Opsiphanes merianae notanda Stichel, 1904

Piovesan, Mônica, Casagrande, Mirna Martins & Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, 2022, Systematics of Opsiphanes Doubleday, [1849] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Brassolini): an integrative approach, Zootaxa 5216 (1), pp. 1-278 : 213-216

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Opsiphanes merianae notanda Stichel, 1904 stat. nov.

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Opsiphanes cassina notanda Stichel, 1904 . Ins.-Börse 21 (3): 21; 3 males, Pozuzo, [Pasco], Peru, W. Hoffmanns leg., collection Stichel.— Bristow, 1991. Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. 101 (3): 266, 268, 277, figs 25d (male d, v), 26a (female d, v); LECTOTY- PUS.— Casagrande, 2004. Brassolini View in CoL , in Lamas (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A, p. 204.—Gareca et al., 2006, in Gareca & Reichle. Marip. diurn. Bolivia, p. 86, fig. 47 (male d, v).—Palo Jr., 2017. Borb. Brasil 2, p. 1465 (fig. v).

Opsiphanes cassina notandus View in CoL [sic]; Stichel, 1904, in Wytsman. Gen. Ins. 20, p. 22.— Stichel, 1909. Das Tierreich 25: 90, 94.— Fruhstorfer, 1912, in Seitz. Gross-Schmett. Erde 5, p. 303, 304.— Stichel, 1932. Lep. Cat. 51, p. 49.— Lamas, 1976. Rev. peruana Ent. 18 (1): 1; biol.— D’Abrera, 1987. Butt. Neotrop. Reg. 3, p. 412.—Maes, 1999. Cat. Ins. Art. Terr. Nicaragua 3, p. 1387.

Opsiphanes notandus View in CoL [sic]; Fassl, 1920. Ent. Rdsch. 37 (12): 45.

Opsiphanes cassina subsp.; D’Abrera, 1987 (Bristow Ms). Butt. Neotrop. Reg. 3, p. 416 (fig. male v, female d); Brazil.

Opsiphanes cassina milesi Bristow, 1991 . Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. 101 (3): 266, 268, 276, figs 25f (male d, v), 26d (female d, v); holotype female, Pará, Brazil, A. Miles Moss [leg.]; NHMUK.— Casagrande, 2004. Brassolini View in CoL , in Lamas (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A, p. 204. Syn. nov.

Opsiphanes invirae notandus [sic]; Lamas et al., 1991. Publ. Mus. Hist. Nat., Lima, 40: 9.

Opsiphanes notanda ; Chacón et al., 2012. Bull. Allyn Mus. 166: 3.

Taxonomic history. When describing Opsiphanes merianae notanda Stichel, 1904 stat. nov., Stichel proposed the name with the ending “a” (“ notanda ”), but in the same year and later he referred to the taxon with the ending “us” (“ notandus ”). Although Stichel (1904) based the description only on males, the correct spelling is Opsiphanes merianae notanda Stichel, 1904 stat. nov. Chacón et al. (2012) referred to the status of subspecies when mentioning “ O. notanda ” as a species, without an explanation.

Type material. Opsiphanes cassina notanda Stichel, 1904 was described based on three males from Pozuzo, [Pasco], Peru, collected by W. Hoffmanns and deposited in the Stichel collection. Bristow (1991) designated a male as the lectotype, deposited at the NHMUK, with the following labels: / Typus/ Type/ LECTOTYPE / Süd-Peru Pozuzo e. c. H. Stichel/ O. c. notandus [sic] Stich./ Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1./.

Opsiphanes cassina milesi Bristow, 1991 was described based on the holotype female, illustrated by D’Abrera (1987) and Bristow (1991), deposited at the NHMUK, with the following labels: / Type/ Para. (A. M. Moss.)/ Ops. cassina milesi Bristow/ Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1./.

Diagnosis. Opsiphanes merianae notanda stat. nov. differs from Opsiphanes merianae merianae stat. rest. in the usually straight oblique band of the DFW and in the DHW with the submarginal band usually half the width of the DFW oblique band ( Figs 195–198 View FIGURE 195 View FIGURE 196 View FIGURE 197 View FIGURE 198 ).

Variation. FW, length: male: 40–45 mm (n=9), female: 43–47 mm (n=3). DHW, width and length of submarginal band ( Figs 195–198 View FIGURE 195 View FIGURE 196 View FIGURE 197 View FIGURE 198 ).

Comments. After examination of the type material ( Figs 203–205 View FIGURE 203 View FIGURE 204 View FIGURE 205 ) and the variations in the widths of bands on the DFW and DHW of males and females in a series of specimens from different locations, no characters were identified to justify maintaining Opsiphanes cassina milesi syn. nov. as a subspecies.

Natural history. Unknown.

Geographic distribution. Ecuador (Napo, Morona-Santiago) ; Peru (Loreto, San Martín, Cuzco, Junín, Madre de Dios, Huánuco, Pasco) ; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz) ; Brazil (Pará, Acre, Amazonas , Rondônia) ( Fig. 201 View FIGURE 201 ) .

Temporal distribution. Throughout the year.

Etymology. Unknown.

Specimens examined. Photos of the lectotypus of Opsiphanes merianae notanda Stichel, 1904 stat. nov.; holotypus and paratypus of Opsiphanes cassina milesi Bristow, 1991 syn nov., and the following specimens: ECUADOR: Napo —Jatun Sacha Biological Station, 24-II-1995, 1 male, P. B. Pearman leg., Loan from USNMNH 2041410, _006 (USNM), 5-XI-1994, 1 male, K. Soria & I. Endara leg., USNMENT01590142 (USNM); Sarayacu, 1 male, M. L.

Velasco leg., USNMENT01590143 (USNM). Morona-Santiago —Macas, 21-III-1979, 1 male, N. Vénédictoff leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107112 (MGCL). PERU: no data, 1 male, F. Johnson leg., USNMENT01590153 (USNM). no department — Río Huallaga , 1 male, 1 female, ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352824, 00352833 (AMNH); Peru Central, 1972, 1 male, S. Kager leg., ex-coll. Bijok, UFFLMNH MGCL 1107123 (MGCL). Loreto —Iquitos, 1 male, ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352814 (AMNH). San Martín — no locality, II-1988, 1 male, X-1987, 1 male, L. Kassarov leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107120, 1107121 (MGCL); Moyobamba (Jepelacio), 4 males, excoll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352821, 00352822, 00352830, 00352831 (AMNH). Huánuco — Río Huallaga (15 km N of Tingo María), 15–22-VIII-1981, 1 male, ex-coll. M. Rojas, UFFLMNH MGCL 1107119 (MGCL); Leoncio Prado (Pucayacu— 70 km NE Tingo María), 650 m, IX-1980, 2 males, S. P. Valna leg., ex-coll. H. Ebert, DZ 41.643, 41.644 (DZUP); Tingo María, 670 m, 13-VI-1987, 1 male, 5-I-1988, 1 male, M. Büche leg., OM 35.712, 35.726 (DZUP—OM), 24-II-1971, 1 male, ex-coll. G. Werschkow, USNMENT01590146 (USNM), 29-XI-1949, 1 male, H. A. Allard leg., USNMENT01590147 (USNM), V-1986, 1 male, UFFLMNH MGCL 1107122 (MGCL). Junín — Río Perené , 300–800 m, IX– XI-1987, 18 males, Tello leg., OM 18.502, 18.504–18.510, 18.585–18.594 (DZUP—OM); Satipo, 1 male, OM 58.366 (DZUP—OM), 1 male, DZ 41.650 (DZUP), 750 m, IX-1981, 2 males, Schunke leg., DZ 41.648, 41.649 (DZUP), 600 m, VII– VIII-1987, 1 male, Tello leg., OM 18.503 (DZUP—OM), 10-IV-1979, 1 male, UFFLMNH MGCL 1107117 (MGCL), IX-1972, 1 male, S. Kager leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107124 (MGCL), VII-1944, 1 male, P. Paprzycki leg., AMNH_IZC 00352825 (AMNH); Chanchamayo, 1 male, USNMENT01590148 (USNM), 2 males, ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352823, 00352827 (AMNH), 2 males, J. D. Rivas leg., ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352829, 00352832 (AMNH), 3 males, B. P. Clark leg., USN- MENT01590145, 01590151, 01590154 (USNM), 22-X-1958, 1 male, ex-coll. A. Schmitt, USNMENT01590152 (USNM). Madre de Dios —Salvación ( Amazonia Lodge ), 490 m, 29-IX-2014, 1 male, 25-X-2013, 1 male, Kinyon leg., USNMENT01590156, 01590157 (USNM); Puerto Maldonado (30 km SW), 300 m, 22-X-[19]83, 1 male, S. S. Nicolay leg., USNMENT01590149 (USNM), (Comunidad Infierno), 300 m, 16–17-X-1983, 1 male, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 41.647 (DZUP); Parque Nacional del Manu (Pakitza), 11º56′S, 71º18′W, 250 m, 6–8-IX-1989, 1 male, D. Adamski & M. Epstein leg., USNMENT01590155 (USNM); Reserva Nacional Tambopata, 12º50′S, 69º17′W, 300 m, 27-X-1991, 10 males, M. Casagrande leg., DZ 41.652, 41.653, 41.655, 41.656, 41.658–41.660, 41.662, 41.664, 41.666 (DZUP), 5 males, O. Mielke leg., DZ 41.654, 41.657, 41.661, 41.663, 41.665 (DZUP); Shintuya (Pantiacolla Lodge), 400 m, 28-X-2016, 1 male, Kinyon leg., USNMENT01590158 (USNM); Cerro Pantiacolla (5 km ENE of Shintuya), 460 m, 16-VII-1980, 1 male, J. F. Douglass leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107118 (MGCL). Cuzco —no locality, 2003, 1 male, ex-coll. M. Florent, DZ 41.651 (DZUP). BOLIVIA: La Paz — Río Zongo , 750 m, 1 male, 1 female, Fassl leg., ex-coll. E. T. Owen, USNMENT01590161, 01590162 (USNM). Cochabamba —Chapare, 400 m, X-1947, 1 male, V-1951, 2 males, ex-coll. F. Justus Jr., DZ 2419, 41.668, 41.669 (DZUP), (Cristal Mayu), 600 m, X-1952, 1 male, UFFLMNH MGCL 1107125 (MGCL); Todos los Santos ( Río Cesarsama ), 18-X-1977, 2 males, XI-1977, 2 males, Kuscevic leg., DZ 41.670 –41.673 (DZUP). BRAZIL: Rondônia —Cacaulândia (Fazenda Rancho Grande), 4-XI-1991, 1 male, 20-XI-1991, 1 male, 21-XI-1991, 1 male, Mielke leg., OM 27.882, 28.074, 27.666 (DZUP—OM), 19–20-VII-1996, 1 male, O. Mielke & Miers leg., OM 43.311 (DZUP—OM), 27-VIII–8-IX-1994, 1 male, R. Leuschner leg., USNMENT01590163 (USNM), 1 male, R. Leuschner leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107133 (MGCL), 18-VI-1993, 1 male, J. J. Bowe leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107151 (MGCL), 23-III-1989, 1 male, T. C. Emmel & B. A. Drummond leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1092710 (MGCL), 15- XI-1991, 1 male, 26-IV-1991, 1 male, 10-XI-1991, 1 male, 21-XI-1991, 1 male, 26-XI-1991, 1 male, 27-XI-1991, 1 male, 28-XI-1991, 1 male, 3-XII-1991, 4 males, 15-IX-1992, 1 male, 20-IX-1992, 1 male, 24-IX-1992, 1 male, G. T. Austin leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107134, 1107135, 1107137–1107142, 1107144–1107148, 1092709 (MGCL), 14- IV-1991, 1 male, 23-VIII-1992, 1 male, 3-X-1992, 1 male, G. Bongiolo leg., UFFLMNH MGCL 1107136, 1107143, 1107150 (MGCL); Candeias do Jamari (Balneário Rio Preto ), 1–7-IX-2001, 3 males, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 41.674 –41.676 (DZUP); Jaru, 8-IX-1976, 1 male, Brown leg., DZ 41.678 (DZUP); Ouro Preto D’ Oeste, 23–30- III-1987, 1 male, C. Elias, leg., DZ 41.677 (DZUP). Acre — Santa Rosa do Purus (2 km E), 5-VIII-2008, 1 male, Mielke & Carneiro leg., DZ 41.683 (DZUP), (14 km SE), 12-VIII-2008, 1 male, Carneiro leg., DZ 41.684 (DZUP); Mâncio Lima ( Rio Moa —Parque Nacional Serra do Divisor), 23–30-VIII-2014, 2 males, Mielke, Casagrande, Carneiro, Dias, Dolibaina, Siewert & Salik leg., DZ 45.852, 45.853 (DZUP), (porção norte), 10–21-IX-2011, 1 male, D. Dolibaina & D. Moura leg., DZ 45.854 (DZUP); Porto Acre (Reserva Humaitá), 200 m, 8–10-IX-2004, 3 males, 28–31-VII-2008, 1 male, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 41.680–41.682, 43.258 (DZUP); Bujari (50 km NO), 200 m, 18–20-IX-2003, 2 males, O. C. Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 41.685, 41.686 (DZUP); Senador Guiomard (Reserva Catuaba), 23-IX-2003, 1 male, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 41.687 (DZUP). Amazonas —Manaus, VI-1937, 1 male, ex-coll. D’Almeida, DZ 41.679 (DZUP), (Puraquequara), 10-IV–10-V-1945, 1 male, W. Praetorius leg., ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352820 (AMNH); Vila Nova, 30-X-1992, 1 male, M. Büche leg., OM 35.054 (DZUP—OM). Pará —Santo Antonio do Tauá, 30-VI-2004, 1 female, 1 male, 2-VI-2007, 1 female, P. Jauffret leg., DZ 41.698, 9.871, 41.699 (DZUP), (Reserva Sonho Azul), 200–400 m, 16-VI-2000, 1 female, 20-VII-2000, 1 male, ex-coll. Jauffret, DZ 41.688, 41.690 (DZUP), 9-VI-2005, 1 female, 19-VIII-2005, 1 male, 13-VI-2005, 1 male, 6-V-2005, 1 male, 2-X-2006, 1 male, 24-VIII-2005, 1 male, 7-VI-2005, 1 male, 17-VIII-2005, 1 male, P. Jauffret leg., DZ 41.689, 41.691–41.697 (DZUP); Óbidos, 1 female, ex-coll. F. Johnson, AMNH_IZC 00352801 (AMNH).