Five new species and a new genus of riodinid from the cloud forests of eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae).

Authors

  • J. P. W. Hall
  • K. R. Willmott

Keywords:

Adelotypa, Anteros nubosus n sp, aphytophagy, Apodemia, Argyrogrammana, Astraeodes, bait trapping, Bolivia, Calliona, Callistium, Calospila, Calydna, Charitini, Colombia, Dianesia, Dinoplotis, Echenais, Emesis, Esthemopsis, Eurybiini, Euselasia chinguala n sp, Helicopini, hilltopping, Imelda, Lemoniini, Lycaenidae, Machaya n gen, Machaya obstinata n sp, Menander aldasi n sp, Mesosemiini, myrmecophily, Neotropical, Nymphidiini, Pachythone, Pandemos, perching behavior, Pixus, Riodinini, Roeberella, Setabis, Stalachtini, Symmachia fassli n sp, Symmachiim, Zabuella

Abstract

The new genus Machaya is described, in addition to five new species in the genera Anteros Hübner, [1819], Euselasia Hübner, [1819], Menander Hemming, 1939, Symmachia Hübner, [1819], and Machaya n. gen. All of these taxa were discovered in cloud forest habitats in eastern Ecuador.

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Published

1995-11-01

Issue

Nov. 1995, Volume 6, Number 2

Section

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