Descriptions of two new genera and six new species of ghost-moths (Lepidoptera Hepialoidea: Hepialidae) from south-eastern and southern Brazil
Mielke, Carlos G. C.
Grehan, John R.
Koike, Ricardo M.
Zootaxa
2021
2021-08-13
5020
3
561
580
Mielke & Grehan & Koike, 2021
Mielke & Grehan & Koike
2021
[151,398,1446,1473]
Insecta
Hepialidae
Agripialus
Animalia
Lepidoptera
3
564
Arthropoda
species
variabilis
sp. nov.
( Figs 2–4, 21, 29, 32, 37, 52)
Type material. Holotype ♀( Figs 2a–b): Brazil– SC [ Santa Catarina], Urubici, Santa Bárbara, 1360 m, 25.- 27.XII.2019, 28° 8’30.70’’ S, 49° 38’6.84’’ W, C. Mielke& E. Joerkeleg./ 41.065 Col. C. Mielke/ HOLOTYPUS, Agripialus variabilisC. Mielke, Grehan & Koike, 2021/ ( DZUP). Paratypes( 7♀). BRAZIL. Paraná: 2♀, Curitiba: 4.II.1975( CGCM 15.404( MGCL)); 18.II.1975, V. O. Becker leg. ( CGCM 15.746( CGCM)). Santa Catarina: 1♀, São Bento do Sul, Rio Natal, 4.IX.1999, A. Rank leg. ( CGCM 7261( CGCM)); 2♀, same locality and collector as the holotype, 1.–3.II.2019( CGCM 38.744( CGCM), CGCM 38.764( DZUP)); 1♀, São Joaquim, 22–24.I.1983, 1400 m, V. Becker leg. ( CGCM 15.036( CGCM)). Rio Grande do Sul: 1♀, 28–31.I.2000, São José dos Ausentes, Silveira, 1200 m, A. Moser leg. ( CGCM 3.652( CGCM)).
Diagnosis. Distinguished from its most similar species by differences in the shape of the subrectangular subanal plate, particularly the narrow lobate dorso-posterior corner, and the narrower (by about half) ductus bursae ( Fig. 52).
Description. Male. Unknown. Female( Figs 2–4, 21, 29, 32, 37, 52). Head. Antenna with ~42 antennomeres. Basal and distal labial palpomeres equal in length, second segment one and a half to two times longer. Thorax. Forewing length: 15–22 mm, wingspan: 35–45 mm. Wing ornamentation as shown in Figs 2–4. Genitalia( Fig. 52). Dorsal plates connected by thickened membranous cuticle or by a narrow sclerotised bar. Dorsal plate subrectangular with shallow convex lateral edge; shallow dorsal, ventral, and medial edges with lobe shaped dorsal corner. Lamella antevaginalis weakly sclerotized, in some cases with a ventrally oriented anterior tip. Subanal plate slightly sclerotised, subrectangular. Ductus bursae length subequal to corpus bursae. Geographical distribution. Knownfrom southern Brazilin eastern Paraná, Santa Catarinaand northeastern Rio Grande do Sulat altitude ranging from 800 to 1400 m( Figs 58, 62).
Host plants. Unknown.
Etymology. The proposed specific name alludes to variation in the ornamentation of the forewing dorsally ( Figs 2a, 3–4). It is treated as an adjective in the nominative singular.
2019-12-25
2019-12-27
2019-12-25
C. Mielke & E. Joerke & Col. C. Mielke
Brazil
1360
-28.141861
Santa Barbara
1
-49.635235
Urubici
3
564
1
1
Santa Catarina
holotype
DZUP
Brazil
3
564
1
Santa Catarina
holotype
[199,596,1662,1689]
Brazil
Parana
3
564
7
7
Parana
paratype
[609,1159,1662,1689]
1975-02-04
MGCL
Brazil
Curitiba
3
564
CGCM 15.404
2
2
Parana
paratype
1975-02-18
CGCM
V. O. Becker
Brazil
3
564
CGCM 15.746
1
Parana
paratype
1999-09-04
CGCM
A. Rank
Brazil
Rio Natal
Sao Bento do Sul
3
564
CGCM 7261
1
1
Santa Catarina
paratype
2019-02-01
2019-02-03
2019-02-01
CGCM, DZUP
A. Rank
Brazil
Rio Natal
Sao Bento do Sul
3
564
CGCM 38.744, CGCM 38.764
2
2
Santa Catarina
holotype
[352,1285,1770,1797]
1983-01-22
1983-01-24
1983-01-22
CGCM
V. Becker
Brazil
1400
Sao Joaquim
3
564
CGCM 15.036
1
1
Santa Catarina
paratype
2000-01-28
2000-01-31
2000-01-28
CGCM
Sao Jose dos Ausentes & Silveira & A. Moser
Brazil
1200
Rio Grande do Sul
3
564
CGCM 3.652
1
1
Rio Grande do Sul
paratype
Brazil
1100
Known
4
565
1
Parana