Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 97. (Budapest 2005)

Bálint, Zs.: A review of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Annamaria with notes on further genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

SYSTEMATICS Annamaria D'ABRERA et BÁLINT, 2001 Eucharia BOISDUVAL, 1870: 14. Type species Papilio ganymedes CRAMER, 1775, designated by KlRBY (1871: 171); junior primary homonym of Eucharia HÜBNER, 1820 (Lepidoptera); invalid (ICZN 1999, Art. 53.2). Annamaria D'ABRERA et BÁLINT, in D'ABRERA 2001: 194. Type species Thecla draudti LATHY, 1926, by original designation. Lamasina ROBBINS, 2002: 820, unnecessary replacement name (ICZN 1999, Art. 60.2), syn. n. Diagnosis - AU Annamaria species are middle sized butterflies with typical fore wing costal length (measured from the erection of cubital vein to the terminus of vein R5) reaching 20 mm. The fore wing costal and outer margins are convex with a very short discal cell which has a length from base to apex less than the one fourth of the measured fore wing length. The hind wing veins CuAl, CuA2 and 1A+2A have extended termini. The hind wing anal margin possesses a long tail-like extension in the drauti group, which is the result of a shortened vein 3A. This trait is missing in the Columbia and rhaptissima groups. The sexes are dorsally dissimilar. The male dorsal wing surface is shining blue with prominent fore wing discoidal scent pad, postdiscal and tornai androconial patches. Male discal cell is very short (1/6 length of costal length). The female dorsal surface is deeper blue or green with wide marginal border. The sexes are monomorphic ventrally (based on a hypothesis evaluated in the Discussion); three kinds of hind wing pattern-types are existing: (1) columbia-Xype: ground colour pigmental, both wings with white median and submedian line coverging to tornus; (2) ganimedes-Xype: ground colour structural, fore wing with a pair of black submedian line, hind wing with red submedian band extending from costa to vein CuA2 with lobated hind wing tornus; (3) rhaptissima-Xype: ground colour structural, fore wing patternless, but hind wing possess complex set of intercellular blotches and patches. The wing outer margin ciliation is uniformly white. Androconia are complex, constituted by a scent pad and scent patches around the apex of the discal cell. Additional scent patches, depending on the species, can be found in dorsal fore wing tornus, ventral fore wing base and dorsal hind wing base. Genitalia are commonplace eumaeine (ELIOT 1973: 484, figs 66 and 68). Male copulatory organ is without brush, but the last tergit is covered by hairs. Valva interiorly membranous and fused to a sclerotized fultura inferior, posteriorly fused with a large vinuclar appendix angularis and the saccus. The internal aedeagus shorter than the external part. The posterior edge opens ventrally and possesses two cornuti. The pointed dorsal cornutus seems to be qualitatively dis-