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part of the discal cell supplemented by a small scent patch at the erection of vein M3 and on shape of the hindwing tornai lobe. The male of A. dominiquae cannot be confused with any Abloxurina species, but on the basis of wing colo­ration and pattern it seems to be related to A. duviolsi (Figs 26-27). However the wing shape of A. duviolsi has remarkably toothed wing margins with con­spicuous tornai lobe instead of the slightly irregular margins and falcate Abloxurina tornai lobe, what typify A. dominiquae. Description - Male. Wing. Forewing length 13 mm (measured from forewing apex to the erection of the cubital vein at thorax). Shape: Forewing costal margin approximately straight, distal margin medially concave creating a slightly bulbous and rounded apex. Hindwing anal margin convex, apex rounded, distal margin rounded and tornus elongated forming a small anal lobe. Fringes on hindwing formed by long reddish brown scales under vein 3M, fringes on forewing formed by white or light brown scales; margins in both wings slightly undulated. Dor­sal surface: Both wings with bluish purple ground colour very well defined distally; forewing androconial cluster comprised by an oval shaped scent pad (approximately 1/3 length of the discal cell), positioned in upper distal corner of discal cell and a minute scent patch in the lower distal corner at the erection of vein M3; hindwing with broad black marginal border (approxi­mately 3 mm) running parallel with margin, vein termini with reddish brown scaling, tornai lobe reddish brown, anal fold bright silvery. Ventral surface: Ground colour in both of the wings appearing in a combination of variously hued brown, red and yellow. Forewing light brown, postmedial line waved with black proximal edge and yellowish white distal edge, submarginal elements comprised by five distinct and well defined little lines, marginal area over the CuA2 vein red and apex with white suffusion. Hindwing basal area comprised by a combination of variously hued brown, gray, red and yellow; discal margin with rounded pattern with yellowish white distal edge, submarginal spots distinct with yellowish proximal edges, marginal area be­tween veins Ml and CuA2 red; fringes in both wings dark brown. Body: Head and thorax dark, abdomen dark brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally. Genitalia: Eighth abdominal tergite simple and rectangle shaped; valval caudal extension in lateral view approximately 1/2 length of valvae and with a smoothly rounded dorsal margin at basal portion; uncus with square shaped medial indentation in dorsal side and approximately 1/2 length of dorsal capsule; saccus sligthly square shaped; aedeagus typical for the group: long and slender, terminal cornutus anteriorly tapered, slightly convex and delicately compressed laterally, heavily serrate dorsally. Biology - This species is known only from the cloud forest type locality at 3200 m, the only known male was collected from a tree top about 5 meters above the ground. Distribution - Spatial: The species is known only from the type locality in Peru (Fig. 30). Temporal: Known only from October. Etymology - This species is named for DOMINIQUE VICENTE, wife of the second author PIERRE BOYER.

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