Heliura hagmanni, Zerny, 1931

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 : 512-513

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.4.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9DD2FEF8-6EB9-4561-9490-40C0ECFD7300

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6091985

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A6E84C-FF9D-FFD8-EC8E-4258B156FEC5

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Heliura hagmanni
status

 

hagmanni Zerny, 1931

( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 1 – 24. 1 )

Heliura hagmanni Zerny, 1931a: 257 . Lectotype hereby designated, female: [ BRAZIL, Pará, Santarém], Taperinha; with two labels: printed label “Taperinha b. Santarem, G. Hagmann” with handwritten date on the underside “ix.’22”, and handwritten label “ Heliura hagmanni Zerny ♀ type ”. One paralectotype, female, with exactly the same labels.

Current combination. Heliura hagmanni Zerny, 1931 .

Condition of the types. Lectotype. Excellent condition, with a tiny rip near apex of right hindwing. Paralectotype. Overall good condition; left hindwing slightly damaged near apex. Tip of left antenna broken.

Remarks. Heliura hagmanni was described from two females. Both types are females and bear exactly the same labels. The specimen illustrated here is designated the lectotype. The paralectotype can be distinguished from the lectotype by the characteristics mentioned above and by the antennae, which are positioned closer to the body in the former specimen.

This species is so far known from females only, which means either that its males are unknown, or that they were described as another species. Heliura Butler, 1876 is a polyphyletic genus (L. R. Pinheiro, unpublished data), but many of the species that seem to be closely related to H. hagmanni show some degree of sexual dimorphism. The correctness of the placement of H. hagmanni in Heliura is being investigated by the senior author.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Arctiidae

Genus

Heliura

Loc

Heliura hagmanni

Pinheiro, L. R. & Gaal-Haszler, S. 2015
2015
Loc

Heliura hagmanni

Zerny 1931: 257
1931
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