Calauta notoseusa ( Wu, 2020 ) Sohn & Solovyev, 2022

Sohn, Jae-Cheon & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2022, Review of Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea, Zootaxa 5105 (3), pp. 439-444 : 443-444

Calauta notoseusa ( Wu, 2020) comb. nov. ( Figs 7 , 11, 12 )

Aphendala notoseusa Wu, 2020: 317 .

Type specimens. Holotype: ♂, China, Fujian Prov., Putian , 29 June 1978 (B Huang), [GSN] W10067, IZCAS. Paratype: 1♀, China, Fujian Prov., Putian, 29 June 1978 (S Qi), [GSN] W10066, IZCAS.

Distribution. China (Fujian) ( Wu, 2020).

Remarks. An assignment of this species to Aphendala Walker, 1865 seems inappropriate according to the revised definition of the genus by Solovyev (2010). In fact, it exhibits several similarities with the species of Calauta in the wing patterns and the genital characters. In the present study, the generic transfer of the species to Calauta is proposed. This is the only species of Calauta whose both sexes are known. It is noteworthy that C. notoseusa possesses broader forewings than the other congeners.

Figures

FIGURES 4–7. Adults of Calauta. 1. C. koreana sp. nov., holotype; 2. C. obscura Solovyev, holotype; 3. C. martini Solovyev et Witt, holotype; 4. C. notoseusa (Wu), holotype. Scale bars = 5 mm.

FIGURES 8–12. Genitalia of Calauta (a=phallus, b=lateral plate of juxta). 5. C. koreana sp. nov., male, holotype, SJC-1211; 6. C. obscura Solovyev, male, China, SJC-1152; 7. C. martini Solovyev et Witt, male, holotype, BM 1403; 8. C. notoseusa (Wu), male, holotype, W10067; 9. C. notoseusa (Wu), female, paratype, W10066.