Camaegeria polytelis, Bartsch, Daniel & Berg, Jutta, 2012

Bartsch, Daniel & Berg, Jutta, 2012, New species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moth genus Camaegeria Strand, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Synanthedonini), Zootaxa 3181, pp. 28-46 : 35-36

Camaegeria polytelis n. sp.

Figs. 16–17 , 34

Holotype 3 ( Figs. 16–17 ): Madagascar Est: Moramanga, Andasibe, vic. Anevoka, Foret Pluviale de Maromiza NR, mountain ridge in disturbed primary forest, 1100–1150 m, 18°58’12–18’’S, 48°27’18–54’’E, 14.XII.2006, at pheromone, J. Berg & D. Bartsch leg. ( SMNS).

Paratypes (44): 1 3, same data as holotype, 15.XI.2004 ( SMNS Gen.-Präp. 1057) ( Fig. 34 ); 1 3, id., 18.XI.2004; 1 3, id., trail in disturbed primary forest, 18°58’16.6’’S, 48°27’53.0’’E, 950–1010 m, 14.XI.2004; 1 3, id., 1150 m, mountain-ridge in disturbed primary forest, 18°58’33’’S, 48°27’45’’E, 24.XI.2004; 2 3, same locality as holotype, 7.XII.2006; 2 3, id., 8.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 11.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 12.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 14.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 1150 m, mountain-ridge in disturbed primary forest, 18°58’33’’S, 48°27’45’’E, 3.XII.2006; 3 3, id., 6.XII.2006; 2 3, id., 17.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 1100–1150 m, 11.XII.2006; 2 3, id., 1110 m, clearing on mountain-ridge in primary forest, 18°58’27’’S, 48°27’58’’E, 10.XII.2006; 1 3, vic. Andasibe, garden of hotel Feon n’y Ala S/W Foret de Analmazaotra NP., 800 m, 18°56’53.3’’S 48°25’08.2’’E, 18.XII.2006; 4 3, id., 19.XII.2006; 2 3, id., 20.XII.2006; 1 3, id., 21.XII.2006, J. Berg & D. Bartsch leg. ( SMNS, MNHP). 6 3, Madagascar, Tolongoina, Foret d‘ Amboasara, 965 m, 21°35’03.3’’S, 47°29’13.7’’E, 6.XI.2006; 11 3, id., 922 m, 21°35’06.6’’S, 47°29’13.7’’E, 11.XI.2006, leg. K. Schütte ( CRH). The specimens were attracted by artificial pheromones from late morning to early afternoon.

Etymology. From ancient Greek polyteles (= magnificent).

Description. Medium sized species with alar expanse 19–24 mm, forewing 8.5–11.0 mm, antenna 7.0–9.5 mm, body 11–15 mm. Head with labial palp orange-yellow, distal half of second palpomere dorsally and laterally and terminal palpomere laterally black; frons covered with smooth, broad scales, blackish-grey with pearly gloss, white adjacent to the eye; hair-like scales of vertex broad, glossy black; between antenna and ocellus an orangeyellow spot; antenna black, dorsally with white subapical spot or with narrow white, apically extending stripe; pericephalic scales orange-yellow, dorsally mixed with black. Thorax dorsally black, ventrally and laterally orange; patagia glossy black; tegula black, anterior part and inner margin orange-yellow; mesothorax with fine orange-yellow dorso-medial line, posteriorly mottled with orange scales; metathorax with scarce orange scales. Abdomen long and slender; tergites 1 and 2 black, dorso-medially orange-red; tergite 3 black with narrow orange-red posterior margin; tergites 4 and 5 orange-red dorso-anteriorly with black spot; tergites 6 and 7 dorsally black, laterally mottled with orange-red; sternites 1–6 orange-yellow with pale whitish gloss, sternite 7 black; anal tuft black, long and slender, scales with greyish-white tip, laterally and ventrally some orange-red scales. Foreleg orange-yellow, somewhat lighter than other legs; mid- and hindleg bright orange with coxa orange-yellow, femur proximally and tibia distally with glossy black spot; tibia and first tarsomere of hindleg entirely covered with rough, hair-like scales. Forewing narrow; transparent areas large; longitudinal transparent area long, extending to discal spot; external transparent area six-partite; apical area narrow, interspace between veins R3–M2 with some orange-brown scales; veins, margins and costal area black; discal spot slender, black, distally somewhat orange-brown; anal vein basaly orange-red; underside proximally yellow; discal spot, except for proximal margin and area between vein R1– R3 more or less orange-red. Hindwing broader than forewing; veins, margins and discal spot black, the latter very small, triangular, reaching M2. Fringe of both wings greyish-black. The female is unknown. The male genitalia ( Fig. 34 ) with a rather long and narrow valva, distally somewhat pointed, about 3 times longer than broad, the bald area shorter than 1/3 of the total length; saccus short and narrow, apically rounded; phallus narrow, nearly as long as valva, apically with distinct tooth; vesica long and narrow, proximally somewhat enlarged, apically tapering with sclerotised dorsal band.

Diagnosis. Similar to Camaegeria xanthomos and C. sylvestralis (for differentiation see below).

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 24. Specimens of Camaegeria Strand, 1914. Scale bar: 10 mm. 13 – 15. C. massai n. sp.: 3 paratype (13); Ƥ holotype, upperside (14), underside (15). 16 – 17. C. polytelis n. sp., 3 holotype, upperside (16), underside (17). 18 – 19. C. sylvestralis (Viette, [1955]), 3 holotype, upperside (20), underside (21). 20 – 21. C. xanthomos n. sp., 3 holotype, upperside (22), underside (23). 22 – 24. C. xanthopimplaeformis (Viette, [1955]), (22) 3, Madagascar, vic. Perinet; (23 – 24) Ƥ holotype, upperside (29), underside (30).

FIGURES 34 – 35. Male genitalia of Camaegeria Strand, 1914. 34. Camaegeria polytelis n. sp. 35. Camaegeria xanthomos n. sp.