Revision of Zaphanta Dyarı 1910 (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae: Zaphantinae) ı with descriptions of nine new species
Author
St Laurent, Ryan A.
Author
Giusti, Alessandro
text
Journal of Natural History
2019
2019-07-17
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19
1209
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journal article
10.1080/00222933.2019.1634772
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Keys to species of
Zaphanta
Considering that external morphology of most
Zaphanta
species is rather homogeneous, we offer a key to all
Zaphanta
species based on male genital morphology
1. Costal valva base modified with variably shaped projections (
Figures 25
, 30, 31 and 35–37) .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Costal valva base not modified as above, simple (
Figures 27–29
and
32–34
) ............ 2
2. Distal tip of phallus ventrally projected (
Figures 25–33
and
35–37
) ............................... 3 Distal tip of phallus flat (
Figure 34
) ............................... ...............................
Z. beckeri
sp. nov.
3. Subuncal projection tooth- or blade-like (
Figures 27
, 28, 32 and 33) ............................. 4 Subuncal projection wider than uncus, flattened, duckbill-like (
Figure 29
) ........................ .............................................................................................................................................
Z. anas
sp. nov.
4. Subuncal projection blunt, tooth-like, not blade or spine-like nor approaching uncus in length (
Figures 27 and 28
) ............................................................................................................ 5 Subuncal projection thin, sharp, blade-like (
Figures 32 and 33
) ....................................... 6
5. Subuncal projection, thick, broader than and nearly touching tip of uncus (
Figure 28
) .......................................................................................................................................
Z. rawlinsi
sp. nov.
Subuncal projection somewhat variable in shape, but never wider than nor nearly touching uncus tip (
Figure 27
) ........................................................................................
Z. fraterna
6. Subuncus projection not reaching farther than half length of uncus (
Figure 32
) ............ .........................................................................................................................................
Z. stiletto
sp. nov.
Subuncus projection extending beyond half length of uncus, nearly reaching uncus tip (
Figure 33
) ................................................. .................................................
Z. machaera
sp. nov.
7. Costal base of valvae with dense setae (do not confuse with thick spines) (
Figures 30
, 31 and 35–37) .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Costal base of valva with dense spines (
Figure 25
) ..............................................
Z. infantilis
8. Subuncal projections paired, sharp spines (
Figures 30 and 31
) ........................................ 9 Subuncal region with weakly sclerotised ribbon-like structure (
Figures 35–37
) ....... 10
9. Costal base of valvae with tusk-like projections, valvae mesally without region of dense setae (
Figure 30
) ................................................................................
Z. elephanta
sp. nov.
Costal base of valvae without tusk-like projections, valvae mesally with region of dense setae (
Figure 31
) .................................... ....................................
Z. elephanticula
sp. nov.
10. Uncus usually weakly sclerotised, often deeply bidentate, phallus distally very narrow and widely splayed, appearing forked; subuncal region with diamond-shaped ribbon of sclerotisation (
Figure 37
) ..........................................................................
Z. bahiana
sp. nov.
Uncus usually well sclerotised, weakly if at all bidentate; phallus may be somewhat distally splayed but does not appear deeply forked; subuncal region with V-shaped ribbon of sclerotisation (
Figures 35 and 36
) ..............................................
Z. acuta
sp. nov.