A survey of the Neotropical montane butterflies of the subtribe Pronophilina (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the Venezuelan Cordillera de la Costa
Author
Viloria, Angel L.
Author
Pyrcz, Tomasz W.
Author
Orellana, Andrés
text
Zootaxa
2010
2622
1
41
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.198119
bfaca3e5-3913-422d-8a23-5ee74e69cadd
1175-5326
198119
Manerebia mycalesoides
(C. & R. Felder)
(
Figs. 43, 44
)
Pronophila mycalesoides
C. &
R. Felder, 1867
: 473
.
Syntype
in BMNH [examined].
Euptychia lethe
Butler, 1867
: 465
.
Syntypes
in BMNH [examined]. Synonymy established by Lamas & Viloria, 2004.
Pedaliodes mycalesoides
(C. & R. Felder);
Thieme, 1905
: 69
.
Euptychia mycalesoides
(C. & R. Felder);
Weymer, 1912
: 224
.
Posteuptychia mycalesoides
(C. & R. Felder);
Forster, 1964
: 137, fig. 171 (male genitalia).
Manerebia mycalesoides
(C. & R. Felder); Pyrcz
et al
., 2006: 69, figs. 8H, I, 14D, 20.
Geographic range:
Species (Monotypic): CC, CM, ET, EC and CCC.
Altitudinal range:
1400–1800 m
.
Remarks:
The entire neotropical montane genus
Manerebia
Staudinger
, placed in the tribe Pronophilini by
Miller (1968)
, and treated as such by
Adams (1986)
and Pyrcz (2004) among others, is considered herein as belonging to the predominantly Holarctic subtribe
Erebiina
, following Lamas & Viloria (2004). It is a diverse genus comprising at least 40 Andean species (Pyrcz
et al.
, 2006) and its only representative in the CC is
M. mycalesoides
characterized by large VHW ocelli, reminiscent of the species of satyrines belonging to the predominantly lowland subtribe
Euptychiina
.
M. mycalesoides
is an inhabitant of dense cloud forest understory rarely venturing into open areas. It is not surprising that its presence in the CC has been overlooked for many years.
Material examined:
ARAGUA
:
1 male
: Tiara,
1200 m
,
25– 27.XI.1992
, J. Clavijo and A. Chacón
leg.
MIZA
;
1 male
: same locality,
10.X.1994
, DeMarmels and A. Chacón
leg.
MIZA
;
MIRANDA
:
1 male
: Altos de Pipe -
IVIC
,
1600–1650 m
,
09.VIII.2000
, A. Viloria
leg
., TWP;
1 male
: Altos de Pipe -
IVIC
,
1600 m
,
09.VIII.2001
, A. Viloria & J. Gross
leg
., TWP;
VARGAS
:
1 male
: El Tigre, route de Petaquire vers Puerto Cruz Km 14,
1400 m
,
22.X.2000
, P. Boyer
leg
., TWP;
7 males
: Sector El Tigre, Colonia Tovar-Puerto Inca,
1400–1450 m
,
02.IV.2006
, T. Pyrcz
leg
., TWP.