Description of five new Lophocampa Harris from the Dominican Republic (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae)
Author
Vincent, Benoit
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-22
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4780.1.4
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Lophocampa perezgelaberti
new species
Figs. 1, 2
,
9, 11
&
22
Type
material.
Holotype—
♂
,
Dominican Republic
,
La Vega
,
Route de Valle Nuevo
à
Constanza Km
10, 2015 m
,
15-VIII-2007
,
N 18°50,123’
W 70°41,677’
,
J. Haxaire
and
O. Paquit
leg
. prep gen BV 452.
Deposited
in
MNHN
.
Additional material.
Paratypes
,
♀
, same data as holotype, genitalia dissected by
B. Vincent.
n° BV 449
.
1♂
, same data as holotype, genitalia dissected by
B. Vincent.
n° BV 460
;
1♀
, same data as holotype,
Barcode ID
ARCTD 262-12,
Sample ID
BEVI1567
;
7♂
,
Dominican Republic
,
La Vega
,
Road la Cienaga
to
Constanza
pK 13,
N 19°00’39,9’’
W 70°50’13,1’’
,
1808m
,
25-II-2019
,
J. Haxaire
&
O. Paquit
leg, all in BVC
.
Description.
Head
. Antenna bipectinate, gray, darker at the base. Frons brown, Vertex white with the central area black. Palpi erected brown.
Thorax
. Patagias white with the central area black. Pterygodes white with the exception of the base and the inner edge black.
Thorax yellowish dorsally and ventrally. Legs alternating yellowish and brownish areas, with the exception of the internal angle of the anterior legs black.
Forewing
. (Lenght:
16 mm
; Wingspan:
34 mm
). Yellowish with presence of a series of bands organized as follows: a post basal band complete, whitish underlined with brown. A median band complete and irregular, whitish underlined with brown. It builds on the reniform spot. Between this spot and the costa, a yellowish area. Post median band irregular, narrow and whitish. Submarginal band sinusoidal, whitish, slightly contrasted. In the costal area, these bands are contrasted with a darker coloration.
Hindwing
. Whitish with the exception of the submarginal area brownish.
Abdomen
. Grayish dorsally, whitish ventrally.
Male Genitalia
. identical to
L. occidentalis
n. sp.
and
L. desotoi
n. sp.
but distinguished by a narrower and elongated uncus. The protuberances of the transtilla are narrower and longer, exceeding the base of the uncus.
Description of the female
paratype
.
Female identical to male excepted the following differences:
Antennae with flagellomeres shorter than male. Wingspan and lenght of the forewing slightly larger, respectively
41 mm
and
19 mm
.
Genitalia
. identical to
L. desotoi
n. sp.
but distinguished by a ductus bursae not sclerotized, barely swollen, very narrow and elongated.
Early stages
: Unknown
Etymology.
Lophocampa perezgelaberti
n. sp.
is named in honor of Dr Daniel Perez-Gelabert in recognition of his very important contribution to the knowledge of the entomofauna of the island of Hispaniola and of
the Dominican
Republic in particular.
Distribution.
Lophocampa perezgelaberti
n. sp.
is only known from the vicinity of the city of Constanza at a high altitude around
2000m
.