A New and Rare Actinote Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraeini) from Southeastern Brazil - Neotropical Entomology

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We thank Clécio F. Klitzke and Keith S. Brown Jr. for helping in field work. To Marcio Felix for helping with material from the IOC. Tamara M. C. Aguiar for help spreading specimens. RBF thanks to Universidade Católica de Santos for logistic support. Keith R. Willmott carefully read the last version of the manuscript. The authors also thank the ICMBio for the permits (#10438-1 and #10802-24) and Léo Nascimento (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia) for providing logistic support during field work. This publication is part of the “RedeLep - Rede Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Lepidópteros” - SISBIOTA-Brasil/CNPq (563332/2010-7). Butterfly species are registered in the SISGEN (A0E7804).

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Authors and Affiliations

1. Depto de Biologia Animal and Museu de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Univ Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-862, Brasil

   A. V. L. Freitas, A. H. B. Rosa & L. M. Magaldi

2. Lab de Biologia da Conservação, Univ Católica de Santos, Santos, São Paulo, Brasil

   R. B. Francini

3. Depto de Zoologia, Lab de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Univ Federal do Paraná – UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

   O. H. H. Mielke

4. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Univ Federal do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brasil

   K. L. Silva-Brandão

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