Cyana (Idiovulpecula), Karisch, 2013

Volynkin, Anton V. & László, Gyula M., 2019, On the taxonomy of the subgenera Cyabarda Karisch, 2013, Idiovulpecula Karisch, 2013 and Paravulpeculella Karisch, 2013 of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854, with descriptions of three new species from Africa (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4664 (3), pp. 377-389 : 382

Subgenus Idiovulpecula Karisch, 2013

Idiovulpecula Karisch, 2013 , Esperiana 18: 85.

Type species: Chionaema pretoriae Distant, 1897 ( Figs 14, 15 , 23 , 31 ).

Diagnosis. The male genitalia of the subgenus are characterized by the juxta bearing a medial ventral crest, large medial costal protrusion of valva bearing a heavily sclerotised transverse crest (among other subgenera, only Strigivulpecula Karisch, 2013 has such a well-developed medial costal protrusion, but with a reduced crest), and robust distal saccular process being strongly curved dorsad. The female genitalia are more characteristic and differ from those of other subgenera by the heavily sclerotised postvaginal plate.

Figures

FIGURES 9–15. Cyana spp.: adults. 9, C. maculata, ♂, Rwanda (ZSM); 10, C. lowa, holotype ♂, DR Congo (©NHMUK); 11, C. foya, holotype ♂, Liberia (ANHRT); 12, C. foya, paratype ♀, Liberia (ANHRT); 13, C. magnitrigutta, holotype ♀, Cameroon (©NHMUK); 14, C. pretoriae, lectotype ♂, S Africa (©NHMUK); 15, C. pretoriae, ♀, S Africa (©NHMUK).

FIGURES 20–23. Cyana spp.: male genitalia (genital capsule and aedeagus of each species are given in the same scale). 20, C. maculata, Rwanda, slide ZSM Arct. 176/2017 Volynkin (ZSM); 21, C. lowa, holotype, DR Congo, slide NHMUK010315743 (©NHMUK); 22, C. foya, holotype, Liberia, slide AV4594 (ANHRT); 23, C. pretoriae, Zambia, slide AV3031 (ANHRT).

FIGURES 29–32. Cyana spp.: female genitalia. 29, C. pallidilinea, Zambia, slide AV3071 (ANHRT); 30, C. foya, paratype, Liberia, slide AV4628 (ANHRT); 31, C. magnitrigutta, holotype, Cameroon, slide BMNH(E) Arct.-5971 Karisch (©NHMUK); 32, C. pretoriae, Zambia, slide AV3032 (ANHRT).