Apogonalia SanguinipeS (Van Duzee, 1907)

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Apogonalia SanguinipeS (Van Duzee, 1907)

( Figs 85–88 )

Diagnosis. Anterior dorsum yellow with dark brown marks. Crown with two pairs of narrow, irregular mediolateral longitudinal stripes or with pair of broad longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 85 ), dark brown. Pronotum with pair of anterolateral dark brown maculae adjacent to eyes ( Fig. 85 ); mediolateral portions with two pairs of narrow longitudinal stripes or with pair of broad longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 85 ), dark brown. Mesonotum with ( Fig. 85 ) or without pair of dark brown longitudinal stripes on mesoscutum; anterolateral portions with or without ( Fig. 85 ) pair of large dark brown marks. Forewing pinkish with brown stripes on veins or dark brown with large whitish and pinkish marks ( Fig. 85 ); costal area with or without yellow anterior portion; apical portion with two transverse blackish stripes. Face yellow with dark brown marks. Frons with pair of elongate V-, Y-shaped or triangular mediolateral dark brown marks; lateral margin with dark brown stripe. Clypeus with median dark brown stripe, dorsally bifurcated or not. Paraphyses with rami robust, bifurcated apically ( Young 1977, fig. 746h). Aedeagal shaft with pair of ventral processes not transversely aligned in lateral view ( Young 1977, fig. 746f). Female sternite VII ( Fig. 86 ) with conspicuous central dark brown macula; posterior margin with trapezoidal emargination. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 87 ) with heart-shaped median sclerite, laterally surrounded by pair of short transverse sclerites. Valvula I, in ventral view, with conspicuous median concavity on basal margin ( Fig. 88 ).

Female length. 7.2–7.8 mm (n = 5).

Description of female genitalia. Sternite VII ( Fig. 86 ) similar to that of A. imitatrix ; posterior margin with median trapezoidal emargination bordered by minute spines, with slight triangular central projection. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 87 ), in dorsal view, with heart-shaped median sclerotized plate, laterally surrounded by pair of short transverse sclerites; anterior margin of plate medially concave; posterior margin narrowly convex; sclerites with posterior margin truncate. Pygofer very similar to that of A. interrupta (see Fig. 55 ). Valvula I, in ventral view ( Fig. 88 ), with basal portion moderately broad; basal margin with conspicuous median concavity; blade similar to that of A. angusta . Valvula II similar to that of A. angusta ; teeth very prominent on median portion, 1.5 to 2 times longer than high; preapical prominence approximately aligned to anteapical tooth.

Material examined. Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman , one male ( BMNH) . Jamaica: Manchester, one male and one female ( USNM) ; Saint Ann, one female ( BMNH) ; Saint James, seven males and thirteen females ( BMNH) ; Saint Mary, one male ( BMNH), one male (UKL) ; Saint Thomas, one female (UKL) ; Trelawny, one male ( USNM); uncertain locality, one male ( USNM).

Figures

FIGURES 85 – 97. (85 – 88) Apogonalia sanguinipes (Van Duzee, 1907), female: 85, dorsal habitus; 86, sternite VII, ventral view; 87, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 88, valvulae I, basal portion, ventral view. (89 – 91) A. stali (Signoret, 1855), female: 89, dorsal habitus; 90, sternite VII, ventral view; 91, sternite VIII, dorsal view. (92 – 97) A. woodruffi Young, 1977, female: 92, dorsal habitus; 93, left forewing, lateral view; 94, face; 95, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 96, sternite VIII, anterior view; 97, valvulae I, basal portion, ventral view. Scale bars in mm.

FIGURES 51 – 61. (51 – 56) Apogonalia interrupta (Signoret, 1855), female: 51, dorsal habitus; 52, left forewing, lateral view; 53, sternite VII, ventral view; 54, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 55, pygofer, lateral view; 56, valvulae I, basal portion, ventral view. (57 – 60) A. krameri Young, 1977, female: 57, dorsal habitus; 58, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 59, valvulae I, basal portion, ventral view; 60, valvula II, tooth on median portion, lateral view. (61) A. loxa Freytag, 2004, female: 61, dorsal habitus. Scale bars in mm.