Published November 25, 2024 | Version v1

Lepidoptera from the Pantepui. Part XVI: A new species of Thaeides Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997 (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)

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A new species of Lepidoptera (Papilionoidea) is described on the basis of specimens collected at upper elevations in the Guiana Shield: Thaeides hyperion Bálint, Costa & Grishin, n. sp. (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Due to its adaptation to mountainous areas, it is probably a taxon endemic to the biogeographic Pantepui Province. With 16 figures, one table.

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