Description of a rare new Brazilian species of Cornuphallus Austin, 1997 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, Carcharodini) from the Atlantic Forest

Authors

  • José Ricardo Assmann Lemes Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical. Curitiba, PR, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-7903
  • Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical. Curitiba, PR, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-4606
  • Mirna Martins Casagrande Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical. Curitiba, PR, Brasil. , University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. Gainesville, FL, United States. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-8463

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.047

Keywords:

Butterfly, Morphology, Neotropical, Skipper, Taxonomy

Abstract

This paper aims to describe a new skipper species from Brazil: Cornuphallus rio sp. nov., based on a male holotype and a female allotype from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, Brazil. This new species represents the first record of the genus in the Atlantic Forest Biome. Also, it is the first time that the female genitalia of a species of the genus is illustrated and described.

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Published

2026-10-06

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Vol. 66 (2026)

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How to Cite

Lemes, J. R. A., Mielke, O. H. H., & Casagrande, M. M. (2026). Description of a rare new Brazilian species of Cornuphallus Austin, 1997 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, Carcharodini) from the Atlantic Forest. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 66, e202666047. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.047