Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926

Sciarretta, Andrea & Hausmann, Axel, 2020, The Geometridae of Ethiopia III: genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae Ennominae, Cassymini), Zootaxa 4894 (3), pp. 301-328 : 315

Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926

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Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926: 31 . Locus typicus: Madagascar: Diego Suarez, 30.iv.1917 (G. Melou) (Lectotype Ƌ designated by Fletcher (1974) in NHMUK).

Literature records. Dire Daoua ( Fletcher, 1974); Arba-Minch ( Herbulot 1977).

Examined material. 1Ƌ: S. ETHIOPIA—SN Arba Minch, Nechisar NP, 2.75 km sw headquarter, 1170 m (lux) 06°00’13,6’’N 37°33’23,4’’E, 22.II.2012, leg. Hacker & Schreier ( ZSM G 20812 / Ƌ / BC ZSM Lep 109408 failure) .

Genetic data. BIN BOLD: AAH8506 (n=5 from Yemen, Madagascar; maximum variation 0.8%). Nearest species: Z. euryscaphes (4.5%).

Distribution. Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Yemen ( Fletcher 1974; Hausmann 2006; Aarvik & Bjørnstad 2007).

Figures

FIGURES 26–33. Adults of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar—1.4 cm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides and/or DNA barcoding of the illustrated specimen are given. 26. Zamarada excavata pollex Fletcher, 1974 Ƌ (ZSM G 20528); 27. Zamarada dyscapna Fletcher, 1974 ♀; 28. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Ƌ; 29. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Ƌ; 30. Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 Ƌ; 31. Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926 Ƌ (ZSM G 20812); 32. Zamarada euryscaphes iobathra Prout, 1932 Ƌ (ZSM G 20951); 33. Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974 ♀.

FIGURES 48–54. Male genitalia of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar(s)—1.5 mm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides are given. 48. Zamarada excavata pollex Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20222); 49. Zamarada dyscapna Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20188); 50. Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20187); 51. Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20190); 52. Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20812); 53. Zamarada euryscaphes iobathra Prout, 1932 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20530); 54. Zamarada reflexaria apsis Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20326).