title: A brachypterous butterfly?
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. aviloria@oikos.ivic.ve
authors.forename: Angel L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Viloria
authors.forename: Tomasz W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pyrcz
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojtusiak
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferrer-Paris
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Beccaloni
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sattler
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lees
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014687:Venezuela; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology