Oenomaus melleus

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Lepidoptera
Familia: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oenomaus

Name

Oenomaus melleus (Druce) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

Distribution, habitat, and remarks

This species occurs in wet lowland forest. It is recorded from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil (PA, PE, ES).

New material examined

Costa Rica.– 2♂: Heredia, prov. Finca La Selva, 3 km S. Puerto Viejo, 10°26'N, 84°01'W, 26.VII.1992, leg. H.A. Hespenheide (USNM) ; prov. Heredia, F. La Selva, 3 km S. Pto. Viejo, 10°26'N, 84°01'W, 5.IV.1985, H.A. Hespenheide (USNM). 1♀: Area de Conservación Guanacaste, voucher Janzen & Hallwachs #97-SRNP-62841, legs away for DNA, Genitalia 2009: 30♀ R.K. Robbins (USNM) (Fig. 20). Guyana.– 1♂: Region 7 Lower Cuyuni River nr. Arimu R. 100’, 6°34'N, 58°58'W, 2.IX.1991, leg. S. Fratello (USNM ENT 00180024). Brazil.– 1♂: ES, Itaguassú, IX.1971, Paulo César Elias, A.C. Allyn Acc. 1971-38, genitalia slide/vial #4700, prep. S.S. Nicolay (USNM). 1♀: PE, Recife, 5.I.1962, leg. Ebert (USNM).

Taxonomy

Faynel (2007[1], 2008[2]) partitioned this species into a Transandean Region (terminology from Brown 1982[3]) nominate subspecies and an Amazonian Region subspecies Oenomaus melleus guyanensis based on size and color of scales at the base of the VFW. The male genitalia of each taxon were the same. As noted in the next paragraph, the new material examined does not confirm this recognition of two taxa. For example, the Costa Rican specimens resemble the Amazonian ones. For this reason, we synonymize Oenomaus melleus guyanensis Faynel with Oenomaus melleus melleus (Druce), new synonym.

Intraspecific variation

The wing pattern of Oenomaus melleus is highly variable. The type from Colombia and two specimens from Nicaragua and Venezuela are relatively large (male FW length = 16.8 mm, SD = 1.3, N = 3). They have a white spot on the basal part of VHW cell Rs-M1, no reddish scales on the basal part of ventral wing, and a black spot in VHW cell Cu1-Cu2. The specimens from French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil (PA), Venezuela and Peru (UC) are smaller (male FW length = 14.1 mm, SD = 0.4, N = 5). They have a white spot on the basal part of VHW cell Rs-M1, reddish scales on the basal part of ventral wing, and no black spot in VHW cell Cu1-Cu2. The males from Costa Rica are also relatively small (male FW length = 14.7 mm, SD = 1.6, N = 3). They have no white spot on the basal part of VHW cell Rs-M1, no reddish scales on the basal part of ventral wing and a black spot in VHW cell Cu1-Cu2.

Female

Described by Faynel (2008)[2].

Taxon Treatment

  • Faynel, C; Busby, R; Robbins, R; 2012: Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini) ZooKeys, 222: 11-45. doi

Other References

  1. ↑ Faynel C (2007) Thecla floreus Druce, 1907, et T. melleus Druce, 1907, révision de leur statut (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 112(1): 9–15. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18643062
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Faynel C (2008) Le genre Oenomaus Hübner, 1819, en Guyane française. 2e partie (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 113(1): 15–32. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20207676
  3. ↑ Brown K (1982) Historical and ecological factors in the biogeography of aposematic neotropical butterflies. American Zoologist 22: 453–471. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3882674?uid=3738016&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21101113843477

Images

Figures 20–25. Oenomaus male genitalia: ventral view at left (setae drawn only on the right side and penis removed), left lateral view in the middle (with the penis and valvae displaced ~45° to make them more visible), and dorsal view at right (with setae drawn only on the right side and penis removed). 20 Oenomaus mancha (holotype, Ecuador) 21 Oenomaus lea (holotype, Peru) 22 Oenomaus myrteana (holotype, Ecuador) 23 Oenomaus mentirosa (holotype, Peru) 24 Oenomaus andi (holotype, Ecuador) 25 Oenomaus moseri (holotype, Brazil).
Figures 20–25. Oenomaus male genitalia: ventral view at left (setae drawn only on the right side and penis removed), left lateral view in the middle (with the penis and valvae displaced ~45° to make them more visible), and dorsal view at right (with setae drawn only on the right side and penis removed). 20 Oenomaus mancha (holotype, Ecuador) 21 Oenomaus lea (holotype, Peru) 22 Oenomaus myrteana (holotype, Ecuador) 23 Oenomaus mentirosa (holotype, Peru) 24 Oenomaus andi (holotype, Ecuador) 25 Oenomaus moseri (holotype, Brazil). 
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