Two new species of Actinote (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from Southeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Francini, Ronaldo Bastos ^[1] ; Freitas, André Victor Lucci ^[2] ; Penz, Carla

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Museu de Zoologia - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 719, p. 1-10, 2004.
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology

Abstract

Two new species of Actinote (Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae, Acraeini) are described from southeastern Brazil. Actinote eberti sp. nov. occurs in the Serra da Mantiqueira region and resembles members of the Actinote black-yellow mimicry group. Actinote pratensis sp. nov. is found in widely scattered points in the rich-soil central São Paulo transition between montane and semideciduous Atlantic Forest, and belongs to the orange-yellow mimicry group. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 98/05101-8 - Lepidoptera of the State of São Paulo: diversity, distribution, resources, and use for analysis and environmental monitoring
• Grantee: Keith Spalding Brown Junior
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 00/01484-1 - Butterfilies as environmental indicators: monitoring with Nymphalidae (Eurytelinae and Satyrinae)
• Grantee: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral