Eur. J. Entomol. 120: 324-337, 2023 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2023.034

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

Tomasz W. PYRCZ ORCID...1, Pierre BOYER2, José A. CERDEÑA GUTIERREZ ORCID...3, Oscar MAHECHA JIMENEZ ORCID...4, Jadwiga LORENC-BRUDECKA ORCID...5, Kamila S. ZAJ¡C ORCID...5, Rafa³ GARLACZ ORCID...5, Artur MROZEK ORCID...1, Dorota LACHOWSKA-CIERLIK ORCID...1, Jackie FARFÁN ORCID...3, Christer FÅHRAEUS ORCID...6, Gerardo LAMAS ORCID...7, Marianne ESPELAND ORCID...8
1 Department of Invertebrate Evolution, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; e-mails: tomasz.pyrcz@uj.edu.pl, artur.mrozek@student.uj.edu.pl, dorota.lachowska-cierlik@uj.edu.pl
2 7 Lotissement l'Horizon, Le Puy Sainte Réparade, France; e-mail: boyerpierre05@gmail.com
3 Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Museo de Historia Natural, Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Peru; e-mails: cerdenajoseal@yahoo.es, jjackie4u@gmail.com
4 Instituto de Ciencias Naturales ICN, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 No.45-03, Bogotá D.C., Colombia; e-mail: oscarmahecha23@gmail.com
5 Nature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; e-mails: j.lorenc-brudecka@uj.edu.pl, kamila2.zajc@uj.edu.pl, rafal.garlacz@uj.edu.pl
6 Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; e-mail: christer.fahraeus@eqlpharma.com
7 Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru; e-mail: glamasm@unmsm.edu.pe
8 Leibniz Institute for the Analysis for Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany; e-mail: m.espeland@leibniz.zfmk.de

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.

Keywords: Taxonomy, new species, male genitalia, COI barcodes, target enrichment, Cordillera Negra, Peru

Received: March 30, 2023; Revised: August 23, 2023; Accepted: August 23, 2023; Published online: November 8, 2023  Show citation

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PYRCZ, T.W., BOYER, P., CERDEÑA GUTIERREZ, J.A., MAHECHA JIMENEZ, O., LORENC-BRUDECKA, J., ZAJ¡C, K.S., ... ESPELAND, M. (2023). Diversity and relationships between Andean shrubland puna butterflies in the genus Punargentus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). EJE, 120, Article 324-337. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2023.034
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