Four new species of Symmachiini from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae).

Resumen

Four new species in the riodinid tribe Symmachiini, Symmachia busbyi n. sp. , Symmachia emeralda n. sp. , Pirascca patriciae n. sp. , and Xenandra ahrenholzi n. sp. are described from Ecuador, with brief notes on their habitats and behavior. The taxon hypochloris Bates, 1868, is transferred from Exoplisia Godman & Salvin, 1886, in the tribe Riodinini, to Symmachia Hubner, [1819] ( n. comb. ), Xenandra heliodes C. & R. Felder, 1865, is synonymised with Xenandra agria (Hewitson, [1853]) ( n. syn. ), and the taxon mielke Hall & Furtado, 1999, is transferred from Xenandra C. & R. Felder, 1865, to Symmachia ( n. comb. ).