A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Barbosa, Eduardo P. ^{[1, 2]} ; Aguiar, Tamara M. C. ^{[1, 3, 2]} ; Rosa, Augusto H. B. ^{[1, 3, 2]} ; Zacca, Thamara ^{[1, 2]} ; Freitas, Andre V. L. ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Museu Zool Adao Jose Cardoso, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4819, n. 1, p. 128-142, JUL 22 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

A new species of the butterfly satyrine subtribe Euptychiina is described: Carminda surpresa sp. nov. This species is apparently restricted to high altitude wet grasslands in southeastern Brazil. The description is based on morphological features, mainly from the wings, and male and female genitalia, and molecular data were also obtained and are used to validate the new species. Information about the geographic distribution, habitat and immature stages morphology is also provided. The systematic position of C. surpresa sp. nov. is discussed based on a molecular analysis which includes all described species of Carminda in addition to other species of Satyrinae. (AU)

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