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

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

Obviously Areas splendor represents a group of species or a superspecies similar to A. tuneta. This view is confirmed by the distinctive new species described below. Areas alleluia sp. n. (Figs 31-32) Type - Holotype female, NMW, and labelled as "Rodriguez de Mendoza, N. Peru, 1989.XII., coll. F. König // NMW Neotropische Lycaenidae, König collection, No. 427". Length of forewing costa 17.8 mm. The specimen is in moderate condition. Genitalia dissection gen. prep. BÁLINT No. 1016 (Figs 31-32). Diagnosis - It is reminiscent of Areas splendor but with faint and narrow (as wide as palpal width) black submarginal band on ventral forewing (which is wider, i.e. as wide as width of eyes on sister taxa A. nicolay,A. lecromi and A. splendens). In contrast to this cluster of taxa, Areas delphia and A. tuneta females show dorsally tinted blue with a very faint submarginal band. The hindwing ventrum also resembles to A. splendor but with the median band gently bent twice (middle at Cu3), whereas it is bent gently from costa to interspace Cu2 in other Areas species (A. jivaro, A. nicolay, A. lecromi and A. splendor) or straight (A. tuneta superspecies). The female is unique amongst all the Areas specimens known to me having a hindwing ventral median band gently bent twice. Description - Head, thorax and abdomen dorsally luminous azure blue, abdomen ventrally orange coloured; palpi, eyes and legs goldish. Forewing dorsum lustrous azure blue with a vaguely defined wide black margin beginning just proximal to mid-point of costa then curved around outside cell to tornus. Hindwing dorsum lustrous azure blue with a vaguely defined black outer margin, widest below apex, disappearing at Cu4; terminal margin a thin black line from apex to anal lobe; anal lobe and adjacent interspace gold; a dark narrow cap spot across interspace Cul and Cu2, fringes narrowly iridescent blue. Forewing ventrum lustrous golden green, tornai area grey; submargin with faint black line from vein Ml to CuA2; terminal line thin, black, fringes basally brown, apically bluish. Hindwing ventrum entirely golden green to median line; submarginal area heavily dusted with black scales beeing more intensive to anal angle; median line black, etched proximally in gold extended from mid costa to just above cleft of anal lobe having slightly waved at vein M2, then narrowed and curved sharply at 90° angle to inner margin; anal lobe black with golden basal margin, outer margin with terminal black fringes very pale blue. Genitalia typical of Areas splendor group. Distribution - Known only from type data. Etymology - From latinized Hebrew, allelu-yah, with the meaning: Praise God.