A remarkable new species of Phocides (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Bolivia and taxonomic considerations on Phocides charon

ABSTRACT A new skipper butterfly, Phocides petroleum Siewert, Leviski, Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Caranavi, La Paz Department, Bolivia. The new species seems closely related to Phocides charon (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859) but could be easily distinguished...

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Published in:	Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Main Authors:	Ricardo R. Siewert, Gabriela L. Leviski, Olaf H. H. Mielke, Mirna M. Casagrande
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Butterfly Eudaminae Neotropical systematic taxonomy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212018000100223&lng=en&tlng=en