Annotated list of Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) from Trinidad and Tobago, with the description of a new species of Cicinnus Blanchard, 1852 and taxonomic notes
Author
St Laurent, Ryan A.
Author
Cock, Matthew J. W.
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Zootaxa
2017
4268
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53
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journal article
33054
10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.3
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Trogoptera belilia
Schaus, 1928
(
Fig. 24
)
Type
locality.
Brazil
:
Amazonas
[
USNM
,
syntype
examined]
Trogoptera
, like
Druentica
and
Lacosoma
above, is a poorly studied genus, with numerous similar species, potential synonymies, and undescribed cryptic taxa. However, we are aware of at least two specimens (one male, one female, we only figure the putative female of this species) from
Trinidad
that closely match a
syntype
of
T. belilia
in the
USNM
. Pending additional information regarding
Trogoptera
from
Trinidad
, we maintain our determinations of these two specimens as
T. belilia
and consider it present on the island. The genitalia preparation of the
syntype
of
T. belilia
in the
USNM
is missing and thus the identity of this species will remain in question until topotypical material can be examined.
Material examined.
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
total)
TRINIDAD
:
1 ♀
,
Off Saunders Road
,
Inniss Field
, at beginning of track to dam, c.
50 m
:
17.V.1999
,
M.J.W. Cock
[
leg.
], MV light, dusk–2210h (
MJWC
)
.
♂
, [additional label data besides “
Trinidad
” not available for this study] (
AMNH
)
.