Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974

Sciarretta, Andrea & Hausmann, Axel, 2020, The Geometridae of Ethiopia III: genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae Ennominae, Cassymini), Zootaxa 4894 (3), pp. 301-328 : 321-323

Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974

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Comibaena reflexaria Walker, [1863] 1862: 1565 . Locus typicus: Sierra Leone, 42-31 [pres. By Revd. D.F. Morgan] (Lectotype designated by Swinhoe, 1904, without abdomen in NHMUK).

Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974: 237 , pl. 120 fig. 1080. Locus typicus: Kenya: Kakamega, iii.1966 (R. H. Carcasson) (Holotype Ƌ in NHMUK)

Literature records. Arba-Minch ( Herbulot 1977).

Examined material. 1♀: S. ETHIOPIA, Arba Minch, Reg.Omo, Prov.Gemu Gofa , 1350–1450m, 6°0′N 37°33′E, 24. V .–4. VI .1999, leg. Beck / Hiermeier ( ZSM G 20191 / ♀ / BC ZSM Lep 13764); 1Ƌ , 1♀: ÄTHIOPIEN ( EIP), Os-tafrikanischer Graben, Arba Minch, Nachisar Nationalpark , 1190 m, 06°00.225ʹN, 37°33.344ʹO, 23.vii.2015, Beck R. & R . Wanninger leg. ( ZSM G 20193 / ♀ / LEP-SS-00505; ZSM G 20293 / Ƌ / LEP-SS-00504); 1Ƌ: ETHIOPIA Kaffa Prov. , 10km N Bonga, 1550m, 7°21′N 36°25′E, 29.IV.2008, S. Naumann, H. Schnitzler ( ZSM G 20192 / Ƌ / LEP-SS-00506) ; 1♀: S. Ethiopia, Gemu Gofa, Omo, Arba Minch , 1335 m, 6.0161°N 37.5590°E, 24.XII.2013, D. Wiersbowsky; 22Ƌ , 12♀: ÄTHIOPIEN, Ostafrikanischer Graben, Mago Nationalpark , 1217 m, 05°47.365‘ N, 36°27.475‘ O, 2.vii.2014, Riedel G. & R . Beck leg. ( ZSM G 20328 / Ƌ; ZSM G 20329 / Ƌ); 1Ƌ: ÄTHIOPIEN, Ostafri-kanischer Graben, Prov. South Nations, Bonga , 25 km SW, 1860 m, 07°18‘46“ N, 36°03‘19“ O, 16.viii.2017, Beck R . & G. Riedel leg.; 1♀: SW. ETHIOPIA, Southern Nations, Bonga , 880 m, 7.2363°N 36.2702°E, 12–18.VIII.2017, G. Riedl, R . Beck; 2Ƌ, 1♀: ÄTHIOPIEN, ( EIP) Ostafrikanischer Graben, Arba Minch, Nachisar Nationalpark , 1190 m, 06°00.225‘N, 37°33.344‘O, 23.vii.2015, Beck R. & R . Wanninger leg. ( ZSM G 20326 / Ƌ); 10Ƌ , 1♀: S ETHIOPIA, SN Jinga, Mago NP, 350 m, sw headquarter (lux), 05°40‘11‘‘ N 36°24‘56‘‘E, 23.II.2012, leg. Hacker & Schreier ( ZSM G 20332 / Ƌ; ZSM G 20529; ZSM G 20531 Ƌ); 7Ƌ , 2♀: S. ETHIOPIA—SN Arba Minch, Nechisar NP, 2.75 km sw headquarter, 1170 m (lux), 06°00‘13,6‘‘N 37°33‘23,4‘‘E, 22.II.2012, leg. Hacker & Schreier ( ZSM G 20333 / Ƌ; ZSM G 20555/ Ƌ); 3Ƌ , 4♀: S ETHIOPIA SN, Jinga, Mago mainroad 6km WSW Jinka, 1437m, 05°47‘35‘‘N 36°28‘24‘‘E, 24.II.2012, leg. Hacker & Schreier ( ZSM G 20332 / Ƌ; ZSM G 20529 Ƌ);1Ƌ 2♀: ÄTHI-OPIEN , Prov. Gamu Goffa, Arba Minch, Nachisar NP, ( Nech San NP), 1180–1380 m, 06°00‘ N 37°47‘ O, 06.000 N, 8.viii.2017, Beck R . & G. Riedl leg; 1Ƌ: SW. ETHIOPIA, Southern Nations, Mizan Teferi, Dinbi Dufeta , 1265 m, 6°58’46 N– 35°29’55 E, 11. VI .2019, leg. R. Beck (BC ZSM Lep 106728/ Ƌ) . 1♀: S. Ethiopia, Arba Minch, Reg. Omo, Prov. Gemu Gofa , 1350–1450m, 6°0’N 37°33’E, 14.IV–2. V .2001, leg. G. Riedel (BC ZSM Lep 13765 failure) ; 1♀: S. Ethiopia, Arba Minch, 14.IV–2. V .2001, leg. R. Beck; 1Ƌ: ETHIOPIA, Southern Nations, Mizan Teferi, Dinbi Dufeta , 6.98°N, 35.498°E, 1265 m, 11. VI .2012, R . Beck leg. (Ƌ BC ZSM Lep 109444) .

Genetic data. BIN: BOLD:ABZ6643 (n=6 from Ethiopia; n= 5 from Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya; maximum variation 1.0%). Nearest species: Z. rhamphis Fletcher, 1974 (1.8%).

Distribution. Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda ( Fletcher 1974; Herbulot 1977; Beck & Karisch 2011; Sircoulomb 2013). The subspecies Z. reflexaria apsis is known from central and eastern Africa ( Fletcher 1974).

Remarks. Ethiopian populations show a slight genetic divergence from other specimens of Z. reflexaria . Female genitalia of one specimen well corresponding to the figure of Z. cucharita Fletcher, 1974 in the original description. Shape of the antrum is clearly tapered while it is truncate and dentate in Z. reflexaria . More material (males, other DNA barcodes) is needed to check the potential occurrence of Z. cucharita in Ethiopia.

Figures

FIGURES 26–33. Adults of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar—1.4 cm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides and/or DNA barcoding of the illustrated specimen are given. 26. Zamarada excavata pollex Fletcher, 1974 Ƌ (ZSM G 20528); 27. Zamarada dyscapna Fletcher, 1974 ♀; 28. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Ƌ; 29. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Ƌ; 30. Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 Ƌ; 31. Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926 Ƌ (ZSM G 20812); 32. Zamarada euryscaphes iobathra Prout, 1932 Ƌ (ZSM G 20951); 33. Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974 ♀.

FIGURES 48–54. Male genitalia of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar(s)—1.5 mm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides are given. 48. Zamarada excavata pollex Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20222); 49. Zamarada dyscapna Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20188); 50. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20187); 51. Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20190); 52. Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20812); 53. Zamarada euryscaphes iobathra Prout, 1932 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20530); 54. Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20326).