Viuria Grishin, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): taxonomy, description of two new species, and remarks on the morphology of secondary sexual organs of males Author Siewert, Ricardo Russo 4B652E71-720C-4837-8516-D2EC667D98C9 Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. ricardo.siewert@gmail.com Author Lemes, José Ricardo Assmann 168C10F9-AE55-488D-A4A4-66EC8A14508D Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. jralemes@gmail.com Author Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik 5188F4F9-5876-45EA-AB24-D606DBCCF47D Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. omhesp@ufpr.br Author Casagrande, Mirna Martins 241FC1DB-F7FF-4480-A648-D72644538822 Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. mibras@ufpr.br text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-11-27 908 183 203 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2347/10235 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2347 2118-9773 10212500 AA17B828-F6A0-4CD3-B145-E23A73DED710 Viuria herophile ( Hayward, 1940 ) Figs 1A–D , 2–3 , 12A–B Diagnosis Viuria herophile resembles V. licisca in the genitalia pattern but is easily distinguished by the ventral left portion of the tegumen thin and rounded while in V. licisca curved inwards; left valva with ampulla rounded and well-developed, and harpe dorsally serrated, while in V. licisca the ampulla is truncated; right valva with harpe rounded dorsally, while in V. licisca the harpe has a spine-like process curved inwards; distal portion of aedeagus left curved, while in V. licisca curved upwards. Females with the right portion of the sterigma expanded ventrally, while in V. licisca the left portion of the sterigma has a developed process dorsally. Material examined BRAZIL – Acre • 1 ♂ ; Senador Guiomard , Reserva Catuaba ; 2–5 Sep. 2004 ; Mielke and Carneiro leg.; DZ 52.467 ; DZUP • 1 ♀ ; Bujari ; 18–20 Sep. 2003 ; Mielke and Casagrande leg.; DZ 47.221 ; DZUP • 1 ♂ ; Santa Rosa do Purus ; 3–5 Aug. 2008 ; Mielke and Carneiro leg.; DZ 15.617 ; DZUP . PERU • 1 ♂ ; Huanuco , Tingo Maria ; Oct. 1996 ; Büche leg.; OM 46.811 ; OM • 15 ♂♂ ; Madre de Dios , Parque Manu , Pakitza , [ 11°55′48″ S , 71°15′18″ W ]; 10–29 Oct. 1991 ; Mielke leg.; DZ 9.681 , DZ 9.676 –9.677 , DZ 47.161 , DZ 47.282 –47.283 , DZ 47.291 –47.293 , DZ 47.301 –47.303 , DZ 52.464 – 52.466 ; DZUP . Taxonomic remarks Evans (1953) considered Pellicia herophile Hayward, 1940 as a subspecies of Pachyneuria licisca Plötz, 1882 . Later, Steinhauser (1989) elevated its status as a species of Pachyneuria , and this taxonomy has been followed until the description of the genus Viuria ( Cong et al. 2019 ) . Fig. 1. Species of Viuria Grishin, 2019 , dorsal and ventral views. A–D . V. herophile (Harward, 1914) . A–B . ♂, Peru, Madre de Dios, Parque Manu, Pakitza ( DZ 52.466 ). C–D . ♀, Brazil, Acre, 50 km NO of Bujari ( DZ 47.221 ). E–H . V. licisca ( Plötz, 1882 ) . E–F . ♀, Costa Rica, San José, Ciudad Colón ( OM 26.945 ). G–H . ♂, Mexico, Oaxaca, Candelaria Loxicha ( DZ 47.162 ). I–L . V. lista ( Evans, 1953 ) . I–J . ♀, Brazil, Rondônia, 58 km W of Ariquemes ( OM 14.507 ). K–L . ♀, Brazil, Rondônia, 58 km W of Ariquemes, ( OM 14.504 ). M–P . V. inanna sp. nov. M–N . ♂, holotype ( DZ 52.489 ), Brazil, Paraná, Fênix. O–P . ♀ ( DZ 52.492 ), Brazil, Paraná, Fênix. Q–T . V. acadia sp. nov. Q–R . ♂, holotype ( DZ 52.520 ), Brazil, Mato Grosso, 31 km NO of Barra do Bugres. S–T . ♀ ( DZ 52.517 ), Brazil, Mato Grosso, 31–35 km NO of Barra do Bugres. Geographical distribution Viuria herophile is distributed in the Amazon basin, with records from Ecuador , Peru , and Brazil ( Fig. 14 ). Evans (1953) also cited the occurrence of V. herophile in the state of Minas Gerais , Brazil , and in Paraguay , but these specimens were not examined in the present study.