title: A new species of Pheles Herrich-Schaeffer from Northeast Brazil (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae).
abstract: A new species of Riodinidae, Pheles caatingensis Callaghan & Nobre, sp. nov. from Ceará and Pernambuco State in Brazil is described, along with its habitat, behavior and taxonomic differences with other members of the genus Pheles. Notes are included on distribution and mimetic relationships with other sympatric insects.
authors.affiliation: Casa Picapau, Floresta de la Sabana, Cra. 7, 237-04 Bogotá, Colombia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Callaghan
authors.affiliation: CEMAFAUNA - Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Fauna da Caatinga, Campus Ciências Agrárias, BR 407, Km 12, lote 543, Projeto de Irrigação Nilo Coelho, S/N Cep. 56.300-000,Petrolina - PE; Email: curtiscallaghan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Beserra
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nobre
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male