A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil Author Barbosa, Eduardo P. Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Museu de Zoologia “ Adão José Cardoso ”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & edu 1482 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8885 - 454 X Author Aguiar, Tamara M. C. Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Museu de Zoologia “ Adão José Cardoso ”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas & tamara. aguiarcm @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0711 - 8226 Author Rosa, Augusto H. B. Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Museu de Zoologia “ Adão José Cardoso ”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas & augustohbrosa @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0151 - 114 X Author Zacca, Thamara Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Museu de Zoologia “ Adão José Cardoso ”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & zacca. butterfly @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1398 - 0381 Author Freitas, André V. L. Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & Museu de Zoologia “ Adão José Cardoso ”, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. & baku @ unicamp. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5763 - 4990 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-22 4819 1 128 142 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.1.6 1175-5326 3955941 EFA18EF4-B927-4A7F-AE77-A128EEF0923F Carminda surpresa Barbosa, Aguiar, Rosa, Zacca & Freitas , sp. nov. Figures 1–4 Type material. Holotype : Deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas ( ZUEC ), Campinas , São Paulo , Brazil , with the following four labels separated by transverse bars : / HOLOTYPUS / Brazil , São Paulo , Campos do Jordão , Brejo Caminho para Pico do Itapeva , 22°45’S 45°33’W , 1735 m , 11.II.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg . / ZUEC LEP 11052 / Holotypus Carminda surpresa Barbosa, Aguiar, Rosa, Zacca & Freitas , det . 2019 /. Allotype : Deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas ( ZUEC ), Campinas , São Paulo , Brazil . With the following four labels separated by transverse bars : / ALLOTYPUS / Brazil , São Paulo , Campos do Jordão , Brejo Caminho para Pico do Itapeva , 22°45’S 45°33’W , 1735 m , 28.I.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa & E. K. S. Ramos leg . / ZUEC LEP 11049 / Allotypus Carminda surpresa Barbosa, Aguiar, Rosa, Zacca & Freitas , det . 2019 /. Paratypes (all from Campos do Jordão , São Paulo , Brazil ). No specific locality , 1 male , 27.II.1983 , K. S. Brown Jr. leg ., ( ZUEC LEP 11059), ( ZUEC ) ; Brejo Caminho para Pico do Itapeva , 22°45’S 45°33’W , 1735 m , 2 males , 28.I.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa & E. K. S. Ramos leg ., DNA Voucher YPH–0781, ( ZUEC LEP 11047, 11048 ) ( ZUEC ) , 1 male , II.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., ex. Larva, ST5 ( ZUEC LEP 11050), ( ZUEC ) , 1 male , 02.II.2018 , E. P. Barbosa leg ., ( ZUEC LEP 11051), ( ZUEC ) , 2 males , 11.II.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., ( ZUEC LEP 11053, 11054 ), ( ZUEC ) , 1 male , 21.II.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., DNA Voucher YPH–0793, ( ZUEC LEP 11055) ( ZUEC ) , 1 male , 05.III.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., DNA Voucher YPH–0689, ( ZUEC LEP 11056) ( ZUEC ) ; 1 male , 1 female , III–V.2018, A- 358, criação, ex. Larva ( ZUEC-AVLF ) ; Novo Capivari , Mirante Ferradura , 22°43’S 45°31’W , 1745 m , 1 female , 08.II.2017 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., (DNA Voucher YPH–0689), ( ZUEC LEP 11057), ( ZUEC ) , Novo Capivari , 22°44’S 45°32’W , 1735 m , 1 male , 14.III.2018 , A. H. B. Rosa leg ., ( ZUEC LEP 11058), ( ZUEC ) . Diagnosis. Carminda surpresa sp. nov. is superficially similar to Yphthimoides ochracea (Butler) and Yphthimoides straminea (Butler) , both sympatric and syntopic with the new taxon here described. It can be distinguished from both species of Yphthimoides by the following characters: 1) the absence of a well-defined thin stripe crossing both wings at one third distance from wing base (present in both species of Yphthimoides ); 2) the presence of a faint yellowish stripe crossing the VHW (absent in Y. straminea and more conspicuous in Y. ochracea ). Carminda surpresa sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from other species of Carminda by the following characters: 1) the ventral wings are mostly homogeneous, lacking the dark and white mottled pattern present in other species of Carminda ; 2) the ocelli on the VHW are small and incomplete, usually only three are visible (rarely four) and the pupils are occasionally absent, whereas in the other species of Carminda usually four large ocelli with double white pupils are present; 3) a faint yellowish stripe crossing the VHW in the medial area is present in some individuals. TABLE 1. Data of evaluated specimens of Carminda and outgroups with code, locality and GenBank accession numbers.
Species DNA voucher Locality COI GAPDH RPS5
Atlanteuptychia ernestina YPH-0191 Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japi KP994863 KU340904 KU340937
Paleonympha opalina EW25-21 Taiwan, Pingtung County, Hsiaokuehu, Wutai Shiang DQ338880 GQ865010 GQ865479
Megisto cymela CP21-04 USA, Rhode Island, Valley Falls GQ357208 GQ357439 GQ357569
Cissia rubricata LEP-19315 USA, Arizona, Southwestern Research Station, Portal MG209757 MG546314 MG546327
Cissia proba CP01-30 Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata Research Center GQ864751 GQ864945 GQ865416
Cissia pompilia 07-SRNP-100013 Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Estacion San Gerardo JQ573901
Cissia pompilia MAL-02577 Mexico, Yucatan, Valladolid, carretera a Xocen GU659737
Cissia penelope DNA99-028 Ecuador, Napo AY508530
Cissia penelope CP07-58 Peru, Junin, La Solitaria-Quebrada Siete Jeringas GU205833 GU205945 GU206005
Cissia phronius NW126-7 Brazil, São Paulo, Atibaia DQ338807 GU205973 GU206034
Cissia phronius BLU378 Brazil, São Paulo, Ribeirão Grande, Trilha do Capinzal KU340890
Cissia eous YPH-0422 Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Alegrete KU340872 KU340920 KU340955
Cissia eous BLU619 Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu KU340894
Cissia eous YPH-0104 Brazil, São Paulo, Campinas, Unicamp, Mata da Zoologia KU340856 KU340901 KU340934
Stegosatyrus ocelloides YPH-0527 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Serra do Cipó KU340879 KU340966
Stegosatyrus ocelloides YPH-0530 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Serra do Cipó KU340880 KU340925 KU340967
Stegosatyrus ocelloides YPH-0543 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Serra do Cipó KU340883 KU340928 KU340970
Graphita griphe YPH-0361 Colombia, Cali, San Antonio KU340866 KU340915 KU340948
Graphita griphe YPH-0362 Colombia, Cali, San Antonio KU340867 KU340949
Pharneuptychia phares YPH-0465 Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Villa Punta MN264790 MN264901 MN265039
Moneuptychia giffordi YPH-0480 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Pq. Serra Rola Moça KP890215 KU340924 KU340959
Moneuptychia itapeva YPH-0316 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Nova Lima KP890216 MN264907 MN265046
Moneuptychia soter YPH-0312 Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japi KP890212 KU340909 KU340942
Yphthimoides yphthima YPH-0003 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Tiradentes KT880198 KT880208 KT880213
Yphthimoides pacta YPH-0302 Brazil, Distrito Federal, Brasília KT736112 MN264954 MN265094
Yphthimoides straminea YPH-0015 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Serra do Caraça KU525703 MN264963 MN311532
Yphthimoides patricia YPH-0282 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Santana do Riacho, Serra do Cipó KT736117 MT036326 MT036337
Carminda griseldis YPH-0394 Brazil, São Paulo, Alto do Capivari, Campos do JordaÞo KU340869 KU340917 KU340952
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Species DNA voucher Locality COI GAPDH RPS5
Carminda griseldis NW127-17 Brazil, Mato Grosso, Extrema GU205853 GU205965 GU206025
Carminda griseldis YPH-0462 Brazil, Espírito Santo, Caparaó KU340875 KU340923 KU340958
Carminda griseldis YPH-0785 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036323 MT036335
Carminda griseldis YPH-0814 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036324 MT036336 MT036343
Carminda griseldis YPH-0857 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036325
Carminda paeon B-17-41 Brazil, São Paulo DQ338801
Carminda paeon NW126-11 Brazil, São Paulo, Ribeirão das Pedras GQ864792 GQ865004 GQ865473
Carminda paeon BLU324 Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japi MG209740
Carminda paeon BLU325 Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japi MG209741
Carminda paeon BLU326 Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japi MG209742
Carminda paeon YPH-0357 Brazil, Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, Trilha Poço Preto MG209761 MG546318 MG546323
Carminda paeon YPH-0778 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036322 MT036334
Carminda umuarama YPH-0437 Brazil, Minas Gerais, Pq. Itatiaia, Itamonte KU340873 KU340921 KU340956
Carminda umuarama YPH-0459 Brazil, Espírito Santo, Caparaó KU340874 KU340922 KU340957
Carminda umuarama YPH-0782 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036318 MT036331
Carminda umuarama YPH-0833 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036319 MT036332 MT036341
Carminda umuarama YPH-0834 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036320 MT036333 MT036342
Carminda umuarama MGCL-LOAN-297 Brazil, São Paulo, Pindamonhangaba MT036321
Carminda surpresa YPH-0780 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036315 MT036328 MT036339
Carminda surpresa YPH-0781 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036316 MT036329
Carminda surpresa YPH-0793 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036317 MT036330 MT036340
Carminda surpresa YPH-0689 Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordão MT036314 MT036327 MT036338
TABLE 2. Genetic distances among four species of Carminda genus.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1. YPH-0394 C. griseldis
2. NW127-17 C. griseldis 0.4
3. YPH-0462 C. griseldis 4.1 4.5
4. YPH-0785 C. griseldis 0.0 0.4 4.1
5. YPH-0814 C. griseldis 0.0 0.4 4.1 0.0
6. B-17-41 C. paeon 8.2 8.7 7.6 8.2 8.2
7. NW126-11 C. paeon 8.2 8.7 7.6 8.2 8.2 0.0
8. BLU324 C. paeon 8.2 8.7 7.6 8.2 8.2 0.0 0.0
9. BLU325 C. paeon 8.2 8.7 7.8 8.2 8.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
10. BLU326 C. paeon 8.2 8.7 7.8 8.2 8.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
11. YPH-0357 C. paeon 7.8 8.2 7.8 7.8 7.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3
12. YPH-0778 C. paeon 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 0.6
13. YPH-0437 C. umuarama 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3
14. YPH-0459 C. umuarama 7.1 7.6 8.0 7.1 7.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 0.9
15. YPH-782 C. umuarama 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 0.0 0.9
16. YPH-0833 C. umuarama 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 0.0 0.9 0.0
17. YPH-0834 C. umuarama 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.1 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.2
18. MGCL-LOAN-297 C. umuarama 6.5 6.9 7.4 6.5 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.9 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6
19. YPH-0780 C. surpresa 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.5
20. YPH-0781 C. surpresa 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 0.0
21. YPH-0793 C. surpresa 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 0.0 0.0
22. YPH-0689 C. surpresa 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Description of adults . Male ( Fig. 1 A–B). Forewing length 19–22 mm (mean = 20.4 mm , SD = 0.81, n = 11); hind wing length 17–19 mm (mean = 17.6 mm , SD = 0.67, n = 11). Eyes dark brown, covered by sparse brown setae. Palpus length 1.5 times head height, beige, with long dark brown and white hairs. Antenna 9–10 mm in length, with 42–43 antennomeres extending to mid-costa; shaft rust brown, dorsally covered by dark brown scales, club with 14 antennomeres, not conspicuously developed. Male foreleg covered by long dark brown hairs. DFW covered with brown scales with no marks except for a faint thick submarginal line extending from R 4 to Cu 2 . VFW dark brown with no marks except for a speckled pattern of dark brown dots at apex and subapical area. DHW covered with brown scales and presenting a thin marginal line a thick submarginal line extending from Rs to 1A+2A; presence of an oval patch of androconial scales between 1A+2A and 3A, near anal margin at proximity of tornus region. VHW entirely dark brown with a very thin marginal line extending from M 1 to 1A+2A and a fainted yellowish stripe crossing VHW; four small ocelli composed of a thin ring of yellowish-ochre scales surrounding a patch of black scales; four ocelli are located at Rs–M 1 (ocellus 1), M 1 –M 2 (ocellus 2), Cu 1 –Cu 2 (ocellus 3) and Cu 2 –1A+2A (ocellus 4); ocelli 2 and 3 are larger and ocellus 1 is absent in some individuals. FIGURE 1. A, B. Holotype male (dorsal, ventral) and C, D. Allotype female (dorsal, ventral) of Carminda surpresa sp. nov. Scale bar = 1 cm. Male genitalia ( Figs. 2 A–F). Tegumen suboval in lateral view with anterior region projected; appendix angularis short; ventral projections of tegumen and dorsal projections of saccus fused and angulated at mid-region; saccus very short when compared to valva length; anterior part of uncus robust and posterior part tapering towards tip in lateral view, where it folds down ventrally; uncus spatulate, constricted near junction with tegumen; gnathos almost half size of valva, sinuous, curved upwards in lateral view and inward near tip in dorsal view; valva trapezoid and robust in lateral view, slightly tapering towards posterior tip, which presents a small group of mid-sized “teeth”; in dorsal view valva bends inward towards mid-line; costa developed and bearing a bunch of small “teeth”; fultura superior absent; fultura inferior present as a sclerotized V-shape stripe; phallus 2/3 length of valva, sinuous in lateral view, anterior region digitiform, posterior region about 2 times longer than anterior region, covered with small knobs randomly distributed on surface ( Fig. 2E, F ) and apex bipartite in dorsal view; vesica presenting very small cornuti ( Fig. 2F ). FIGURE 2. Male genitalia of Carminda surpresa sp. nov. A . Lateral view; B . Dorsal view; C . Ventral view; D. Detailed ventral view of valvae tip and the small “teeth” at costa region; E. Aedeagus (lateral above, dorsal below); F . Magnified view of anterior portion of aedeagus showing details of randomly distributed knobs and the small cornuti; G, H. Female genitalia (lateral left, ventral right). Female ( Figs. 1C, D ). Forewing length 23–24 mm (n = 2); hind wing length 19–21 mm (n = 2); antenna 10 mm (n = 2). General color and pattern very similar to that of males, with wings more rounded. FIGURE 3. Immature stages of Carminda surpresa sp. nov. A . Freshly laid egg in lateral view; B . Egg in lateral view showing the beginning of larva development; C, D . First instar (dorsal, lateral); E, F . Second instar near molting (dorsal, ventral); G, H. Third instar (dorsal, lateral); I, J . Fourth (last) instar (dorsal, lateral); K, L, M . Pupa (ventral, lateral, dorsal). Female genitalia ( Fig 2G, H ). Eighth tergite weakly sclerotized; papilla analis ovoid, sclerotized at base, covered by long hairy-like setae at distal region, apophysis posterior absent; lamella antevaginalis as a semicircle; lateral expansions of lamella antevaginalis with one spiracle located at upper margin; ductus bursae membranous; corpus bursae almost 1.5 times longer than ductus bursae; signa dorsally paired. Variation. Variation in external morphology seems limited, and is restricted to some wing pattern elements. A yellowish irregular thick medial stripe crossing from costa to 1A+2A on the VHW is present in some individuals. The number of ocelli on the VHW can vary: while most individuals have three ocelli, a fourth tiny ocellus is present in some individuals. In addition, in several individuals the larger ocelli (ocelli 2 and 4) can have tiny double pupils. Etymology. The specific epithet, the Portuguese word for “surprise”, alludes to the fact that it was a surprise to discover a new species in a well sampled locality, and belonging to a small genus endemic to the Atlantic Forest. It is a name in apposition. Immature stages. Egg ( Figs. 3 A–B). White and round, chorion sculptured with several hexagonal cells. Height 0.96–1.01 mm (n = 4); diameter 0.92–0.94 mm (n = 4); duration 10–13 days (n = 6). First instar ( Figs. 3 C–D). Head capsule width 0.68–0.77 mm ; head scoli 0.08 mm (n = 10). Head black, bearing a pair of short scoli on vertex, each with two long narrow black setae. Third stemma larger than other stemmata. Body light green, with white longitudinal red stripes; caudal filaments very short. Legs and prolegs light green. Setae light green, all dorsal and subdorsal setae clubbed at tip. Maximum length 6 mm . Duration 7–8 days (n = 5). Second instar ( Figs. 3 E–F). Head capsule width 0.94–1.16 mm ; head scoli 0.19–0.22 mm (n = 8). Head light brown, with two diverging short scoli on vertex. Body brown, with dark longitudinal stripes; caudal filaments short. Legs and prolegs light brown. Maximum length 10 mm . Duration 5–6 days (n = 5). Third instar ( Figs. 3 G–H). Head capsule width 1.50–1.84 mm ; head scoli 0.31–0.37 mm (n = 7). Similar to second instar in color and general shape; body with several longitudinal zigzag stripes. Maximum length 18 mm . Duration 5–9 days (n = 4). FIGURE 4. Natural habitat and adults of Carminda surpresa sp. nov. A, B . General view of the wet grasslands where the species can be found; C . Adult male perched with wings closed on an inflorescence of Baccharis sp. ( Asteraceae ); D. Adult female perched on a grass leaf with wings opened. Fourth (last) instar ( Figs. 3 I–J). Head capsule width 2.66–3.46 mm ; head scoli 0.52–0.64 mm (n = 3). Head light brown, with two diverging short scoli on vertex. Body light brown with several zigzag longitudinal stripes; legs and prolegs light brown; caudal filaments short. Maximum length 30 mm . Duration 14–15 days (n = 3). A single larva presented a total of five instars, and in this case, the fourth instar was very similar to the third instar, just slightly bigger, and the last (fifth) instar was identical to that described above. Pupa ( Figs. 3 K–M). Short and smooth; mostly dark brown, with short ocular caps; cremaster broad and dark in ventral portion; dorsal abdomen with a paired series of short subdorsal light brown protuberances. Total length 9–10 mm . Duration 15–18 days (n = 4). FIGURE 5. Maximum likelihood tree obtained with RAxML showing the phylogenetic relationship of Carminda surpresa sp. nov. with other species of Carminda and with other sampled genera in Euptychiina subtribe. Number below branches are bootstrap values (values below 75 are not shown). Distribution, habitat and Natural history . Carminda surpresa sp. nov. is only known from three nearby sites above 1700 m altitude in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo , southeastern Brazil . The three sites are part of the system of natural grasslands that occur above 1600 m in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range. The species is associated with wet natural grasslands where the soil is permanently flooded ( Figs. 4 A–B), and are apparently restricted to this specific habitat. A single observation of an individual flying fast through a dry grassland adjacent to a wet grassland was recorded. Adults were observed flying only during the summer months, from January to March. Although no formal population studies have been done, daily counts suggest relatively small populations, with less than 10 individuals observed in a single day. Adults spent most of their time flying and landing within grass tufts of Cortaderia sp. ( Poaceae ) (a common grass species in the wet grasslands) ( Figs. 4 C–D). Courtship behavior and mating were not observed. Oviposition behavior was not observed in the field, and the host plant in nature is unknown. However, in the laboratory, larvae easily accepted Bambusa gracilis (Poaceae) . Phylogenetic relationships ( Fig. 5 ). Based on the Maximum Likelihood analysis using three genes (COI, GAPDH and RpS5), the genus Carminda is monophyletic and well-supported (bootstrap support = 94) and Carminda surpresa sp. nov. is sister to C. griseldis , forming a clade sister to C. umuarama + C. paeon , in the “ Megisto clade”, and both clades are well-supported (bootstrap support = 100, each).