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Issue: Vol. 5443 No. 3: 23 Apr. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-04-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5443.3.5
Page range: 406-416
Abstract views: 87
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Two New Species of Emesis Fabricius, 1807 from Northwestern South and Central America (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)

Casa Picapau; Floresta de la Sabana. Carrera 7; 237-04; Bogotá; Colombia
Museo de Zoología (Entomología); Departamento de Biología Evolutiva; Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Apdo. Postal 70-399; México; 04510; Ciudad de México; México
Carrera 16 # 51 B 72 La Asunción Manizales; Caldas; Colombia
Lepidoptera Colombia Panamá Costa Rica Venezuela Peru Chocó Emesidini

Abstract

Two new species and a subspecies, Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, sp. nov., Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos ochros, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, ssp. nov., Emesis (Tenedia) pacis, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, sp. nov. are described from Northwestern South and Central America. The biology, habits, habitat, and distribution of these taxa are described from museum specimens and field observations. Male and female genitalia of the new taxa are illustrated and compared with similar taxa for proper identification.

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