Viuria Grishin, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): taxonomy, description of two new species, and remarks on the morphology of secondary sexual organs of males

  • Ricardo Russo Siewert Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6212-1746
  • José Ricardo Assmann Lemes Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-7903
  • Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-4606
  • Mirna Martins Casagrande Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-8463
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2347
Keywords: Androconia, butterflies, Pyrginae, skippers

Abstract

The taxonomy of the Neotropical Carcharodini genus Viuria Grishin, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) is presented. Two new species are described: Viuria inanna sp. nov. from south-southeastern habitats Brazil and Paraguay, and Viuria acadia sp. nov. from Brazil and Ecuador. Illustrations of adults, including morphology of secondary sexual organs in males, male and female genitalia, diagnoses, remarks, and updated geographical distributions are also provided for all species.

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Published
2023-11-27
How to Cite
Siewert, R. R., Lemes, J. R. A., Mielke, O. H. H., & Casagrande, M. M. (2023). Viuria Grishin, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): taxonomy, description of two new species, and remarks on the morphology of secondary sexual organs of males. European Journal of Taxonomy, 908(1), 183–203. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2347
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Vol. 908 (2023)
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