New species of Pronophila and Lasiophila (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) butterflies from the Huancabamba Deflection endemism zone from a phylogenetical perspective based on target enrichment data

Pyrcz T.W.; Boyer P.; Mahechaj O.; Cerdeña J.; Farfán J.; Garlacz R.; Zając-Garlacz K.S.; Janik A.; Espeland M. · Insect Systematics and Evolution (2025) · DOI: 10.1163/1876312x-bja10079

Resumen

Two distinctive, new species of the satyrine subtribe Pronophilina, Pronophila freitasi sp. nov. and Lasiophila lalka sp. nov. are described from the western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru. A preliminary phylogeny of the two genera based on target enrichment data is presented. The discovery of two new species underlines the importance of the region of the Huancabamba Deflection as a centre of endemism of cloud forest butterflies. © Tomasz W. Pyrcz eT al., 2025.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa