Notodontidae, Stephens, 1829

Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2017 (585), pp. 1-58 : 30-32

Family Notodontidae

Nomenclature based on Becker (2014).

Bardaxima lucilinea Walker, 1858

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Englishman’s Bay, at light:? ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.171]

Bifargia felderi (Schaus, 1901)

Identified by comparison with the type (USNM, ♂ Peru).

Charlotteville, at light: ♂ 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [MJWC]

Cecrita echina (Schaus, 1906)

Identified by comparison with the type (USNM, ♂ French Guiana).

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.191]

Crinodes besckei (Hübner, 1821)

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Charlotteville , at light: ♂ 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [ UWIZM.CABI.8188] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 2♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM 2015.45.174-175] ; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingra- ham) [M. Kelly photo 10971–2]; Speyside , at light: ♂ 15 May 1982 (J.J. Cock) [ MJWC]

Disphragis occulta Schaus, 1906

Identified by comparison with the type (USNM, ♀ French Guyana).

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.188]

Hapigia cresus (Cramer, 1777)

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series. Hapigia ‘ croesus ’ is a common mis-spelling. Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂, ♀ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.172-173]

Hemiceras conspirata Schaus, 1906

Comparison with the type (USNM, ♂ Guyana) suggests this species, but Trinidad material has the ♂ hindwing stigma more elongate, although within the range of variation of the NHMUK and USNM series of this species.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: 2♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.176-177]

Hemiceras deornata (Walker, 1865)

Identified by comparison with the type (NHMUK, ♀ Bogota) and NHMUK series.

Nr. Speyside, MVL: ♂ 16 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]

Hemiceras meona (Stoll, 1781)

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.178]

Hemiceras pallidula Guenée, 1852

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series. There are no records of this species from Trinidad. Charlotteville, at light: ♂ (very rubbed) 14–18 Jun 1999 (Roger Hammond) [ MJWC] ; Englishman’s Bay , at light: 3♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [ UWIZM 2015.45.179-181] ; Roxborough , 6.5 mi N on Bloody Bay Road, black light: ♀ 20–21 Mar 1979 (D. Hardy & W. Rowe) [ USNM] ; Nr. Speyside , MVL: ♂ 16 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [ MJWC]

Hemiceras rufula Dognin, 1923

Identified by comparison with the female type of f. vinosa Dognin (USNM, ♀ Amazonas). Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.182]

Malocampa ziliante (Stoll, 1782)

This species has long been known as M. punctata (Stoll) , but this is a junior homonym ( Becker 2014). Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: 2♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.183-184]

Nycterotis sinistra (Weller, 1991) or near

Identified from Weller (1991); dissection needed to confirm, but to date this is the only species of this complex confirmed from Trinidad.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.186]

Nystalea aequipars Walker, 1858

Nystalea aequipars Walker : Weller (1990)

Weller (1990) lists a specimen from Tobago (Hillsborough Dam, 21 Jan 1979) in the USNM.

Nystalea ebalea (Stoll, 1780)

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Scarborough, Marden House, MVL: ♂ 15 Jan 1982 (R. Forrester) [det. MJWC; discarded]

Nystalea nigritorquata Dognin, 1900

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series. There are no records of this species from Trinidad. Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.185]

Phastia basalis Walker, 1862

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.187]

Pseudodryas pistacina (Schaus, 1901)

Identified by comparison with the type ( USNM, ♂ Honduras) and type of Phastia maricolor Kaye (a synonym; ♀ Trinidad, NMSE). Draudt (1931 –1933) established this synonymy ; P. Thiaucourt (pers. comm.) has dissected a Trinidad ♂, compared it with Central American specimens ( Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico) and confirms the synonymy .

Crown Point, at light: ♂ (CIBC-MJWC 52) 9–12 Mar 1979 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]

Rhogalia epigena (Stoll, 1780)

Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series.

Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.189]