Hagnagora anicata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

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 : 135-136

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae

Hagnagora anicata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Figs 7, 8

Type locality.

[Colombia], Bogotá.

Remarks.

Hagnagora anicata was re-described with a description also of the male genitalia, by Sullivan (2013). The lectotype is illustrated in Fig. 7. A series of specimens collected in southern Ecuador (1999-2013) (Fig. 8) is indistinguishable from Hagnagora anicata and therefore regarded as conspecific. The female (Fig. 12) is larger than the male. A living specimen is shown in Fig. 41 in the typical resting position of these beautiful moths.

Distribution.

Apart from its Colombian type locality, Hagnagora anicata has recently been collected and barcoded from sites in southern Ecuador to central Bolivia at elevations ranging from 2000 to 2920 m a.s.l.

Diagnosis.

Most species of the Hagnagora anicata clade are very similar, and the most reliable current method for diagnosis is the COI barcode. Hagnagora anicata tends to be smaller than the other species occurring sympatrically, namely Hagnagora richardi and Hagnagora hedwigae : The wing length of the male (holotype) is only 17.5 mm in comparison to 19 mm in the male holotype of Hagnagora richardi . The structures of the female signum are also more complex than in Hagnagora richardi , but similar to those in Hagnagora hedwigae . The uncus of the male is smaller and shorter than in Hagnagora richardi . Aedeagi of the known males are ( Hagnagora anicata and Hagnagora richardi ) similar. COI barcode: The minimum observed distance to the presumbably most closely related species ( Hagnagora hedwigae ) is 3.1%.