Brazilian Sesiidae in the collection of the Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany (Lepidoptera) Author Eichlin, Thomas D. Author Kinnee, Scott A. text Zootaxa 2002 108 1 15 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.155810 1b4c7655-1b1d-40b6-996a-a6eda1671f9a 1175­5326 155810 Carmenta aerosa (Zukowsky) Synanthedon aerosa Zukowsky, 1936 : 1236 . Diagnosis. Wing length 8.5 mm ( Fig. 1 ). Most noticeable on the abdomen are the bright, narrow orange bands and bright orange laterally and ventrally. The wings are mostly clear. Redescription. Head with vertex brown black; front gray, white laterally; (occipital fringe not visible due to presence of fungus); labial palpus orange, brown black apically; antenna with pale orange on apical fourth. Thorax with much bright orange laterally above and beneath wing bases. Abdomen dorsally brown black with narrow bands on posterior edge of segments 2­4 and 7, bands bright orange; bright orange laterally and ventrally. Legs with forecoxa pale orange; femora brown black; tibiae bright orange, except brown black between spur pairs on hindtibia; tarsi brown black. Forewing mostly hyaline, apical margin somewhat broad, margins and discal spot brown black, bright orange at wing base; ventrally with orange powdering on costal margin, pale yellow sparsely on apical margin. Hindwing hyaline, bright orange basally. Genitalia ( Fig. 17 ) with valvae elongate, narrow, bare area greatly reduced; saccus about one­third length of valvae; scopula androconialis long, about one­half length of valvae. Distribution. Known only from the type locality: BRAZIL : Itatiaya. Type . aerosa : Lectotype male ­ BRAZIL : " 16­17 mm . Brazil , Itatiaya, December. Types : Coll. MARTEN." One additional paralectotype (male ­ head missing) has the following labels: "3; Marten, aerosa ; Type , S. aerosa Zuk. ; 56 (red circle), Itatiaya, 28.12.25 ; 28.XII.25 , Mar., Bl..... (handwritten, unreadable); Saarbrücken; Genitalia Slide by M.R. Papp, CDA #325." Remarks. A male from the Senkenberg Museum, Frankfurt labeled "Syn. Type " does not fit the orginal description by Zukowsky nor match the Lectotype and is not considered to be a paralectotype of aerosa .