Callipia aurata Warren, 1904

Brehm, Gunnar, 2018, Revision of the genus Callipia Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), with the description of 15 new taxa, European Journal of Taxonomy 404, pp. 1-54 : 27-28

Callipia aurata Warren, 1904

Figs 53–54 , 65–66

No assigned BIN, but 307 bp COI fragment.

Diagnosis

The species with the largest yellow blotch. Only known from Colombia. COI-barcode: the minimum observed distance to the genetically most similar species ( C. occulta stat. rev.) is 3.4%.

Type material

Holotype ( Figs 53 , 65 )

COLOMBIA

: ♂, [Cauca], Popayan , Lehmann leg. ( NHM).

Other material examined

COLOMBIA: 1 ♂, Cundanimarca, Monterredondo , 1420 m ( ZSM) ( C-0087 , COI sequence 307 bp, Fig. 54 ); 1 ♂, [Tolima], San Antonio, 5800 ft [1768 m] ( NHM) ( C-0098 ); 2 ♂♂, ( AMNH) ( C-0095 , Fig. 66 ; C-0099 ).

Description

As illustrated. The female is unknown.

Distribution

Colombia, western and eastern Cordillera , 1400–1800 m.

Figures

Figs 49–58. Adult moths (a = dorsal view; b = ventral view). 49. Callipia occulta Warren, 1904 stat. rev., ♂, holotype (NHM). 50. C. occulta Warren, 1904 stat. rev., ♂ (C-0159, COI data). 51. C. occulta Warren, 1904 stat. rev., ♂ (C-0084, COI data). 52. C. hiltae sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0153, COI data). 53. C.aurata Warren, 1904, ♂, holotype (NHM). 54. C.aurata Warren, 1904, ♂ (C-0087, COI data). 55. C.brenemanae Sperry, 1951, ♂, holotype (C-0129). 56. C.brenemanae Sperry, 1951, ♀, paratype (C-0130). 57. C.brenemanae Sperry, 1951, ♂, paratype (NHM; C-0131). 58. C.brenemanae Sperry, 1951, ♂ (C-0084, COI data).

Figs59–66. Malegenitalia (left=valves;right =aedeagus).59.Callipia constantinariaOberthür, 1881 (C-0085,COIdata).60. C.rougerieisp.nov.,paratype (C-0070, COIdata).61.C. occultaWarren, 1904 stat. rev., holotype (COI data). 62. C. occulta Warren, 1904 stat. rev., (C-0084, COI data). 63. C. hiltae sp. nov.,holotype (C-0153, COIdata).64. C.brenemanae Sperry, 1951, paratype(NHM).65. C.aurata Warren, 1904, holotype (NHM). 66. C.aurata Warren, 1904 (C-0095, COI data).