Heteropsis angulifascia

C, Lees David, 2016, Heteropsis (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini: Mycalesina): 19 new species from Madagascar and interim revision, Zootaxa 4118 (1), pp. 1-97 : 78

Heteropsis angulifascia clade

In the sampling of Aduse-Poku et al., (2015, Fig. 1 ), Ht. angulifascia ( Butler, 1879) , Ht. ‘ anceps ’ (= Ht. oberthueri ), Ht. turbans and Ht. sabas formed a well-supported molecular clade. This clade, nested within the Ht. strigula sub-group, and named after Ht. angulifascia , also includes the described species Ht. anceps , as well as at least five undescribed species, four of which are introduced below. Morphologically, the group features some degree of dorso-ventral flattening of the gnathos, in its extreme forming bizarre, cupped, ear-like structures unique in the Mycalesina , either side of uncus.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Venation and wing patterning diagram of a fairly typical species of Heteropsis from Madagascar (Heteropis antahala group; ♂), DV. Sdbp = Supra-discocellular brush and patch. Cub = Cubital brush. Ventral banding: Cb = Costal bars. Mf = Median fleck (pale highlight). Mb = Median band. PMb = Premedian band. Ore = Ocellus ring extension. Pml = Premarginal line. Sml = Submarginal line.