O. Merkl szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 68. (Budapest, 2007)

lacks alar androconia, plus it possesses a blue scaling on the ventral forewing area below the cubital vein (this lacks in D. espiritosanto). Description - Wings. Forewing length measured from erection of the cubital vein to vein M2 terminus 17-19 mm (paratypes, n = 5). Male dorsal wing surfaces iridescent violet blue with 1 mm black border extending towards the apex and broadening along forewing costa, fringes brown; hindwing vein CuAl terminus with short ( 1 mm) extension, vein CuA2 terminus with longer (2-3 mm) filamentous tail projecting out from the vein in 90 degrees but twiddling circularly, tornus black with light blue antemarginal line, tornai lobe incospicuous; fringes greyish brown. Ventral wing surfaces dark brown; forewing basal area covered with dense deep brown scales, median area brown, submedian area with pale spot in each cell arranged as an interrupted line ending at vein CuA2, postdiscal and subapical areas also brown but somewhat lighter, postmedian area with a dark band, antemarginal area also dark; hindwing entirely dark with pale median spots, darker postmedian and antemarginal bands, margin and outer margin with suffusion of green scales in tornai area, androconial pouch present along cubital vein in subbasal area. Female: Similar to male in size and pattern but differing in somewhat indigo blue dorsal wing surfaces with very wide (4 mm) black marginal border. Ventrally similar to male, but with more distinctive pattern and marking. Body. Head brown, male thorax and abdomen gleaming blue in dorsal view, abdomen light brown in ventral view. Male genitalia typical eumaeine with large brush organ, appendix angularis missing but the sclerotized pad present. Female thorax and abdomen greyish blue, genitalia also typical to the genus with relatively wide long posterior ductus bursae (length of posterior ductus bursae / anteriro ductus bursae = 4:3), terminal spines asymmetric. Habitat - Subtropical Atlantic forest. Type locality - Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Jacarepaquá., Très Rios. Distribution - Geographical: known from various localities of southeastern Brazilian states Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and from the southern states Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul. Temporal: specimens were collected in February-April, June and October-December. Spatial: known from low to medium elevations at 200-900m in the mountain region of the Atlantic forest belt. (Mata atlantica). Etymology - The species is named after the Brazilian state Espirito Santo, from where some paratype specimens originate and the species was first documented as an undescribed Denivia by BROWN & FREITAS (2000: 109). Remarks - The species was discovered by the senior author in 1998 during his research visit in the BMNH. Additional specimens misidentified as "Thecla lisus" in the collections of NHW and as "Thecla hemon" in the collections of ZSM have been located subsequently. Furthermore two specimens in the material of Thecla phegeus in MNHN turned also to be D. espiritosanto. Both of these specimens (paratype nos 31-32) possess an identification label