| Literature DB >> 12952626 |
Angel L Viloria1, Tomasz W Pyrcz, Janusz Wojtusiak, José R Ferrer-Paris, George W Beccaloni, Klaus Sattler, David C Lees.
Abstract
Butterflies of the genus Redonda Adams & Bernard (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) are endemic to the Andes of Venezuela. They comprise a monophyletic group of five allopatric taxa, females of which show various degrees of wing reduction and ability to fly. The female of Redonda bordoni Viloria & Pyrcz sp. nov. appears to be brachypterous and incapable of sustained flight, a phenomenon previously unknown within the Rhopalocera.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12952626 PMCID: PMC1698010 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Biol Sci ISSN: 0962-8452 Impact factor: 5.349