Documenting diversity in the Amazonian butterfly genus Bia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Author
Penz, Carla M.
Author
Casagrande, Mirna M.
Author
Devries, Phil
Author
Simonsen, Thomas J.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4258
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journal article
33146
10.11646/zootaxa.4258.3.1
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1175-5326
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Bia rebeli arikeme
Penz & Casagrande
,
NEW SSP.
(
Figs 6
c–f,
10i
, 12)
Diagnostic description.
Defined by the following combination of characters: (1) MF DFW white apical ocelli vary from medium to small. (2) MF DFW orange band moderately wide, orange scales usually extended proximally along veins. F DFW band narrow in some localities (
Brazil
,
Amazonas
, Arimã). (3) DFW iridescent band varying in size as a cline: small, limited to tornus or extending from anal margin to approximately half of the CuA2 cell. F DFW iridescent band more diffuse and narrower than that of
actorion
, especially noticeable below CuA2 where the iridescence is less extended towards the tornus. (4) M DFW androconial organ on the CuA-CuA1-CuA2 intersection pale, contrasting scale color of surrounding area. (5) M DHW discal androconial pad varying from medium to light brown, never darker than associated hairpencil. (6) M DHW discal hairpencil brown, similar in color to, or darker than discal androconial pad. (7) F VFW ripple pattern slightly less dense than that of M, or similar to that of M in some localities (
Brazil
,
Amazonas
, Arimã).
Etymology.
This species is named after the Arikeme, indigenous people from the region of
Rondônia
.
Type material.
Holotype M (
Fig. 6
c), deposited in the OM collection, four labels separated by // and transcribed verbatim: HOLOTYPUS //
20-XI-1991
, Faz[enda] Rancho Grande, Cacaulândia, Ariquemes, RO[NDONIA] Mielke leg. // OM 27.664 // Holotypus
Bia rebeli arikeme
Penz & Casagrande, 2017
. Paratypes are listed in Appendix, and
Fig. 6
d–f show paratypes M and F.
Distribution and examined specimens.
Fig. 12
and Appendix.
Remarks.
Bia rebeli arikeme
is parapatric with
rebeli pareci
, described below.