Synanthedon hemigymna Zukowsky

Eichlin, Thomas D. & Kinnee, Scott A., 2002, Brazilian Sesiidae in the collection of the Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 108, pp. 1-15 : 2-3

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.155810

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6278974

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scientific name

Synanthedon hemigymna Zukowsky
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Synanthedon hemigymna Zukowsky View in CoL

Synanthedon hemigymna Zukowsky, 1936:1226 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Wing length 14 mm ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 7 - 13 ). Most notably, the abdomen is slender, multihued, with a yellow spot on both sides, and the anal tuft is extended, mostly rust red. The wings are brownish yellow hyaline, more so on the forewing. The tibiae of mid­ and hindlegs are mostly bright yellow.

Redescription. Head with vertex brown black; front gray, white laterally; occipital fringe brown black with few white scales laterally; labial palpus brown black with some yellow inside; antenna brown black. Thorax brown black, dorso­anterior region yellow. Abdomen narrow, segment 1­4 brown black, large yellow patch laterally on 4; 5 and 6 light brown; ventrally segment 2 mostly white; 3 brown black; 4 and 5 tan, white posteriorly; 6 mostly orange red, some white; orange red laterally on 5 also; anal tuft thickened ventrally, extending posteriorly well beyond tip of abdomen, rust red, some brown mixed. Legs with forecoxa brown black; mesotibia and first tarsal segment yellow; metatibia about two­thirds yellow. Forewing brownish yellow hyaline, narrow discal spot with some yellow. Hindwing hyaline, slightly brownish yellow in discal cell.

Distribution. Known only from the holotype: BRAZIL: Itatiaya.

Type. hemigymna : Holotype female: " BRAZIL: "Itatiaya. 1 male (actually female), flying in the sunshine on a forest glade. Type: Coll. MARTEN."

Remarks. Genitalia were not removed for study since the type is the only known specimen.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Sesiidae

Genus

Synanthedon

Loc

Synanthedon hemigymna Zukowsky

Eichlin, Thomas D. & Kinnee, Scott A. 2002
2002
Loc

Synanthedon hemigymna

Zukowsky 1936: 1226
1936
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