Zamarada mesotaenia Prout, 1931

Sciarretta, Andrea & Hausmann, Axel, 2020, The Geometridae of Ethiopia III: genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae Ennominae, Cassymini), Zootaxa 4894 (3), pp. 301-328 : 306

Zamarada mesotaenia Prout, 1931

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Zamarada consecuta mesotaenia Prout, 1931: 272 . Locus typicus: British Somaliland: Sugli, Al Hills, 4700 ft, Lat. 10°58‘N., Long. 48°53’E., xi.1929 (C.L. Collenette) (Holotype Ƌ in NHMUK).

Literature records. Forêt de Wadera ( Herbulot 1977).

Examined material. 1Ƌ: S Ethiopia, Oromia, 8km W Nazret , 1790m (lux), 08°32‘40“N 39°11‘55“E, 1.XI.2010, leg. de Freina, Hacker, Peks, Schreier ( ZSM G 20525/ Ƌ / BC ZSM Lep 103759) .

Genetic data. BIN: BOLD:ADQ7826. Currently a unique sequence on BOLD. Nearest species: Z. phaeozona (4.2%).

Distribution. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia ( Fletcher 1974; Herbulot 1977).

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Adults of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar—0.8 cm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides and/or DNA barcoding of the illustrated specimen are given. 1. Zamarada latilimbata Rebel, 1948 Ƌ (ZSM G 20588); 2. Zamarada latilimbata Rebel, 1948 ♀; 3. Zamarada eurygnathus Fletcher, 1974 Ƌ (ZSM G 20300); 4. Zamarada eurygnathus Fletcher, 1974 ♀ (BC ZSM Lep 13773); 5. Zamarada anacantha Fletcher, 1974 Ƌ (ZSM G 20203/BC ZSM Lep 13774); 6. Zamarada anacantha Fletcher, 1974 ♀; 7. Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909 Ƌ (ZSM G 20350); 8. Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909 ♀; 9. Zamarada mesotaenia Prout, 1931 Ƌ (ZSM G 20525/BC ZSM Lep 103759).

FIGURES 34–41. Male genitalia of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar(s)—1 mm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides are given. 34. Zamarada latilimbata Rebel, 1948 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20318); 35. Zamarada eurygnathus Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20599); 36. Zamarada anacantha Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20203); 37. Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20348); 38. Zamarada mesotaenia Prout, 1931 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20525); 39. Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20207); 40. Zamarada chrysothyra Hampson, 1909 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20301); 41. Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1858) (gen.prp. ZSM G 20316).