Perisama camelita

Perisama camelita (Hewitson, 1876) stat. reinst. This taxon was described as Catagramma camelita by Hewitson (1876), placed in Perisama by Röber (1924), and cited as a separate species by most authors (e.g. Descimon 1995, Lamas 2004). It was, however, considered as a subspecies of P. alicia (Hewitson, 1868) by Attal & Crosson-du-Cormier (1996, 2010) who based their conclusions on the similarities between these two taxa in male genitalia and wing colour patterns. It would not be the case of a subspecies or individual form differing from the nominate morphotype in the ground colour of its ventral wing surface. However, in their case, both morphotypes had a red costal margin of the hind wing. On the other hand, P. camelita exhibits no costal red, whereas P. alicia does. The red costal margin is a conservative character within Perisama, and there is multiple evidence, that it is a species-specific character. Therefore, in agreement with Lamas (2004) the specific status of P. camelita is formally reinstated here.