Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos ochros Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, 2024

Callaghan, Curtis John, Trujano-Ortega, Marysol & Ríos-Málaver, Indiana C., 2024, Two New Species of Emesis Fabricius, 1807 from Northwestern South and Central America (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae), Zootaxa 5443 (3), pp. 406-416 : 411

Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos ochros Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver , ssp. nov.

( Figs. 5–8 )

Diagnosis. This new subspecies ( Figs. 5–6 ) is easily distinguished from the nominate subspecies ( Figs. 1–2 ) by the darker ground color of the dorsal surface crossed by a broader yellow median band on both wings. The ventral surface is quite variable in shading compared to the nominate subspecies. Intermediate forms are shown in figures 7 and 8.

Description. MALE ( Figs. 5–6 ): Forewing length of HOLOTYPE 20.3 mm, paratypes: 20.4 mm (n=4), S= 0.556.

Similar in appearance to the nominate subspecies, ventral surface maculation identical but stronger, dorsal surface with same maculation, but infused with darker scaling in discal and post median and marginal areas, both wings crossed by a slightly irregular 4.0mm wide yellow median band. Three specimens from the Department of Valle del Cauca ( Figs.7–8 ) are intermediate to the nominate subspecies with a narrower yellow median band.

The male genitalia are identical to the nominate subspecies ( Figs. 15–16 ).

FEMALE: Unknown.

Distribution ( Fig. 29 , blue circles). Emesis hypoaithos ochros , ssp. nov. is found rarely on the western drainage of the Cordillera Occidental in the Departments of Chocó and Valle de Cauca in Colombia.

Etymology. Noun in opposition in Greek signifying yellow, referring to the color of the median band which distinguishes this subspecies.

Type material. Holotype male with labels: HOLOTYPUS / COLOMBIA 1000m San José del Palmar , Chocó, 22.viii.1992, Acote, leg. Ex “col. Schmidt-Mumm ”, with a dissection label “Genitalia # 1546 Callaghan”. To be deposited in the IAvH .

Paratypes: COLOMBIA: 2♂ ( CJC), Rio Garrapatas , Valle de Cauca, Davio, 8.iii.97, DNA sample 78 ; 1♂ ( CJC), Garrapatas, Valle, x.1998, R. Couto leg.

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 29. Distribution map. Red circles= Emesis hypoaithos hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov. Blue circles= Emesis hypoaithos ochros Callaghan et al. ssp. nov. Yellow circles = Emesis pacis Callaghan et al. sp. nov.

FIGURES 1–14. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov. scale bars adults 10mm. Adult Figures: 1. Male HOLOTYPE, Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., dorsal view. 2. Male HOLOTYPE, Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., ventral view. 3. Female Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., dorsal view. 4. Female Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., ventral view. 5. Male HOLOTYPE, Emesis hypoaithos ochros Callaghan et al. ssp. nov., dorsal view. 6. Male HOLOTYPE, Emesis hypoaithos ochros Callaghan et al. ssp. nov., ventral view. 7. Emesis hypoaithos ochros Callaghan et al. ssp. nov., intermediate male specimen, dorsal view. 8. Emesis hypoaithos ochros Callaghan et al. ssp. nov., intermediate male specimen, ventral view. 9. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, 1886, male, dorsal view. Mexico, Veracruz, Teocelo. 10. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, 1886, male, ventral view. 11. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, 1886, female, dorsal view. Mexico, Pueblo Tequezquitla. 12. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, 1886, female, ventral view. 13. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov. Male, field view. Colombia, Río Bravo, Valle del Cauca. 14. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov. male, field view. Cañón del Río Bravo, Calima, Valle del Cauca.

FIGURES 15–21. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. Genitalia Figures: 15. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., male genitalia, lateral view. 16. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., male genitalia, ventral view. 17. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., female genitalia. 18. Emesis hypoaithos Callaghan et al. sp. nov., male genitalia, showing structure of everted vesica with cornuti. 19. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, male genitalia, lateral view. 20. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, male genitalia, ventral view. 21. Emesis tegula, Godman & Salvin, female genitalia.