Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953

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 : 72

Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953

( Figs 124–127 , 174 , 203 , 217 )

Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953 . Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 27, pl. 27 (male gen.); [holo] type male, IX–1922, interior of Suriname, W. Ellacombe leg.; BM(NH).—de Jong, 1983. Tijd. Ent. 126: 241.—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 120; 2, p. 36.— Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 190; 2, p. 60.—Lamas, 1994, in Foster et al. RAP Working Papers 6: 174.— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 57, in Lamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A.— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 749.

(no genus) trenda ; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 277.

Type material. Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953 was described based on the male holotype from interior of Suriname. The male holotype is deposited at the NHMUK and illustrated on Butterflies of America ( Warren et al. 2018) with the following labels: / Type H T [verso from the samel label:] trenda Evans / Interior Surinam Sept. 1892 C. W. Ellacombe./ [label with the genitalia attached]/ Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939–1./ BMNH(E) 1236498/.

Diagnosis. FW length: males 16–17 mm (n=5) and females 16–19 mm (n=6). Telemiades trenda resembles the remaining species of the “ trenda group”, T. squanda and T. meris , but is distinguished by the asymmetrical valvae; left valva with distal projection developed; sacculus triangular, developed, occupying almost half of internal surface of valva.

Distribution. Telemiades trenda occurs in areas of Amazon Forest of low altitudes, with records in Peru, Suriname, and Brazil (Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, and Maranhão states).

Taxonomic discussion. Telemiades trenda was described by Evans (1953). Despite the fact that it is externally similar to other species of the genus, the male genitalia reliably separate it from congeners.

Examined material. PERU: Madre de Díos— Shintuya, 3.6 Km NE, Albergue Pantiacolla, 12°39’21’’S, 71°13’53’’W, 400 m, 26–29–X–2016, 2 males, Mielke leg., OM 81.616 , OM 81.587 ( DZUP–OM); 30–X–2–XI– 2018, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 87.846 ( DZUP–OM) . San Martin— Juanjui, near Río Huallaga, 400 m, VIII–2002, 1 female, ex–coll. F. König ( CEB) .

BRAZIL: Acre— Mâncio Lima , Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor , 7° 26’ 50’’ S, 73° 39’ 52’’ W, 23–30– VIII–2014, 1 male, Mielke, Casagrande, Carneiro, Dias, Dolibaina, Siewert & Salik leg., DZ 33.913, ( DZUP); Senador Guiomard, Reserva Catuaba, 200 m, 27-VIII-5-IX-2011, 3 males, Dolibaina & Moura leg., DZ 33.931, DZ 33.933, DZ 33.943 ( DZUP); 2–5–IX–2004, 2 males, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 26.263, DZ 26.266* ( DZUP); Marechal Thaumaturgo, Rio Juruá , 3–IX–1997, 1 female, Brown & Freitas leg., OM 46.931 ( DZUP–OM). Ma-ranhão— Imperatriz, 14–XII–1972, 1 female, Exc. Depto. Zool., DZ 3.847 ( DZUP); 20–VII–1974, 1 male, Exc. Depto. Zool., DZ 26.285 ( DZUP); 18–VIII–1974, 1 male, Exc. Depto. Zool., DZ 26.283 ( DZUP); 23–VIII–1974, 1 female, Mielke leg., DZ 26.286 ( DZUP); 25–VIII–1974, 1 female, Exc. Depto. Zool., DZ 26.284 ( DZUP); Santa Luzia, Fazenda Terrasse, Km 108 between Açailândia—Santa Luzia, 4–VIII–1974, 1 male, Mielke leg., DZ 2.946 ( DZUP). Rondônia— Cacaulândia, 8–19–XI–1994, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 39.054 ( DZUP–OM); Candeias do Jamari, Fazenda Urupá, 5–7–VII–1998, 1 male, C. Mielke & Miers leg., OM 42.384 ( DZUP–OM); Banho do Rio Preto, 40km Se, 23–25–VII–1991, 1 male and 3 females, OM 27.452 *, OM 27.131 *, OM 27.125 , OM 27.149 ( DZUP–OM). Mato Grosso— Sinop, X–1974, 1 male, Alvarenga leg., OM 45.368 * ( DZUP–OM) .

Figures

FIGURE 203. Female genitalia of Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953 (OM 27.131—OM).

FIGURE 217. Geographical distribution of Telemiades from the “trenda group”.

FIGURES 124–131. Species of Telemiades from the ‘trenda group’, dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. 124–127. Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953. 124–125. Male from Senador Guiomard, Acre, Brazil (DZ 26.266—DZUP). 126–127. Female from Fazenda Urupá, 40 Km SE de Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil (OM 27.101—OM). 128–129. Telemiades pseudotrenda Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov., holotype male from Bajo Rodríguez, Costa Rica (OM 24.917—DZUP). 130–131. Telemiades amazonica Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov., holotype male from Marechal Thaumaturgo, Acre, Brazil (OM 45.328— DZUP).

FIGURES 174–176. Male genitalia of Telemiades from the “trenda group”. 174. Telemiades trenda Evans, 1953 (OM 27.452— OM). 175. Telemiades pseudotrenda Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (OM 24.917—OM). 176. Telemiades amazonica Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (OM 50.865—OM).