Dynastor, Doubleday, 1849

Piovesan, Mônica, Casagrande, Mirna Martins, Lamas, Gerardo & Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, 2024, Systematics of Dynastor Doubleday, [1849] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Brassolini), Zootaxa 5492 (4), pp. 451-504 : 458

Key to the species of Dynastor

1. DHW with an orange marginal band ( Fig. 2a )............................................... Dynastor napoleon

- DHW without an orange marginal band ( Fig. 8a )........................................................... 2

2(1). FW with a light-yellow spot in CuA 2 –2A ( Fig. 8a ).......................................................... 3

- FW without a light-yellow spot in CuA 2 –2A ( Fig. 24a )....................................................... 4

3(2). VFW, apex of the costal patch generally not extending to the outer margin ( Fig. 8b ); male, distal half of the valvae without a constriction in the basal portion ( Fig. 10c ); female, corpus bursae with two parallel signa ( Fig. 11 )....... Dynastor darius

- VFW, apex of the costal patch generally extending to the outer margin ( Fig. 19b ); male, distal half of the valvae with a constriction in the basal portion ( Fig. 21c ); female, corpus bursae without signa ( Fig. 22 ).... Dynastor stygianus stat. rest.

4(2). FW without a distinguishable light-yellow spot in CuA 1 –CuA 2, if present, a small and blurry spot ( Fig. 24a )............ 6

- FW with a distinguishable light-yellow spot in CuA 1 –CuA 2 ( Fig. 33a )........................................... 5

5(4). VFW and VHW with a ripple pattern finely and homogeneously arranged ( Fig. 24b )............... Dynastor macrosiris

- VFW and VHW with a ripple pattern strongly and irregularly arranged ( Fig. 30b )......... Dynastor pharnaces stat. nov.

6(4). VFW with a thin rusty red band between M 1 and M 3, near the outer margin ( Fig. 33b )....... Dynastor hannibal stat. rest.

- VFW with a thick rusty red band between M 1 and M 3, near the outer margin ( Fig. 38b ).......... Dynastor strix stat. rest.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Dynastor napoleon Doubleday, [1849]: Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Brazil, Santa Catarina (DZ 49.739– DZUP). The black arrow indicates the diagnostic character of the species.

FIGURE 8. Dynastor darius (Fabricius, 1775): Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Brazil, Paraná (DZ 52.565–DZUP). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 10. Dynastor darius (Fabricius, 1775): Male genitalia: a. dorsal view, b. ventral view, c. lateral view; aedeagus: d. dorsal view, e. ventral view, f. lateral view (DZ 54.314–DZUP).

FIGURE 11. Dynastor darius (Fabricius, 1775): Female genitalia: a. lateral view; b. detail of the signa; c. ventral view (DZ 54.266–DZUP). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 19. Dynastor stygianus Butler, 1872 stat. rest.: Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Costa Rica, Guanacaste (USNMENT01589299–USNM). The black arrow indicates the diagnostic character of the species.

FIGURE 21. Dynastor stygianus Butler, 1872 stat. rest.: Male genitalia: a. dorsal view, b. ventral view, c. lateral view (the uncus is damaged); aedeagus: d. dorsal view, e. ventral view, f. lateral view (USNMENT01589295–USNM).

FIGURE 22. Dynastor stygianus Butler, 1872 stat. rest.: Female genitalia: a. lateral view; b. detail of corpus bursae without signa; c. ventral view (USNMENT01589316–USNM). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 24. Dynastor macrosiris (Westwood, 1851): Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Brazil, Pará (DZ 54.260–DZUP). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 30. Dynastor pharnaces Stichel, 1908 stat. nov.: Female, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Peru, Chanchamayo (USNMENT01589343–USNM). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 33. Dynastor hannibal Oberthür, 1881 stat. rest.: Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; Colombia, Boyacá (DZ 52.734– DZUP; CMBUT1655-20). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.

FIGURE 38. Dynastor strix (Bates, 1864) stat. rest.: Male, a. dorsal, b. ventral views; El Salvador, Ahuachapán (FLMNH MGCL 1107875–MGCL). The black arrows indicate the diagnostic characters of the species.