New species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moth genus Camaegeria Strand, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Synanthedonini)
Author
Bartsch, Daniel
Author
Berg, Jutta
text
Zootaxa
2012
3181
28
46
journal article
45513
10.5281/zenodo.212257
6d0862c0-06bc-4507-96c9-66bc8a68fe9b
1175-5326
212257
Camaegeria polytelis
n. sp.
Figs. 16–17
,
34
Holotype
3 (
Figs. 16–17
):
Madagascar
Est: Moramanga, Andasibe, vic. Anevoka, Foret Pluviale de Maromiza NR, mountain ridge in disturbed primary forest,
1100–1150 m
, 18°58’12–18’’S, 48°27’18–54’’E,
14.XII.2006
, at pheromone, J. Berg & D. Bartsch leg. (
SMNS
).
Paratypes
(44): 1 3, same data as
holotype
,
15.XI.2004
(
SMNS
Gen.-Präp. 1057) (
Fig. 34
); 1 3, id.,
18.XI.2004
; 1 3, id., trail in disturbed primary forest,
18°58’16.6’’S
,
48°27’53.0’’E
,
950–1010 m
,
14.XI.2004
; 1 3, id.,
1150 m
, mountain-ridge in disturbed primary forest,
18°58’33’’S
,
48°27’45’’E
,
24.XI.2004
; 2 3, same locality as
holotype
,
7.XII.2006
; 2 3, id.,
8.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
11.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
12.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
14.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
1150 m
, mountain-ridge in disturbed primary forest,
18°58’33’’S
,
48°27’45’’E
,
3.XII.2006
; 3 3, id.,
6.XII.2006
; 2 3, id.,
17.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
1100–1150 m
,
11.XII.2006
; 2 3, id.,
1110 m
, clearing on mountain-ridge in primary forest,
18°58’27’’S
,
48°27’58’’E
,
10.XII.2006
; 1 3, vic. Andasibe, garden of hotel Feon n’y Ala S/W Foret de Analmazaotra NP.,
800 m
,
18°56’53.3’’S
48°25’08.2’’E
,
18.XII.2006
; 4 3, id.,
19.XII.2006
; 2 3, id.,
20.XII.2006
; 1 3, id.,
21.XII.2006
, J. Berg & D. Bartsch leg. (
SMNS
,
MNHP
). 6 3,
Madagascar
, Tolongoina, Foret d‘ Amboasara,
965 m
,
21°35’03.3’’S
,
47°29’13.7’’E
,
6.XI.2006
; 11 3, id.,
922 m
,
21°35’06.6’’S
,
47°29’13.7’’E
,
11.XI.2006
, leg. K. Schütte (
CRH
). The specimens were attracted by artificial pheromones from late morning to early afternoon.
Etymology.
From ancient Greek polyteles (= magnificent).
Description.
Medium sized species with alar expanse
19–24 mm
, forewing 8.5–11.0 mm, antenna 7.0–9.5 mm, body
11–15 mm
. Head with labial palp orange-yellow, distal half of second palpomere dorsally and laterally and terminal palpomere laterally black; frons covered with smooth, broad scales, blackish-grey with pearly gloss, white adjacent to the eye; hair-like scales of vertex broad, glossy black; between antenna and ocellus an orangeyellow spot; antenna black, dorsally with white subapical spot or with narrow white, apically extending stripe; pericephalic scales orange-yellow, dorsally mixed with black. Thorax dorsally black, ventrally and laterally orange; patagia glossy black; tegula black, anterior part and inner margin orange-yellow; mesothorax with fine orange-yellow dorso-medial line, posteriorly mottled with orange scales; metathorax with scarce orange scales. Abdomen long and slender; tergites 1 and 2 black, dorso-medially orange-red; tergite 3 black with narrow orange-red posterior margin; tergites 4 and 5 orange-red dorso-anteriorly with black spot; tergites 6 and 7 dorsally black, laterally mottled with orange-red; sternites 1–6 orange-yellow with pale whitish gloss, sternite 7 black; anal tuft black, long and slender, scales with greyish-white tip, laterally and ventrally some orange-red scales. Foreleg orange-yellow, somewhat lighter than other legs; mid- and hindleg bright orange with coxa orange-yellow, femur proximally and tibia distally with glossy black spot; tibia and first tarsomere of hindleg entirely covered with rough, hair-like scales. Forewing narrow; transparent areas large; longitudinal transparent area long, extending to discal spot; external transparent area six-partite; apical area narrow, interspace between veins R3–M2 with some orange-brown scales; veins, margins and costal area black; discal spot slender, black, distally somewhat orange-brown; anal vein basaly orange-red; underside proximally yellow; discal spot, except for proximal margin and area between vein R1– R3 more or less orange-red. Hindwing broader than forewing; veins, margins and discal spot black, the latter very small, triangular, reaching M2. Fringe of both wings greyish-black. The female is unknown. The male genitalia (
Fig. 34
) with a rather long and narrow valva, distally somewhat pointed, about 3 times longer than broad, the bald area shorter than 1/3 of the total length; saccus short and narrow, apically rounded; phallus narrow, nearly as long as valva, apically with distinct tooth; vesica long and narrow, proximally somewhat enlarged, apically tapering with sclerotised dorsal band.
Diagnosis.
Similar to
Camaegeria xanthomos
and
C. sylvestralis
(for differentiation see below).