Hagnagora catagrammina Druce, 1885

Brehm, Gunnar, 2015, Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus, ZooKeys 537, pp. 131-156 : 135

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae

Hagnagora catagrammina Druce, 1885 stat. rev. Figs 5, 6

Type locality.

Nicaragua: Chontales; Panama: Volcán de Chiriqui; Bugaba, 800-1500 ft.

Remarks.

Druce (1885b) described catagrammina in the same year, but separately from Hagnagora buckleyi and Hagnagora lex . The taxon was put in synonymy with buckleyi by Parsons et al. (1999). As noted by Druce, catagrammina is closely related to the other two species of the clade and particularly similar to Hagnagora buckleyi . In agreement with Druces’ original description of the three taxa, I revive the species from synonymy with Hagnagora buckleyi due to small but overall significant differences of the wing patterns. The morphological differences hint to different species, particularly given the experience from many other species complexes of Neotropical Geometridae in which often more subtle differences - ideally combined with results from genitalia morphology and barcoding - can be observed in different species.

Distribution.

Central America, from Nicaragua to Panama.

Diagnosis.

The extension of the blue blotches is significantly larger than in Hagnagora lex . The transversal band on the forewing is paler and straighter than in Hagnagora catagrammina . Form and extension of the metallic blue blotches are different from those in Hagnagora buckleyi (Figs 2-3).