Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Author Bernard Landry text Revue suisse de Zoologie 2016 123 2 315 399 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.155309 b195c5ca-7f2b-4f1b-a9a9-c1095c95d012 0035-418 155309 9ED8B8D5-ADA1-4B53-A1D3-0F75F889A179 Marasmia trapezalis ( Guenée, 1854 ) Figs 33, 34 , 112 , 158 Salbia trapezalis Guenée, 1854 : 200 . Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée) : Peck et al. , 1998 : 227 . ‒ Causton et al. , 2006 : 141 . ‒ Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2015 . Material examined Holotype : ♂ from Sierra Leone without abdomen ( BMNH ). Other specimens : 6 ♂ , 10 ♀ from the Galápagos Islands : – Isabela : Sierra Negra, 11 km N Puerto Villamil, GPS: S 00° 87.613’ , W 91° 00.903’ ; ± 15 km N P[uer] to Villamil. – San Cristóbal : El Junco, east side, GPS: 654 m elev[ation]., S 00° 53.734’ , W 89° 28.727’ . – Santa Cruz : Charles Darwin Research Station, Barranco, 20 m elev.; low agriculture zone, GPS: S 00°42.132’ , W 90° 19.156’ ; NNW Bella Vista, GPS: 225 m elev., S 00° 41.293’ , W 90° 19.665’ ; Finca Vilema, 2 km W Bella Vista; Los Gemelos. – Santiago : Aguacate [camp], 520 m elev.; Central [camp], 700 m elev. Deposited in CDRS and MHNG . Diagnosis: The three straight lines of the hindwing, the basal two slightly interrupted ( Figs 33, 34 ), represent a unique diagnostic character with regard to the other Spilomelinae species of the Galápagos . The wingspan based on the Galápagos specimens examined is 19-21 mm . Biology: The larva is recorded to feed on a wide variety of plants of the family Poaceae , including rice, millet, sugar cane, and sorghum ( Robinson et al ., 2014 ). In the Galápagos specimens have been collected from the littoral zone up to about 1000 m in elevation in a diverse range of habitats, and from February until May. Distribution: Based on BMNH specimens this species is found in the Neotropical region in Argentina , Dominican Republic , and Jamaica . Patterson et al . (2015) record it from Florida , Texas and a few other states of the south east USA . It was described from Sierra Leone and has been recorded widely in Africa (BMNH specimens; De Prins & De Prins, 2015 ). It is also known from India and Myanmar ( Robinson et al ., 2014 ). On the Galápagos the species has been collected on Isabela , San Cristóbal , Santa Cruz , and Santiago . Remarks: Marasmia trapezalis was described from a male from Sierra Leone . The genitalia on the slide preparation of the lectotype of Botys creonalis Walker, 1859 (BMNH), a synonym of M. trapezalis , are identical to those of a dissected female from Sierra Leone , and of those of a female from the Galápagos ( Fig. 158 ). lectotype is designated here for Botys creonalis Walker, 1859 , described from Santo Domingo on the basis of two specimens. This female lectotype bears the following labels: 1-‘Type’ [circular, green bordered, typed], 2- ‘St. Dom. / 55.1’ [typed]; 3- ‘ Pyralidae / Brit. Mus. / Slide. / 6402’ [typed in red, except for hand written number in black ink]; 4- ‘Photographed / B. M. Negative’ [typed, except for cross bar]; 5- ‘55. BOTYS CREONALIS .’ [typed, folded]; 6- ‘Lecto/ type’ [circular, marine blue bordered, typed]; 7- ‘ LECTOTYPE / Botys / creonalis / Walker / Des. B. Landry, 2000’ [typed except for name and last two zeros]. The second syntype is designated paralectotype ; it is a dissected female ( Pyralidae Brit. Mus. Slide. 6404).