Psectrotarsia rhodophora (Hampson) Hampson, 2007

Pogue, Michael G., 2007, Revision of the Genus Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae), Zootaxa 1637, pp. 1-19 : 8-9

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.179565

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6249965

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scientific name

Psectrotarsia rhodophora (Hampson)
status

comb. nov.

Psectrotarsia rhodophora (Hampson) View in CoL , new combination

( Figs. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 5 , 14–15 View FIGURES 12 – 15 , 24–25 View FIGURES 22 – 25 , 30 View FIGURES 29 – 30 , 35 View FIGURES 31 – 35 )

Erythroecia rhodophora Hampson, 1910: 58 View in CoL — Poole, 1989: 380.— Hardwick, 1996: 41.

Diagnosis. The forewing pattern of P. rhodophora is most similar to that of P. euposis , but there is more pink than yellow in the terminal area of P. rhodophora than in P. euposis .

Redescription. Male. Head: Frons with low transverse ridges, minute cream-colored scales between ridges ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ); vertex with narrow pink scales; labial palp appressed, scales pink with white fringe at base; antenna pink on basal 0.33, gradually changing to white to apex; scape pink dorsally, white ventrally; eyes large, globular. Thorax: Patagium and prothorax with pink hairlike scales; tegula a mixture of yellow narrow and hairlike scales; mesothorax and metathorax pink; foretibia armature absent, pink, tarsi white; middle leg with white femur, pink tibia, and white tarsi; hind leg mostly white with some pink at apices, tarsi white; underside with some buff-colored and pink hairlike scales anteriorly, remainder white. Forewing length 13.0– 17.5 mm (n = 11); ground color yellow; all markings pink; basal costal spot from costa to M vein; claviform spot between M and A veins coalesced with spot below; orbicular spot present; reniform spot present; median line irregular below reniform spot; subterminal area with broad band of pink; fringe pink spotted with yellow; underside mostly gray, orbicular and reniform spots obscure, apical spot pink, terminal area yellow. Hindwing ground color gray, marginal edge pink bleeding onto white fringe. Abdomen: Sternites gray, genital tuft and tergites white. Genitalia ( Figs. 24–25 View FIGURES 22 – 25 ) with uncus elongate, approximately 0.34X length of valve, apex pointed; valve broad, length 5.0X width, costal margin straight, posterior margin straight; angulate at distal end to round apex; ampulla elongate, 0.2X length of valve, apex projecting above costal margin of valve; corona with less than ten setae; sacculus with ventral margin slightly produced; juxta rectangulate with dorsal margin excavated, ventral margin straight; saccus V-shaped; aedoeagus slightly bent at middle, apex truncate; vesica Y-shaped, with enlarged bulbous area at junction of Y, bulbous area projecting ventrally with one small cornutis at apex, right diverticulum of Y (when viewed ventrally) with elongate cornuti at apex, left diverticulum lacking cornuti.

Female. Head, Thorax: As in male, except forewing length 13.9–14.8 mm (n = 2). Abdomen: Genitalia ( Figs. 30 View FIGURES 29 – 30 , 35 View FIGURES 31 – 35 ) with papilla analis fleshy, apex rounded; posterior apophysis 0.72X anterior anpophysis, narrow; ductus bursae sclerotized, heavily striated on distal 0.25; appendix bursae present as undifferentiated cephalad extension of corpus bursae; corpus bursae large, kidney-shaped; signa absent.

Holotype. Male, Type [round red bordered label]. Capitello, Guatemala. Rodriguez. Godman-Salvin Coll. 1901-99. Erythroecia rhodophora type m. Hmpsn. [hand written label]. Depostied in BMNH.

Distribution and Biology. Known only from Guatemala ( Fig. 36 View FIGURE 36 ). Psectrotarsia rhodophora was collected during October and November, whereas P. euposis flies from 31 July to September. Larval host is unknown.

Material Examined. 5m, 1f GUATEMALA: QUEZALTENANGO: Volcan Sta. Maria, Oct. (4m, 1f), Nov. (1m), m genitalia USNM 49746, Schaus & Barnes Coll. All specimens deposited in USNM. Discussion. Hardwick (1996) synonymized E. euposis with E. rhodophora without examining the genitalia.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Noctuidae

Genus

Psectrotarsia

Loc

Psectrotarsia rhodophora (Hampson)

Pogue, Michael G. 2007
2007
Loc

Erythroecia rhodophora

Hardwick 1996: 41
Poole 1989: 380
Hampson 1910: 58
1910
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