Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici

Author(s): Bálint, Zs.
Title: Arcas Swainson, 1832 is revisited: review of some species-group names, identification of the sister group and a key for species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
Year: 2006
Publication date: 2006-10-06
Volume: 98
Pages: 147-158.

Abstract: The sister genus of Arcas Swainson, 1832 is identified as Theritas Hübner, 1818 on the basis of the ventral androconial scales in the basal part of the cubital vein of the hind wing. This character is considered to be a synapomorphy of the two genera. Five nominal species are reviewed with the following results: Arcas alleluia Bálint, 2002 and A. arcadia Bálint, 2002 are reinstated from synonymy; A. katia Johnson et Salazar, 2002 is considered as junior subjective synonym of A. delphia Nicolay, 1971; A. lecromi Salazar et Costantino, 1995 and A. nicolay Salazar et Costantino, 1995 both are considered to be synonyms of A. splendor (Druce, 1907). The new name A. gozmanyi sp. n. is introduced for A. splendor Nicolay, 1971, not Druce, 1907. A key for identification of all Arcas species recognized is given. With 14 figures.
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Arcas, androconia, Theritas
Subject: entomology

Journal: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici
Journal abbreviation: Annls hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung.
ISSN: 0521-4726
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I. & Merkl, O.