Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 90. (Budapest 1998)
Bálint, Zs., Johnson, K. ; Austin, G. T.: New species of Eumaeini (Lycaenidae) from Southeastern Brazil II. Review of regional Ministrymon and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Description - Tailed as typical of the genus. Male (Figs 4 and 5). DFW brownish black with small ovate black brand at distal end of discal cell; HW with violet-blue occurring in widely ovate patch covering anal two-thirds of wing; remaining distal areas brownish black and, marginad in the violet blue patch, one or two prominent black dots in cells CuAl and CuA2. VFW ground smokcy throughout with minute red spots forming a postmedial band from costa to cell M3. VHW with basal and distal grounds greatly contrasted, basal area with suffusive blood-red patch, distal areas nearly all white. Basal suffusive blood-red patch formed by closely aligned concentric blood-red bands, one across postbasal arca, the other intervening from costal region of submedial area, areas between the bands also suffusive rust-coloured; distal areas whitish with only slight smoky suffusions, and with narrow, wavy, red marks at the end of discal cell and submarginad along the costa; limbal areas also whitish, marked only with slight smoky suffusion, a red-black "TheeLa-spot" and red-black at the anal angle. FW length: 11-13.5 mm. Female (Fig. 6). Similar to male but, on dorsum, lacking FW brand and with DHW showing wider field of intense violet-blue bordered by blackish brown submargins somewhat indenting the blue patch in cell M3 and with a black marginal spot in cell CuAl. Venter similar to male. FW length: 11-13.5 mm. Male genitalia (Fig. 18). Valvae extremely sculptured with bilobes greatly protruding in lateral view; caudal extension tapered in two successive steps; aedeagus with caecum angled over 60 from shaft. Female genitalia (Fig. 27). Ductus bursae robust compared to other members of species group but also elongate (length to 7x maximal width). Terminal three-fifths fluted to antrumal configuration, terminal opening very large with dorsum showing a triangulate superior plate terminolaterally with a slight overlap of the contour of the ductus bursae; anterior plate at cervix bursae robust and somewhat crescent shaped. Types - Holotype male. Brazil. Rio, Mundo Nova, 5 May 1940: allotype female, Rio, 2 August 1956: both deposited MPM. Paratypes. HMNH: one male, Brazil, Rio: AMNH: one male. Brazil, Independencia: MPM: one male, Brazil. Pctrópolis. 900 m, 5 May 1938; one female, same data as allotype. Remarks - The very distinctive genitalia in this species testify to the diagnostic importance of the blood-red, costally concentrated, postbasal patch on the VHW which distinguishes this species. In a simplistic omnibus concept of Ministrymon, this species and the one of the entry just above would be mistaken as "phrutus" (TL Mexico) (see Remarks under M. gagarini). Etymology - From the Latin meaning "blood" and referring to the blood-red postbasal markings. Ministrymon arthuri sp. n. (Figs 7, 19) Diagnosis - Wings. Larger than the preceding species (FW 12.5 - 14.0 mm) and with DFW showing an extremely large brand, dull fuscous in colour and extending across the entire discal cell with adjacent areas of the wing suffusive black against the brownish black ground colour of the FW. VHW lavishly marked with wide red postbasal and medial band (each edged with white and black) connected by two red spots across the discal cell; distal areas of the VHW white with some suffusive smoky black and showing a large red "Thetiat-spot" surrounded by red suffusion in the adjacent cells.
