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Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini) Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 2016, 47(2): 151–154 New distribution data for two species of the Neotropical genus Lathecla Robbins, 2004 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini) 1 2 3 ZS. BÁLINT , J. LORENC-BRUDECKA & T. PYRCZ 1Zsolt Bálint, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, Budapest VIII Baross utca 13, H–1088, Hungary. Email: [email protected] 2Jadwiga Lorenc-Brudecka, Zoological Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Kraków, Poland. Email: [email protected] 3Tomasz Wilhelm Pyrcz, Zoological Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Kraków, Poland. Email: [email protected] Abstract. The species Lathecla carolyna Busby, 2015 described recently from Ecuador is reported to occur also in Venezu- ela and Colombia. An additional Peruvian occurrence of L. mimula (Draudt, 1920) is also documented. Keywords. Colombia, Ecuador, wet forests, Peru, sampling, Venezuela. INTRODUCTION Neotropics and any reliable distributional data is worth to publish for a better understanding of the he purpose of this present note is to contri- diversity of the tribe. Tbute with new data to the knowledge of Ly- caenidae faunistics in the light of recent publicati- Lathecla carolyna Busby, 2015 ons, in this case for the genus Lathecla estab- (Figure 1) lished by Robbins (in Robbins & Duarte 2004). The genus was subsequently monographed (Rob- Lathecla carolyna Busby, new species – Robbins & bins & Busby 2015) and seven species have been Busby 2015: 70, type locality: “Ecuador, Pichincha, diagnosed on the basis of 121 individuals assem- Province Pandapi, 1800 m”, (holotype, male, bled from the collections of eleven institutes. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA), fig. 6 (male and female wing surfaces), fig. In this paper we report on three specimens 19 (male genitalia), fig. 24 (female genitalia). deposited in the collections of two institutes not inspected by the mentioned authors: Zoological Material examined. (2) VENEZUELA: “Edo. Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Krakow Táchira, P. N. Tamá, Fundo Piedra Blanca, 2450 (MZUJ) and the Department of Zoology, Hun- m, 15-20.IX.1996, leg. F. Rey” (MZUJ: male; garian Natural History Museum, Budapest (HN dissected); COLOMBIA: “Valle, Rio Aguacatal, HM). Although the sample is small, it contributes S. Antonio, 2200 m, 3.2.2004.” (HNHM: male, importantly to the knowledge on the distribution dissected, gen. prep. Bálint no. 1551). of a recently described species and on another’s with historically confused nomenclature, therefore Remarks. The species was described on the both poorly known, as well as their recently basis of the male holotype, and five male and established genus. three female paratypes, all from Ecuador, pro- vinces Pichincha (holotype, plus three males, The new records indicate that how under- three females) and Morona-Santiago (two males). sampled is the Neotropical eumaeine fauna in the Although the Venezuelan specimen is slightly _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ urn: lsid:zoobank.org:pub:981D5E4E-5C90-4D6B-9B0C-7BF4311B9851 HU ISSN 2063-1588 (online), HU ISSN 0237-5419 (print) http://dx.doi.org/10.18348/opzool.2016.2.151 Bálint, Lorenc-Brudecka & Pyrcz: New Lathecla distributional data (Lycaenidae) worn, the distinguishing characters are well vi- distinctive having black coloured androconia on sible: it has no black androconial patch in the the dorsal wing surface, a character shared only anterior portion of dorsal hindwing surface, but a with a single congener, L. latagus; but they can be dark patch can be observed on the medial area of easily differentiated on the basis of wing shape, the ventral forewing inner margin, and blue coloration and pattern as L. mimula has less scaling extends into the anterior portion of the rounded outer margin, brighter blue dorsal struc- dorsal forewing surface (cf. Robbins & Busby tural colour with narrower black forewing border 2015, fig. 6). (cf. figures in d’Abrera 1995). As the Colombian specimen is heavily worn, a DISCUSSION genital dissection was necessary to have more evidences for a positive identification. The male Lathecla carolyna in Venezuela genitalia structures show all the diagnostic characters of L. carolyna illustrated in the figures The report of L. carolyna in Venezuela is an accompanying the description, in particular a long important extension of the species’ distribution and narrow shaped valva with pointed terminus in range. In Venezuela, the species was found in a lateral aspect without terminal pincer-like similar biotope as in Ecuador, in moist montane extension, and an aedeagus deeply open dorsally forest at 1800 m asl. The exact collecting place, (cf. Robbins and Busby 2015, fig. 19). the Fundo de Piedras Blancas above the locality of San Vicente de la Revancha in the Tama range Lathecla mimula (Draudt, 1920) on the Venezuela-Colombia border, the northern extremity of the Andean Eastern Cordillera (= (Figure 2) GPS coordinates: N 7.502068; W 72.343147) is a place where several geographically extremely Thecla mimula sp. nov. – Draudt 1920: 793, type restricted species of butterflies are found includ- locality: “Pachitea (Peru)” (syntype(s), female, ing the unusual Catasticta revancha Rey & Pyrcz, Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, 1996, which is hitherto known only from this Frankfurt am Main, Germany), pl. 157g, fig. locality. The forest in Piedras Blancas is restricted “mimula U”. Thecla latagus Godman & Salvin, 1887 – d’Abrera to a river gulley and is surrounded by extensive 1995: 1258, 1259 fig. “T. latagus” [misidentifi- potato and other crops plantations, and is there- cation]. fore under a severe anthropogenic pressure. Inter- Lathecla mimula (Draudt, 1920) [new combination] – estingly, in the neighbouring Betania valley L. Robbins 2004: 126, in synonymy of Lathecla carolyna has not been collected so far, even latagus (Godman & Salvin, 1887). though that this region has been much more Lathecla mimula (Draudt, 1920), revised status – intensely sampled for butterflies. Robbins & Busby, 2015: 66, fig. 3 (male and female wing surfaces), fig. 15 (male genitalia), fig. L. carolyna is the second species of the genus 21 (female genitalia). Lathecla recorded from Venezuela alongside La- thecla fernandezi Robbins & Busby, 2015. The Material examined. (1) PERU: “San Martin, two species can easily be distinguished on the ba- Juanjui, 18.X.2003.” (coll. Pierre Boyer, to be sis of different wing shape and scaling as L. deposited in MZUJ). fernandezi has a more rounded inner forewing margin, and tan grey or white coloured andro- Remarks. The identity of the species and its conia (see Robbins & Busby 2015). generic placement has been clarified by Robbins & Busby (2015), on the basis of 22 male and 14 Based on the known distribution patterns indi- female specimens. They described and document- cated by Robbins & Busby (2015) two more ed both sexes for the first time. The male is species belonging to Lathecla can be expected to 152 Bálint, Lorenc-Brudecka & Pyrcz: New Lathecla distributional data (Lycaenidae) Figure 1. Distribution of Lathecla carolyna Busby, 2015; dark (red) squares: records of Robbins & Busby (2015); light (yellow) squares: new records (copyright: GoogleMaps). Figure 2. Distribution of Lathecla mimula (Draudt, 1920); dark (red) squares: records of Robbins & Busby (2015); light (yellow) square: new record (copyright: GoogleMaps). 153 Bálint, Lorenc-Brudecka & Pyrcz: New Lathecla distributional data (Lycaenidae) occur in Venezuela, namely L. latagus (Godman locality situated certainly far below the Abra & Salvin, 1887) and L. mimula, both are lowland Pardo Miguel pass (2300 m), in consistence with representatives of the genus considered to be the data available. primarily montane. Acknowledgements. Thanks are due to Mr. Pierre Boyer Lathecla carolyna in Colombia. (France) and Mr. Gergely Katona (Hungary) for documenting museum specimens digitally, and helping in various technical aspects. An anonymous reviewer and Dr. R. K. Robbins The collecting site of L. carolyna in Colombia (USA) made helpful suggestions improving the quality of the is one of the best documented ones concerning the manuscript submitted. 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