Opoptera bracteolata Stichel, 1901

Opoptera bracteolata Stichel, 1901

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Opoptera arsippe bracteolata Stichel, 1901 View in CoL . Insekten-Börse 18 (52): 413; syn.: Opsiphanes adippe Stgr. in litt.?.— Stichel, 1902. Berl. ent. Ztschr. 46 (4): 490; 1 male, Bolivia, type collection Stichel; syn.: Opsiphanes adippe Staudinger in litt.— Stichel 1904, in Wytsman. Gen. Ins. 20, p. 24, pl. 4, fig. 3 (male d, v).— Stichel, 1909. Das Tierreich 25, p. 102.— Fruhstorfer, 1911 –12, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 5, p. 292.— Biedermann, 1928. Enc. Ent. (B). 3 (1), Lep., 3, p. 1, pl. 2, figs 7, 8 (male d, v), pl. 3, figs 13, 14 (female v, d).— Stichel, 1932. Lep. Cat. 51, p. 52.— Casagrande, 2004. Brassolini View in CoL , in Lamas (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea, in Heppner (ed.). Atlas Neotrop. Lep. View in CoL 5A, p. 203; syn.: adippe .

Opsiphanes adippe Stichel, 1901 . Insekten-Börse 18 (52): 413; syn.: Opoptera arsippe bracteolata View in CoL ; nom. nud. (ICZN, Art. 11.6)— Stichel, 1902 (Staudinger in litt.). Berl. ent. Ztschr. 46 (4): 490.

Opoptera bracteolata ; Penz, 2009a. Zootaxa 1985 (1): 13; phylog.— Penz & Heine, 2016. Neotrop. Entomol. 45 (1): 51, fig. 1 (male d, v); morph., beh.

Taxonomic history. Opoptera bracteolata Stichel, 1901 was proposed as a subspecies of Opoptera arsippe View in CoL by Stichel (1901). Stichel (1902) complemented the description of Opoptera arsippe bracteolata View in CoL and considered Opsiphanes adippe (a nomen nudum ) as a synonym. Penz (2009) raised it to status of species status.

Type material. Opoptera arsippe bracteolata Stichel, 1901 was described without mentioning sex and number of specimens. Stichel (1902) redescribed it as subspecies based on a male from Bolivia, deposited in NHMUK with the following labels: / O. arsippe bracteolata Type ( Bolivia) Stich./ Bolivia Yungas d. l. Paz [sic] e.c. H. Stichel/ Typus/ Type/ Rothschild Bequest B. M. 1939-1./. Considering that in the original description, Stichel (1901) did not mention the number of specimens, and in order to clarify the status of the type specimen, this specimen is hereby designated as the lectotype, and the following labels will also be attached: / LECTOTYPUS / Lectotypus Opoptera arsippe bracteolata Stichel, 1901 , Cajé, Casagrande, Piovesan, O. Mielke & Lamas det. 2025/. ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 ). There is a male specimen in Staudinger’s collection in MfN, labelled / Bolivia 2000 m. Locotal 1891. Garlepp/ Adippe Stgr. / Zool. Mus. Berlin/ which in all probability was examined by Stichel, and should be regarded as a paralectotype.

Diagnosis. DFW with band whose proximal arm is interrupted, forming independent spots, orange in males and yellowish and continuous in females. HW with tail prolongation. DHW in males with hairpencil grouped in bundles in the discal cell. Differs from Opoptera arsippe in having the proximal arm of the orange band forming independent spots in the DFW in males, and by the proximal portion of the marginal band in the DHW of the females faded ( Figs 15–16 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 ).

Male genitalia. Tegumen triangular in lateral view, dorsal surface slightly convex, anterior margin medially concave; anterior projection of saccus shorter than arms; uncus pointed, lateral margin concave in the distal portion; gnathos serrated in the ventral margin, with rectangular proximal portion, basal region with rounded angle, distal portion elongated and rounded, ventral margin serrated, with inner expansion of irregular margin in the proximal portion and smooth in the distal portion; valva short, not exceeds the uncus, externally and internally with numerous setae, anterior portion wider than the posterior portion, distal portion twisted, with sclerotized keel anteriorly prominent; aedeagus without lateral projections; fultura inferior triangular ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 ).

Female genitalia. Lamella antevaginalis sclerotized, with a fold forming an arch medially and anteriorly projected; lamella postvaginallis sclerotized as a plate wider than the lamella antevaginalis, laterally corrugated, median portion forming an arch and with protuberance anteriorly projected; median portion of the intersegmental membrane concave anteriorly ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 ).

Variation. Forewing length, male (n = 5): 38–41 mm; female (n = 3): 38–43 mm. Hindwing length, male (n = 5): 46–51 mm; female (n = 3): 44–52 mm. VFW size, shape and coloration of the spots adjacent to the “ b ”, “ d ”, “ e ” elements, and of the spots between M 3 –CuA 2; proximal band to the “ i ” element may be conspicuous or faded. HW length and wide of the tail. VHW size of the eyespots in the discal region; size and shape of the spots between M 1 –M 3.

Geographic distribution. Bolivia (La Paz) ( Fig. 60 View FIGURE 60 ). Elevation between 750 and 1,200m.

Temporal distribution. Based on the material examined, fly in January–April, July, August, November and December.

Specimens examined. Photos of the lectotype of Opoptera arsippe bracteolata Stichel, 1901 , and the following specimens: BOLIVIA: La Paz — Río Zongo , 750 m, 1 female, Fassl leg., ex-coll. Julius Arp, DZ 57.794 (DZUP); Caranavi, 1100–2100 m, XII– I-2002 –2003, 11 males, 1 female, C. Tello leg., OM 61.415, 61.226, 61.436, 61.429, 61.261, 61.009, 61.443, 61.373, 61.338, 61.065, 61.457, 61.471 (DZUP—OM); Coroico, 1200 m, 1 male, Fassl leg., ex-coll. Julius Arp, DZ 57.793 (DZUP), 1200 m, 1 female, Fassl leg., ex-coll. EdwTowen, USNMNH 2041410 (USNM).