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Prenda clarissa Freitas & Mielke 2011

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Prenda clarissa holotype male (a) and allotype female (b)
Containing group: Euptychiina

Introduction

A recently-described monotypic genus from grassland habitats above 800 m. in the Serra do Mar and Serra Geral mountain ranges of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Characteristics

The rounded apical margin of the forewings and the complete series of subapical eyespots on the fore and hindwings are considered diagnostic features of Prenda clarissa (Freitas et al. 2011).

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Prenda clarissa is hypothesized to be the sister taxon of Taydebis peculiaris based on DNA sequence data. The two species also share the rounded wing shape and features of the male genitalia (a long cornutus on the vesica of the edeagus) (Freitas et al. 2011).

References

Freitas, A.V.L., Mielke, O.H.H., Moser, A., Silva-Brandão, K.L. & Iserhard, C.A. (2011) A new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from southern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 40, 231-237.

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Scientific Name Prenda clarissa
Location a) BRAZIL: Rio Grande do Sul, Bom Jesus 28°38'S 50°29'W 900-1000 m. b) BRAZIL: Rio Grande do Sul, Cambará do Sul, 29° 10' S 50°o8' W, 1000m.
Reference Freitas, A.V.L., Mielke, O.H.H., Moser, A., Silva-Brandao, K.L. & Iserhard, C.A. (2011) A new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from southern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 40, 231-237.
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Andre Freitas
Sex a) male; b) female
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection Museu de Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Type a) Holotype; b) Allotype
Collector A. Moser
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Copyright © 2011
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