DOI: 10.15468/cfbeh9
title: A new subspecies of Pierella lena (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in northeastern Brazil

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Paluch, Márlon, Zacca, Thamara, Siewert, Ricardo Russo, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, Casagrande, Mirna Martins (2015): A new subspecies of Pierella lena (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) in northeastern Brazil. Florida Entomologist 98 (3): 916, DOI: 10.1653/024.098.0316, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1653/024.098.0316AbstractPierella lena atlantica Paluch, Zacca & Siewert ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) is described from the Atlantic Forest of Bahia (Itanagra, Una, and Cachoeira), Brazil. A discussion about this new taxon and its relationship with the other subspecies of P. lena (Linnaeus, 1767) are provided, as are the first illustrations of the female genitalia and an identification key to adults of Pierella hyalinus (Gmelin, [1790]) and P. lena from South America.Key Words: Haeterini; Neotropical Region; Amazonian Region; Atlantic ForestResumoPierella lena atlantica Paluch, Zacca & Siewert ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) é descrita da Mata Atlântica da Bahia (Itanagra, Una e Cachoeira). Uma discussão sobre o relacionamento deste táxon com as outras subespécies de P. lena (Linnaeus, 1767) é fornecida, assim como a genitália feminina da espécie é ilustrada pela primeira vez. Ainda, uma chave de identificaÇão dos adultos de Pierella hyalinus (Gmelin, [1790]) e P. lena da América do Sul é apresentada.Palavras Chave: Haeterini; Região Neotropical; Região Amazônica; Mata AtlânticaThe Neotropical genus Pierella Westwood, 1851 is the most diverse within the tribe Haeterini (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), and its distribution includes Central and South America (Constantino 1995; Lamas 2004). So far, 4 species of this genus have been reported in northeastern Brazil, and all are restricted to the Atlantic Forest: Pierella lamia (Sulzer, 1776) (“ Pierella lamia ” species group in revision by Zacca et al. [in press]) in Paraíba, Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Bahia (Cardoso 1949; Kesselring & Ebert 1982; Zacca 2009; Paluch et al. 2011; Zacca et al. 2011); Pierella nereis (Drury, 1782) in Alagoas and Bahia (Cardoso 1949; Zacca et al. 2011); Pierella lena (Linnaeus, 1767) in Bahia (Zacca 2009); and Pierella hyalinus (Gmelin, [1790]) in north coastal Bahia. Together, P. lena and P. hyalinus are recognized by their purple bluish hind wings. Pierella lena comprises 3 subspecies, P. lena lena (Linnaeus, 1767) on the plains of the lower Amazon River in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil; P. lena brasiliensis (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) from the upper Amazon River in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil; and P. lena salma Constantino, 2007 known in Colombia, on the eastern slope of the Andes, in Putumayo and Caquetá, in northeastern Ecuador, and in the upper Napo River (Lamas 2004; Salazar & Constantino 2007). This study provides a description of a new subspecies of P. lena in the northeastern region of Brazil, with illustrations of the female genitalia for the first time, and an identification key to adults of P. hyalinus and P. lena from South America.