Description of a new species of Telemiades Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Peru belonging to the “centrites group”

Abstract

Telemiades nicki Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, a new species of Telemiades Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Peru, Cusco, Cosñipata Valley belonging to the “centrites group”, is described. The male and its genitalia are illustrated, and an updated key to the males of the Telemiades species belonging to the “centrites group” is provided.