Chrostosoma exomelan, Zerny, 1912

Pinheiro, L. R. & Gaal-Haszler, S., 2015, Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status, Zootaxa 3925 (4), pp. 505-535 : 526

exomelan Zerny, 1912

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Cosmosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911: 31 (preoccupied). Holotype female, by monotypy: COLOMBIA, Cundinamarca, La Palma, August 1902 (M. de Mathan); with six labels: "La Palma, Cundinamarca, Aug. 0 3. (Mathan)"; " Type "; "Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1"; " Cosmosoma mathani Type Rothsch."; "Kb-Dia-Nr. 417 B. Kreusel dok."; and “BMNH(E) 1475632” (BMNH) [examined].

Cosmosoma exomelan Zerny, 1912a: 70 .

Current combination. Chrostosoma exomelan ( Zerny, 1912a) , comb. nov.

Condition of the type. Both antennae broken, the right proximally, the left medially. Wings slightly worn.

Remarks. Zerny (1912a) created this name as the objective replacement name for Cosmosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911 , a junior primary homonym of Cosmosoma mathani Rothschild, 1910 . This action was ignored by Hampson (1914, 1915), who also erroneously mentioned a male type for C. mathani Rothschild, 1911 . Draudt (1915) recognized the homonymy and adopted the name C. exomelan for C. mathani Rothschild, 1911 .

The new combination in Chrostosoma Hübner , [1819] of this species and others previously placed in Cosmosoma Hübner , [1823] is discussed in Pinheiro & Duarte (2013). Chrostosoma exomelan is here maintained in this genus merely because it is not possible at this moment to ascertain its taxonomic placement, which is almost certainly not in Chrostosoma . This species closely resembles one of the female phenotypes of Phoenicoprocta vacillans (Walker, 1856) .

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 48. 25) Calonotos acutipennis (Paralectotype); 26) Calonotos aequimaculatus (Lectotype); 27) Calonotos aequimaculatus (Paralectotype); 28) Phoenicoprocta rubriventris [sic] amazonica (Lectotype); 29) Calonotos angustipennis (Lectotype); 30) Pseudosphex deceptans (Lectotype); 31) Pseudosphex fuscus (Holotype); 32) Agyrta grandimacula (Holotype); 33) Psilopleura meridionalis (Holotype); 34) Phoenicoprocta vacillans f. nigricoxa (Lectotype); 35) Psilopleura pentheri (Holotype); 36) Sphecosoma perconstrictum (Holotype); 37) Saurita pilipennis (Lectotype); 38) Ichoria pyrrhonota (Holotype); 39) Abrochia spitzi (Lectotype); 40) Ichoria thyrassia (Holotype); 41) Autochloris vetusta (Holotype); 42) Lencotmemis [sic] vincentia (Holotype); 43) Only specimen of Heliura zonata ab. aurantiaca; 44) One of the four specimens of Aclytia reducta ab. deleta; 45) One of the eight specimens of Mesothen pyrrhina ab. derubrata; 46) Saurita clandestina (Holotype); 47) Cosmosoma exomelan (Holotype); 48) Cosmosoma flavothoracides (Lectotype). Scale bars: 1 cm.