Manerebia mycalesoides

Viloria, Angel L., Pyrcz, Tomasz W. & Orellana, Andrés, 2010, A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa, Zootaxa 2622, pp. 1-41 : 27-28

Manerebia mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder)

( Figs. 43, 44 )

Pronophila mycalesoides C. & R. Felder, 1867: 473. Syntype in BMNH [examined]. Euptychia lethe Butler, 1867: 465 . Syntypes in BMNH [examined]. Synonymy established by Lamas & Viloria, 2004. Pedaliodes mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder); Thieme, 1905: 69.

Euptychia mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder); Weymer, 1912: 224.

Posteuptychia mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder); Forster, 1964: 137, fig. 171 (male genitalia). Manerebia mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder); Pyrcz et al., 2006: 69, figs. 8H, I, 14D, 20.

Geographic range: Species (Monotypic): CC, CM, ET, EC and CCC.

Altitudinal range: 1400–1800 m.

Remarks: The entire neotropical montane genus Manerebia Staudinger , placed in the tribe Pronophilini by Miller (1968), and treated as such by Adams (1986) and Pyrcz (2004) among others, is considered herein as belonging to the predominantly Holarctic subtribe Erebiina , following Lamas & Viloria (2004). It is a diverse genus comprising at least 40 Andean species (Pyrcz et al., 2006) and its only representative in the CC is M. mycalesoides characterized by large VHW ocelli, reminiscent of the species of satyrines belonging to the predominantly lowland subtribe Euptychiina . M. mycalesoides is an inhabitant of dense cloud forest understory rarely venturing into open areas. It is not surprising that its presence in the CC has been overlooked for many years.

Material examined: ARAGUA: 1 male: Tiara, 1200 m, 25– 27.XI.1992, J. Clavijo and A. Chacón leg. MIZA; 1 male: same locality, 10.X.1994, DeMarmels and A. Chacón leg. MIZA; MIRANDA: 1 male: Altos de Pipe - IVIC, 1600–1650 m, 09.VIII.2000, A. Viloria leg., TWP; 1 male: Altos de Pipe - IVIC, 1600 m, 09.VIII.2001, A. Viloria & J. Gross leg., TWP; VARGAS: 1 male: El Tigre, route de Petaquire vers Puerto Cruz Km 14, 1400 m, 22.X.2000, P. Boyer leg., TWP; 7 males: Sector El Tigre, Colonia Tovar-Puerto Inca, 1400–1450 m, 02.IV.2006, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP.

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 44. Adult satyrine butterflies from the Cordillera de La Costa, Venezuela (left: dorsal, right: ventral); 37. Corades enyo enyo Hewitson (male, Los Colonos); 38. C. enyo enyo Hewitson (Los Colonos); 39. Corades medeba pittieri Pyrcz & Viloria n. ssp., HOLOTYPE (male, vía Naranjal); 40. C. medeba pittieri Pyrcz & Viloria n. ssp., PARATYPE (female, vía Naranjal); 41. Corades pannonia pannonia Hewitson (male, vía Naranjal); 42. C. pannonia pannonia Hewitson (female, Colonia Tovar); 43. Manerebia mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder) (male, Sector El Tigre); 44. M. mycalesoides (C. & R. Felder) (female, Sector El Tigre).