Revision of the poorly known Neotropical butterfly genus Zischkaia Forster, 1964 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), with descriptions of nine new species

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Nakahara, Shinichi ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Zacca, Thamara ^{[4, 5]} ; Dias, Fernando M. S. ^[6] ; Dolibaina, Diego R. ^[6] ; Xiao, Lei ^[2] ; Espeland, Marianne ^[7] ; Casagrande, Mirna M. ^[6] ; Mielke, Olaf H. H. ^[6] ; Lamas, Gerardo ^[3] ; Hijertas, Blanca ^[8] ; Kleckner, Kaylin ^{[1, 2]} ; Willmott, Keith R. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Florida, Dept Entomol & Nematol, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA

^[2] Univ Florida, McGuire Ctr Lepidoptera & Biodivers, Florida Museum Nat Hist, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA

^[3] Univ Nacl Mayor San Marcos, Dept Entomol, Museo Hist Nat, Lima - Peru

^[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Museu Zool, Inst Biol, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[6] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, Lab Estudos Lepidoptera Neotrop, Curitiba, Parana - Brazil

^[7] Zool Res Museum Alexander Koenig, Arthropoda Dept, Adenauer Allee 160, D-53113 Bonn - Germany

^[8] Nat Hist Museum, Life Sci Dept, London - England

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY; v. 551, p. 1-67, SEP 13 2019.
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Abstract

We provide the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of the poorly known South American butterfly genus Zischkaia Forster, 1964, hitherto regarded as including three described species. A phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequence data shows that Zischkaia is monophyletic and consists of two morphologically diagnosable clades. Morphological characters and DNA `barcodes' support the recognition of twelve species in the genus, a significant increase even for the relatively poorly studied subtribe Euptychiina. Consequently, nine new species are described and named herein, including Z. arctoa Nakahara, sp. nov., Z. chullachaki Nakahara \& Zacca, sp. nov., Z. baku Zacca, Dolibaina \& Dias, sp. nov., Z. arenisca Nakahara, Willmott \& Hall, sp. nov., Z. argyrosflecha Nakahara, L. Miller \& Huertas, sp. nov., Z. abanico Nakahara \& Petit, sp. nov., Z. josti Nakahara \& Kleckner, sp. nov., Z. mielkeorum Dolibaina, Dias \& Zacca, sp. nov. and Z. warreni Dias, Zacca \& Dolibaina, sp. nov. In addition, a neotype is designated for Satyrus pacarus Godart, {[}1824], and lectotypes are designated for Euptychia amalda Weymer, 1911, Euptychia fumata Butler, 1867 and Euptychia saundersii Butler, 1867. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/02264-6 - Comparative and evolutionary morphology of wing scent organs in Satyrinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
• Grantee: Thamara Zacca Bispo Taumaturgo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral