Calliteara abietis (DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER 1775)

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 : 904

Calliteara abietis (DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER 1775) (figs 11-15, 16-20)

After examination of more extensive material, we complete and correct information about this species which was described in PATOČKA (1991) and PATOČKA & TURČÁNI (2005):

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:3, 2 from the Czech Republic.

P u p a of male: 17-20 4.9-6.1 mm, female 23-25 7.3-7.5 mm. Pupa of female bigger and stouter, else morphologically similar to that of male. Pupa black to black brown, locally brighter (e.g. on caudal movable abdominal segments), strongly shiny. Base of movable abdominal segments opaque black however. Sculpture fine in majority. Forewings with fine longitudinal furrows on position of venation. Secondarily setae bright straw yellow, base of setae in central part of basal abdominal segments onion-like enlarged and white in colour which contrast with black colour of segment itself. Cremaster with secondarily setae, similar like in C. pudibunda . Labrum with more tapering sides as those in C. pudibunda and with caudal side shallow and wide cut out. Labium with domed sides. Maxillae serrate on border with labium, they join to each other at short distance on ends. Prothoracic coxae visible, wedge-like and relatively long, join to each other at 2 longer distance than prothoracic

legs, prothoracic legs join to each other only slightly longer than mesothoracic legs, which join ends of metathoracic legs. Metanotum slightly deeper and rather cut out roundly in salient angle and its frontal projections slightly more pointed than those of C. fortunata and C. pudibunda . Visible part of hindwings exceeds caudal margin of abdominal segment 3. Abdominal spiracles elliptical, their frames white in colour. Anal field elevated. Cremaster medium long and slender, tapering and rounded pointly at the end. This one obliquely cut and pointed at the end in lateral view, and slightly longitudinally wrinkled at the end in ventral view. Its end with group (brush) of almost black hooks.