Eudamus nicomedes Plötz, 1881
Telemiades nicomedes
Telemiades brazus Bell, 1949
Telemiades nicomedes brazus
nicomedes Plötz.
nicomedes Plötz.
nicomedes
Telemiades meris brazus
Atlas Neotrop. Lep.
nicomedes (Plötz)
nicomedes (Plötz)
Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Telemiades Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Eudaminae), with descriptions of fourteen new species
Siewert, Ricardo Russo
Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik
Casagrande, Mirna Martins
Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-09
4721
1
1
111
9BPWP
Bell, 1949
Bell
1949
[151,502,1161,1188]
Insecta
Hesperiidae
Telemiades
Animalia
Lepidoptera
76
77
Arthropoda
species
brazus
( Figs 136–139, 178, 205, 218)
Eudamus nicomedes Plötz, 1881. Stett. ent. Ztg. 43: 99; Brazil; praeocc.(Möschler, 1879).— Godman, 1907. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7)20: 135. Telemiades nicomedes; Mabille & Boullet, 1912. Ann. Sc. nat., Zool., Paris, (9)16: 119, 121. Telemiades brazus Bell, 1949. Amer. Mus. Novit. 1385: 8, fig. 5 (male gen.); male holotype, 9–XI–1939, Neudorf [Vila Nova, Joinville], Santa Catarina, Brazil; AMNH. Telemiades nicomedes brazus; Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 27, pl. 27 (male gen.); syn.: nicomedesPlötz.—K. Brown & Mielke, 1967. Jour. Lep. Soc. 21: 164.—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 18, 81; 2, p. 36; syn.: nicomedesPlötz.—K. Brown, 1987. An. Prim. Simp. Pantanal, Brasília, p. 167.—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 28; 2, p. 60.— Canals, 2003. Marip. Misiones, p. 457. (no genus) nicomedes; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 212.
(no genus) brazus; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 99.
Telemiades meris brazus; Mielke & Casagrande, 1998. Revta bras. Zool. 14: 990.— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 56, inLamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, inHeppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep.5A; syn.: nicomedes(Plötz).— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 747; syn.: nicomedes(Plötz).—Giovenardi et al., 2013. Rev. colomb. Ent. 39(2), Supl., p. 16.—Piovesan & Orlandin, 2016, inOrlandin et al.. Borb. Marip. S. Catarina, p. 80.
Type material. Telemiades brazus Bell, 1949was described based on the male [holo]type from Neudorf [Vila Nova, Joinville], Santa Catarina, Brazil, and on the male paratype from Massaranduba–Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Themale holotype is deposited at the AMNHwith the following labels: / HOLOTYPE/ Neudorf Sta Catharina XI–19–139 Brazil/ Telemiades brazusBell Holotype ♂/ G1944/.
Diagnosis.FW length: males 18–20 mm(n=28) and females 20–23 mm(n=6). Telemiades brazusresembles T. squandaand T. trendabut is distinguished by the morphological pattern of the genitalia. Males with same morphological pattern of the genitalia of T. meris, but is distinguished by the developed distal portion of valva, and by the shape of elevation in the inner portion of valva (horizontal in T. brazus). Also, T. brazusis larger than T. meris.
Variation.Some specimens varies in its ground color, from light to dark brown.
Distribution. Telemiades brazusoccurs in forested areas of Atlantic Forest of Paraguay, Argentina, and in the Brazilian States of Mato Grosso, Minais Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. Taxonomic discussion. Plötz (1881)described Eudamus nicomedesbased on an unknown number of specimens from Brazil. However, the name is pre–occupied by Telegonus nicomedesMöschler, 1879, now a species of Telemiades. Bell (1949)described Telemiades brazusand later Evans (1953)treated it as a subspecies of Telemiades nicomedes(Möschler, 1879). In the same work, Evans (1953)synonymized Eudamus nicomedes Plötz, 1881with T. nicomedes brazus. The unpublished figure of Eudamus nicomedes Plötz, 1881confirms its synonymy with Telemiades brazus Bell, 1949. Mielke & Casagrande (1998)analyzed the holotypeof Telemiades meris(Plötz, 1886)and based on the similarity of the morphology of the male genitalia, considered T. brazusas a subspecies of T. meris. However, the external morphological differences between both species are constant. In addition, Li et al.(2019)justified its reinstated species status by molecular data. Examined material.No data: 2 malesand 2 females, NHMUK 010242091*, NHMUK 010242093, NHMUK 010242092, NHMUK 010242094 (NHMUK); 2 females, 20/308, 62/063 (MNRJ). BRAZIL: MatoGrosso— Chapadados Guimarães, 1 male, H.H. Smith leg., NHMUK 010242090( NHMUK). Bahia— Amargosa, 6–8–IV–2002, 1 female, O.–C. Mielke leg., OM 56.124( DZUP–OM); Camacan, Reserva Serra Bonita, 15°23’S, 39°33’W, 3–10–XII–2016, 1 male, Mielke, Carneiro, Dias, Dolibaina& Santos leg.,DZ 34.042 ( DZUP). Espírito Santo— Conceição da Barra, 17–X–1968, 1 male, C. & C. T. Elias leg., DZ 26.239 ( DZUP); Linhares, 28–III–1970, 1 male, 20–IX–1972, 1 male, 5–X–1972, 1 female, 19–24–VIII–1974, 1 male, 25–30–VI–1977, 1 male, C. Elias leg., DZ 26.241, DZ 26.247, DZ 26.238, DZ 4.663*, DZ 26.245 ( DZUP). Minas Gerais—no specific locality, 1 male, H. Rogers leg., NHMUK 010242089( NHMUK); Ibirité, 800 m, 11–III–1993, 1 male, Mielke& Machado leg., OM 37.587* ( DZUP–OM); Paracatu, 16–VI–1972, 1 male, Mielke& Brown leg., DZ 26.249 ( DZUP). Rio de Janeiro—no specific locality, 3 males, NHMUK 010242095*, NHMUK 010242096*, 010242097* ( NHMUK); Duque de Caxias, Imbariê, 100 m, 2–II–1965, 3 males, Ebert leg., DZ 26.236, DZ 26.240, OM 29.537( DZUPand DZUP–OM); 150 m, 16–VII–1960, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ26.243 ( DZUP); 100 m, VIII–1966, 2 males, Ebert leg., DZ 26.246, DZ 26.250 ( DZUP); Serra dos Órgãos, 20–VII–1969, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ26.235 ( DZUP); Niterói, 7–IX–1942, 1 male, OM 11.479* ( DZUP–OM); Rio de Janeiro, 1 female, ex–coll. J. Arp, 58/593 ( MNRJ); VIII–IX–1884, 1 female, P. Germain leg., NHMUK 010242177( NHMUK); 9–IX–1939, 1 male, D’Almeida leg., DZ 36.134 ( DZUP); 21–III–1966, 1 male, D’Almeida leg., DZ 36.133 ( DZUP); 500 m, 7–X–1956, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ26.242 ( DZUP); Alto da Gávea, 27– VII–1940, 1 female, Gagarin leg., OM 7.354( DZUP–OM); Corcovado, VII–1932, 1 female, ex–coll. L. Travassos( IOC); XII–1923, 1 male, ex–coll. L. Travassos( IOC); Covanca de Jacarepaguá, 20–III–1960, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 3.253* ( DZUP–OM); 28–IV–1963, 1 female, Mielke leg., OM 4.986( DZUP–OM); Morro do Sumaré, 7–V–1965, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 6.689( DZUP–OM); 10–IX–1965, 2 males, Mielke leg., OM 7.444, OM 7.445* ( DZUP–OM); Gávea, 1 female, 62/062 ( MNRJ); Sítio Gondoia, 1 male, E.May leg., ex–coll. E. May, 62/099 ( MNRJ). Paraná— Antonina, Rio Pequeno, 20 m, 29–IV–2003, 1 male, Mielke& Casagrande leg., OM 60.235( DZUP–OM); Guaratuba, Limeira, 10 m, 15–IV–2000, 1 female, Mielke leg., OM 51.530* ( DZUP–OM); Morretes, 5-IV-2001, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 53.109( DZUP-OM); Morro Alto, 400 m, 14–IV–2000, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 51.686( DZUP–OM); São Pedro do Ivaí, RPPN Barbacena, 23° 49’ 45’’S, 51° 55’ 49’’ W, 2–X–2012, 1 female, Exc. LABLEP, DZ 36.135 ( DZUP). Santa Catarina— Joinville, 1 maleand 1 female, ex–coll. J. Arp, 57/664, 57/668 ( MNRJ); 1 female, Schmidt leg., 20/640 ( MNRJ); II–1938, 1 male, B. Pohl leg.( MZUSP); 26–II– 1974, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 29.403( DZUP–OM); 10–200 m, 9–III–1974, 1 male, 22–II–1977, 1 male, Mielke& Miers leg., OM 29.711, OM 39.453* ( DZUP–OM); 8–XI–1986, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 29.837( DZUP–OM); São Bento do Sul, Rio Vermelho, 850 m, 6–III–1973, 1 male, Rank leg., DZ 26.237 ( DZUP); Seara,Nova Teutônia, 400–700 m, 1–II–1977, 1 male, Plaumann& Mielke leg., OM 39.561* ( DZUP–OM). Rio Grandedo Sul— Viamão, Saint Hilaire, 26–III–2004, 1 male, Silva leg., DZ 26.248* ( DZUP). PARAGUAY: no specific locality— 1 male, P. Germain leg., NHMUK 010242176* ( NHMUK). Paraguari— Sapucai, 1 maleand 1 female, W. Foster leg., NHMUK 010242098*, NHMUK 010242099( NHMUK); 26–XI–1904, 1 maleand 1 female, W. Foster leg., NHMUK 010242100*, NHMUK 010242101( NHMUK).
2545463809
The
Brazil
Massaranduba-Blumenau
76
77
1
Santa Catarina
holotype
2545463700
[377,1160,1837,1863]
AMNH
Brazil
76
77
1
Santa Catarina
holotype
2545463574
2019-11
Brazil
Neudorf Sta Catharina
76
77
1
1
holotype
2545463715
1968-10-17
2016-12-10
1968-10-17
NHMUK, DZUP-OM, DZUP
H. H. Smith & O. - C. Mielke & Dolibaina & Santos & C. & C. T. Elias & C. Elias & H. Rogers & Mielke & Machado & Brown
Brazil
Mato
800
-15.383333
Reserva Serra Bonita
1285
-39.55
Chapada
77
78
NHMUK 010242090, OM 56.124, NHMUK 010242089, OM 37.587, NHMUK 010242095, NHMUK 010242096
15
2
13
Guimaraes
2545463730
1923-12
2012-10-02
1923-12
NHMUK, DZUP, DZUP-OM, MNRJ, IOC, MZUSP
Ebert & Ebert, DZ & Serra dos Orgaos & J. Arp & P. Germain & D'Almeida & da Gavea & Gagarin & L. Travassos & de Jacarepagua & Mielke & E. May & Casagrande & Schmidt & B. Pohl & Miers & Rank & Plaumann & Silva
Brazil
Imbarie
100
-23.829168
Corcovado
21
-51.93028
Alto da Gavea
77
78
OM 29.537, OM 11.479, NHMUK 010242177, OM 7.354, OM 3.253, OM 4.986, OM 6.689, OM 7.444, OM 7.445, OM 60.235, OM 51.530, OM 53.109, OM 51.686, OM 29.403, OM 29.711, OM 39.453, OM 29.837, OM 39.561
39
10
29
Duque de Caxias
2545463812
[199,1248,1880,1907]
NHMUK
P. Germain
Paraguay
PARAGUAY
77
78
NHMUK 010242176
1
1
2545463782
1904-11-26
NHMUK
W. Foster
Paraguay
Sapucai
77
78
NHMUK 010242098, NHMUK 010242099
2
1
1
2545463838
[151,1203,1952,1979]
NHMUK
W. Foster
Paraguay
77
78
NHMUK 010242100, NHMUK 010242101
2
1
1