Sodalia, Evans, 1955

Gaviria-Ortiz, Fabian Guillermo, Dolibaina, Diego Rodrigo, Carneiro, Eduardo, Warren, Andrew D., Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik & Casagrande, Mirna Martins, 2020, A review of the Neotropical skipper genus Sodalia Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 4877 (1), pp. 102-124 : 104

Key to the species of Sodalia

1. Wings dark brown, speckled with large areas of yellow scales ( Figs 13–18 )....................................... 2

- Wings mostly dark brown, almost without yellow scales ( Figs 1–12 )............................................. 3

2. Head and thorax dorsally covered with green scales ( Fig. 27 ); forewing apex rounded; DFW and DHW with yellow speckling restricted to submarginal areas ( Figs 13–16 ).................................................... S. petiti sp. nov.

- Head and thorax dorsally yellowish ( Fig. 28 ); forewing apex pointed; DFW and DHW with yellow speckling over entire wing surface ( Figs 17–18 ).................................................................. S. spangla comb. nov.

3. VHW with solid whitish postdiscal spots ( Figs 6, 8 )................................................ S. argyrospila

- VHW with faint ochre postdiscal spots ( Figs 2, 4, 10, 12 )...................................................... 4

4. Frons covered with opaque, dark brown scales ( Fig. 19 ). VHW postdiscal spots faint and large ( Figs 2, 4 )........ S. sodalis

- Frons covered with iridescent bluish-green scales ( Fig. 21 ). VHW postdiscal spots better defined and small ( Figs 10, 12 ).................................................................................................. S. coler

Figures

FIGURES 1–18. Habitus of species of Sodalia, males (left) and females (right). 1–4. S. sodalis, 1–2. Male from Santo Antônio do Tauá, Pará, Brazil (DZ 35.537), 3–4. Female from Cacaulândia, Rôndonia, Brazil (OM 21.494). 5–8. S. argyrospila, 5–6. Male from Antonina, Paraná, Brazil (OM 14.223), 7–8. Female from Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil (OM 25.358). 9–12. S. coler, 9–10. Male from Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil (DZ 35.842), 11–12. Female from Seara, Santa Catarina, Brazil (DZ 35.696). 13–16. S. petiti sp. nov., 13–14. Male holotype from Alluriquin, Ecuador (OM 52.619). 15–16. Female allotype from Alluriguin, Ecuador (DZ 31.487). 17–18. S. spangla comb. nov., male from Oso Perdido, Amazonas, Peru (OM 83.945). Scale bar: 1 cm.

FIGURES 24–28. Head and thorax of species of Sodalia in dorsal view. 24. S. sodalis, male from Yavita, Amazonas, Venezuela (OM 39.809). 25. S. argyrospila, male from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (DZ 35.654). 26. S. coler, male from Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil (DZ 35.842). 27. S. petiti sp. nov., male holotype. 28. S. spangla comb. nov., male from Oso Perdido, Amazonas, Peru (OM 83.945). Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURES 19–23. Head of species of Sodalia in antero-dorsal view. 19. S. sodalis, male from Santo Antônio do Tauá, Pará, Brazil (DZ 31.331). 20. S. argyrospila, male from Antonina, Paraná, Brazil (OM 14.223). 21. S. coler, male from Agrolândia, Santa Catarina, Brazil (DZ 35.352). 22. S. petiti sp. nov., male holotype. 23. S. spangla comb. nov., male from Oso Perdido, Amazonas, Peru (OM 83.945). Arrows indicate areas of frons with iridescent bluish-green. Scale bar: 1 mm.