Description of a new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

2023/08/01 by Eduardo P. Barbosa, Ricardo Russo Siewert, Mario A. Marín +4 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/aen.12659

openalex publication_date 2023/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Abstract A new monotypic genus in the ‘ Archeuptychia clade’ Xikrin Barbosa, Freitas, Siewert & Marín gen. nov. (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) is described to accommodate a new species, Xikrin ueharapradoi Freitas & Barbosa gen. et sp. nov. , in the highly diverse Satyrinae subtribe Euptychiina, based mainly on molecular data. To date, this species is known only from the region of Carajás, in the eastern Amazon rainforest. The phylogenetic relationship and taxonomy of this new taxon are discussed.

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• #DiadosPovosIndígenas Conheça Xikrin, borboleta e etnia indígena brasileiras 🦋 Descrito em 2023, Xikrin é um gênero de borboletas cujo nome homenageia o povo Xikrin, que vive na mesma região amazô [bsky, 3 points, 1 comments]

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