A new species of Pheles Herrich–Schaeffer from Northeast Brazil (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae)

A new species of Riodinidae, Pheles caatingensis Callaghan & Nobre, sp. nov. from Ceara and Pernambuco State in Brazil is described, along with its habitat, behavior and taxonomic differences with other members of the genus Pheles. Notes are included on distribution and mimetic relationships with other sympatric insects.