Saurita pilipennis, Zerny, 1931

Pinheiro, L. R. & Gaal-Haszler, S., 2015, Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status, Zootaxa 3925 (4), pp. 505-535 : 522-523

pilipennis Zerny, 1931

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Saurita pilipennis Zerny, 1931b: 12 (Taf. 1, fig. 2). Lectotype hereby designated, male, COLOMBIA, Pacho, 2200m (Fassl); with two labels: one printed label “Pacho, Colomb. Ost Cord. 2200m, coll. Fassl”, and a handwritten label “ Saurita pilipennis Zerny ♂ type ”. One paralectotype, female, with exactly the same labels.

Current combination. Saurita pilipennis Zerny, 1931 .

Condition of the types. Lectotype. Wings slightly rubbed, left antenna broken. Paralectotype. Right antenna missing. Left hindwing with a slight damage near the internal margin.

Remarks. This species was described from the specimens mentioned above. It most likely does not belong in Saurita Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 , which seems to be polyphyletic. It resembles many species that are currently placed in Chrostosoma Hübner , [1819], such as C. fassli Draudt, 1915 , and C. tabascensis Dyar, 1916 .

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 48. 25) Calonotos acutipennis (Paralectotype); 26) Calonotos aequimaculatus (Lectotype); 27) Calonotos aequimaculatus (Paralectotype); 28) Phoenicoprocta rubriventris [sic] amazonica (Lectotype); 29) Calonotos angustipennis (Lectotype); 30) Pseudosphex deceptans (Lectotype); 31) Pseudosphex fuscus (Holotype); 32) Agyrta grandimacula (Holotype); 33) Psilopleura meridionalis (Holotype); 34) Phoenicoprocta vacillans f. nigricoxa (Lectotype); 35) Psilopleura pentheri (Holotype); 36) Sphecosoma perconstrictum (Holotype); 37) Saurita pilipennis (Lectotype); 38) Ichoria pyrrhonota (Holotype); 39) Abrochia spitzi (Lectotype); 40) Ichoria thyrassia (Holotype); 41) Autochloris vetusta (Holotype); 42) Lencotmemis [sic] vincentia (Holotype); 43) Only specimen of Heliura zonata ab. aurantiaca; 44) One of the four specimens of Aclytia reducta ab. deleta; 45) One of the eight specimens of Mesothen pyrrhina ab. derubrata; 46) Saurita clandestina (Holotype); 47) Cosmosoma exomelan (Holotype); 48) Cosmosoma flavothoracides (Lectotype). Scale bars: 1 cm.