On the taxonomy of the genus Afrasura Durante, 2009, with description of a new species from Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-17
4608
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4608.1.10
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Siccia terlineata
(
Durante, 2009
)
,
comb. nov.
(
Figs 9
,
22
)
Afrasura terlineata
Durante, 2009
,
Zootaxa
2280: 49, figs 32, 72 (
Type
locality: “
Ethiopia
, Langano lake,
7°32’N
,
38°31’E
,
1580 m
a.s.l.”).
Remark.
The male of
S. terlineata
is unknown. Nevertheless, according to the female genitalia structure (the sclerotized ductus bursae (in
Afrasura
ductus bursae is subdivided into antrum and membranous anterior part), the presence of the postero-lateral sclerotized area in the corpus bursae, the presence of the lateral band-like signum, and the elongate and twisted appendix bursae) and the forewing coloration and pattern,
terlineata
clearly belongs to the genus
Siccia
and is closely related to
Siccia conformis
Hampson, 1914
. The genitalia of the female
holotype
of
S. terlineata
(
Fig. 15
) differs only slightly from that of
S. conformis
(
Fig. 16
), rendering this taxon presumably to be just a synonym of the widespread and polymorphic
S. conformis
. To clarify the status of
S. terlineata
, examination of its male is necessary.
Distribution.
The species is known from its
type
locality only, Lake Langano in Central
Ethiopia
.