Sáfián, Szabolcs (2025) Hewitsonia rogerioi sp. nov., a new green species of the subtribe Epitolina from Angola (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae). ANNALES MUSEI HISTORICO-NATURALIS HUNGARICI, 117. pp. 35-46. ISSN 0521-4726
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Abstract
A new green epitoline butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae:Liptenini: Epitolina) representing the genus Hewitsonia Kirby, [1871] is recognised and describedfrom Angola’s Northern Escarpment forests, in comparison with the similar congeners H. bitjeanaBethune-Baker, 1915, H. beryllina Schultze, 1916, and H. magdalenae Stempffer, 1951. Thefemale genitalia of Hewitsonia are documented for the first time. Notes on adult behaviour andthe myrmecophilous caterpillar are given. The biogeographical relevance of the new species isdiscussed. With 21 figures.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crematogaster, endemism, Liptenini, myrmecophyly, Northern Escarpment forests |
| Subjects: | Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2025 16:58 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2025 16:58 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/230880 |
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