A New Species of Butterfly of the Genus Protopedaliodes from the Isolated Tramen Tepui in the Guyana Shield (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

摘要: A new species of Protopedaliodes Viloria & Pyrcz, a satyrine butterfly genus endemic to the highest part Guyana Shield, P. arekuna Pyrcz Stachowicz n. sp., is described from summit area, ca. 2400 m, Tramen Tepui, an isolated mountain situated on Venezuela–Guyana border. It remarkable finding as it probably narrow endemic, and only fourth known member genus. Morphologically most closely resembles kukenani Roraima–Kukenan twin peaks. COI barcode analysis shows, however, high genetic distances between these two species, 9–10%. taxonomy briefly revised, perspective monophyly based preliminary molecular morphological comparative data, including female genitalia for first time ridouti Pyrcz.