Telemiades centrites (Hewitson, 1870)

Siewert, Ricardo Russo, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik & Casagrande, Mirna Martins, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Telemiades Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Eudaminae), with descriptions of fourteen new species, Zootaxa 4721 (1), pp. 1-111 : 61

Telemiades centrites (Hewitson, 1870)

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Eudamus centrites Hewitson, 1870 . Equat. Lep. 4, p. 75; Canelos [Pastaza], Ecuador, Buckley leg.— Kirby, 1879. Cat. Coll. Diurn. Lep. Hewitson, p. 213.

Telegonus centrites ; Kirby, 1871. Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lep., p. 574.— Watson, 1893. Proc. zool. Soc. London, p. 26.— Mabille, 1903, in Wytsman. Gen. Ins. 17, p. 25.—Dyar, 1913. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 45: 640.— Shepard, 1931. Lep. Cat. 47, p. 69.

Thymele centrites ; Mabille & Boullet, 1912. Ann. Sc. nat., Zool., Paris, (9)16: 103, 108.— Draudt, 1922, in Seitz. Gross– Schmett. Erde 5, p. 867.

Astraptes centrites ; Williams & Hayward, 1944. Acta zool. Lill. 2: 106.

Telemiades centrites centrites ; Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 25, pl. 27 (male gen.).— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 56, in Lamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A; syn.: centrides .— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 744; syn.: centrides .

(no genus) centrites ; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 108.

Telemiades centrites ; Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 23; 2, p. 36.—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 37; 2, p. 59.

Telemiades centrides [sic]; Murray, 2000. Jour. Res. Lep. 35: 53.

Type material. Eudamus centrites Hewitson, 1870 was described based on an unspecified number of specimens from Canelos [Pastaza], Ecuador. One male syntype was found at NHMUK with the same characteristics published in the original description, and illustrated on Butterflies of America ( Warren et al. 2018) with the following labels: / 19/ Type H T [verso from the same label:] H 195/ [red label]/ Ecuador. Hewitson Coll. 79–69 Eudamus centrites . Hew/ BMNH(E) #1236503/. In order to stabilize the identity of this species, this male specimen is hereby designated lectotype of Eudamus centrites Hewitson, 1870 and the following labels will be attached: / Lectotypus / Lectotypus Eudamus centrites Hewitson, 1870 Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande det. 2019/. These labels will be sent to the curator for the collection.

Diagnosis. FW length: males 27 mm (n=1). Telemiades centrites is distinguished from all other species of the “ centrites group” by the ground color light brown and VHW without a compact ochre yellow patch. Since only a single specimen of T. centrites was available for examination, this material was not dissected and for this reason, no illustrations are provided for the male genitalia of this species.

Distribution. Telemiades centrites has its known distribution on the east side of the Andes on Ecuador, with records on the provinces of Bolívar and Pastaza. The specific records include the Biological Reserve of Jatun Sacha ( Murray 2000), the Pastaza River, in Abitagua (Warren et al. 2016), and in Balzapamba.

Taxonomic discussion. Eudamus centrites has been transferred to Telegonus by Kirby (1871), Thymele by Mabille & Boullet (1912), Astraptes by Williams & Hayward (1944) and lastly, to Telemiades by Evans (1953). Although T. centrites resembles some species of Astraptes (e.g. A. anaphus (Cramer, 1777) and A. phalaecus ( Godman & Salvin, 1893)) , the genitalia can be used to correctly separate it from them.

Examined material. ECUADOR: data from lectotype already mentioned ( NHMUK) .

Figures

FIGURE 214. Geographical distribution of Telemiades from the “centrites group”.

FIGURES 96–111. Species of Telemiades from the ‘centrites group’, dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. 96–97. Telemiades centrites (Hewitson, 1870), holotype male from Ecuador (BMNH(E) 1236503—NHMUK). 98–101. Telemiades chrysorrhoea (Godman & Salvin, 1893). 98–99. Male from Chiriqui, Panama (NMHUK 010242182—NHMUK). 100–101. Female from Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Available in Janzen & Hallwachs 2009). 102–105. Telemiades contra Evans, 1953. 102–103. Holotype male from Ecuador (BMNH(E) 1236501—NHMUK). 104–105. Female from Ecuador (NHMUK 010242183—NHMUK). 106–109. Telemiades gallius (Mabille, 1888). 106–107. Male from Chiriqui, Panama (OM 51.510—OM). 108–109. Female from Vale Fortuna, Panama (NHMUK 010242181—NHMUK). 110–111. Telemiades esmeraldas Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov., holotype male from Esmeraldas, Ecuador (OM 69.555—DZUP).