Taxonomic notes on Wahydra Steinhauser (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Anthoptini) with description of four new species
Author
Henao, Efrain R.
Author
Carneiro, Eduardo
Author
Mielke, Olaf H. H.
Author
Casagrade, Mirna M.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4040
1
59
73
journal article
36593
10.11646/zootaxa.4040.1.5
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1175-5326
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Wahydra mapiriensis
Casagrande, Henao, Carneiro & Mielke
sp. nov.
(
Figs 23, 24
,
37
,
51
)
Diagnosis. Male:
Forewing length
12mm
. Nudum 13. DFW brand thin; subapical spot orange in R5-M1. VFW costal area, apical spot and marginal band homogeneous orange. VHW dark orange with faint dark brown central band. Median apophyses of tegumen developed, large, straight; lateral projections pointed. Harpe large, sharply angled.
Description. Male:
DFW orange spots in R4-M1, M2-CuA2 and posterior half of CuA2 area to anal margin; compact dark orange scales present on costal, central and anal areas close to base. Brand thin, black, bipartite, anterior part elongated, emarginated with CuA1 and slightly angled towards CuA2, posterior part shorter and thinner, comma-shaped, emarginated anteriorly with CuA2. DHW orange spot large, from Rs to CuA2; bristles elongated and dark orange, mainly concentrated in discal cell and anal areas. VFW ground color dark brown; costal area and apical spots dark orange; faint orange spots in R5-M1, and developed in M3 to CuA2. VHW ground color dark orange, with a central dark, poorly marked reddish band from base to margin.
Genitalia:
median apophyses of tegumen as long as fenestra, larger than half of fenestra; fenestra semicircular, longer than wide; lateral apophyses of tegumen symmetrically pointed. Saccus shorter than tegumen's lenght, lobed. Uncus symmetric; arms separated from each other by a short distance. Valvae symmetric; harpe’s projection large, apex truncated with reduced spines on tip; sacculus short, triangular. Aedeagus shorter than valva + saccus length; coecum dorsally straight; dorsoposterior end of aedeagus hollowed, hollow long, extending anteriorly and contiguous with the opening of ejaculatorius bulbus; ventro-posterior end of aedeagus with right large and left thin sclerotized foldings. Fultura inferior as lateral fusiform lobes united medially by a thin bar.
Female
unknown.
Studied material:
HOLOTYPE
male with the following labels: /
Holotypus
/ Mapiri, La Paz,
Bolivia
/
DZ 12.077 /
Holotypus
Wahydra mapiriensis
Casagrande, Henao, Carneiro & Mielke
det. 2014/ (
DZUP
).
Etymology.
The name comes from the city where the
holotype
was collected.