Agojie Zacca, 2023

Zacca, Thamara, Cordeiro, Danilo Pacheco & Gonella, Paulo Minatel, 2023, A new genus and endangered species of euptychiine butterfly from isolated mountains in southeastern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), Zootaxa 5346 (1), pp. 83-93 : 86

Agojie Zacca , gen. nov.

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Type species. Agojie rupicola Zacca , gen. et sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Among the Euptychiina , species of Agojie can be superficially confused with Pharneuptychia innocentia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) by its small size (15–18 mm), absence of ocelli on the dorsal wings and presence of them on the ventral wings. However, the ocelli number, shape and location can easily distinguish both taxa (see details below under Diagnosis of Agojie rupicola sp. nov.) in addition to the distinct morphologies of the wing venation and male genitalia.

Etymology. The generic name is after the elite women warriors of the Daomé Realm, called ‘agojie’, in the fictional Hollywoodian movie ‘The Woman King’. The generic name is feminine and should be considered indeclinable ( ICZN 1999, Article 30.2.2).