Bungalotis gagarini Mielke, 1967

Austin, George T., 2008, Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on “ night ” skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae), Insecta Mundi 2008 (29), pp. 1-36 : 9

Bungalotis gagarini Mielke, 1967

( Fig. 24-25 , 89 , 126 )

Bungalotis gagarini was known only from a single male from Goiás, Brazil, taken in May (Mielke 1967b). Males from Rondônia (mean FW length = 29.0 mm [28.6-29.4, n = 5]) are not fulvous like B. midas and B. astylos as was described for the holotype (Mielke 1967b), but are bright red-brown and vary in the prominence of the dorsal dark macules from nearly obsolete to vague. The macules on the ventral hindwing are generally entirely dark, but the posterior submarginal macules or all of the macules may have whitish centers. Male genitalia ( Fig. 89 ) are identical to those of the holotype illustrated by Mielke (1967b).

In Rondônia, B. gagarini is rare and has been recorded in May, June, October, and November ( Fig. 126 ). These records extend the known distribution of the species about 1700km westward.

Figures

Figure 14-25. Bungalotis (from BRAZIL:Rondônia, unless noted otherwise; dorsum and venter of same specimens). 14-15) B. astylos male, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 6 Oct 1993. 16-17) B. astylos female, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 29 Nov 1991. 18-19) B. quadratum female, TRINIDAD, no date. 20-21) B. lactos male, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 14 Jun 1993. 22-23) B. borax male, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 17 Apr 1997. 24-25) B. gagarini male, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 5 May 1995.

Figure 89-92. Male genitalia of Bungalotis (from BRAZIL: Rondônia, unless noted otherwise). Structures shown are lateral, dorsal, and ventral views of tegumen, uncus, gnathos, and associated structures; lateral internal view of right valva; lateral view of aedeagus and associated structures; and ventral view of transtilla and juxta. 89) B. gagarini (GTA #1617). 90) B. astylos (GTA #3166); variation of valvae, a. (GTA #3189, flattened), b. (GTA # 3166, flattened). 91) B. lactos (GTA #3062); variation of valvae, a. (GTA #7196), b. (GTA #4133), c. (GTA #7914), all including flattened view of caudal end of valva. 92) B. borax (GTA #7866), including flattened view of caudal end of valva.

Figure 125-130. Phenology of some night skippers from central Rondônia, Brazil. 125-126) Bungalotis species. 127) Dyscophellus species. 128) Salatis salatisand Sarmientoia similis. 129) Nicephellus nicephorus and Euriphellus euribates. 130) Pseudonascus paulliniae and Nascus species.