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Type: Article
Published: 2014-11-05
Page range: 291–300
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A new species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini) from Mount Roraima, Guyana

McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
11 First St, W. Islip, NY 11795, USA.
Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560-0127, USA.
Euptychiina genitalia Guianas Neotropical Pantepui Satyrinae

Abstract

A new nymphalid species in the subtribe Euptychiina, Euptychia roraima Nakahara, Fratello & Harvey n. sp., is described from Mount Roraima, Guyana. Both internal and external morphology of E. roraima are compared against several Euptychia species and the relationship between E. roraima and congeners  is briefly discussed. A strong case is put forth for further and extensive exploration of the Pantepui region concerning its poorly known butterfly fauna.