Carohamilia ophelia ( Schaus, 1921 )

Naydenov, Artem E., Yakovlev, Roman V. & Penco, Fernando C., 2021, Redescription and review of the Neotropical genus Carohamilia Dyar, 1940 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), Zootaxa 4985 (4), pp. 557-563 : 559-560

Carohamilia ophelia ( Schaus, 1921)

Figs. 3 , 12 , 17

Lentagena ophelia Schaus, 1921: 393

Carohamilia Ophelia Dyar, 1940: 1269 .

Material examined: Type material. Holotype ♂: Guatemala: Cayuga, March, Schaus and Barnes coll., TypeNo. 23430 U.S.N.M., USNMENT 01198176 ( USNM) ( Figs. 3 , 14 ).

Literature records (cited by Schoorl (1990)): Mexico: 2 ♂, Yucatan, Chichen Itza ( CMNH) ; 2 ♂, near Concordia, Sinoloa ( CMNH) ; 1 ♂, Concordia , Sinaloa ( NHMA) . The specimens from Mexico were not studied morphologically, so their affiliation to C. ophelia is not confirmed .

Diagnosis. The species differs from the other representatives of the genus by the following features:

- the fore wing is pale, with a black area basally, black stroke at the costal edge in the postdiscal area and a black discal spot;

- the saccular margin of the valve is straight.

Distribution. Guatemala. The distribution of the species in Mexico is not confirmed. To clarify the species attribution of the specimens from Mexico, given by Schoorl (1990), we need to study the genital morphology of these specimens.

Figures

FIGURE 17. Map of distribution of Carohamilia Dyar, 1940.

FIGURES 1−10. Zeuzerinae, adults: 1. Carohamilia masoni, ♂, lectotype, Mexico, Jalapa (USNM); 2. C. masoni, ♂, USA, Texas, Cameron Co. (MWM), (GenPrMWM: 28.629); 3. С. ophelia, ♂, holotype, Guatemala, Cayuga (USNM); 4. C. poam, ♂, holotype, Mexico, Veracruz (USNM); 5. C. poam, ♂, Belize, Punta Gorda (specimen photo NHMUK 012832455); 6. C. terrafirma, ♂, holotype, Costa Rica, Sixola Riv (USNM); 7. C. terrafirma, ♂, Colombia, Muzo, (specimen photo NHMUK 012832454); 8. C. terrafirma, ♀, holotype of Psychonoctua nullifer, Panama, Taboga Isl. (USNM); 9. Schreiteriana lineaeplena, ♂, French Guiana, St. Jean de Maroni, Received from E. Le. Moult (specimen photo NHMUK 012832469), (NHMUK); 10. Psychonoctua personalis, ♂, Cuba, Prov. Holguin de Tanamo (MWM), (GenPrMWM: 28.557).

FIGURES 11−16. Zeuzerinae, male, genitalia: 11. Carohamilia masoni, ♂, USA, Texas, Cameron Co. (GenPrMWM: 28.629); 12. С. ophelia, ♂, holotype, Guatemala, Cayuga (USNM); 13. C. poam, ♂, Belize, Punta Gorda (slide NHMUK 010315488); 14. C. terrafirma, ♂, Colombia, Muzo (slide NHMUK 010315487); 15. Schreiteriana lineaeplena, ♂, French Guiana, St. Jean de Maroni, Received from E. Le. Moult (slide NHMUK 010315500); 16. Psychonoctua personalis, ♂, Cuba, Prov. Holguin de Tanamo (GenPrMWM: 28.557).