Stictane pseudofuscus, Spitsyn & Bolotov & . & . & . & . & Rmbh & N., 2020

Spitsyn, Vitaly M., Bolotov, Ivan N., ., ., ., .,., Rmbh & N., 2020, Three new species of Stictane Hampson, 1900 from Flores Island, eastern Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 33, pp. 13-16 : 15-16

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2020.33.3

publication LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3D6952C6-5C06-4771-8AB0-5D89C69098D2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13231735

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F9134CB-1073-4FEA-8829-5B822D2E3B37

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:3F9134CB-1073-4FEA-8829-5B822D2E3B37

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Felipe

scientific name

Stictane pseudofuscus
status

sp. nov.

Stictane pseudofuscus View in CoL sp. nov.

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Holotype. INDONESIA: Flores Island , Bajawa, Manulalu Ecolodge, 8º51'45"S, 120º59'40"E, altitude 1100 m, eucalyptus plantation with patches of natural vegetation, 01–02.ii.2020, ♂, V. Spitsyn & E. Spitsyna leg. [ RMBH Sph 0878]. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Morphologically, the male genitalia of the novel species are somewhat similar to Stictane fuscus Bucsek, 2014 . However, the new species can be distinguished from S. fuscus by the following combination of characters: larger and stronger distal process of the valva (vs smaller and narrower); irregular valva apex (vs. rounded); and valva with its distal process and distal saccular process of the same length (vs distal saccular process protrudes much further than the apex of valva’ distal process).

Description. Male morphology: Wingspan 14 mm, forewing length 6 mm. Eye black. Antenna bipectinate, gray. Labial palpus very thin, gray. Head, thorax, patagium, tegula, legs, and abdomen gray. Upperside of the forewing: ground color light gray; three basal black spots; antemedial line broad, dark gray; two postdiscal black spots followed by a dashed postmedial black line; dashed black line along termen. Upperside of the hindwing and underside of both wings gray. Male genitalia: Uncus long; tegumen v-shaped; saccus u-shaped. Valva long, with straight distal process apically; distal saccular process very large. Aedeagus broad; vesica with one very large, leaf-like, slightly curved spike with rounded base, other leaf-like spike of moderate size, and a rhombus-shaped sclerotized area. Female: Unknown.

Etymology. The species’ name indicates that it bears an external resemblance to S. fuscus .

Distribution. This species is not known beyond its type locality (Bajawa) in Central Flores.

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Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Stictane

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