Two new Aphnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) species from Liberia.

Larval Biology of Anthophagous Eumaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Theclinae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil

The biology and morphology of the early stages of 22 species of Eumaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Theclinae) are presented. Observations were collected through the inspection of inflorescences in the field and the rearing of 214 larvae in laboratory. Allosmaitia strophius (Godart) associated with Malpighiaceae species and the polyphagous Strymon mulucha (Hewitson) were the most frequently coll...

Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Neotropical Thepytus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)

The Neotropical lycaenid hairstreak genus Thepytus Robbins and its eight species are revised. Species treatments summarize nomenclature, distribution, habitat, behavior, and diagnostic traits, as well as noting why each species is considered distinct under a biological species concept. An identifi cation key for males and a checklist are included. Beatheclus Bálint & Dahners new synonym is syno...

CARLOS PRIETO & MARIA A. VARGAS (2016) Elfin butterflies of the genus Rhamma Johnson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae): A review of the Colombian species. Zootaxa, 4093(3): 323-342.

Taxonomic notes on the genus Satyrium Scudder, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) of Afghanistan with description of two new taxa.

А new species and a new subspecies of Satyrium Scudder, 1876 (subfamily Theclinae, tribe Eumaeini) from the subgenera Superflua Strand, 1910 and Armenia Dubatolov & Korshunov, 1984 respectively are described from Bamyan Province, Central Afghanistan-S. (S.) skrylniki sp. n. and S. (A.) hyrcanica bamiana ssp. n. The new species of Superflua belongs to the Iranian complex of species. It inhabits ...

Two phylogenetically significant new Calycopis species (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)

Calycopis sullivani Robbins & Duarte is described from wet lowland rain forest on the Atlantic Coast of Central America, and Calycopis cicero Robbins & Duarte is named from cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes of Ecuador. Both new species and C. caesarieshave the ductus ejaculatorius entering the penis ventrally, a character state that has not been reported for the Eumaeini. These thr...