Pedaliodes spina
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چکیده
The systematics of a little known species of north Andean satyrine butterfly, Pedaliodes spina WEYMER, 1912, is overviewed. Geographic range of the species is delimited. The nominate subspecies is identified and a new, widely distributed Ecuadorian subspecies, P. spina bifurcata n. ssp. is described. The ecology of P. spina is briefly discussed. Pedaliodes morenoi pilaloensis PYRCZ et VILORIA, 1999 is raised to species rank.
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Systematics, zoogeography and bionomics of high Andean pedaliodines, Part. 2: Pedaliodes praxia (HEWITSON) and related species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
A systematic revision of the Pedaliodes praxia group is presented. It consists of three closely related species occurring in the uppermost cloud forests of the northern Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. Two new taxa, Pedaliodes puciula n. sp. and P. praxia buckleyi n. ssp., are described. Geographic distribution patterns are overviewed. Main ecological traits are discussed.
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