Lyces eterusialis Walker, 1864

Miller, James S, 2009, Generic Revision Of The Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 2: Josiini, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2009 (321), pp. 675-1022 : 763

Lyces eterusialis Walker , revised status Figure 321F–J ; plate 30

Lyces eterusialis Walker, 1864: 178 .

TYPE LOCALITY: Colombia, ‘‘ Bogotá ’’.

TYPE: Syntype ³, ex Stevens Collection ( BMNH).

DISCUSSION: Lyces eterusialis is similar in all respects to L. flavissima , the only difference being that the markings of L. eterusialis are a dark, rich yellow, whereas those of L. flavissima are lighter lemon yellow to almost greenish yellow. When genital morphology for the two taxa is compared, they are impossible to separate. It thus appears that L. eterusialis and L. flavissima may represent color forms of a single species. I leave resolution of that question for future research. Material identified as Lyces eterusialis , uncommon in museum collections, is restricted to eastern Colombia in the vicinity of Bogotá.

DISTRIBUTION: Colombia(AMNH, BMNH, MNHN, NMW, OUMNH, USNM, ZMH) .

DISSECTED: ³, Colombia, Bogotá, leg. Lindig, MNHN (genitalia slide no. JSM-503 ) ; ³, Colombia, Susumico, USNM (genitalia slide no. JSM-1377 ) ; ♀, Colombia, Villavicencio , nr. Bogotá, Apr 1917, leg. Apollinaire, USNM (genitalia slide no. JSM-1378 ) .

Figures

Fig. 321. Genitalia of Lyces. A, L. ariaca ³ (JSM-315); B, L. ariaca aedeagus; C, L. ariaca ♀ (JSM- 316); D, ³ Tg8 of L. ariaca; E, ³ St8 of L. ariaca; F, L. eterusialis ³ (JSM-503); G, L. eterusialis aedeagus; H, L. eterusialis ♀ (JSM-1378); I, ³ Tg8 of L. eterusialis; J, ³ St8 of L. eterusialis.