Artines aquilina (Plotz, 1882)

Medeiros, Adalberto Dantas De, Dolibaina, Diego Rodrigo, Carneiro, Eduardo, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik & Casagrande, Mirna Martins, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Artines Godman, 1901 (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Moncini) with the description of nine new species, Zootaxa 4614 (1), pp. 1-49 : 21

Key to males of the species of the “ aquilina group”

1 Ventral hind wing with reduced central black spot and the postdiscal band limited distally by wavy margin ( Fig. 14B, D )................................................................................................. aquilina

- Ventral hind wing with large central black spot and the postdiscal band limited distally by not wavy margin ( Figs 15B , D–18B, D)................................................................................................. 2

2 Uncus distally pointed ( Fig. 37C ); cornutus with conspicuous spines ( Fig. 50 )........................ angelica sp. nov.

- Uncus distally rhomboid ( Figs 38 C–40C); cornutus without conspicuous spines ( Fig. 51–53 )......................... 3

3 Uncus with a ventral projection ( Fig. 38A, D )............................................................ focus

- Uncus without a ventral projection ( Figs 39A , D– 40A, D).................................................... 4

4 Uncus with distal end simple ( Fig. 39 C–D); valva distally pointed ( Fig. 39E ); aedeagus with proximal tip narrow ( Fig. 39 G– J)........................................................................................ cofus sp. nov.

- Uncus with distal end weakly bifid ( Fig. 40 C–D); valva not pointed distally ( Fig. 40E ); Aedeagus uniformly wide ( Fig. 40 G– J)...................................................................................... donia sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 14–19. Species of the “aquilina group” (14–18) and “bipunctata group” (19) in dorsal and ventral views. 14. Artines aquilina, A–B: male, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (DZ 41.321), C–D: female from same locality of male (DZ 41.220). 15. Artines angelica sp. nov., A–B: holotype male, C–D: allotype female. 16. Artines focus, A–B: male, Ilha de Maracá, Alto Alegre, Roraima, Brazil (DZ 41.233), C–D: female, Pacaraima, Roraima, Brazil (DZ 41.333). 17. Artines cofus sp. nov., A–B: holotype male, C–D: allotype female. 18. Artines donia sp. nov., A–B: holotype male. 19. Artines bipunctata, A–B: male, Jardim Zoológico, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil (DZ 30.961), C–D: female, Córrego Bananal, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil (DZ 41.224). Scale bar = 1cm.

FIGURES 36–37. Male genitalia of the “aquilina group” species. 36. Artines aquilina, Caminho da Lagoinha, Cachoeiras de Macacú, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (DZ 41.196). 37. Artines angelica sp. nov., holotype. M) dorsal view of vesica showing the cornuti. For reference of the letters see legend of the figure 27. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 49–53. Ventral view of vesica and cornutus of the “aquilina group” species. 49. Artines aquilina. 50. Artines angelica sp. nov.. 51. Artines focus. 52. Artines cofus sp. nov.. 53. Artines donia sp. nov.. Scale bar = 0,2 mm.

FIGURES 38–39. Male genitalia of the “aquilina group” species. 38. Artines focus, Reserva Duque, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (DZ 41.192). 39. Artines cofus sp. nov., paratype, Tambopata, Puerto Maldonado Madre de Díos, Peru (MUSM). For reference of the letters see legend of the figures 27 and 36. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 40–41. Male genitalia of the “aquilina group” (40) and “bipunctata group” (41) species. 40. Artines donia sp. nov., paratype, Santa Rita do Araguaia, Goiás, Brazil (DZ 66.000). 41. Artines bipunctata, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil (DZ 41.194). For reference of the letters see legend of the figures 27 and 36. Scale bar = 1 mm.