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Diversity and relationships between Andean shrubland puna butterflies in the genus Punargentus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

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AutorInnen: 
Pyrcz, T. W., Boyer, P., Cerdeña Gutierrez, J. A., Mahecha Jimenez, O., Lorenc-Brudecka, J., Zajac, K. S., Garlacz, R., Mrozek, A., Lachowska-Cierlik, D., Farfán, J., Fåhraeus, C., Lamas, G., Espeland, M.
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2023
Vollständiger Titel: 
Diversity and relationships between Andean shrubland puna butterflies in the genus Punargentus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
ZFMK-Autorinnen / ZFMK-Autoren: 
Dr. Marianne Espeland
Org. Einordnung: 
Lepidoptera
Publiziert in: 
European Journal of Entomology
Publikationstyp: 
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI Name: 
10.14411/eje.2023.034
Bibliographische Angaben: 
Pyrcz, T. W., Boyer, P., Cerdeña Gutierrez, J. A., Mahecha Jimenez, O., Lorenc-Brudecka, J., Zajac, K. S., Garlacz, R., Mrozek, A., Lachowska-Cierlik, D., Farfán, J., Fåhraeus, C., Lamas, G., Espeland, M. (2023): Diversity and relationships between Andean shrubland puna butterflies in the genus Punargentus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 120, 324-337.
Abstract: 

Two new species and two new subspecies of the satyrine butterfly genus Punargentus Heimlich, P. atusparia sp. n., P. heimlichi sp. n., P. blanchardi libertas ssp. n. and P. atusparia yupania ssp. n., are described from north-central Peru (Ancash, Huánuco and La Libertad). The affinities of the new taxa are evaluated based on molecular data obtained using target enrichment and COI barcoding. Punargentus is fully supported and consists of two branches, the P. lamna clade with four species and P. blanchardi clade with three species, two of which are described here. Species in the P. blanchardi clade occur in Andean shrubland, at altitudes between 2800-3600 m, whereas those in the P. lamna clade occur in puna grassland at 3600-4600 m, with occasional overlaps. Based on their habitat preferences, none of the newly described species are in need of immediate conservation measures. The genus Etcheverrius Herrera is reinstated, with E. chiliensis (Guérin-Méneville) and E. tandilensis (Köhler), comb. n.