Opsiphanes cuspidatus Stichel 1904, stat. nov

Opsiphanes cuspidatus Stichel, 1904 stat. nov. (Figs 213–218) Diagnosis. Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. is distinguished from Opsiphanes invirae by the DFW without an isolated spot in the discal cell and by the oblique yellow band that may or may not reach 2A. Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. has the FW with a more acute apex than in Opsiphanes invirae (Fig. 213). Geographical distributions can also be used to separate the two species; while Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. subspecies are trans-Andean, Opsiphanes invirae subspecies are cis-Andean. Molecular analyses recovered Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. as closely related to Opsiphanes invirae (Fig. 2) (1.9–2.8% genetic distance). Male genitalia. Not examined. Female genitalia. Not examined. Comments. Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. is distinguished from Opsiphanes invirae by the DFW without an isolated spot in the discal cell and by the oblique yellow band that may or may not reach 2A. Geographical distributions can also be used to separate the two species; while Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. subspecies are transAndean, Opsiphanes invirae subspecies are cis-Andean. Molecular analyses recovered Opsiphanes cuspidatus stat. nov. as closely related to Opsiphanes invirae (Fig. 2) (1.9–2.8% genetic distance).
Published as part of Piovesan, Mônica, Casagrande, Mirna Martins & Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, 2022, Systematics of Opsiphanes Doubleday, [1849] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Brassolini): an integrative approach, pp. 1-278 in Zootaxa 5216 (1) on page 228, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5216.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7403532
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