Parascepsis Dognin , 1923

Grados, Juan, Mantilla, Karla & Ramírez, Juan José, 2020, The genusParascepsis Dognin, 1923 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Ctenuchina) in Peru, with the description of three new species, a new combination and their geographical distributions, Zootaxa 4868 (2), pp. 221-242 : 222

Parascepsis Dognin, 1923

The genus Parascepsis Dognin, 1923 was proposed as a monotypic genus with Parascepsis solox , based only on one male specimen collected in São Paulo de Olivença [ Brazil]. We propose that the genus consists of five species, including P. ockendeni new. comb. and three new species: P. lantingi , P. ingenium , and P. ignobilis . The genus is characterized by brown body, brown forewings with some purple hue, androconial patches at the subproximal part of anal cell of the forewing and an elongated area with brown spicules at the costal cell of the hindwing, saccus developed, tegumen with a translucent area and lateral projections, valvae elongated, ventral process membranous and vesica with cornuti.