Telemiades misitheus 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 : 18-19

Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888 , stat. rest.

( Figs 18, 19 , 146 , 206 )

Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888 . Le Nat. (2)2 (38): 221, fig. 3 [recte 4] (d, v); Chanchamayo, [ Peru]; Staudinger collection.— Mabille & Boullet, 1912. Ann. Sc. nat., Zool., Paris, (9)16: 113, 121.— Draudt, 1922, in Seitz. Gross–Schmett. Erde 5, p. 868.— Shepard, 1931. Lep. Cat. 47, p. 78.—Lamas, 1969. Biota 7: 354.

Telemiades amphion misitheus ; Bell, 1949. Amer. Mus. Novit. 1385: 3, fig. 2 (male gen.).— Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 30, pl. 28 (male gen.).—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 77; 2, p. 36.—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 121; 2, p. 59.—Maes et al., 1999, in Maes. Cat. Ins. Art. Nicaragua 3, p. 1259.— Murray, 2000. Jour. Res. Lep. 35: 52.— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 56, in Lamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A.— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 742.

(no genus) misitheus ; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 203.

Celaenorrhinus sp. [misidentification]; Garwood et al., 2007. Butt. South. Amaz., p. 211, fig. (v).

Type material. Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888 was described based on an unspecified number of specimens from Chanchamayo, Peru, provided by Otto Staudinger collection. One male syntype was found at ZMHU, where the Staudinger material is housed, and it is illustrated at Butterflies of America ( Warren et al. 2018) with the following labels: / Origin/ Chanchamayo Thamm/ Telemiades ♂ misitheus M/ Telemiades misitheus Mab. / Coll. Staudinger/ Misitheus Mab. /. In order to stabilize the identity of this species, this male specimen is hereby designated lectotype of Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888 and the following labels will also be attached: / Lectotypus / Lectotypus Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888 Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande det. 2019/. These labels will be sent to the curator for the collection.

Diagnosis. FW length: males 20 mm (n=2). Telemiades misitheus is distinguished from the remaining species of the “ amphion group” by the following characters: FW with developed and rounded hyaline spots; valva with distal process pointed; fultura inferior distally bifid with distal margin and base rounded; aedeagus with dorsal opening almost half of its total length.

Distribution. Telemiades misitheus occurs in the eastern Andes, from Chanchamayo ( Peru) to Chulumani ( Bolivia) in altitudes ranging from 1000m to 1400m.

Taxonomic discussion. Mabille (1888) described and illustrated Telemiades misitheus , but the illustration was also used in the description of T. megallus , in the same contribution. Later, Bell (1949) considered T. misitheus

as a subspecies of T. amphion , an arrangement that has been followed up to now. The wing patterns and the male genitalia can be used to reliably distinguish T. misitheus from other species of the “ amphion group”. In addition, T. misitheus may occur in sympatry with T. amphion in Bolivia and Peru, which supports the restoration of its status as a separate species.

Examined material. No data, 1 male (ZMHU).

ECUADOR: Morona–Santiago— Macas , 4–VIII–2011, 1 male, 19–VIII–2011, 1 male, 13–XII–2011, 1 male, 8–I–2012, 1 male, Sangay–Projekt , J.–C. Petit leg. ( CEB) .

PERU: Cuzco— Callanga , 1500m, 1898, O. Garlepp leg. ( ZMHU) .

BOLÍVIA: Cochabamba— Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1905–06, 1 male, J. Steinbach leg., NHMUK 010242515 ( NHMUK) . La Paz — Chulumani, 1400 m, 22–24–X–1983, 2 males, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 26.041, DZ 26.042* ( DZUP); Yungas, 1000 m, 1908, 2 males, ex–coll. H. Rolle, NHMUK 010242516 *, NHMUK 010242517 ( NHMUK); Yungas del Espiritu Santo, 1888–89, 3 males, P. Germain leg., NHMUK 010242512 , NHMUK 010242513 , NHMUK 010242514 ( NHMUK) .

Figures

FIGURE 206. Geographical distribution of Telemiades from the “amphion group”.

FIGURES 2–23. Species of Telemiades from the ‘amphion group’, dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. 2–5. Telemiades amphion (Geyer, 1832). 2–3. Neotype male from Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil (DZ 25.955—DZUP). 4–5. Female from Benevides, Pará, Brazil (OM 32.475—OM). 6–9. Telemiades belli Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. 6–7. Holotype male from Reserva Biológica Hiltoy–Cerere, Cahuita, Costa Rica (OM 56.006—DZUP). 8–9. Allotype female from Gamboa, Panama (DZ 26.024—DZUP). 10–13. Telemiades fides Bell, 1949. 10–11. Male from Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico (DZ 26.019— DZUP). 12–13. Female from Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico (DZ 26.037—DZUP). 14–17. Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876), stat. rest. 14–15. Male from Reserva Yacutinga, Almirante Brown, General Belgrano, Misiones, Argentina (DZ 26.092—DZUP). 16–17. Female from Rio Natal, São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (OM 49.589—OM). 18–19. Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888, stat. rest. Male from Chulumani, Bolivia (DZ 26.042—DZUP). 20–23. Telemiades pekahia (Hewitson, 1868), stat. rest. 20–21. Male from San Esteban, Venezuela (NHMUK 010242392—NHMUK). 22–23. Holotype female from Venezuela (BMNH(E) 1236491—NHMUK).

FIGURES 142–147. Male genitalia of Telemiades from the “amphion group”. A. Lateral view of uncus, tegumen, saccus and gnatho. B. Left valva, externa view. C. Right valva, internal view. D. Dorsal view of uncus and tegumen. E. Ventral view of uncus, tegumen and gnatho. F. Ventral view of saccus. G. Posterior view of fultura inferior. H. Dorsal view of aedeagus. I. Right view of aedeagus. J. Ventral view of aedeagus. K. Left view of aedeagus. 142. Telemiades amphion (Geyer, 1832) (DZ 25.957—DZUP). 143. Telemiades belli Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (DZ 26.025—DZUP). 144. Telemiades fides Bell, 1949 (DZ 26.021—DZUP). 145. Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876), stat. rest. (DZ 26.069—DZUP). 146. Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888, stat. rest. (DZ 26.041—DZUP). 147. Telemiades pekahia (Hewitson, 1868), stat. rest. (NHMUK 010242392—NHMUK).