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Remarkable sexual dimorphism, rarity and cryptic species: a revision of the ‘aegrota species group’ of the Neotropical butterfly genus Caeruleuptychia Forster, 1964 with the description of three new species (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

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Revista Científica:

Insect Systematics & Evolution

Año:

2018

Volumen:

49

Número:

2

Páginas:

130–182

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1163/1876312X-00002167

ISSN:

ISSN impreso: 1399-560X ISSN en línea: 1876-312X

Keywords (Autor):

Amazonian forest; DNA barcode; eastern Andes; Euptychiina; lectotype; Magneuptychia; synonym; taxonomy

Resumen

The ‘aegrota species group’ of the Neotropical nymphalid genus Caeruleuptychia Forster, 1964, in addition to three other superficially similar, enigmatic species in the genus, are revised. A lectotype is designated for Euptychia aegrota Butler, 1867, E. aetherialis Butler, 1877 stat. rev., E. helios Weymer, 1911 and E. pilata Butler, 1867, and C. aetherialis is resurrected from its synonymy with C. aegrota. Caeruleuptychia helios caelestissima Brévignon, 2010, syn. nov., and Magneuptychia keltoumae Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2012, syn. nov. are both regarded as junior subjective synonyms of C. helios (Weymer, 1911), as a result of the discovery and first illustration of the female of this taxon. The female of C. aegrota is also described and illustrated for the first time, and three new species, C. trembathi Willmott, Nakahara, Hall & Neild, sp. nov., C. scripta Nakahara, Zacca & Huertas, sp. nov., and C. maryzenderae Lamas & Nakahara, sp. nov. are described and named. We analyze morphological and molecular data separately, in addition to combining morphological data with molecular data, to provide the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the taxa treated in this revision.

Copyright:

© 2018 Nakaharaa et al

Autor (es ):

Nakahara Shinichi, Zacca Thamara, Huertas Blanca, Neild Andrew F. E., Hall Jason P. W., Lamas Gerardo, Holian Lauren A., Espeland Marianne and Willmott Keith R.

Editorial:

Koninklijke Brill NV

Ciudad:

Leiden, Países Bajos

Idioma:

Inglés

Tipo de Referencia:

Articulo de revista academica

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