A new species of Dodia Dyar (Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from central Canada
Author
Schmidt, Christian
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Author
Macaulay, Douglas
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ZooKeys
2009
2009-05-12
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9
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.9.150
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1313–2970
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Key to North American
Dodia
species
1 Forewing an even, translucent grey, without transverse bands; width of male valve at midpoint greater than ¼ total length of valve; vesica with two clusters of spines, one at apex and one at base; female corpus bursae slightly constricted medially....................................................................
D. kononenkoi
– Forewing with light and dark transverse bands; width of male valve at midpoint ¼ or less total length of valve; vesica with single apical cluster of spines (
Figs. 6, 7
); numerous smaller peg-like spinules may also be present (
Fig. 6
); female corpus bursae oval, wider posteriorly than anteriorly........................
2
2 Forewing transverse bands meeting posterior margin at right angles; known only from dry, rocky tundra habitat in the
Yukon
(male unknown) ............. .................................................................................................
D. verticalis
– Forewing transverse bands meeting anal margin at acute angle, running more or less parallel to outer margin; occurring in wet tundra and boreal peat bogs ............................................................................................................
3
3 Forewing and thorax markings varying from nearly unmarked to moderately contrasting (subapical pale dash always contrasting), but never with basal and antemedial area paler than outer half of wing (
Fig. 1
); male valve apex with two short, blunt projections (
Fig. 4
); juxta wider than long (
Fig. 4a
); inflated vesica approximately as long as aedeagus (
Fig. 6
).........................
D. albertae
– Forewing and thorax contrastingly marked in mouse grey and whitish-grey banding, with basal and antemedial area noticeably paler than outer half of wing (
Figs. 2
, 3); male valve apex strongly bifurcate, with 2 longer narrower prongs (
Fig. 5
); juxta longer than wide (
Fig. 5a
); inflated vesica 2/3 or less length of aedeagus (
Fig. 7
) ........................................................
D. tarandus