Haplopacha sp. [unassigned]

Dupont, Steen, Simonsen, Thomas J. & Zilli, Alberto, 2016, Haplopacha (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) reviewed: four new species, first descriptions of the genitalia of both sexes, and unique alar scale organs, Zootaxa 4109 (4), pp. 445-457 : 455

Haplopacha sp. [unassigned]

( Fig. 1 L)

Material examined. Female ( Fig. 1 L) ( BMNH (E)_1377243, NHM London, Tams (1955/794) dry genitalia dissections mounted on slide: Lasiocampidae #1570 ( Fig. 7 E)), N. Rhodesia, Fort Jameson, J.M. Phipps [leg.].

The exterior appearance of this specimen is not very different from both H. riftensis and H. tangani . The female genitalia however are markedly different in the heavy sclerotization of abdominal segments VII and VIII as well as by distinct annulations of the postvaginal plate ( Fig. 7 E). Because there are no male specimens that can be associated with this female and in the genitalia preparation both the ductus and corpus bursae are lacking, we do not feel there is enough information to erect a new species on this specimen.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Haplopacha spp. including H. cinerea (A – D): A) holotype male, B) male, C) male, D) female; H. riftensis (E – F): E) holotype male, F) paratype female; H. tangani (G – H): G) holotype male, H) paratype female; H. lunata (I): I) holotype male; H. nduomoi (J – K): J) holotype male, K) paratype female; and Haplopacha sp. indet. (L).

FIGURE 7. Female genitalia of H. cinerea (A), H. riftensis (Paratype) (B), H. tangani (Paratype) (C), H. nduomoi (Paratype) (D) and Haplopacha sp. indet. (E). Abbreviations are as as follows: anterior vaginal plate (avp), lateral ridge (lr), ostium bursae (ob), ostium collar [sterigma] (oc), signum (sgn) and transverse ridge (tr).