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(Fig. 5 part, 117–118, 348–349)

Definition and diagnosis. Phylogenetic trees reveal that specimens from Mexico identified as Cynea (Quinta) cannae (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (type locality not specified, possibly in Venezuela, lectotype sequenced as NVG-15035D04) show prominent genetic differentiation from it in the Z chromosome (Fig. 5) (although COI barcodes differ only by 0.8%, 5 bp), and therefore represent a new species. This new species keys to “ Quinta cannae ” (L.6.1) in Evans (1955) but differs from it by usually less contrasting patterns of wings venter (Fig. 118), shorter and directed dorsad (not dorsoposteriad) process at the base of harpe, overlapping the process of ampulla for its entire width, but not projecting much dorsad of it in lateral view (Fig. 349). Due to the cryptic nature of this species, most reliable identification is achieved by DNA and a combination of the following base pairs is diagnostic in the nuclear genome: aly 1011.4.6:C72T, aly37338.16.1:C549T, aly37338.16.1:C573T, aly390.11.3:C108G, aly 2612.8.8:T199C, and COI barcode: 352C, T367C, A586C.

Barcode sequence of the holotype. Sample NVG-19012H03, GenBank OR837677, 658 base pairs: AACTTTATATTTTATTTTCGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATATTAGGAACTTCTTTAAGATTATTAATTCGTACAGAATTAGGAAATCCAGGATCTTTAATT GGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATCATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATT GATTAGTTCCTCTTATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGAATACTTCCCCCATCTTTAATATTATTAAT TTCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAATGGTGCAGGTACAGGCTGAACAGTATATCCCCCTCTTTCCTCTAATATTGCTCACCAAGGAAGATCTGTTGACTTA GCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCTGGAATTTCATCTATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATCAATATACGAATTAGTAATATATCAT TTGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTATGATCTGTAGGTATTACAGCTCTTTTATTATTATTATCCTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGAGCAATTACTATATTATT AACCGATCGAAATTTAAATACCTCATTTTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

Type material. Holotype: ♂ deposited in the Texas A&M University Insect Collection, College Station, TX, USA (TAMU), illustrated in Fig. 117–118, bears the following seven rectangular labels, six white: [MEXICO: | Tamaulipas, | Ciudad Mante | Los Arcos Ct.], [ex pupa | 7 Feb 1974 | Roy O. Kendall | & C. A. Kendall], [CHROMOSOMES: | Kendall Log- | H-201 -M | N= 301, 315], [Larva Foodplant: | CANNACEAE | Canna indica | Linnaeus | (foliage)], [HESPERIIDAE, | Hesperiinae: | Quinta cannae | (Herr.-Schaffer, 1869) | ♂ det. R. O. Kendall | [M. & B. No. 138.2], [DNA sample ID: | NVG-19012H03 | c/o Nick V. Grishin], and one red [HOLOTYPE ♂ | Cynea achirae | Grishin]. Paratypes: 3♂♂ from Mexico: 1♂ NVG-22035B12 Cuernavaca, Jun-1906, genitalia vial NVG 230216-44 (Fig. 348–349) [USNM] and 2♂♂ Sonora, Alamos, J. P. Brock leg., ex larvae on Canna indica L.: NVG-21056B01 eclosed Sep-1994; NVG-21056B02 eclosed 8-Oct-1993.

Type locality. Mexico: Tamaulipas, Ciudad Mante, Los Arcos Ct.

Etymology. Achira is one of the common names for Canna indica L., a frequent larval foodplant of this species. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.

Distribution. Mexico.