Johnsonita pardoa ( d’Abrera, 1995 ) Lamas, 1999

Bálint, Zsolt, Boyer, Pierre, Cerdeña, José, Larico, Jackie Farfán, Brudecka, Jadwiga Lorenc-, Prieto, Carlos & Pyrcz, Tomasz W., 2021, Contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical Lycaenidae: taxonomy of Johnsonita Salazar & Constantino, 1995 with descriptions of seven new species (Theclinae Eumaeini), Zootaxa 4963 (1), pp. 11-57 : 30-32

Johnsonita pardoa ( d’Abrera, 1995) Lamas, 1999

( Figs 12 , 18G–H , 22A–C , 23F , 29 , 32 )

Thecla pardoa d’Abrera 1995: 1132 , figs “ T. pardoa ”.

Johnsonita pardoa (d’’Abrera) Lamas et al. 1999: 5 (new combination); d’Abrera & Bálint 2001: 195; Bálint 2003: 247; Robbins 2004b: 120.

Type material ( Fig.29 ). The species was described on the basis of three specimens, the holotype and a pair (male [= female], female) of paratypes (all examined). NHMUK holotype from Colombia, in good condition (tip of right antenna missing), set dorsally, labelled as: (1) “Torne, Cauca, [//] Jan. Febr. 07 [//] (Paine&Brinkley)” (white label, printed and handwritten in black), (2) “Rothschild [//] Bequest [//] B.M. 1939–I. ”(white label, printed), (3) “ Holotype ” (confetti type label with red frame, printed); (4) “ HOLOTYPE (♂ [//] SYNTYPE [//] Thecla pardoa [//] DÀbrera [//] London, VI. 22 [//] Zs. Bálint, 2000” (red label with black frame, handwritten and printed), (5) “ BMNH (E) # 266486”(white label, printed).

Material examined (n=25, two dissections).

COLOMBIA (n=7): Antioquia, Medellin, Padre Amaya , 2800 m, 12.VIII.2007, T. Pyrcz ; Antioquia, Yarumal, La Marconia, Antenas, 2700 m, 28VII.2015, C. Prieto ( RCCP: female) ; Santander, Herrán, PNN Tamá , 2400 m, 16.XII.2015, C. Prieto ( RCCP: male) ; Antioquia, Frontino, via Caicedo–Urrao , 2700 m, 4.I.2018, C. Prieto ( RCCP: female) ; Antioquia, San Félix, Las Baldias , 3000 m, 19.XII.2018, C. Prieto ( RCCP: female) ; Antioquia, Yarumal, Llanos de Cuiva , 2700 m, 20.XII.2018, C. Prieto ( RCCP: female) ; Cauca, PNN Munchique, Cerro Santanam 3000 m, 26. VI.2019, C. Prieto ( RCCP: female) .

ECUADOR (n=11, one dissection): Prov. Carchi, Res. Forest. Golondrinas, 2200–2400 m, 19.VI.1999, J. Wojtusiak & T. Pyrcz ( CEP – MZUJ: female); Prov. Imbabura, Lita , ~ 900 m, X. 2001, J. Wojtusiak ( CEP – MZUJ: female); Prov. Tungurahua, Tungurahua volcano, Banos–Pondoa road, 2600 m, 17–20.I.2002, J. Wojtusiak & Garlacz ( CEP – MZUJ: male); Prov. Imbabura, Vol. Cotocachi, 2900 m, 3.VIII.2004, J. Wojtusiak & T. Pyrcz ( CEP – MZUJ: female); Prov. Cotopaxi, via La Maná , Pilaló , 3000 m, 3.IX.2004, J. Wojtusiak & T. Pyrcz ( CEP – MZUJ: female); Prov. Tungurahua, Laguna de San Borja , 3400 m, 2005, O. Velastegui ( CEP – MZUJ: female, gen. prep. 372/ J. Lorenc); Prov. Tungurahua, Banos , 3000 m, I.2005, O. Velastegui ( CEP – MZUJ: two females); Prov. Sucumbios, El Calvario – La Bonita, 2900 m, 1.II.2005, J. Wojtusiak & T. Pyrcz ( CEP-MZUJ: female); Prov. Imbabura, Buenos Aires vers Piñan km5, 2300 m, 26.VII.2013 ( CB: female) .

PERU (n=4, one dissection): Dept. Amazonas, Rodríguez de Mendoza, Quebrada Pirruro, 1600–1800 m, 18.XI.1998, B. Calderon ( CEP – MZUJ: male, gen. prep. no 03/ 11.03.2011 / J. Lorenc); Dept. Huánuco, Paso Carpish, 2800–3000 m, 19.II.2003, P. Boyer ( CB: female); Dept. Amazonas, Rodriguez de Mendoza , II.2003, J. Wojtusiak coll. ( HNHM: female); Dept. Huánuco, est de Acomayo, Route Pachachupan vers Huanacaure km39, 2600 m, 09.45.412S 075.54.844W, 23.X.2006, P. Boyer ( CB: female) .

VENEZUELA (n=1, one dissection): Edo. Táchira, Fundo Piedras Blancas, P.N. El Tama, 2500 m, I.2003 ,

F. Rey ( CEP – MZUJ: male, gen. prep. 01/ 11.03.2011 / J. Lorenc) .

Redescription. Wings. FW costa length: 13–15 mm (n=11, CEP – MZUJ material), apical area of costa and upper outer margin is straight resulting an acute apex; male dorsal wing surface colouration dark azure; dorsal FW surface black border inner margin reaching the erection of vein M3; HW dorsal surface discal area structurally coloured; ventral FW submedial and medial pattern running parallel, ventral HW medial pattern composed by light ruptive dashes supplemented distally with dark spots, postmedial line complete but faint; ventral HW submedial area at costa with discal area colour, postmedial pattern indistinct, inner margin medial area with brown scaling. Genitalia. Male valva with rounded costal margin flip and short pointed valval terminus (approximately 1/3 valval length), in dorso-ventral aspect capsula long and thin. Female ductus with parallel edges, no lower plate, upper plate symmetric, a relatively well developed bristle in both sides. Androconia present in ventral FW along Cubital 2 vein as a wide black streak in the median- and postmedian area.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the congeners on the basis of wing hape and male androconia, plus the zigzagged ventral medial pattern. FW apex is somewhat pointed, but not as much as in J. iacinta and J. turquisca . Ventral FW androconia in J. turquisca are similarly shaped and situated in the same place but the medial pattern in J. pardoa is comprised of light dashes, whilst in J. turquisca there are gleaming white on both fore and HW. Dorsal wing surface tornal area tends to be rufous in the Peruvian specimens.

Distribution. Geographical: COLOMBIA (Antioquia, Cauca, Santander), ECUADOR (Carchi, Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Sucumbíos, Tungurahua), PERU (Amazonas, Huánuco, Pasco) ( Fig. 32 ); spatial: 900–3400 ma.s.l.; temporal: January–February, April–May and from August to November.

Note. Beside J. auda , it is another widely distributed species.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Johnsonita pardoa (d’Abrera, 1995) imagines (left column: recto, right column: verso). A–B: male (Colombia: Santander), C–D: female (Colombia: Cauca), E–F: female (Ecuador: Tungurahua), G–H: female (Ecuador: Tungurahua) (CEP– MZUJ specimens) (scale bar: 10 mm).

FIGURE 18. Johnsonita genitalia armatures, entire male organs in lateral (left column) and ventral (right column) views. A–B: J. ianusca, Ecuador, Azuay, Cuenca; C–D: J. johnbanksi, Peru, Molinopampa; E–F: J. johnsoni, Ecuador, Riobamba-Macas via Atillo; G–H: J. pardoa, Venezuela, Táchira, P. N. Tama (CEP–MZUJ specimens) (CEP–MZUJ specimens) (scale as indicated).

FIGURE 22. Entire Johnsonita female organs in lateral (left column), ductus in lateral (central column) and ventral (right column) views. A–C: J. pardoa, Ecuador, Tungurahua, Laguna de San Borja; D–F: J. turquisca, Ecuador, Sucumbios, El Calvario–La Bonita; G–I: J. oxalida, Peru, Huánuco, Paso Carpish; J–L: J. zubkova, Peru, Puno, Carcel Punco (CEP–MZUJ specimens) (scale as indicated).

FIGURE 23. Johnsonita mail trait ventral forewing subcubital scent patch indicated by arrow. A: J. carpia, B: J. catadupa, C: J. chlamydem, D: J. ianusca, E: J. johnsoni, F: J. pardoa, G: J. turquisca, H: J. zubkova.

FIGURE 29. Thecla pardoa d’Abrera, 1995. NHMUK holotype specimen and labels (scale bar: 10 mm).

FIGURE 32. Johnsonita distributions based on museum material examinded. J. johnbanksi = yellow triangle, J. johnsoni = green square, J. pardoa = red circle.