Lepidoptera from the Pantepui. Part VII. A distinctive Lamprospilusspecies from the Guiana Highlands (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Lamprospilus ayawi sp.nov.(Lycaenidae, Theclinae), whose male possesses distinctive transparent wing patches, is described from the Guiana Highlands of South America, on the basis of six males and five females from Venezuela (Auyán and Sororopán Tepuis) and one male from Guyana (Acarai Mts.).Resumen.Lamprospilus ayawi sp.nov.(Lycaenidae, Theclinae), cuyo macho presenta porciones transparentes distintivas en las alas, se describe de las Tierras Altas del Escudo Guayanés en Suramérica, sobre la base de seis machos y cinco hembras de Venezuela (Auyán y Sororopán Tepui) y de un macho de Guyana (Montes Acarai).
Source: Opuscula Zoologica
Authors: Mauro Costa, Ángel L. Viloria, Stéphane Attal, Mohamed Benmesbah, Steve Fratello, Bálint Zsolt
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2969033959