Data from: Diversity of Andean shrubland puna butterflies of the genus Punargentus (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini, Pronophilina) with the description of two new species and two new subspecies
Creators
- 1. Department of Invertebrate Evolution, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
- 2. 7 Lotissement l'Horizon, Le Puy Sainte Réparade, France
- 3. Museo de Historia Natural, Univerisidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru
- 4. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales ICN, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Carrera 30 No.45-03, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
- 5. Nature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
- 6. Leibniz Institute for the Analysis for Biodiversity Change – Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Description
Two new species and two new subspecies of the satyrine butterfly genus Punargentus Heimlich – P. atusparia n. sp., P. heimlichi n. sp., P. blanchardi libertas n. ssp. and P. atusparia yupania n. ssp. – are described from north-central Peru (Áncash, Huánuco and La Libertad). The affinities of the new taxa are evaluated based on molecular data obtained by target enrichment and COI barcoding. Punargentus is fully supported and divides into two branches, P. lamna clade with four species, and P. blanchardi clade with three species, two of which described here. The species of the P. blanchardi clade occur in Andean shrubland, at 2800-3600 m, whereas those of P. lamna clade are found in puna grassland at 3600-4600 m, with occasional overlapping. Considered their habitat preference, none of the newly described species requires immediate conservation measures.