Telemiades purpurascens nicomedes Telemiades squanda Evans, 1953 Atlas Neotrop. Lep. Iliana purpurascens 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 555TH Evans, 1953 Evans 1953 [151,553,513,540] Insecta Hesperiidae Telemiades Animalia Lepidoptera 66 67 Arthropoda species squanda  ( Figs 114–117, 171, 201, 215)    Telemiades purpurascens[misidentification]; Hayward, 1947. Acta zool. Lill. 4: 10; syn.:  nicomedes; Hayward.— Hayward, 1948. Gen. Sp. Anim. Arg. 1, p. 137, pls 5, fig. 10 (male gen.), 20, fig. 13 (d).— Hayward, 1973. Op. Lill. 23: 37.— Canals, 2003. Marip. Misiones, p. 457.   Telemiades squanda Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 25, pl. 27 (male gen.); [holo] typemale, VIII–IX–1884, Lake Sacuaresma, Rio de Janeiro, [Brasil], P. Germain leg.; BM(NH).—K. Brown & Mielke, 1967. Jour. Lep. Soc. 21: 164.—de Jong, 1983. Tijd. Ent. 126: 241.—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 112; 2, p. 36.—K. Brown, 1987. An. Prim. Simp. Pantanal, Brasília, p. 167.—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 177; 2, p. 60.—Austin; Brock & Mielke, 1993. Trop. Lep. 4,Suppl. 2: 6; ecol.—K. Brown & Freitas, 2000. Bol. Mus. Biol. Mello Leitão, n. s., Sta. Teresa, 11/12: 111.— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 57, inLamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, inHeppner (ed.).  Atlas Neotrop. Lep.5A.— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 749.—Gareca et al., 2006, inGareca & Reichle. Marip. diurn. Bolivia, p. 18.—Garwood et al., 2007. Butt. South. Amaz., p. 213, fig. (d).—Núñez B., 2008. Trop. Lep. Res. 18(2): 80.—Garwood et al., 2009. Butt. South. Amaz., 2nd ed., p. 308, fig. (d).—Núñez B., 2009. Trop. Lep. Res. 19(2): 77.—Cock & Alston-Smith, 2017. Living World, J. Trin. Tob. Field Nat. Club 2017: 7, 10, 11.—Sambhu & Nankishore, 2018. Zootaxa 4371: 14.   Iliana purpurascens[misidentification]; Biezanko & Mielke, 1973. Acta biol. paranaense 2: 65.  (no genus)  squanda; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 263.   Type material.  Telemiades squanda Evans, 1953was described based on seven males and one female from Brazil(Amazonas, Pará, Goiás, and Rio de Janeirostates), Bolivia, and Guyana. The male holotypeis from Sacuaresma [Saquarema], Rio de Janeiro, [ Brazil] and is deposited at the NHMUKwith the following labels: / Type [verso from the same label:]  squandaEvans/ Brésil Prov. Rio JaneiroLaguna de Sacuaresma P. Germain Aout. Sept. 1884/ R. Oberthür Coll. Brit. Mus. 1931–136/ [label with genitalia attached] Ed/ 26/ BMNH(E) 1669623/.   Diagnosis.FW length: males 20–21 mm(n=5) and females 24–25 mm(n=5).  Telemiades squandaresembles  T. merisand  T. trendabut is easily distinguished by DFW with purple reflection and the morphological pattern of male and female genitalias.  T. squandadiffers from  T. megallusby the absence of the spine–like developed projection in the valva, and from  T. moaSiewert, Mielke & Casagrande,  sp. nov.by the white patch in VHW.   Distribution.  Telemiades squandais widely distributed in South America, with records in Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Brazil, and Argentina.  Taxonomic discussion.  Telemiades squandawas erroneously associated with  Telemiades purpurascens Mabille & Boullet, 1912[  Emmelus purpurascens] by Hayward (1947a, 1948, 1973) and Canals (2003).  Emmelus purpurascensis phenotypically similar to  T. squandabut can be readily distinguished by the yellowish coloration of the labial palps and the first pair of legs, in conjunction with the morphological pattern of the genitalia. The holotypeof  T. squandais from Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the paratypesare from Guyana, Boliviaand the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Pará and Goiás. The phenotype of the holotypediffers from the paratypesin the ground color and development of the apical hyaline spots in FW. The analysis of the genitalia of the paratypes(except the female from the Amazon) revealed no differences with respect to the holotype. It was not possible to dissect the female paratypefrom Ega [Tefé], Amazonas. However, two females (deposited in the DZUP) also from Amazonas, were dissected, and revealed the same features as the paratype, but distinct from the female of  T. squandafrom Rio de Janeiro(same site as the holotype), and from the “  megallusgroup”. Therefore, the female from the Amazon may represent an undescribed species. The application of molecular tools for the correct pairing of these specimens is encouraged.  Examined material.  PERU: Huánuco—  Merced de Locro,near Tingo Maria,  5–XII–1968, 1 male, P. Hocking leg.(MHNL).  Pasco—Parque Nacional Yanachaga–Chemillén, Estación Biológica Paujil, 10º 19’ 25’’ S, 75º 15’ 48’’ W,  22–V–2008, 1 male, J. Grados, S. Carbonel& C. Calderón leg.( MHNL).  San Martin— Juanjui,2001, 1 female, F. König leg.,ex–coll. F. König( CEB).   BOLIVIA:  LaPaz—  Yungas,  1000 m, 1 male, ex. H. Rolle1902, NHMUK 010242114* ( NHMUK).   GUYANA: no specific locality, 1 male, Parish leg., NHMUK 010242112* ( NHMUK);  Carimang River, 1 male, H. Whitely leg., NHMUK 010242113( NHMUK).   BRAZIL: Amazonas—  Tefé, 1 female, H. W. Bates leg., BMNH (E) 1669624 ( NHMUK). Pará—no specific locality, 1 male, H. W. Bates leg., NHMUK 010242115* ( NHMUK). Goiás—  Vianópolis, 1 male, R. Spitz leg., NHMUK 010242116* ( NHMUK).  DistritoFederal—  Planaltina,  11-VII-2009, 1 male, Emery leg.,ex-coll. Emery, DZ47.122 ( DZUP).  MinasGerais—  Marliéria, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce,  350 m,  8–9–III–1994, 2 males, Mielke leg., DZ 4.661*, DZ 26.252 ( DZUP). São Paulo—  Rio Claro,  15–XI–1967, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, OM 45.320* ( DZUP–OM). Rio de Janeiro— Itatiaia,  22–II–1930, 1 male, ex–coll. J. F. Zikán( IOC);  4–III–1930, 1 female, ex–coll. Zikán ( IOC);  9–IV–1934, 1 female, ex–coll. Zikán ( IOC); Parque Nacional do Itatiaia,  1000 m,  1–V–1965, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 6.884( DZUP–OM);  700 m,  11–IV–1965, 1 female, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ3.177* ( DZUP);  800 m,  16–IV–1965, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ26.256 ( DZUP). Paraná— Antonina, Rio Quebrada,  8-IV-2004, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 76.314( DZUP-OM); Guaratuba, Limeira,  10 m,  15–IV– 2000, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 51.887( DZUP–OM); Morretes,  10 m,  5–IV–2001, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 53.109( DZUP–OM). Santa Catarina— Joinville,  21–III–1967, 1 male, Miers leg., OM 29.771( DZUP–OM);  10–200 m,  22–II–1977, 1 male, Miers& Mielke leg., DZ 25.251 ( DZUP);  São Bento do Sul, Rio Natal,  500 m,  13–III–1990, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 25.238( DZUP–OM);  18–V–1993, 1 male,  19–III–2009, 1 male,  16–IV–2014, 1 male, Rank leg., OM 35.216, DZ 26.244, DZ 36.132 ( DZUPand DZUP–OM).  Rio Grandedo Sul—  Barra do Quaraí, Marco Rios Quaraíe Uruguai,  11-I-2004, 1 male, Kaminski leg., OM 64.311( DZUP-OM).   ARGENTINA: Misiones—  AlmiranteBrown— General Belgrano, Reserva Yacutinga,  2–5–III–2007, 1 male, Mielke& Casagrande leg., DZ 10.332*, DZ 26.253, DZ 26.254, DZ 26.255 ( DZUP). 2545463563 [441,1436,2011,2038] 1968-12-05 de Locro & P. Hocking Peru Merced de Locro Tingo Maria 66 67 1 1 2545463690 2008-05-22 MHNL J. Grados & S. Carbonel & C. Calderon -10.323611 21 -75.263336 67 68 1 1 2545463604 CEB F. Konig 67 68 1 1 2545463575 [199,1322,260,287] NHMUK H. Rolle Bolivia 1000 La Yungas 67 68 NHMUK 010242114 1 1 2545463781 NHMUK Parish & H. Whitely Guyana Carimang River 67 68 NHMUK 010242112, NHMUK 010242113 2 2 2545463841 1930-02-22 2014-04-16 1930-02-22 NHMUK, DZUP, DZUP-OM, IOC H. W. Bates & R. Spitz & Emery & Emery, DZ & Mielke & Ebert & J. F. Zikan & Ebert, DZ & Miers & Rank Brazil Rio Natal 350 Tefe Sao Bento do Sul 67 68 NHMUK 010242115, NHMUK 010242116, OM 45.320, OM 6.884, OM 76.314, OM 51.887, OM 53.109, OM 29.771, OM 25.238, OM 35.216 22 4 18 2545463824 2004-01-11 DZUP, DZUP-OM Kaminski Brazil Uruguai Rio Grande Marco Rios Quarai 67 68 OM 64.311 1 1 2545463850 2007-03-02 2007-03-05 2007-03-02 DZUP Mielke & Casagrande Argentina Reserva Yacutinga Almirante General Belgrano 67 68 1 1