Hagnagora jamaicensis (Schaus, 1901)

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 : 144

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae

Hagnagora jamaicensis (Schaus, 1901) stat. rev. Fig. 27

Type locality.

Jamaica.

Remarks.

Originally described as a Heterusia species by Schaus (1901), this taxon was down-ranked as a subspecies of mortipax by Parsons et al. (1999). In my view, the significantly different wing pattern in jamaicensis justifies Schaus’ original species rank, but further evidence from barcoding is desirable in order to consolidate its species status.

Distribution.

Jamaica.

Diagnosis.

In contrast to the other taxa in the mortipax clade, this species displays a very narrow, cream-white transversal band on the forewings. The striation on the underside of the hindwing is reduced in comparison to mortipax and acothysta .