Taxonomic changes of some neotropical species of Arctiini Leach (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Author
Beccacece, Hernán Mario
Author
Zapata, Adriana Inés
text
Zootaxa
2017
4272
3
421
429
journal article
32936
10.11646/zootaxa.4272.3.7
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Melese paranensis
Dognin, 1911
(
Fig. 7
)
Melese flavescens
Joicey & Talbot, 1918
syn. n.
(
Fig. 8
)
Melese paranensis
Dognin, 1911
: 15
was described based on a male
holotype
from
Misiones
,
Argentina
, deposited in
USNM
(
Fig. 7
).
Melese flavescens
Joicey & Talbot, 1918
: 268
; pl. 1, f. 11 was described based on a male
holotype
from
Misiones
,
Argentina
according to
Hampson
(1920)
is deposited in
NHUK
(
Fig. 8
). The
holotype
of the latter species is faded, but both the discal spot in the distal end of the discal cell and the three irregular spots at the base of the forewing are evident, similarly to the
holotype
of
M. paranensis
. Several males of
M. paranensis
from the
type
locality were examined. The three irregular spots on the forewing were found to present variations. Females are larger than males and the discal spot on forewings is reduced to a dot or even absent (
Figs. 18, 21
). The male genitalia dissected match with
M. paranensis
(
Watson 1971
)
(
Figs. 19, 20
). Furthermore, there is no information of the close vicinity and similarity with
M. paranensis
in the description provided by
Joicey & Talbot (1918)
. The only
M. flavescens
specimen present in a collection is the
holotype
. Therefore, this holotype is either an aberration or a faded specimen of
M. paranensis
.
Material
examined.
Argentina
,
Misiones
:
1 ♀
:
Iguazú
X-1928
,
A. Breyer
leg. (
MLP
) (
Figs. 18, 21
)
. 1 ♀:
14- XI-1928
(MLP).
1 ♂
: [Puerto]
Bemberg
,
XII-1938
,
K. Hayward
leg. (
MLP
)
. 1 ♂: Candelaria department - L. N. Alem,
XI-1953
, Gaitopulo (MACN) (
Figs. 19, 20
).
2 ♂
:
Esmeralda Provincial Park
,
505 m
,
18-I-2012
,
S 26°53'39''
W 53°52'44''
,
H.M. Beccacece
,
A.I. Zapata
,
G. San Blas
,
M.E. Drewniak
&
N. Villafañe
leg. (
MZUC
)
.
1 ♀
:
Moconá Provincial Park
,
433 m
,
18-I-2012
,
S 27°09'
17
W 53°53'31''
,
H.M. Beccacece
,
A.I. Zapata
,
G. San Blas
,
M.E. Drewniak
&
N. Villafañe
leg. (
MZUC
)
. 1 ♂: idem locality,
16-III-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 3 ♂: idem locality,
01-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 2 ♂: idem locality,
05-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂ and 2 ♀: idem locality,
07-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 2 ♂ and 2 ♀: idem locality,
12-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 2 ♂ and 1 ♀: idem locality,
13-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 5 ♂ and 2 ♀: idem locality,
14-IV-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂: idem locality,
25-VI-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 3 ♂: idem locality,
26-VI-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂: idem locality,
27-VI-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂ and 2 ♀: idem locality,
27-VI-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 4 ♂ and 1 ♀: idem locality,
30-VI-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 2 ♀: idem locality,
01-VII-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 5 ♂: idem locality,
01-VII- 2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♀: idem locality,
03-VII-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂: idem locality,
05-VII-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂: idem locality,
01-VIII-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 3 ♀: idem locality,
01-VIII-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC). 1 ♂: idem locality,
21-X-2016
, E. Krauczuk leg. (MZUC).