3071
Author
Zelazny, B.
Author
Webb, M. D.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
3071
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journal article
11755334
Key to the species of
Rhotana
from
Australia
1. Forewings with a group of 7 to 8 prominent, round, black marks near hind margin (e.g.
Fig. 228f
)...................... 2
- Forewings without such marks........................................................................... 3
2. Margins of facial carinae contiguous at bases; forewings with bases of most median sectors conspicuously lined with narrow bands of infuscation; no orange forewing veins (
Fig. 228
).................
R. gressittorum
sp. nov.
(
R. pavo
group), p. 90
- Margins of facial carinae well separated throughout (
Fig. 234c
), forewings without conspicuous, narrow infuscated bands along bases of median sectors, some forewing veins orange.............
R. septemmaculata
Distant
(
R. pavo
group), p. 93
3. All forewing veins bright red........................................
R. haematoneura
Kirkaldy
(ungrouped), p. 99
- Few if any forewing veins bright red...................................................................... 4
4. Forewings red around last subcostal sector, apices of Ms1a, Ms2, Ms3, and Ms4 each with a small black spot (
Fig. 238f
).........................................................
R. quadrimaculata
Distant
(
R. quadrimaculata
group), p. 96
- Forewings without red mark around last subcostal sector, tips of Ms3 and Ms4 may each have a small dark spot (
Fig. 239f
), but tips of Ms1a and Ms2 always without such marks............................................................ 5
5. Forewings with short dark stripes near hind-margin along apical cross-veins between Cu, Cu1, Ms1a, and Ms1b, tips of apical lobes of male aedeagus blunt in dorsal view (
Fig. 246
).........................
R. mendax
sp. nov.
(ungrouped), p. 101
- Forewings without such short stripes, apical part of male aedeagus with two pointed processes (
Fig. 239
)..........................................................................
R. ramentosa
Distant
(
R. quadrimaculata
group), p. 96