Belbina bergrothi (Schmidt, 1911) comb. nov.

Figs 1A–E, 13–14, 36, 46

Cornelia bergrothi Schmidt, 1911: 242 (type in SDEI).

Cornelia bergrothi – Jacobi 1917: 526 (listed). — Metcalf 1947: 122 (catalogued). — Lallemand 1959: 88, fig. 34 (key, description, lateral view of head). — Constant 2004b: 31 (listed).

Diagnostic characters

(1) disc of hind wings orange or red (Fig. 1A); (2) 2 black patches on mesonotum (Fig. 1C); (3) size less than 22 mm long; (4) cephalic process directed dorsad, narrow in anterior view (Fig. 1D–E).

LT: ♂ (n = 3) 17.8 mm (17.0–19.0); ♀ (n = 2) 20.5 mm (20.0–21.0).

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR: ♀ (on photographs), [Madagasc. Amber Geb.] [Holotypus] [ Cornelia Bergrothi Schmidt ♀ Edm. Schmidt determ. 1911] [Coll. Breddin] [Dtsch. Entomol. Institut Berlin], Montagne d’Ambre (Ambohitra), 12°30’ S, 49°10’ E (SDEI).

Additional material

MADAGASCAR: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, E Madagascar, Massif du Marojejy (rés. nat. intégr. 12), 1300 m, 2–8 Dec. 1972, A. Peyrieras, 14°26’ S, 49°44’ E (MNHN); 1 ♂, same data, 4 Dec. 1972 (RBINS); 1 ♀, same data, 12 Dec. 1972 (RBINS); 1 ♀, Fianarantsoa province, Parc National Ranomafana, Belle Vue et Talatakely, 21°15.99’ S 47°25.21’ E, 1020 m, 21–28 Jan. 2002, Malaise trap, secondary forest, R. Harin’Hala (CAS); 1 ♂, Moramanga region, Andaside, PL hôtel, 18°56.820’ S, 48°25.155’ E, 22 Nov. 2005, 930 m, Bourgoin, Ouvrard, Attié, Soulier-Perkins (MNHN); 1 ♀, no data (FSAG); 1 ♀, Antananarivo province, 46 km NE of Ankazobe, Ambohitantely, 18°11.88’ S, 47°16.89’ E, Malaise trap in sclerophyl forest, 700 m, 16–27 Jan. 2005, Irvin & Harin’Hala (CAS); 1 ♂, route d’Anosibe, 11 Nov. 1961 (MHNL).

Examined on photograph

MADAGASCAR: 1 specimen, Vohimana, 4 Jan. 2006, 13:35, Nicolas Cliquennois (Fig. 36), 18°55’ S, 48°30’ E.

Male genitalia

Black with gonostyli showing large, basoventral ochraceous patch (Fig. 13); pygofer higher than long and with posterior margin sinuate in lateral view (Fig. 13); anal tube elongate, 1.6 times longer than broad at apex and with lateral margins sinuate in dorsal view (Fig. 14); gonostyli elongate, 2.4 times longer than high, not surpassing apex of anal tube and acutely rounded at apex in lateral view (Fig. 13); dorsal margin of gonostyli projecting laterally from base to midlength and with strong tooth directed ventrally (Figs 13–14); ventral margin and apical half of dorsal margin broadly rounded in lateral view (Fig. 13).

Remarks

Male genitalia without basodorsal process on gonostyli.

Belbina bergrothi can be separated (1) from B. recurva by not having the margins of the anal tube produced into a semi-circular lateral plate; (2) from B. madagascariensis and B. nympha by having the gonostyli acutely rounded apically and more elongate; (3) from B. foliacea by not having the gonostyli angulose above mediodorsal tooth.

Distribution

See Fig. 46.