TY - JOUR
T1 - A peculiar new species of Dione (Agraulis) Boisduval & Le Conte (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae) associated with Malesherbia Ruiz & Pavón (Passifloraceae) in xeric western slopes of the Andes
AU - Farfán, Jackie
AU - Cerdeña, José
AU - Vargas, Héctor A.
AU - Gonçalves, Gislene L.
AU - Lamas, Gerardo
AU - Moreira, Gilson R.P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Jackie Farfán et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Butterflies associated with xerophytic environments of the Andes have been little studied, and they exhibit high levels of endemism. Herein Dione (Agraulis) dodona Lamas & Farfán, sp. nov. (Nymphalidae; Heli-coniinae) is described, distributed on the western slopes of the Andes of Peru and northern Chile, between 800 and 3,000 m elevation. Adults of both sexes, and the immature stages, are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The immature stages are associated with Malesherbia tenuifolia D. Don (Passifloraceae) found in xeric environments, representing a new record of this genus as a host plant for the subfamily Heliconiinae. Conspicuous morphological differences are presented for all stages at the generic level. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of the COI barcode mitochondrial gene fragment, D. (A.) dodona Lamas & Farfán, sp. nov. is distinguished as an independent lineage within the Agraulis clade of Dione, with ca. 5% difference to congeneric species.
AB - Butterflies associated with xerophytic environments of the Andes have been little studied, and they exhibit high levels of endemism. Herein Dione (Agraulis) dodona Lamas & Farfán, sp. nov. (Nymphalidae; Heli-coniinae) is described, distributed on the western slopes of the Andes of Peru and northern Chile, between 800 and 3,000 m elevation. Adults of both sexes, and the immature stages, are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The immature stages are associated with Malesherbia tenuifolia D. Don (Passifloraceae) found in xeric environments, representing a new record of this genus as a host plant for the subfamily Heliconiinae. Conspicuous morphological differences are presented for all stages at the generic level. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of the COI barcode mitochondrial gene fragment, D. (A.) dodona Lamas & Farfán, sp. nov. is distinguished as an independent lineage within the Agraulis clade of Dione, with ca. 5% difference to congeneric species.
KW - Chile
KW - Heliconiines
KW - Peru
KW - immature stages
KW - taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134370382&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.1113.85769
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.1113.85769
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85134370382
SN - 1313-2989
VL - 2022
SP - 199
EP - 227
JO - ZooKeys
JF - ZooKeys
IS - 1113
ER -