Two new species of Clito from South America and a revision of the Clito littera group (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae)

Nick V. Grishin

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3861.3.2

Two new species of Clito from South America and a revision of the Clito littera group (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae)

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Abstract

Two new species of Clito from the C. littera group are described: C. palotschka, sp. nov. from the Chocó region in Ecuador is the most distinctive in the group, and C. litteroides, sp. nov. from Venezuela is superficially more similar to C. littera differing mostly in the shape of male genitalic valvae. Comparative analyses of male genitalia and wing patterns suggest that C. anda Evans, 1953, new status; and C. nebulosa (Draudt, 1924), reinstated status are species-level taxa. A lectotype for Telemiades littera Mabille, 1877 is designated to ensure nomenclatural stability. Primary type specimens of all seven species in the C. littera group are illustrated with photographs, and an identification key to males is given.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	231-248
Number of pages	18
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	3861
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3861.3.2
State	Published - Sep 15 2014

Keywords

Cryptic species
Field marks
Neotropical
Skipper butterfly
Taxonomy

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Two new species of Clito from South America and a revision of the Clito littera group (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae)

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