Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 94. (Budapest 2002)

Bálint, Zs.: Miscellaneous notes on Arcas Swainson, 1832 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)

Areas arcadia sp. n. (Figs 17-20) Areas tuneta (HEWITSON): NlCOLAY 1971: 100, Figs 2c, 4b, 8e-f, 10e (misidentification). Types — Holotype male (Figs 17-18), BMNH, labelled as "S. Catharina, Brazil, H. Wernicke \\ Adams Bequest, B.M. 1912-399. \\ Holotype c?, Areas arcadia Bálint, London, VIII. 30, Zs. Bálint, 2000 \\ Bálint 9, 28A-59". Length of forewing costa 17.8 mm. The specimen is in perfect condition. Paratypes (all from Brazil). Espirito Santo, ex coll. FRUHSTORFER, ADAMS Bequest (BMNH, lc?, 2ÇÇ) (the male is dissected: gen prep. no. 5846); Santa Catharina, Grosse-Smith, JOICEY Bequest (BMNH, 1$); Brazil, no closer locality (ZSM, lc?); Santa Catharina (ZSM, 1$); Joinville, Santa Catharina, Brazil, 200 m, 12. XI. 1991, MlERS leg. (MC, le?); Joinville, Santa Catharina, Brazil, 200 m,21.XI. 1991, MlERS leg. (MC, le?); Joinville, Santa Catharina, Brazil, 200 m,5.II. 1993, MOSER leg. (MC, le?). Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, ex coll GAGARIN (UFPR, 4e?c?T$); Santa Catharina, Joinville, coll. FREY (UFPR, le?); Santa Catharina, Blumenan (NMW, lé?); Säo Paolo, Umuarama, ex coll. GAGARIN (UFPR, lé?); Säo Paolo, no exact locality, ex coll. GAGARIN (UFPR, 1

Ç). Genitalia dissection. Gen. prep. BÁLINT No. 1017 (male, UFPR, Brazil, Joinville). Diagnosis - Compared to Areas tuneta, the forewing dorsum has wider marginal border: it extends 1/2 length of vein Ml between androconial cluster and apex, whilst the degree of this extension is only 1/6 on A. tuneta males (cf. Figs 14-15, 17-18). The hindwing dorsum also possesses 1 to 2 mm wide black marginal border until the vein CuAl, whilst it is faint and generally restricted to the apical area on tuneta. The scaling along the black median band of the hindwing ventrum is golden, whilst on tuneta it is more whitish. Females (Figs 19-20) can be similarly diagnosed, but the dorsal black margin is more extensive, and hindwing ventral median scaling is more distinctive than on males. Description - See NlCOLAY (1971: 100). Distribution - Geographic: Brazilian states Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catharina and Säo Paolo. Altitudinal: specimens were collected at low elevation 200 m above sea level in Santa Catharina. Seasonal: specimens were collected during summer months November and February. Etymology - The species name refers to Areas, meaning a habitant of the region Arcadia. Areas delphia NlCOLAY (Figs 21-23) Thecla paphia (FELDER et FELDER): RÖBER 1923: 59 (misidentification). Areas delphia NICOLAY, 1971: 101, Figs 2a-b, 4a, 8a-d, lOf; d'ABRERA 1995: 1104-1105, Figs "A. delphia".