Telemiades gallius ( Mabille, 1888 )

Siewert, Ricardo Russo, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik & Casagrande, Mirna Martins, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Telemiades Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Eudaminae), with descriptions of fourteen new species, Zootaxa 4721 (1), pp. 1-111 : 63-64

Telemiades gallius ( Mabille, 1888)

( Figs 106–109 , 168 , 214 )

Telegonus gallius Mabille, 1888 . Le Nat. (2)2 (33): 170, fig. 5 (d, v); male, Chiriqui, [ Panama]; Staudinger collecion.— Shepard, 1931. Lep. Cat. 47, p. 73.

Thymele gallius ; Godman & Salvin, 1893. Biol. Centr.–Amer., Lep.–Rhop. 2, p. 315.— Mabille, 1903, in Wytsman. Gen. Ins. 17, p. 27.— Mabille & Boullet, 1912. Ann. Sc. nat., Zool., Paris, (9)16: 104.— Draudt, 1922, in Seitz. Gross–Schmett. Erde 5, p. 867, pl. 168b (d, v).—Martin, 1941. Bol. Mus. Hist. Nat. “Javier Prado”, Lima, 5: 455.

Astraptes gallius ; Hayward, 1947. Acta zool. Lill. 4: 251.

Telemiades centrites gallius ; Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 25, pl. 27 (male gen.); syn.: chrysorrhoea .—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 25, 47; 2, p. 36; syn.: chrysorrhoea .—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 40, 74; 2, p. 59; syn.: chrysorrhoea .— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 56, in Lamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A; syn.: chrysorrhoea, chrysorrhaea .— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 744; syn.: chrysorrhoea, chrysorrhaea . — Beccaloni et al., 2008. Monografías Tercer Milenio 8: 103; host plant.—Garwood & Lehman, 2013. Butt. C. Amer. 3, Hesp., p. 60, figs (d, v).

(no genus) gallius; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 150.

Telemiades gallius ; Burns & Janzen, 2005. Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 107 (4): 777.

Type material. Telegonus gallius Mabille, 1888 was described based on male specimens from Chiriqui [ Panama] in the Otto Staudinger collection. One male syntype was found at NHMUK with the same characteristics published in the original description ( Mabille 1888, p. 170, fig. 5), and illustrated on Butterflies of America ( Warren et al. 2018) with the following labels: / Origin/ Chiriqui Ribbe/ Tel. gallius Mab. / gallius Mab. / gallius Mab. /. In order to stabilize the identity of this species, this male specimen is hereby designated lectotype of Telegonus gallius and the following labels will be attached: / Lectotypus / Lectotypus Telegonus gallius Mabille, 1888 , Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande det. 2019/. These labels will be sent to the curator for the collection.

Diagnosis. FW length: males 25 mm (n=2) and females 26 mm (n=1). Telemiades gallius resembles T. chrysorrhoea but is distinguished by the following characters: presence of the three apical hyaline spots in R 3 –R 4, R 4 –R 5, and R 5 –M 1 in FW, and a yellowish patch on outer margin in HW, while T. chrysorrhoea has an orangish patch.

Natural history. Janzen & Hallwachs (2009) partially illustrated the immatures stages of T. gallius found at Area de Conservación de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Immatures have been reported on some species of Inga (Fabaceae) : I. chocoensis , I. oerstediana , and I. sapindoides .

Distribution. Telemiades gallius was recorded in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

Taxonomic discussion. Telegonus gallius Mabille, 1888 has been transferred to the genera Thymele ( Godman & Salvin 1893) and Astraptes ( Hayward 1947c) . Subsequently, Evans (1953) transferred it to Telemiades and interpreted it as a subspecies of Telemiades centrites (Hewitson, 1870) . In addition, Evans (1953) synonymized T. chrysorrhoea with T. centrites gallius . Burns & Janzen (2005) raised Telemiades gallius back to species and took T. chrysorrhoea out of the synonym. The analysis of the type material of T. gallius and T. chrysorrhoea reinforces the interpretation of Burns & Janzen (2005) who treated them as a distinct species from T. centrites . Besides the morphological characters, Burns & Janzen (2005) indicated that the distinction between the two species is corroborated by molecular data. In the Area de Conservación de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, T. gallius is considered rare and occurs in rainforest areas between 600–900 m, while T. chrysorrhoea is typical of a misty forest environment occurring between 800–1400 m ( Burns & Janzen 2005).

Examined material. COSTA RICA: Cartago— Tuis , 900 m, 10–IX–1987, ex–coll. R. Brabant ( RBINS) .

PANAMA: Chiriqui— no specific locality, 2 males, OM 41.502 , OM 41.510 * ( DZUP–OM); Fortuna Valley , Rio Hornito, 1 female , 5–IX–1901, ex–coll. Majerus, NHMUK 010242181 ( NHMUK) . Panama— Cerro Campana, 800 m, 1 female, 2–IX–1967, Small leg., DZ 26.355 ( DZUP) .

COLOMBIA: Valle del Cauca— no specific locality, 1 male ( ZSM) .

Figures

FIGURE 214. Geographical distribution of Telemiades from the “centrites group”.

FIGURES 96–111. Species of Telemiades from the ‘centrites group’, dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. 96–97. Telemiades centrites (Hewitson, 1870), holotype male from Ecuador (BMNH(E) 1236503—NHMUK). 98–101. Telemiades chrysorrhoea (Godman & Salvin, 1893). 98–99. Male from Chiriqui, Panama (NMHUK 010242182—NHMUK). 100–101. Female from Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Available in Janzen & Hallwachs 2009). 102–105. Telemiades contra Evans, 1953. 102–103. Holotype male from Ecuador (BMNH(E) 1236501—NHMUK). 104–105. Female from Ecuador (NHMUK 010242183—NHMUK). 106–109. Telemiades gallius (Mabille, 1888). 106–107. Male from Chiriqui, Panama (OM 51.510—OM). 108–109. Female from Vale Fortuna, Panama (NHMUK 010242181—NHMUK). 110–111. Telemiades esmeraldas Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov., holotype male from Esmeraldas, Ecuador (OM 69.555—DZUP).

FIGURES 166–169. Male genitalia of Telemiades from the “centrites group”. 166. Telemiades chrysorrhoea (Godman & Salvin, 1893) (NHMUK 010242182—NHMUK). 167. Telemiades contra Evans, 1953 (BMNH 1236501—NHMUK). 168. Telemiades gallius (Mabille, 1888) (OM 41.510—OM). 169. Telemiades esmeraldas Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (OM 69.548—OM).