Johnsonita zubkova Bálint, Boyer & Lorenc, 2021

Bálint, Zsolt, Boyer, Pierre, Cerdeña, José, Larico, Jackie Farfán, Brudecka, Jadwiga Lorenc-, Prieto, Carlos & Pyrcz, Tomasz W., 2021, Contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical Lycaenidae: taxonomy of Johnsonita Salazar & Constantino, 1995 with descriptions of seven new species (Theclinae Eumaeini), Zootaxa 4963 (1), pp. 11-57 : 35-36

Johnsonita zubkova Bálint, Boyer & Lorenc –Brudecka sp. n.

( Figs 15 , 19G–H , 22J–L , 23H , 31 )

Type material. Holotype male in perfect condition, set dorsally, with data: PERU, Dept. Cuczo, Paucartambo , Abra Acjanacovers Pillcopata km 10, 3000-3100 m, 24.II.2005, P. Boyer. (dissected: gen. prep. 6301/ J. Lorenc) ( CB; will be deposited in MUSM) . Paratypes (n=2), all from Peru: Dept. Puno, Vallée de Limbani, Carcel Punco , 8km nord de Limbani, 2600–2700 m, V.2005, J. Böttger ( CB: female); Dept. Cuzco, Puente Huayllayoc, via Marcapata vers Ocongate, km 4, 3100 m, 8.X.2009, P. Boyer ( CB: female) .

Description. Wings. FW costa length: 14 mm (n=3), apical area of costa and outer margin is straight resulting in a somewhat pointed shape; dorsal wing surface colouration pale violet blue, black border inner margin reaching the erection of vein M3; HW dorsal surface discal area structurally coloured; tornal area pale brown; ventral FW submedial and medial pattern running parallel, submarginal area conspicuously lighter than medial and basal regions, antemargin area lighter brown; HW medial pattern composed by ruptive band brown coloured bordered basally by a thin white line, submarginal area not lighter than medial and basal regions, antemargin area brown. Genitalia. Male valva thin and narrow with rounded costal margin flip, valval terminus extremely pointed and very long. Female ductus thin with divergent edges, no lower plate, upper plate symmetric and large, frame sclerotized with delicate dentation.Androconia present in ventral FW along Cubital 2 vein as a wide black streak in the median- and postmedian area.

Diagnosis. On the basis of the ventral HW pattern and presence of androconia in the FW ventral surface it is only confusable with J. pardoa , which has a deeper blue dorsal wing surface colouration and the HW ventral surface pattern is far more contrasted. The male genitalia valva possesses the longest apical process in the genus.

Distribution. Geographical: PERU (Cuzco, Puno) ( Fig. 31 ); spatial: recorded between 2600–3100 m a.s.l; temporal: recorded in January, May and October.

Etymology. The species is named after Anna Zubek (Nature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Krakow), entomologist and molecular genetist, good friend and colleague of the authors. The species name “zubkova” is freely formed by Latinising the word “zubek” and treating it as a female noun in apposition.

Figures

FIGURE 15. Johnsonita zubkova Bálint, Boyer & Lorenc–Brudecka, sp. n. imagines (left column: recto, right column: verso). A–B: holotype male (Peru: Cuzco) (MUSM), C–D: paratype female (Peru: Puno) (CEP–MZUJ) (scale bar: 10 mm).

FIGURE 19. Johnsonita genitalia armatures; entire male organs in lateral (left column) and ventral (right column) views.A–B: J. subcunicula, Peru, Huánuco, San Pedro de Carpish; C–D: J. turquisca, Ecuador, Napo, Papallacta, Chalpi Grande; E–F: J. oxalida, Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa; G–H: J. zubkova, Peru, Cuzco, Abra Acjanaco vers Pillcopata (CEP–MZUJ specimens) (scale as indicated).

FIGURE 22. Entire Johnsonita female organs in lateral (left column), ductus in lateral (central column) and ventral (right column) views. A–C: J. pardoa, Ecuador, Tungurahua, Laguna de San Borja; D–F: J. turquisca, Ecuador, Sucumbios, El Calvario–La Bonita; G–I: J. oxalida, Peru, Huánuco, Paso Carpish; J–L: J. zubkova, Peru, Puno, Carcel Punco (CEP–MZUJ specimens) (scale as indicated).

FIGURE 23. Johnsonita mail trait ventral forewing subcubital scent patch indicated by arrow. A: J. carpia, B: J. catadupa, C: J. chlamydem, D: J. ianusca, E: J. johnsoni, F: J. pardoa, G: J. turquisca, H: J. zubkova.

FIGURE 31. Johnsonita distributions based on museum material examinded. J. auda = red circle, J. iacinta = blue diamond, J. subcunicula = green square, J. turquisca = yellow trinagle, J. zubkova = brown trinagle.