Description of two new species of Iliana Bell, 1937, subgenus Torgus Grishin 2023 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) based on morphological and molecular evidence

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Authors: Adalberto Dantas de Medeiros, Ayane Suênia-Bastos, Emanoel Pereira Gualberto, Suianne Oliveira dos Santos Cajé, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.10
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Abstract

Two new species of Iliana Bell, 1937, subgenus Torgus Grishin 2023 (Pyrginae, Carcharodini, Ilianina) are herein described: Iliana (Torgus) taurina Medeiros & O. Mielke, 2026 sp. nov., from Rio Tamampaya, La Paz, Bolivia, and Iliana (Torgus) xapuri Medeiros & O. Mielke, 2026 sp. nov. from Seringal Esperança, Xapuri, Acre, Brazil. The males of the two new species are illustrated and an identification key for Iliana subgenera and for male of the species of Iliana (Torgus) are provided.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Publication details

Journal / source
Zootaxa
Volume
5752
Issue
4
Pages
589–596
Publication date
28 January 2026
Language
EN