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Issue: Vol. 5519 No. 1: 7 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.1.2
Page range: 38-58
Abstract views: 186
PDF downloaded: 22

The genus Siderus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in French Guiana: four newly discovered species and conspicuous male genitalia polymorphism

16; rue des Aspres; 34160 Montaud; France
Department of Biology; Lund University; Lund; Sweden
Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana; Iquitos; Perú
Department of Entomology; NHB Stop 127; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Washington; DC 20560- 7012; USA
Lepidoptera Theclinae hairstreaks taxonomy Siderus guapila Siderus eliatha Siderus philinna Siderus nouraguensis Siderus giapor Siderus bouvieri Varronia schomburgkii

Abstract

The species of Siderus Kaye present in French Guiana are listed and detailed with notes on male territorial behavior and the plants at which adults feed. In total, seven species were recorded: Siderus leucophaeus (Hübner); Siderus parvinotus Kaye (first record from French Guiana); Siderus athymbra (Hewitson); Siderus diringeri Faynel, Robbins & Fåhraeus sp. nov.; Siderus bisignatus Faynel, Ramírez & Robbins sp. nov.; Siderus castelain Faynel, Fåhraeus & Robbins sp. nov. and Siderus toussaint Faynel, Robbins & Fåhraeus sp. nov. A preliminary delimitation of the genus Siderus is proposed. Description, distribution, detailed illustrations of adults and male genitalia (and some female) are provided for each new species.

 

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