Calloeneis Grote, 1873

Calloeneis Grote, 1873 View in CoL

Oeneis Mulsant, 1850: 500 View in CoL ; Gordon, 1971a: 184.

Cryptognatha Mulsant, 1850: 497 View in CoL ; Crotch, 1874: 206; Blackwelder, 1945: 449; Gordon, 1971a: 183.

Calloeneis Grote, 1873: 144 View in CoL ; Gordon et al., 2020: 2 View Cited Treatment .

Delphastopsis Casey, 1924: 170 ; Gordon, 1971a: 184.

Dargo Chapin, 1955: 88 ; Gordon, 1971a: 184.

Type species: Oeneis nigrans Mulsant, 1850 ; by subsequent designation of Crotch (1874).

Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Pernambuco.

Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Calloeneis kara Gordon & Hanley, 2020 ; Calloeneis roxanne Gordon & Hanley, 2020 [ new record] ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 26–31 ).

Material examined. Calloeneis roxanne : “ NATAL, Est. RN [ Rio Grande do Norte]./ Protásio Melo / leg./ 12-11- 1953 ” [partially handwritten white label] “360” “Coleção/ Ferraciolli/ São Paulo-SP” “ Calloeneis / roxanne / Gordon & Hanley, 2020 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 2 ex. [ MZSP 52589 View Materials ]; “ Brasil, Pernambuco,/ Paudalho, Acerolândia ,/ ix. 2017, 160 m, - 7.850°S,/ - 35.250°W, P. Grossi &/ D. Parizotto legs.” “ Calloeneis / roxanne / Gordon & Hanley, 2020 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. GoogleMaps [ CERPE 1810 ] .

Comments. Six of the 21 Calloeneis species are known to occur in Brazil, with C. roxanne representing the second species record for NE Brazil ( Gordon et al. 2020).