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Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) Rob de Vos The Nyctemera clatrathum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Callimorphini) is revised. It consists of seven species, occurring on New Guinea and surrounding islands, of which three are new to science: Nyctemera giloloensis sp. n., N. oninica sp. n. and N. dauila sp. n. Two taxa are synonymized: Leptosoma absurdum Swinhoe, 1892 syn. n. of Leptosoma clathratum Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863 and Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904 syn. n. of Nyctemera mesolychna Meyrick, 1889. Lectotypes are designated for Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904 and Deilemera absurdum latimargo Rothschild 1915. Adults and genitalia of all species are figured and distribution maps are presented. Rob de Vos, Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam, dept. Entomology, Plantage Middenlaan 64, NL-1018 DH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. rvos@science.uva.nl. Introduction genitalia and the wing pattern. The N. clathratum The genus Nyctemera Hübner, [1820] s.l. is a large complex is distinguished from the baulus complex heterogeneous taxon with many species in South- by the more or less slender and short valva proc- east Asia. The few species in Africa that previously esses of almost equal length, while in the baulus were considered to belong to Nyctemera recently complex the costal process and apical http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Brill

Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie , Volume 150 (1): 16 – Jan 1, 2007

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0040-7496
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10.1163/22119434-900000211
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Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) Rob de Vos The Nyctemera clatrathum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Callimorphini) is revised. It consists of seven species, occurring on New Guinea and surrounding islands, of which three are new to science: Nyctemera giloloensis sp. n., N. oninica sp. n. and N. dauila sp. n. Two taxa are synonymized: Leptosoma absurdum Swinhoe, 1892 syn. n. of Leptosoma clathratum Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863 and Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904 syn. n. of Nyctemera mesolychna Meyrick, 1889. Lectotypes are designated for Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904 and Deilemera absurdum latimargo Rothschild 1915. Adults and genitalia of all species are figured and distribution maps are presented. Rob de Vos, Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam, dept. Entomology, Plantage Middenlaan 64, NL-1018 DH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. rvos@science.uva.nl. Introduction genitalia and the wing pattern. The N. clathratum The genus Nyctemera Hübner, [1820] s.l. is a large complex is distinguished from the baulus complex heterogeneous taxon with many species in South- by the more or less slender and short valva proc- east Asia. The few species in Africa that previously esses of almost equal length, while in the baulus were considered to belong to Nyctemera recently complex the costal process and apical

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

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