Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991

Piovesan, Mônica, Casagrande, Mirna Martins & Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, 2022, Systematics of Opsiphanes Doubleday, [1849] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Brassolini): an integrative approach, Zootaxa 5216 (1), pp. 1-278 : 115-117

Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991

( Figs 96–97 , 102 , 104–105 )

Opsiphanes sallei subsp.; D’Abrera, 1987 (Bristow Ms). Butt. Neotrop. Reg. 3, p. 417 (fig. male, female d); Peru.

Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991 . Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. 101 (3): 279, 285, fig. 30d (male d, v); holotype male, Colombia; NHMUK.— Casagrande, 2004. Brassolini , in Lamas (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A, p. 204.— Blandin et al., 2015. Antenor 2 (1): 109.

Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 . Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. 101 (3): 279, 285, figs 30a (male d, v), 31e (female d, v); holotype female, Cushi, Huánuco, Peru, illustrated by D’Abrera (1987); NHMUK. — Casagrande, 2004. Brassolini , in Lamas (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A, p. 204.— Blandin et al., 2015. Antenor 2 (1): 109. Syn. nov.

Taxonomic history. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana and Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi were described in the same publication and on the same page. Casagrande (2004) and Blandin et al. (2015) accepted both as subspecies.

Type material. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991 was described based on the holotype male, deposited at the NHMUK, with the following labels: / Holotype / Interior of Colombia. Wheeler./ ♂ / Godman-Salvin Coll. 1919.-6./ Opsiphanes sallei colombiaensis [sic] Bristow/.

Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 was described based on the holotype female, illustrated by D’Abrera (1987) and Bristow (1991), deposited at the NHMUK, with the following labels: / Holotype / Cushi, Huanuco, 1820 m., 1904. (W. Hoffmanns)/ Ops. sallei kennerleyi Bristow/ Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1./.

Diagnosis. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana differs from Opsiphanes sallei sallei and Opsiphanes sallei nicandrus in having the DFW with small spots that comprise the oblique band, making it uneven and discontinuous ( Figs 96–97 ).

Variation. FW, length: male: 42–48 mm (n=4). female: 53 mm (n=1). VHW, shape of the eyespot between Sc+R

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( Figs 96–97 ).

Comments. The only known specimen of Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 syn. nov. is the female holotype ( Fig. 105 ), collected within the geographic range of Opsiphanes sallei colombiana . Considering this information, analysis of the type material ( Figs 104–105 ), and the variation in color, width, and arrangement of the spots that form the DHW submarginal band, no characters were found to justify Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 syn. nov. as a subspecies.

Natural history. Unknown.

Geographic distribution. Colombia (Caldas, Santander) ; Peru (Huánuco, Junín) ( Fig. 102 ) .

Temporal distribution. July, October.

Etymology. Reference to Colombia.

Specimens examined. Photos of the holotypus of Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991 ; holotypus of Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 syn. nov., and the following specimens: COLOMBIA: Caldas — Samaná, (Parque Nacional Natural Selva de Florencia—camino a la Vereda San Lucas em bosque subandino), 5º31′02″N 75º03′15″W, 1,730 m, 18-X-2017, 1 male, I. C. Ríos-Málaver & M. A. Monsalve leg., atraída por ceviche de camarón. Santander —Encino (Reserva Biológica Cachalú), VII-2004, 1 male, D. Montañés leg. PERU: no data, 1 male, ex-coll. E. T. Owen, USNMENT01590312 (USNM). no department — Río Huallaga , 1 male, excoll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352837 (AMNH). Junín —Chanchamayo, 1 male, UFFLMNH MGCL 1103435 (MGCL), 1 male, J. D. Rivas leg., ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352841 (AMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 96. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991: Male, dorsal and ventral views: Colombia: a. (GIO) Santander, Encino, Reserva Biológica Cachalú, b. (personal collection of Indiana Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver) Caldas, Samaná, Florencia.

FIGURE 97. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991: Male, dorsal and ventral views: Peru: a. (AMNH_IZC 00352837- AMNH) Rio Huallaga, b. (FLMNH MGCL 1103435-MGCL) Chanchamayo.

FIGURE 102. Geographical distribution of Opsiphanes sallei sallei Doubleday, [1849], Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991 and Opsiphanes sallei nicandrus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Asterisk (*) inside the sampled localities indicates that the geographical distribution data was retrieved from the bibliography.

FIGURE 104. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991. Holotype of Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991; a. dorsal view, b. ventral view.

FIGURE 105. Opsiphanes sallei colombiana Bristow, 1991. Holotype of Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991 syn. nov.; a. dorsal view, b. ventral view.