Seven new species and one new subspecies of <i>Euptychia</i> Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the tropical Andes

Authors

  • Shinichi Nakahara McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity Florida Museum of Natural History
  • Jason P. W. Hall
  • Gerardo Lamas
  • Keith R. Willmott

Keywords:

Colombia, Ecuador, Euptychiina, Neotropical, Peru, Satyrini, taxonomy

Abstract

Seven new species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818, E. truncata Nakahara & Hall, n. sp., E. pillaca Nakahara & Willmott, n. sp., E. padroni Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, n. sp., E. enyita Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, n. sp., E. granatina Nakahara, Le Crom & Hall, n. sp., E. fernandae Nakahara & Willmott, n. sp., E. pegasus Nakahara & Hall, n. sp., and one new subspecies E. cesarense obtusa Nakahara, n. ssp. are described herein. Adults and their genitalia are illustrated for all species and distribution maps are provided.

Se describen siete especies nuevas de Euptychia Hübner, 1818, E. truncata Nakahara & Hall, n. sp., E. pillaca Nakahara & Willmott, n. sp., E. padroni Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, n. sp., E. enyita Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, n. sp., E. granatina Nakahara, Le Crom & Hall, n. sp., E. fernandae Nakahara & Willmott, n. sp., E. pegasus Nakahara & Hall, n. sp., y una nueva subespecie E. cesarense obtusa Nakahara, n. ssp.. Se ilustran los adultos y sus genitalias, y se proporciona datos y mapas de distribución para cada especie.

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Published

2015-12-28