Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876)

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 : 16-18

Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876) , stat. rest.

( Figs 14–17 , 145 , 183 , 206 )

Eudamus marpesus Hewitson, 1876 . Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4)18(107): 354; Brazil; Staudinger collection.

Telegonus marpesus ; Kirby, 1877. Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lep., Suppl., p. 817.

Eudamus marpessus [sic]; Kirby, 1878, in Caldwell. Zool. Rec. 13 (1876), Lep., p. 160.

Telemiades amphion marpesus ; Bell, 1949. Amer. Mus. Novit. 1385: 4, fig. 3 (male gen.); syn.: amphion ; Draudt.— Evans, 1953. Cat. Amer. Hesp. 3, p. 31, pl. 28 (male gen.).—K. Brown & Mielke, 1967. Jour. Lep. Soc. 21: 161.—Biezanko & Mielke, 1973. Acta biol. paranaense 2: 65.— Hayward, 1973. Op. Lill. 23: 37.—Bridges, 1983. Lep. Hesp. 1, p. 72; 2, p. 36.—Bridges, 1988. Cat. Hesp. 1, p. 114; 2, p. 59.—K. Brown, 1992, in Morellato. Hist. nat. Japi, p. 176, fig. 16 (v); host plant.—Maes et al., 1999, in Maes. Cat. Ins. Art. Nicaragua 3, p. 1259.—K. Brown & Freitas, 2000. Bol. Mus. Biol. Mello Leitão, n. s., Sta. Teresa, 11/12: 111.— Canals, 2003. Marip. Misiones, p. 65, 457, fig. (d); host plant.— Mielke, 2004. Hesperioidea, p. 56, in Lamas (ed.). Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. 5A; syn.: marpessus , nessus.— Mielke, 2005. Cat. Amer. Hesperioidea 3, p. 742; syn.: marpessus, nessus . —Núñez B., 2008. Trop. Lep. Res. 18 (2): 80.— Beccaloni et al., 2008. Monografías Tercer Milenio 8: 102; host plant.—Núñez B., 2009. Trop. Lep. Res. 19 (2): 77.—Núñez B. et al., 2011. Trop. Lep. Res. 21 (1): 41.—Dolibaina; Mielke & Casagrande, 2011. Biota Neotrop. 11 (1): 345.—Zacca & Bravo, 2012. Biota Neotrop. 12 (2): 8.—Giovenardi et al., 2013. Rev. colomb. Ent. 39 (2), Supl., p. 12.—Kerpel et al., 2014, in Bravo & Calor (eds). Arthrop. Semiárido. Biodiv. Conserv., p. 271.—Núñez B., 2015. Patrim. Nat. Cult. Área Infl. Emb. Yacyretá, Argentina, p. 109.

(no genus) marpessus [sic]; Beattie, 1976. Rhop. Direct., p. 195.

Telemiades amphion nessus [sic]; K. Brown, 1987. An. Prim. Simp. Pantanal, Brasília, p. 167.

Type material. Eudamus marpesus Hewitson, 1876 was described based on an unspecified number of specimens from Brazil which are part from Otto Staudinger collection. After examined the ZMHU collection, where the Staudinger material is housed, a male syntype corresponding the original description and mistakenly illustrated on Butterflies of America ( Warren et al. 2018) as the type specimen of Plesioneura compressa Möschler, 1877 was found with the following labels: / typus/ Brasilien / marpesus / P. compressa Moschler [sic]/ Coll. Staudinger/. To provide stability to the name proposed, this specimen is hereby designated as the lectotype of Eudamus marpesus Hewitson, 1876 and the following labels will be added: / Lectotypus / Lectotypus Eudamus marpesus Hewitson, 1876 Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande det. 2019/. These labels will be sent to the curator for the collection.

Diagnosis. FW length: males 16–19 mm (n=24) and females 18–21 mm (n=24). Telemiades marpesus is distinguished from the remaining species of the “ amphion group” by the following characters: greyish wing pattern; FW with developed hyaline spots and submarginal dark spots from R 3 to 2A; HW triangular; valva with a developed and rounded distal process covered by spines–like projections; fultura inferior distally bifid with distal margin pointed and base rounded; lamella antevaginalis with distal margin concave at median region but not as in T. fides ; lamella postvaginalis with lateral margin slightly thin.

Natural history. T. marpesus flies throughout the year.

Distribution. Telemiades marpesus is commonly found in forested habitats of Atlantic Forest, in the Brazilian states of Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, in Misiones, Argentina, and in Paraguay.

Taxonomic discussion. Hewitson (1876) described this species in Eudamus ; Kirby (1877) transferred the species to Telegonus Hübner, [1819] and later back to Eudamus (= marpessus [sic]) (Kirby 1878). Bell (1949) proposed a new combination, Telemiades amphion marpesus , which has remained in use up to now. Here, we consider T. marpesus a separate species, owing to unique features of the wings and morphology of the male and female genitalia.

Examined material. No data: 1 male, 118 ( ZSM) ; 1 female ( ZMHU) ; 1 female, 59.787 ( MNRJ) .

BRAZIL: Bahia— no specific locality, 1 male, 5036 ( ZMHU) ; 3 males e 2 females, ex–coll. Fruhstorfer, NHMUK 010242393 , NHMUK 010242395 , NHMUK 010242397 , NHMUK 010242394 , NHMUK 010242396 ( NHMUK) ; Lençois, 8 Km N 650 m, 15–III–1999, 2 males, Mielke leg., OM 50.355 , OM 50.404 ( DZUP–OM) ; São João do Paraíso, 30 km N de Camacã , 22–VII–1977, 1 male, Mielke, Moure & Elias leg., DZ 26.076 ( DZUP) . Minas Gerais— no specific locality, 2 males and 1 female, ex–coll. Thieme ( ZMHU) ; Conceição dos Ouros, III– 2017, 1 male, Pereira leg., OM 83.464 ( DZUP–OM) ; Passa Quatro, 4–X–1923, 1 male, ex–coll. J. F. Zikán ( IOC) ; 14–XII–1929, 1 female, ex–coll. J. F. Zikán ( IOC) ; Teófilo Otoni, San Jacinho Valley , 1907–08, 1 male, Birch leg., NHMUK 010242164 ( NHMUK) . Espírito Santo— no specific locality, 1 male, ex–coll. Fruhstorfer, NHMUK 010242402 ( NHMUK) ; Alegre, 27–III–1914, 1 male, 26–IX–1915, 1 male, ex–coll. J. F. Zikán ( IOC) ; Baixo Guandú, X–1920, 1 male, ex–coll. J. Arp, 58.353 ( MNRJ) ; I–1921, 1 male, ex–coll. J. Arp, 58.351 ( MNRJ) ; Colatina, 21–IX–1937, 1 male, E. May leg., ex–coll. E. May, 52.970 ( MNRJ) ; Linhares, 28–III–1970, 1 male, 1–8–IX–1973, 1 male, 10–15–VI–1974, 1 female, 25–30–VI–1973, 3 males, 1–10–VIII–1974, 1 male, Elias leg., DZ 26.086, DZ 26.062, DZ 26.061, DZ 26.058, DZ 26.060, DZ 26.063, DZ 26.059 ( DZUP) ; Santa Teresa, 10–VII–1967, 1 male, C. & C. T. Elias leg., DZ 26.070 ( DZUP) ; 750 m, 26–II–1977, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.089 ( DZUP) . Rio de Janeiro— no specific locality, 1890, 1 male ( NBC) ; Casimiro de Abreu, Barra de São João , 10 m, 1–III–1974, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.088 ( DZUP) ; 4–IX–1975, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.889 ( DZUP) ; 3–XI–1989, 1 male, Tangerini leg., ex–coll. Tangerini, DZ 33.089 ( DZUP) ; Duque de Caxias, Imbariê , ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.090 ( DZUP) ; 90 m, 1–V–1955, 1 female, ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.053* ( DZUP) ; 25m, 28–I–1959, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.068 ( DZUP) ; Guapimirim, 50 m, 24–VII–1965, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.806 ( DZUP) ; 16–X–1940, 1 female, DZ 7.233 ( DZUP) ; Itatiaia, 7–VIII–1924, 1 female, ex–coll. J. F. Zikán ( IOC) ; Parque Nacional do Itatiaia , 800 m, 18–VIII–1995, 1 female, Projeto Diversidade UERJ, DZ 26.055 ( DZUP) ; Magé, 25 m, 3–VII–1968, 1 male, Brown leg., DZ 26.084 ( DZUP) ; 7–VIII–1968, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.067 ( DZUP) ; Rio de Janeiro, 10–IX–1930, 1 female, ex–coll. Gagarin, DZ 9.141 ( DZUP) ; Saquarema, Lagoa de Saquarema , VIII–IX–1884, 1 male e 1 female, P. Germain leg., NHMUK 010242400 , NHMUK 010242401 ( NHMUK) . São Paulo— no specific locality, 1 male, NHMUK 010242406 ( NHMUK) ; Caraguatatuba, 10 m, 6–IX–1963, 1 female, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 26.054 ( DZUP) ; 20 m, 30–VII–1963, 1 female, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.893 ( DZUP) ; Cordeirópolis, 600 m, 4–III–1963, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.891 ( DZUP) ; Itanhaém, I–1928, 1 male, R. Spitz leg., NHMUK 010242408 ( NHMUK) ; IV–1928, 1 female, R. Spitz leg., NHMUK 010242407 ( NHMUK) ; Jundiaí, Serra do Japi , 9–III–1990, 1 female, Brown leg., OM 24.908 ( DZUP) ; Mongaguá, 5 m, 14–24–VII–1961, 1 female, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.890 ( DZUP) ; 11–24–VII–1962, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.807 ( DZUP) ; Rio Claro, 600 m, 2–III–1963, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.808 ( DZUP) ; Santo André, Alto da Serra , III–1923, 1 female, R. Spitz leg., NHMUK 010242165 ( NHMUK) ; São Paulo, 600 m, 24–III–1963, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.892* ( DZUP) ; Ubatuba, 10 m, 8–XII–1965, 1 male, Ebert leg., ex–coll. Ebert, DZ 30.888 ( DZUP) . Paraná— Antonina, Cacatu , 20 m, 20–IV–1987, 1 female, Mielke leg., DZ 14.073 ( DZUP) ; 25–IV–1987, 3 males e 1 female, Mielke leg., OM 52.168 , OM 52.280 , OM 52.350 ( DZUP–OM), DZ 14.208 ( DZUP) ; Boa Esperança, 19–IV–1973, 1 male, Nishi leg., DZ 26.074 ( DZUP) ; Foz do Iguaçu, 22–II–1921, 1 female, NHMUK 010242405 ( NHMUK) ; 8–I–1922, 1 female, NHMUK 010242404 ( NHMUK) ; XI–XII–1922, 1 male, NHMUK 010242403 ( NHMUK) ; 29–VI–2013, 1 male, Greve leg., DZ 46.910 ( DZUP) ; 21–VII–2013, 1 male, Greve leg., DZ 46.911 ( DZUP) ; 31–XII–2013, 1 male, Greve leg., DZ 46.912 ( DZUP) ; Guarapuava, Salto São Francisco , 21–I–2009, 1 male, Dolibaina leg., DZ 26.094 ( DZUP) ; Londrina, 10–IX–1985, 1 male, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 26.075 ( DZUP) ; Matelândia, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu , 520 m, 10–IX–1998, 1 male, Mielke leg., DZ 26.091 ( DZUP) . Santa Catarina— no specific locality, 1 male and 1 female, Mabille leg., NHMUK 010242398 , NHMUK 010242399 ( NHMUK) ; 1 female, ( MUNICH) ; Blumenau, 4–IX–1971, 1 male, Miers leg., DZ 26.071 ( DZUP) ; Brusque, 20–I–1968, 1 male, Becker leg., DZ 26.082 ( DZUP) ; Joinville, 1 female, ex–coll. J. Arp, 34911 ( MNRJ) ; III–1934, 1 female, B. Pohl leg. ( MZUSP) ; IX–1934, 1 male and 1 female, B. Pohl leg. ( MZUSP) ; 10–200 m, 4–II–1968, 1 male, Miers leg., DZ 26.073 ( DZUP) ; 1–IX–1968, 1 female, Miers leg., DZ 26.077 ( DZUP) ; 20–IV–1969, 2 males, Mielke & Miers leg., DZ 26.050, DZ 26.056 ( DZUP) ; 24–VIII–1969, 1 male, Miers & Mielke leg., DZ 26.079 ( DZUP) ; 14–IX–1969, 1 male, Miers leg., DZ 26.078 ( DZUP) ; 19–IX–1970, 1 male, Mielke leg., DZ 26.072 ( DZUP) ; 30–XII–1976, 1 female, Mielke leg., DZ 26.069 ( DZUP) ; 9–III–1977, 1 female, Miers leg., DZ 26.083 ( DZUP) ; 26–XII–1977, 1 male, Mielke & Miers leg., DZ 26.081 ( DZUP) ; 6–VIII–1978, 1 male, Mielke & Miers leg., DZ 26.080 ( DZUP) ; 22–XI–1980, 1 male, Mielke & Miers leg., DZ 26.064 ( DZUP) ; 15–X–1988, 1 female, Miers & Mielke leg., DZ 18.816 ( DZUP) ; São Bento do Sul, Rio Natal , 500 m, 14–IV–1992, 1 male, Rank leg., OM 32.574 ( DZUP–OM) ; II–1993, 1 male, Rank leg., OM 35.298 ( DZUP–OM) ; 500 m, 28–IV–1998, 1 female, Rank leg., OM 49.589 ( DZUP–OM) ; 850 m, 1–V–1973, 1 male, Rank leg., DZ 26.066 ( DZUP) ; 500 m, 30–IV–2009, 1 female, Rank leg., DZ 26.093 ( DZUP) ; São Francisco do Sul, Enseada , 27–30–I–1988, 1 male, O.–C. Mielke leg., DZ 17.415 ( DZUP) ; Seara, Nova Teutônia , I–1981, 1 male, Plaumann leg., DZ 26.065 ( DZUP) ; 300–500 m, I–1962, 1 male, Plaumann leg., DZ 26.087 ( DZUP) ; Timbó, III–1933, 1 female, B. Pohl leg. ( MZUSP) . Rio Grande do Sul— Santa Rosa, 20–XII–1953, 4 males e 1 female, Biezanko leg., DZ 26.051, DZ 26.052, DZ 26.057* ( DZUP), NHMUK 010242409 , NHMUK 010242410 ( NHMUK) .

PARAGUAY: Guairá— General Dias , 400 m, 15–20–I–1980, 1 female, O.–C. Mielke & Miers leg., DZ 26.085* ( DZUP) . Paraguarí— Sapucai , 5–VIII–1904, 1 male, W. Foster leg., NHMUK 010242413 ( NHMUK); 11–IX–1904, 1 female, W. Foster leg., NHMUK 010242412 ( NHMUK); 23–XI–1904, 1 male, W. Foster leg., NHMUK 010242411 ( NHMUK) .

ARGENTINA: Misiones— Almirante Brown , General Belgrano, Reserva Yacutinga, 2–5–III–2007, 1 male, Mielke & Casagrande leg., DZ 26.092 ( DZUP) .

Figures

FIGURE 206. Geographical distribution of Telemiades from the “amphion group”.

FIGURES 2–23. Species of Telemiades from the ‘amphion group’, dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. 2–5. Telemiades amphion (Geyer, 1832). 2–3. Neotype male from Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil (DZ 25.955—DZUP). 4–5. Female from Benevides, Pará, Brazil (OM 32.475—OM). 6–9. Telemiades belli Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. 6–7. Holotype male from Reserva Biológica Hiltoy–Cerere, Cahuita, Costa Rica (OM 56.006—DZUP). 8–9. Allotype female from Gamboa, Panama (DZ 26.024—DZUP). 10–13. Telemiades fides Bell, 1949. 10–11. Male from Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico (DZ 26.019— DZUP). 12–13. Female from Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico (DZ 26.037—DZUP). 14–17. Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876), stat. rest. 14–15. Male from Reserva Yacutinga, Almirante Brown, General Belgrano, Misiones, Argentina (DZ 26.092—DZUP). 16–17. Female from Rio Natal, São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (OM 49.589—OM). 18–19. Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888, stat. rest. Male from Chulumani, Bolivia (DZ 26.042—DZUP). 20–23. Telemiades pekahia (Hewitson, 1868), stat. rest. 20–21. Male from San Esteban, Venezuela (NHMUK 010242392—NHMUK). 22–23. Holotype female from Venezuela (BMNH(E) 1236491—NHMUK).

FIGURES 142–147. Male genitalia of Telemiades from the “amphion group”. A. Lateral view of uncus, tegumen, saccus and gnatho. B. Left valva, externa view. C. Right valva, internal view. D. Dorsal view of uncus and tegumen. E. Ventral view of uncus, tegumen and gnatho. F. Ventral view of saccus. G. Posterior view of fultura inferior. H. Dorsal view of aedeagus. I. Right view of aedeagus. J. Ventral view of aedeagus. K. Left view of aedeagus. 142. Telemiades amphion (Geyer, 1832) (DZ 25.957—DZUP). 143. Telemiades belli Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (DZ 26.025—DZUP). 144. Telemiades fides Bell, 1949 (DZ 26.021—DZUP). 145. Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876), stat. rest. (DZ 26.069—DZUP). 146. Telemiades misitheus Mabille, 1888, stat. rest. (DZ 26.041—DZUP). 147. Telemiades pekahia (Hewitson, 1868), stat. rest. (NHMUK 010242392—NHMUK).

FIGURES 180–184. Female genitalia of Telemiades from the “amphion group”. A. Lateral view of sterigma. B. Ventral view. 180. Telemiades amphion (Geyer, 1832) (DZ 25.960—DZUP). 181. Telemiades belli Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. (OM 55.874—OM). 182. Telemiades fides Bell, 1949 (DZ 26.017—DZUP). 183. Telemiades marpesus (Hewitson, 1876), stat. rest. (OM 52.168—OM). 184. Telemiades pekahia (Hewitson, 1868), stat. rest. (NHMUK 010242391—NHMUK).