<strong>A new species of satyrine butterfly from Patagonia in more than a century and revisional notes on the genus <em>Faunula </em>C. Felder &amp; R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)</strong>

TOMASZ W. PYRCZ

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3342.1.4

Issue: Vol. 3342 No. 1: 12 Jun. 2012

Type: Articles

Published: 2012-06-12

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3342.1.4

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**A new species of satyrine butterfly from Patagonia in more than a century and revisional notes on the genus Faunula C. Felder & R. Felder (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)**

TOMASZ W. PYRCZ⁺⁻

Zoological Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30-060 Kraków, Poland

Lepidoptera Argentina Faunula dubii n. sp. Faunula euripides n. comb. Patagonian steppe Pronophilina taxonomy

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Abstract

A new species of Satyrinae butterfly, Faunula dubii n. sp., is described from southern Patagonia in Chile and Argentina.Its affinities with other species of the genus Faunula C. & R. Felder are evaluated, and its distribution and habitat arediscussed. A new combination Faunula euripides n. comb., and a new synonymy are proposed, Punargenteus penaiHayward n. syn. of Satyrus gustavi (Staudinger). Generic status of Chillanella stelligera (Butler) is reconsidered. All the species of Satyrinae occurring in southern Patagonia are listed.

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