Palaeugoa smithi Volynkin & László, 2020

Volynkin, Anton V., 2024, The genus Palaeugoa Durante in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 73, pp. 377-390 : 380

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2024.73.23
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D411F167-CD1A-4DB2-B55E-B59562FCE2C2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13248397
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE878F-397F-FFF5-FF63-57C67DC6EB19
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Palaeugoa smithi Volynkin & László, 2020
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Palaeugoa smithi Volynkin & László, 2020 View in CoL

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Palaeugoa smithi Volynkin & László, 2020 View in CoL , Ecologica Montenegrina View in CoL , 36: 62, figs 12–14, 38–40, 55 (Type locality: “ Gabon, 430m, Mikongo (Rougier), Monts de Cristal GoogleMaps (...), 0°29’47”N, 11°40’42”E ”).

Type material examined. Holotype ( Fig. 4 View Figures 1–12 ): male, “ Gabon, 430m, Mikongo ( Rougier ), Monts de Cristal (Secondary forest), 0°29’47”N, 11°40’42”E, 28.vii.–12.viii.2019, LepiLED Light Trap, Albert, J-L., Aristophanous, M., Bie Mba, J., Dérozier, V., Moretto, P. Leg., ANHRT:2019.17” / “ANHRTUK 00137800”, gen. slide No.: AV5974 ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 69 males and 4 females from Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and DRC listed by Volynkin & László (2020) ( ANHRT, MWM / ZSM, MfN) .

Additional material from Nouabalé- Ndoki NP examined (all in ANHRT). 3 males, 352m, Ndoki formation camp (secondary forest), 02°12'48.5''N, 16°23'45.6''E, 23.vi.2022, MV light trap, Dérozier, V. leg GoogleMaps .; 1 male, 2 females, 352m, Ndoki formation (secondary forest), 02°12'47.7''N, 16°23'45.8''E, 29.ix.–1.x.2022, LepiLED light trap, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk- Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg. GoogleMaps , gen. prep. No.: AV8557 ♂; 3 males, 3 females, 365m, Mondika camp, 02°21'50.63''N, 16°16'25.82''E, 07–14.ii.2023, actinic, MV and LepiLED light traps, Bakala, N., Dérozier, V., Kirk-Spriggs, A., László, G. leg. GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 1 female, 349m, Makao Forest (secondary forest), 02°36'42.5''N, 17°09'23.8''E, 24–29.ix.2022, actinic and LepiLED light traps, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk- Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg. GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 380m, Bomassa (secondary forest), 02°12'25.7''N, 16°11'39.1''E, 18– 22.vi.2022, actinic light trap, Dérozier, V. leg GoogleMaps .; 1 male, 358m, Bomassa forest (secondary forest), 02°11'58.1''N, 16°11'16.9''E, 17–23.ix.2022, LepiLED light trap, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk- Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg. GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 372m, Mbeli camp ( Gilbertiodendron forest), 02°14'23.8''N, 16°23'52.1''E, 1–10.x.2022, LepiLED light trap, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk- Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg. GoogleMaps

Distribution. The species is currently known from Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, DRC, Uganda, and western Kenya ( Volynkin & László 2020). In Republic of Congo, the species was previously known from Odzala-Kokoua National Park ( Volynkin & László 2020).