of Jalisco and Colima in western Mexico. Photographs of adult males and illustrations of male genitalia are presented for C. sallyae and the two most similar species in western Mexico, C. arizonensis (Skinner, 1905), and C. melon (Godman & Salvin, 1893). A discussion on the differentiation of the three species, and notes on the behavior and distribution of Codatractus in Mexico, are presented.
Se describe Codatractus sallyae sp. n., a partir de doce machos provenientes de los estados de Jalisco y Colima, del occidente de Mexico. Se presentan fotograffas de machos adultos e ilustraciones de los genitales masculines para C. sallyae y las dos especies mas similares del occidente de Mexico: C. arizonensis (Skinner, 1905), and C. melon (Godman y Salvin, 1893). Se discute sobre la diferenciacion de las tres especies, y se ofrecen notas sobre la conducta y distribucion de Codatractus en Mexico.
