O. Merkl szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 68. (Budapest, 2007)
FOLIA Volume 68 ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK 2007 pp. 147-156. Description of a Denivia species from south and southeast Brazil with notes on the genus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) Zs. BÁLINT 1 & A. MOSER 2 Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary. E-mail: balint@nhmus.hu 2 Research Associate, Pontifíca Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Avenida Wilhelm Rotermund, 1045, 93030-000 Sâo Leopoldo-RS, Brazil. E-mail: a.moser@ensinger.com.br Abstract - The eumaeine lycaenid butterfly Denivia espiritosanto sp. n. from south and southeast Brazil is described. The genus Denivia JOHNSON, 1992 is redefined, and the androconial pouch situated along the cubital vein in the subbasal area of the ventral hindwing surface is identified as an apomorphy for the genus. Accordingly, the following new combinations are established: Denivia chaluma (SCHAUS, 1902) comb. n. (SE Brazil), Denivia curitabaensis (JOHNSON, 1992) comb. n. (SE Brazil), Denivia gispa (HEWITSON, 1865), comb. n. (Peru), Denivia laudonia (HEWITSON, 1867), comb. n. (Amazonia), and Denivia phegeus (HEWITSON, 1865), comb. n. (Amazonia). Remarks on the discovery of the species, a brief discussion on the diversity of Denivia and a key to the Denivia species occurring in south and southeastern Brazil are given. With 4 figures and one table. Key words - Neotropical Region, Brazil, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini. INTRODUCTION For many years the junior author is carrying out extensive faunistic exploration in south and southeast Brazilian states focusing on butterflies of the family Lycaenidae (BÁLINT & MOSER 2001). Besides four species of Denivia JOHNSON, 1992 (type species: Thecla deniva HEWITSON, 1874, by original designation), which all possess a characteristic alar androconia in the subbasal area of the hindwing ventral surface along the cubital vein (GODMAN & SALVIN 1887, BÁLINT 2006), he found another, hitherto unnamed species. This species looks similar to Thecla phegeus HEWITSON, 1865 described from
