title: A Potentially Endangered New Species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil.
abstract: A new satyrine species in the subtribe Euptychiina, Euptychia atlantica Nakahara & Freitas sp. nov., is described from the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil. Based on the existing museum specimens, E. atlantica sp. nov. is known from the coastal montane forests of Rio de Janeiro to south Bahia, a unique biogeographical region which is undergoing rapid degradation. Illustrations of adults and their genitalia, as well as a distribution map, are provided herein, in addition to a discussion of the relationships and conservation status of the new species.
authors.affiliation: McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA. snakahara@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.affiliation: Depto de Biologia Animal and Museu de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia Animal, Univ Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Depto de Biologia Animal and Museu de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia Animal, Univ Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: A V L
authors.initials: AVL
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002080:Butterflies; D056727:Endangered Species; D065928:Forests
keywords: Atlantic forest; Euptychiina; conservation; taxonomy