Callipia paradisea Thierry-Mieg, 1904

Figs 14–19

Callipia admirabilis Warren, 1904: 538 (confirmed junior synonym of C. paradisea, see Parsons et al. 1999) (Figs 15, 19).

No assigned BIN.

Diagnosis

Callipia paradisea is unmistakeable due to its unique mixed colour pattern of white, dark brown and extended rosy elements. The taxon C. admirabilis does not show any significant differences from the type specimen of C. paradisea and, therefore, remains in synonymy with C. paradisea. The other four species of the vicinaria group are smaller than C. paradisea. Male genitalia: a spine-like process on the ventral margin of the valvae is present, but short and blunt. The aedeagus is broader than in most other species, the manica is slightly bent, and the vesica does not possess cornuti.

Type material

Holotype (Figs 14, 17) PERU: ♂, [Pasco], Huancabamba, 6000–10000 ft [1829–3048 m], 1903 (C-0194 with GS-291) (USNM) .

Other type material

PERU: ♂, holotype of C. admirabilis Warren, 1904 (confirmed junior synonym of C. paradisea) (Figs 15, 19), Peru, [Pasco], Huancabamba, Cerro de Pasco, [E.] Böttger leg. (NHM) .

Other material examined

PERU: 1 ♂, [Pasco], Huancabamba, 6000–10000 ft [1829–3048 m] (NHM) (C-0196); 1 ♂, [Cusco], Paucartambo (ZMUC) (C-0063); 2 ♂♂ [Puno, Carabaya], Agualani, 9000 ft (SMF) (C-0093 with GS-402; C-0195 with GS-413, Figs 16, 18).

Description

As illustrated. The female is unknown.

Distribution

Eastern Andes of central and south eastern Peru, 1800–3100 m.

Remarks

Only a few specimens of C. paradisea exist in collections. No recently collected material has been available for DNA barcoding and it failed in an old specimen.