Parocneria terebinthi (FREYER 1838)

Patočka, J. & Turčáni, M., 2008, Contribution to the Description of Pupae of the Western Palaearctic lymantriids (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 901-920 : 910-911

Parocneria terebinthi (FREYER 1838) ( figs 59-62 , 64-69 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 5, 5, Turkey.

P u p a of male: 13-15 3.5-3.9 mm, female: 17-23 5.1-6.0 mm. Male darker brown than female. Pupa with yellowish patterns (labrum, dorsal part of oculi, vicinity of groups of secondarily setae) on dark background. Caudal margins of abdominal segments 1-3 yellow, segments 4-6 red-grey. Sculpture fine at majority. Numerous and long secondarily setae, straw-yellow and grouped to brushes present on position of verrucae of larva. Secondarily setae present also on postclypeus, genae and oculi. Labrum trapezium-like, not cut out on caudal side. Labium of male slender, reaches approximately to ½ of maxillae length and its palpi not shortened. Maxillae palpi short, round at the end, between them incision, but they shortly join to each other. Prothoracic coxae shorter than maxillae. Antennae of male relatively long and pointed. These ones join prothoracic legs to approximately 2/3 of their length and conceal majority of mesothoracic legs. These ones join to each other at least 2 longer distance than metathoracic legs, which touch to. Labium of female short and wide, its palpi very small. Maxillae of female longer, at least 4 exceed the length of labium, they join to each other at long distance and are round at the ends and barely cut out. Prothoracic coxae of female shorter than maxillae and relatively narrow. Antennae join prothoracic legs at shorter distance, thus also cen- tral part of mesothoracic legs not concealed. These ones shorter than on male and also pointed. Mesothoracic legs join to each other approximately 2 longer than ends of metathoracic legs, which touch to. Thoracic spiracle in shape of slit, with elliptical black and finely tomentose spot flanged by brighter area behind it. Metanotum medium deeply and roundly cut out in salient angle. Not concealed part of hindwings extend beyond caudal margin of abdominal segment 3. Abdominal spiracles elliptical and dark. Transition from anal field to the base of cremaster short and steep. Cremaster well differentiated, medium in length and narrow. Dorsal and ventral more, laterally less tapering, obtuse at the end. Dorsal side of cremaster skewed prior the end and cremaster relatively pointed in lateral view. This one with secondarily setae and with rust brown brush of hooks at the end.

Larva feeds on Pistacia terebinthus. P. terebinthi occurs on Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia.

Figures

Figs 47-62: (47-50) Orgyia trigotephras; (51-58) O. dubia; (59-62) Ocneria terebinthi. (47) a scale of dorsum base of abdomen; (48, 56) end of abdomen, ventrally; (49, 57) laterally; (50, 58) dorsally; (51, 59, 60) pupa ventrally (51, 59 =, 60 =); (52) labrum and vicinity; (53, 61) thoracic spiracle and vicinity; (54) metanotum, base of abdomen, left side; (55) abdominal spiracle; (62) spiracle on abdominal segment 5 and vicinity.

Figs 63-71: (63) Euproctis melania; (64-69) Ocneria terebinthi; (70-71) O. detrita. (63) pupa ventrally, anterior part of pupa (); (64, 65, 70, 71) labrum and vicinity (64, 70 =, 65, 71 =; (66) metanotum, base of abdomen, left side; (67) end of abdomen, laterally; (68) ventrally; (69) dorsally.