A new Perichares from the Cosñipata Valley, Cusco, Peru, and the revalidation of Perichares lindigiana stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

A new Perichares Scudder, 1872, Perichares cosnipata Suênia-Bastos, O. Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov., is described from the Cosñipata Valley, Cusco, Peru, and P. lindigiana (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) stat. rev. from Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia is revalidated. After this study, Perichares contains 24 species. In addition, lectotypes are designated for Hesperia colenda Hewitson, 1866 and Hesperia lindigiana C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867, and a key to the related species of Perichares is provided here.