Porphyrogenes

Austin, George T. & Mielke, Olaf H. H., 2008, Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Porphyrogenes Watson (Lepidoptera: Pyrginae: Eudamini), with descriptions of new species from Central and South America, Insecta Mundi 2008 (44), pp. 1-56 : 33-34

Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #3

( Fig. 107, 108 , 161 )

Description. Female ( Fig. 107, 108 ) - forewing length = 24.5 mm, 25.4 mm (both from Panama); forewing apex produced, curved, termen convex anteriorly, concave in CuA 2 -2A, anal margin straight; hindwing termen convex except concave just before prominent tornal lobe, vein Rs arising just basad of end of discal cell and well distad of CuA 2; dorsum brown; forewing with purple sheen along costa and in postmedial area distad of macules, overscaled with pale brown basad, white translucent macules, one small and triangular in M 3 -CuA 1, distad of origin of M 3, other large and more or less quadrate with distal edge convex in CuA 1 -CuA 2 centered under origin of CuA 1; hindwing overscaled with pale brown posterior to vein Rs, very vague indication of brown discal macules; conspicuous erect pale brown tuft on dorsum of vein 2A; fringes on both wings pale brown.

Venter brown; forewing overscaled with gray along costa and in discal cell and with pale gray-brown distad of macules and extending to margin, this color sharply defined and contrasting at apex, vein 2A sinuate, entire anal cell of modified pale tan scales; hindwing overscaled with gray and with vague indication of darker discal macules; cell 2A-3A with groove just caudad of vein 2A.

Dorsal head and thorax medium gray-brown with green reflections, eyes red, palpi ochreous-gray, antennae black on dorsum, yellow-orange on venter, nudum red-brown, 30 (n = 1) or 31 (n = 1) segments, ventral thorax gray-brown with faint green reflections, pectus ochreous, legs brown proximad, ochreousorange distad, dorsal and ventral abdomen gray-brown.

Genitalia ( Fig. 161 ) - lamella postvaginalis sclerotized, produced centrally on caudal edge where divided by shallow U-shaped indentation; lamella antevaginalis as rectangular central sclerotized plate with largely membranous plates laterad; ductus bursae elongate and relatively narrow with sclerotized plate cephalad; corpus bursae as elongate sac.

Distribution and phenology. Two individuals of this phenotype (both at USNM) were examined: PANAMA: Panama Canal area; Cerro Galena, ex pupa, 12 Mar. 1983 (GTA #8907); PANAMA: Canal Zone; Gatun, 2 May 1970 (GTA #13920).

Diagnosis and discussion. This is the first of three similar female phenotypes, all known from southern Central America; their males are not even a matter of conjecture at present (see discussion under the third species below).

Figures

Figure 101-114. Porphyrogenes (ds = dorsal surface, vs = ventral surface). 101) P. speciosa, holotype male, data in text, ds. 102) same, vs. 103) P. eudemus, female, PANAMA: Canal Zone; Cocoli, 10 July 1963, ds. 104) same, vs. 105) Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #1, ECUADOR, Yasuni National Park, Yasuni Field Station, 767’, 8 May 2003, ds. 106) same, vs. 107) Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #3, PANAMA: Canal Zone, Gatun, 2 May 1970, ds. 108) same, vs. 109) Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #4, PANAMA: Panamá Prov.; Distrito de El Llano, Cordillera de San Blas, north of El Llano, ca. 330m, 29 May 1978, ds. 110) same, vs. 111) Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #5, COSTA RICA: Ciudad Colon, Finca Hamadryas, 20 April 1998, ds. 112) same, vs. 113) Porphyrogenes unassociated unnamed female #2, BRAZIL: Pará, no date, ds. 114) same, vs.

Figure 160-165. Female genitalia of Porphyrogenes (ventral view). 160) P. eudemus, PANAMA (GTA #8902); 161) Porphyrogenes unassociated female #3, PANAMA (GTA #8907); 162) Porphyrogenes unassociated female #4, PANAMA (GTA #8906); 163) Porphyrogenes unassociated female #1, ECUADOR (GTA #13986); 164) Porphyrogenes unassociated female #5, COSTA RICA (GTA #13921); 165) Porphyrogenes unassociated female #2, BRAZIL: Rondônia (GTA #13993).