Pseudothyretes obscurus Przybylowicz 2015, SP. NOV.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Strong sexual dimorphism unraveled by DNA analysis - towards a better understanding of Pseudothyretes classification (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Figure 6. Pseudothyretes sp., labial palpus: A, Pseudothyretes carnea, male; B, Pseudothyretes erubescens, male; C, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis, male; D, Pseudothyretes mirus sp. nov., male; E, Pseudothyretes nigrita, male; F, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov., male; G, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, male; H, P. carnea, female; I, P. kamitugensis, female; J, P. mirus sp. nov., female; K, P. obscurus sp. nov., female; L, P. perpusilla, female.
Figure 2. Pseudothyretes sp. male habitus: A, Pseudothyretes carnea (Luki Mayumbe, Nature Reserve, DRC); B, Pseudothyretes erubescens (Gatamayiu Forest, Kenya); C, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis (Gitega, Burundi); D, Pseudothyretes mirus sp. nov., holotype with labels; E, Pseudothyretes nigrita (Kallinzu Forest, Uganda); F, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov., holotype with labels; G, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, dark form (Kakum National Park, Ghana); H, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, light form (Kakum National Park, Ghana); I, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, intermediate form (Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda).
Figure 4. Pseudothyretes sp. male genitalia (A–G) and female genitalia (H–L): A, Pseudothyretes carnea, holotype of Pseudothyretes rubicundula; B, Pseudothyretes erubescens (Ruhuruini National Park, Kenya); C, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis (Kakamega Forest, Kenya); D, Pseudothyretes mirus sp. nov. (Mieri, Cameroon); E, Pseudothyretes nigrita (Multoanga, DRC); F, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov., holotype; G, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, holotype; H, P. carnea; I, P. kamitugensis; J, P. mirus sp. nov.; K, P. obscurus sp. nov.; L, P. perpusilla.
Figure 5. Pseudothyretes sp., phallus: A, Pseudothyretes carnea; B, Pseudothyretes erubescens; C, Pseudothyretes mirus sp. nov.; D, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis; E, Pseudothyretes nigrita; F, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov.; G, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis, basal portion of vesica with cornuti; H, Pseudothyretes perpusilla; I, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov., basal portion of vesica without cornuti.
Figure 3. Pseudothyretes sp. female habitus: A, Pseudothyretes carnea, holotype; B, Pseudothyretes kamitugensis (Kakamega Forest, Kenya); C, Pseudothyretes mirus sp. nov. (Kalamba, DRC); D, Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov. (Putu Range, Liberia); E, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, light form (Bunso Arboretum, Ghana); F, Pseudothyretes perpusilla, dark form (Kakum National Park, Ghana).
Figure 8. Abundance of Pseudothyretes obscurus sp. nov. in different months of the year.
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