Josia turgida Warren, 1905: 314 Generic Revision Of The Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 2: Josiini Miller, James S Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2009 2009-06-30 2009 321 675 1022 97B5W Warren Warren 1905 [233,480,1174,1197] Insecta Notodontidae Josia Animalia Lepidoptera 153 828 Arthropoda species turgida      Josia turgida Warren, 1905: 314.    TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Valencia.  TYPE: Syntype³ ( BMNH).   DISCUSSION:  Josia turgida, at one time considered a form of  J. aurifusa( Warren, 1905), was elevated to species status by Miller and Otero (1994), who found differences in female genitalia and larval coloring between the two. In retrospect, those differences seem so subtle that perhaps a single species (  J. aurifusa) should again be recognized. The  AurifusaGroup presents a strong candidate for DNA analyses, which might help in elucidating species boundaries throughout the clade. Larvae of  J. turgidawere reared in Venezuelaon the same two hosts utilized by  J. aurifusa— Passiflora capsularisand  P. rubra(table 6). A single specimen at the NMW, formerly in the Möschler Collection, was captured in Colombiain 1876.   DISTRIBUTION: Venezuela(AMNH, BMNH, IZA, OUMNH, USNM); Colombia (NMW).   DISSECTED: Syntype³ (genitalia slide no. JSM-645); ³, Venezuela, Barinas, Carr.vía Altamira,  650 m,  28 Jun 1992, leg. L.D. Otero, reared ex  Passiflora capsularis, AMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-596); ³, Venezuela, Aragua, Rancho Grandenear Maracay,  9 Sep 1946, AMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-601); ³, Venezuela, Puerto-Cabello, San Estevan,  6–7 1877, leg. Hahnel de Sagan, BMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-335);  ♀, Venezuela, Barinas, Carr.vía Altamira,  650 m,  28 Jun 1992, leg. L.D. Otero, reared ex  Passiflora capsularis, AMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-597);  ♀, Venezuela, Guacamaya, IZA(genitalia slide no. JSM-602);  ♀, Venezuela, San Esteban,  Jun 1909, leg. S.M. Klages, BMNH(genitalia slide no. JSM-336). 4.  MEGAERAGROUP The  MegaeraGroup contains two described species, one from Central America and one from South America (pl. 33), but additional undescribed taxa exist. In addition to showing an unusual wing pattern, this group is united by the following traits from genitalia (figs. 344, 345): costa of valva simple, forming a blunt process at apex; vesica long and wide, bearing extremely large, spinelike cornuti; male Tg8 approximately equal in width to St8, gradually tapered distally; DB moderately long, with a band of coarse internal spines; a large, concave, transverse sclerite near middle of CB; signum relatively small, almost round.  KEY TO  MEGAERAGROUP SPECIES Plate 33 1. Longitudinal FW stripe short, barely bent toward anal margin; vertex dark gray in central portion with narrow, orange-yellow lateral margins; male Lp3 elongate, over one-half as long as Lp2; costa of valva becoming gradually wider toward apex (fig. 345A);  vesica with a small patch of dentate cornuti at base, two robust, curved, spinelike cornuti distally (fig. 345C); DB elongate (fig. 345E); CB with a long, narrow spinose sclerite at base; FW length 512.0–13.5 mm ( French Guianaand VenezuelaS to Braziland Bolivia)...........  megaera(Fabricius) – Longitudinal FW stripe elongate, bent strongly toward anal margin; vertex orange-yellow, with a small patch of dark gray scales anteriorly; male Lp3 short, one-third as long as Lp2; costa the same width for its entire length (fig. 344A); vesica with short, spinelike cornuti at base, a set of large straight, spinelike cornuti distally (fig. 344D); DB short (fig. 344C); CB with a short, folded spinose sclerite at base; FW length 513.0– 15.5 mm ( HondurasN to southern Mexico)...................  integraWalker SPECIES INCLUDED AND MATERIAL EXAMINED JSM 153 828 JSM-645 1 syntype 1992-06-28 JSM L. D. Otero Venezuela 650 Altamira Carr. 153 828 JSM-596 1 Barinas syntype 1946-09-09 AMNH Venezuela Maracay 153 828 JSM-601 1 syntype 1877-07-06 BMNH Hahnel & de Sagan Venezuela San Estevan Puerto-Cabello 153 828 JSM-335 1 syntype 1992-06-28 JSM L. D. Otero Venezuela 650 Altamira Carr. 153 828 JSM-597 1 1 Barinas syntype IZA Venezuela Guacamaya 153 828 JSM-602 1 1 syntype 1909-06 BMNH S. M. Klages Venezuela San Esteban 153 828 JSM-336 1 1 syntype