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 : 29

Porphyrogenes undescribed species

( Fig. 83, 84 , 152 )

An extensive series of a species of Porphyrogenes (to be subsequently named and described) from northwestern Costa Rica was reared from early stages ( Janzen and Hallwachs 2008). Males of this species have a dark brown dorsum with extensive tawny-orange overscaling basad, tawny tufts of the hindwing, and a virtually unmarked dark brown venter ( Fig. 83, 84 ). Females are gray-brown with a single large white trapezoidal macule in CuA 1 -CuA 2 on the forewing. The species is recognized by its prominently whitish fringes, a character not observed on other Porphyrogenes with the exception of the very darkly colored P. stupa . Genitalia ( Fig. 152 ) of an apparent male of this species are similar to those of P. zohra (specimen from COSTA RICA: Ciudad Colon, September, GTA #13917).

Figures

Figure 83-100. Porphyrogenes (ds = dorsal surface, vs = ventral surface). 83) undescribed species, male, COSTA RICA: Ciudad Colon, Finca Hamadryas, 15 September 1998, ds. 84) same, vs. 85) P. convexus, holotype male, data in text; 86) same, vs. 87) P. splendidus, holotype male, data in text, ds. 88) same, vs. 89) P. simulator, holotype male, data in text, ds. 90) same, vs. 91) P. spadix, holotype male, data in text, ds. 92) same, vs. 93) P. sparus, holotype male, data in text, ds. 94) same, vs. 95) P. specularis, holotype male, data in text, ds. 96) same, vs. 97) P. spina, holotype male, data in text, ds. 98) same, vs. 99) P. sporta, holotype male, data in text, ds. 100) same, vs.

Figure 152-153. Male genitalia of Porphyrogenes; shown are lateral view of uncus, gnathos, tegumen, and saccus; dorsal view of uncus and tegumen; ventral view of uncus and gnathos; juxta; lateral view (with extended vesica) and often dorsal view of aedeagus; internal lateral view of right valva (inset shows the flattened harpe). 152) Porphyrogenes undescribed species, COSTA RICA (GTA #13917); 153) P. speciosus, holotype, COSTA RICA (GTA #13985).