Four Commonly Confused Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): Three Need Names, One does Not

Abstract

Tine taxonomy or four relatively common Ncotropical hairstreak species has keen confused. Newly described are laspis andersoni Robbins, new species, differentiated from I. talayra (Hewitson), I. cast it as (Druce), and I. exiguus (Drnec Michaclus joseph Robbins, new species, differentiated from M. tra (Hewitson); raid Ignata caldas; Robbins, new species, differentiated from I. gadira sun laspis andersoni is unnamed because of taxonomic misidentification made more than a century ago. The latter two are undescribed because the types of M, ira and I. gadira are not the species that they had been thought to be. Populations in the Arawacus togarna (Hewitson) species complex from Mexico and Costa Pica have Cell treated as two distinct species. hut new data 011 geographical variation of wing pattern and male genitalia suggests that this classification is incorrect. A lectotype for Vicar! exiguus Deuce, 1907 is designated heciatisci taxonomy of the laspis talayra gritty in the Amazon Region is unresolved. A lectotype for Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867 is designated hecanse hit incorrect type locality has engendered confusion.