Artines aepitus (Geyer, 1832)

Medeiros, Adalberto Dantas De, Dolibaina, Diego Rodrigo, Carneiro, Eduardo, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik & Casagrande, Mirna Martins, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Artines Godman, 1901 (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Moncini) with the description of nine new species, Zootaxa 4614 (1), pp. 1-49 : 7

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Key to the males of the “ aepitus View in CoL group”

1 Uncus with disto-lateral lobes ( Fig. 29C View FIGURES 27–29 )....................................................... solange sp. nov.

- Uncus without disto-lateral lobes ( Figs 27 View FIGURES 27–29 C–28C, 30C–35C)................................................... 2

2 Harpe with ventral process broad, non-cylindrical and longer than tegumen ( Figs 27 View FIGURES 27–29 E–30E).......................... 3

- Harpe with ventral process narrow and cylindrical ( Figs 33 View FIGURES 33–35 E–35E) or short and triangular, in this case shorter than tegumen ( Figs 31 View FIGURES 30–32 E–32E)....................................................................................... 5

3 Harpe with dorsal process on proximal margin; ventral process longer than tegumen+uncus, with distal end angular ( Fig. 27E View FIGURES 27–29 ).......................................................................................... aepitus View in CoL

- Harpe with the dorsal process away from the proximal margin; ventral process shorter than tegumen+uncus, with angular or rounded distal end ( Figs 28E View FIGURES 27–29 , 30E View FIGURES 30–32 )....................................................................... 4

4 Harpe with distal end of ventral process dilated and rounded ( Fig. 28E View FIGURES 27–29 ).............................. panama sp. nov.

- Harpe with distal end of ventral process angled ( Fig. 30E View FIGURES 30–32 ).......................................... delfos sp. nov.

5 Harpe with long and cylindrical ventral process ( Figs 33 View FIGURES 33–35 E–35E)................................................ 6

- Harpe with short and triangular ventral process ( Figs 31 View FIGURES 30–32 E–32E)................................................ 7

6 Harpe with ventral process strongly arched in dorsal view, with bristles on subapical portion ( Fig. 35F View FIGURES 33–35 )...... bamba sp. nov.

- Harpe with ventral process slightly arched in dorsal view, with bristles on apical portion ( Figs 33 View FIGURES 33–35 F–34F)................ 8

7 Ampulla distally curved ventrally ( Fig. 31E View FIGURES 30–32 ); distribution restricted to Central America ( Fig. 78 View FIGURE 78 )................... maya

- Ampulla straight ( Fig. 32E View FIGURES 30–32 ); distribution restricted to the Brazilian coast ( Fig. 79 View FIGURE 79 )..................... litoralis sp. nov.

8 Cornutus as a triangular plate, containing thick spines directed laterally ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 42–48 ); distribution restricted to South America ( Fig. 79 View FIGURE 79 )....................................................................................... liege sp. nov.

- Cornutus as an elongated plate, containing fine spines directed posteriorly ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 42–48 ); distribution restricted to Central America ( Fig. 78 View FIGURE 78 ).......................................................................................... rica

Figures

FIGURE 78. Geographic distribution of the “aepitus group” species. The symbols with white inferior half represent records from literature.

FIGURE 79. Geographic distribution of the “aepitus group” species. The symbols with white inferior half represent records from literature.

FIGURES 27–29. Male genitalia of the “aepitus group” species. 27. Artines aepitus, Jusepín, Monagas, Venezuela (OM 29.417). 28. Artines panama sp. nov., holotype. 29. Artines solange sp. nov., holotype. A) lateral view of tegumen, saccus, uncus and gnathos. B) ventral view of saccus. C) dorsal view of tegumen, uncus and gnathos. D) ventral view of tegumen, uncus and gnathos. E) interior view of right valva. F) dorsal view of right valva. G) dorsal view of aedeagus and vesica. H) left lateral view of aedeagus. I) ventral view of aedeagus. J) right lateral view of aedeagus. K) dorsal view of fultura inferior. L) lateral view of fultura inferior. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 33–35. Male genitalia of the “aepitus group” species. 33. Artines rica, Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica (DZ 4.061). 34. Artines liege sp. nov., holotype. 35. Artines bamba sp. nov., paratype, Pakitza, Parque Nacional del Manu, Madre de Díos, Peru (DZ 9.728). For reference of the letters see legend of the figure 27. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 30–32. Male genitalia of the “aepitus group” species. 30. Artines delfos sp. nov., holotype. 31. Artines maya, holotype. 32. Artines litoralis sp. nov., paratype, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil (DZ 41.215). For reference of the letters see legend of the figure 27. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 42–48. Dorsal view of vesica and cornutus of the "aepitus group" species. 42. Artines aepitus. 43. Artines panama sp. nov.. 44. Artines delfos sp. nov.. 45. Artines litoralis sp. nov.. 46. Artines rica. 47. Artines liege sp. nov. 48. Artines bamba sp. nov. Scale bar = 0,2 mm.