Taxonomic status and redescription of Magneuptychia nebulosa (Butler, 1867) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) with a lectotype designation

By

Nakahara, Shinichi
Marín, Mario
Ríos-Málaver, Cristóbal

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

503

Pages

135-147

Subjects

Euptychiina , Morfologia , Morphology , Neotropical , Taxonomía , taxonomy , Venezuela

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.503.9156

 

Abstract

A redescription of Magneuptychia nebulosa (Butler, 1867), a poorly known euptychiine butterfly, is given here, and accurate distributional data are provided for the first time. Taxonomic status of this taxon has been discussed by comparing its morphology against its possible congeners. In addition, lectotype designation for M. nebulosa is provided in order to objectively establish the identity of this taxon and consequently stabilize the nomenclature.