Pedaliodes piletha piletha (Hewitson)

Viloria, Angel L., Pyrcz, Tomasz W. & Orellana, Andrés, 2010, A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa, Zootaxa 2622, pp. 1-41 : 15

Pedaliodes piletha piletha (Hewitson)

( Figs. 5, 6 , 63 )

[Dasynympha phocaena Moritz, in litt.] nomen nudum; Viloria et al., 2001: 33.

Pronophila piletha Hewitson, 1862: 7 , pl. 3, fig. 23. 1 male, Venezuela, pur. from Dyson, 47-9 BMNH type No. Rh. 3981 [LECTOTYPE of Pronophila piletha Hewitson , herein designated]; 1 male, same data, [PARALECTOTYPE of P. piletha Hew. , herein designated], BMNH.

Pedaliodes piletha (Hewitson) ; Butler, 1867: 267.

Geographic range: Species: CC; Subspecies: SL in Miranda, Vargas and Aragua States.

Altitudinal range: 1400–2400 m.

Remarks: This species resembles P. prytanis and the identification key is given under that species. P. piletha is one of the most common species of Pronophilina in the Serranía del Litoral. It occurs above 1400 m and more frequently at 1800–2200 m.

Material examined: DISTRITO FEDERAL: 1 male: Parque Nacional Avila, Río Catuche, 1200 m, 08.XI.1993, P. Rouche leg., TWP; 4 males and 1 female: Parque Nacional Avila, Quebrada Anauco, 1400 m, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 1 male: Serranía El Avila, Los Venados, 1500 m, 15.VII.1950, F. Fernández Y. leg., MIZA; 2 males: P. N. Avila, El Edén, 15.V.1975, R. Dietz leg., MIZA; 1 male: Pico Naiguatá, 2700 m, 16.V.1975, R. Dietz leg., MIZA; 1 female: El Junquito, 28.V.1950, F. Fernández Y. leg., MIZA; 1 female: Serranía El Avila, Los Venados, 1500 m, 15.VII.1950, F. Fernández Y. leg., MIZA; 4 males: Caracas, Los Venados, P. Corn. Vogl, ZSBS; 2 males: Caracas, Berg Avila, 1000 m, X.1936 / V.1937, P. Corn. Vogl, ZSBS; 4 males: same locality, 1500 m, V.1937, P. Corn. Vogl, (1 präparat Nr. SA369), ZSBS; MIRANDA: 2 males: Pico Naiguatá, N. of Caracas, 1500 m, 15.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 male: same data but 1800 m, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 3 males: same data but 1900 m, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 male: same data but 18.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 female: same data but 1500 m, 15.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 female: same data but 1900 m, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 10 males: Pico Naiguatá, N. of Caracas, 1500–1900 m, 15.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 male: same data but 1900 m, 18.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 female: same data, M. Adams leg., BMNH; 1 female: same data but 2600 m, 15.V.1975, M. Adams leg., BMNH; ARAGUA: 15 males and 2 females: Colonia Tovar, vía Capachal, 2100 m, 02.VIII.2003, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 1 female: Colonia Tovar, vía Capachal, 2100 m, 04.VIII.2003, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 25 males and 2 females: Colonia Tovar, vía Capachal, 2100 m, 05.VIII.2003, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 26 males and 2 females: Colonia Tovar, Los Colonos, 2100 m, 06.VIII.2003, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 4 males and 3 females: Colonia Tovar, vía Naranjal, 2000 m, 01.XII.2004, T. Pyrcz leg., TWP; 3 males and 1 female: Colonia Tovar, 2100 m, 01.XI.1997, P. Boyer leg., TWP; 2 males: Colonia Tovar, 2100 m, 11.XI.1997, P. Boyer leg., TWP; 2 males: Colonia Tovar, 2000 m, 19–20. II.1995, P. Boyer leg., TWP; 1 male: Colonia Tovar, 2200 m, X.1995, P. Rouche leg., TWP; 1 male: Colonia Tovar, Portapán, 18.XII.1993, P. Rouche leg., TWP; 1 male: Colonia Tovar, La Pollera, 31.XII.1991, P. Rouche leg., TWP; 1 male: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, vía Choroní, 1200 m, VII.1985, F. Romero leg., TWP; 1 female: Colonia Tovar, Los Colonos, 2200 m, 04.III.2010, T. Pyrcz leg., MZUJ; 3 males: Colonia Tovar, 2000 m, 4.XII.1950, F. Fernández Y. leg., MIZA; 1 male: Aragua, Colonia Tovar, vía Puerto Maya, 2000 m, 25–26.III.1998, A. Chacón, Q. Arias and J. Chirinos leg., MIZA; 3 males: Colonia Tovar, vía Buenos Aires, 2100 m, 14.V.1996, J. DeMarmels and A. Chacón leg., MIZA; 1 male: La Victoria, 1700 m, 02.VIII1963, W. Gatz, ZSBS; 3 males and 2 females: Colonia Tovar, 2100 m, IV.1993, F. Romero leg., FRR; 1 male: same data but 2000 m, VI.1991, FRR; 1 male: same data but VI.1975, FRR; 1 female: same data but 2200 m, VII.?, FRR; 1 female: same data but IV.1970, FRR; 1 female: same data but VI.1975, FRR; 1 female: same data but 1700 m, VI.1978; 1 male: Rancho Grande, Portachuelo, 1100 m, VII.1972, F. Romero leg., FRR; 1 male: carretera Maracay-Choroní, 1400 m, II.1978, F. Romero leg., FRR; 1 male: same data but III.1979, FRR; 1 male: same data but 1500 m, IX.1975, FRR; 1 female: same data but 1250 m, I.1978, FRR; 1 female: same data but 1260 m, IX.1975, FRR; 1 male: carretera Maracay- Choroní, 1450 m, IV.2006, P. Boyer leg., TWP; 1 male: [no data], (genit. prep. ALV225-96), G-S, BMNH; 1 male: [no data], Ex Museo Ach. Guenée, OC, BMNH; 5 males and 1 female: [no data, 1 male illustrated in Weymer, 1912 (Seitz)], BMNH; 2 males and 1 female: [no data], Coll. v. Schenck, ZMHB; 3 males: Venezuela, Felder Colln., RB, BMNH; 1 male: Venezuela, Moritz, Felder Colln., RB, BMNH; 1 male: Venezuela, Druce Coll., Druce Coll. ex Kaden coll., G-S, BMNH; 1 female: Venezuela, Ex Musaeo Dris. Boisduval, OC, BMNH; 1 male and 1 female: Caura Valley, Corosita, T. M. Klages, JB, BMNH [data erroneous].

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Adult satyrine butterflies from the Cordillera de La Costa, Venezuela (left: dorsal, right: ventral); 1. Pedaliodes plotina plotina (Hewitson) (male, vía Capachal); 2. P. plotina plotina (Hewitson) (female, vía Naranjal); 3. Pedaliodes manis ivica Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., HOLOTYPE (male, Altos de Pipe); 4. P. manis ivica Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., PARATYPE (female, Altos de Pipe); 5. Pedaliodes piletha piletha (Hewitson) (male, vía Naranjal); 6. P. piletha piletha (Hewitson) (female, Los Colonos); 7. Pedaliodes piletha costa Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., HOLOTYPE (male, Cerro San Isidro); 8. P. piletha costa Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., PARATYPE (female, Cerro San Isidro); 9. Pedaliodes manneja Thieme (male, vía Capachal); 10. P. manneja Thieme (female, vía Capachal).

FIGURES 58 – 63. a Lateral view of the male genitalia of satyrine butterflies of the genus Pedaliodes Butler from the Cordillera de La Costa, Venezuela (aedeagus removed from its natural position in lateral [c, except in 59, where it is b] and ventral [b, except in 59] view); 58. P. croizatorum Viloria & Camacho (Fila San Lorenzo, Monagas State, Venezuela); 59. P. ma nis m an is (C. & R. Felder) (Qda. La Cuesta, Mérida State, Venezuela); 60. P. manis ivica Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp. (Cerro San Isidro); 61. P. manis ivica Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., PARATYPE (Avila); 62. P. piletha costae Viloria & Pyrcz n. ssp., PARATYPE (Cerro San Isidro); 63. P. piletha piletha (Hewitson) (Los Colonos).