Abstract
Euptychia saltuensis Hayward, 1962, new synonym, currently regarded as a nomen dubium and possibly a junior subjective synonym of Yphthimoides manasses (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867), is here treated as a junior subjective synonym of Yphthimoides patricia (Hayward, 1957), based on morphological characters of the male genitalia and the DNA barcode. The taxonomic status of Y. patricia is re-examined, and a detailed redescription of the adult morphology, including the male genitalia, is presented. Information on the distribution, habitat and immature stages of Y. patricia is also provided. Yphthimoides patricia is clearly a distinct species from Y. manasses based on the analysis of DNA barcode sequences and the morphology of the male genitalia.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 537-557 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Volume | 4422 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 25 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Dr. Blanca Huertas for providing access to the Natural History Museum collection in London and Dr. Fernando Navarro (in memoriam) for helping us with the collection in the Instituto Miguel Lillo in Argentina. Lucas A. Kaminski and Mario A. Marín helped with pictures of specimens from museums in Argentina. Tamara M. Aguiar helped by spreading most specimens at Unicamp. Several friends helped by providing specimens from different parts of Brazil, including Marina Beirão, André R. M. Silva, Márcio Uehara-Prado, Augusto H. B. Rosa, Onildo Marini-Filho and Poliana F. Araujo. The authors thank Shinichi Nakahara for sharing dissection drawings and photos of two specimens at the MUSM. AVLF thanks FAPESP (grant 04/05269-9), the Brazilian Research Council-CNPq (fellowships 302585/2011-7, 303834/2015-3, and BR-BoL- MCT/CNPq/FNDCT 50/2010) and NSF (DEB-1256742). EPB thanks FAPESP for a PhD fellowship (2012/03750-8) and a Pos-Doc fellowship (2016/ 15873-8). OHHM and RRS also thanks the CNPq for fellowships (304639/2014-10 and 140223/2013-4, respectively). This publication is part of the RedeLep “Rede Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Lepidópteros” SISBIOTA-Brasil/CNPq (563332/2010-7), and of the BIOTA-FAPESP Program (2011/50225-3). A preliminary version of this article was improved by comments and discussions with Lucas A. Kaminski.
Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Blanca Huertas for providing access to the Natural History Museum collection in London and Dr. Fernando Navarro (in memoriam) for helping us with the collection in the Instituto Miguel Lillo in Argentina. Lucas A. Kaminski and Mario A. Marín helped with pictures of specimens from museums in Argentina. Tamara M. Aguiar helped by spreading most specimens at Unicamp. Several friends helped by providing specimens from different parts of Brazil, including Marina Beirão, André R. M. Silva, Márcio Uehara-Prado, Augusto H. B. Rosa, Onildo Marini-Filho and Poliana F. Araujo. The authors thank Shinichi Nakahara for sharing dissection drawings and photos of two specimens at the MUSM. AVLF thanks FAPESP (grant 04/05269-9), the Brazilian Research Council—CNPq (fellowships 302585/2011-7, 303834/2015-3, and BR-BoL-MCT/CNPq/FNDCT 50/2010) and NSF (DEB-1256742). EPB thanks FAPESP for a PhD fellowship (2012/03750-8) and a Pos-Doc fellowship (2016/ 15873-8). OHHM and RRS also thanks the CNPq for fellowships (304639/2014-10 and 140223/2013-4, respectively). This publication is part of the RedeLep “Rede Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Lepidópteros” SISBIOTA-Brasil/CNPq (563332/2010-7), and of the BIOTA-FAPESP Program (2011/50225-3). A preliminary version of this article was improved by comments and discussions with Lucas A. Kaminski.
Keywords
- Euptychiina
- Integrative taxonomy
- Neotropical region
- Open grassland
- Species status