Euptychia boulleti (Le Cerf) n. comb. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a Rare and Endangered Butterfly from Southeastern Brazil

This paper discusses the systematic position of the rare and endangered satyrine butterfly Caenoptychia boulleti Le Cerf, the only included species in Caenoptychia (type species), based on adult morphology and molecular data. The results showed that Caenoptychia Le Cerf belongs to the Euptychia Hübn...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2012-12, Vol.41 (6), p.461-467
Main Authors: Freitas, A V L, Wahlberg, N, Matos-Maravi, P F, Marin, M A, Mielke, O H H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
Agriculture
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brazil
butterflies
Butterflies - anatomy & histology
Butterflies - classification
Entomology
Female
Life Sciences
Male
male genitalia
Morphology and Physiology
new combination
Nymphalidae
Systematics
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Summary:This paper discusses the systematic position of the rare and endangered satyrine butterfly Caenoptychia boulleti Le Cerf, the only included species in Caenoptychia (type species), based on adult morphology and molecular data. The results showed that Caenoptychia Le Cerf belongs to the Euptychia Hübner clade, and the genus is synonymized with Euptychia, new synonymy. Euptychia boulleti (Le Cerf) is a new combination. The male genitalia of E. boulleti showed at least one important synapomorphy with the other species of Euptychia, which is the presence of a posterior projection of the tegumen above the uncus. Molecular data reinforces the position of Caenoptychia within the genus Euptychia.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1007/s13744-012-0073-5