Rhotana latipennis, Walker, 1857

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 71-72

Key to the species of the Rhotana latipennis species group (males)

1. Forewings with apical cross-veins broadly lined with red or orange (e.g. Fig. 53)................................... 2

- Forewings with apical cross-veins not broadly lined with red or orange, but last subcostal sector and surrounding areas may be red................................................................................................. 3

2. Forewings with first median sector also broadly lined with red ( Fig. 53)................. R. mindanaoensis Zelazny , p. 77

- Forewings with first median sector not lined with red..................................... R. excelsa Melichar , p. 73

3. Hindwing marks bearing one or two rounded white dots (e.g. Fig. 204g) or surrounding a white dot ( Fig. 209g).......... 4

- Hindwing marks without white dots (e.g. Fig. 201g).......................................................... 7 4. Hindwings with a white dot between two adjoining dark marks ( Fig. 209g)....................... R. trimaculata , p. 78

- Hindwings a with white dot inside a dark mark (e.g. Fig. 204g)................................................ 5

5. Forewings brown, interrupted by numerous clear areas (e.g. Fig. 200f)........................ R. aperta sp. nov., p. 72

- Forewings colourless or with faint infuscations, but not in clearly defined areas (e.g. Fig. 204f)........................ 6

6. Male aedeagus ending in two pointed processes ( Fig. 204m)............................. R. holtmanni sp. nov., p. 74

- Male aedeagus without pointed processes ( Fig. 205m).................................. R. kuncheriai sp. nov., p. 75

7. Hindwings with large rounded marks, all or at least the 2 anterior marks merged together (e.g. Fig. 201g)................ 8

- Anterior hindwing marks either separated (e.g. Fig. 203g) or elongated (e.g. Fig. 202g)............................. 10

8. Male aedeagus with one or two pointed processes (e.g. Fig. 206m)............................................... 9

- Male aedeagus without pointed processes (e.g. Fig. 201m).................................. R. crassa sp. nov., p. 72

9. Margins of facial carinae orange-red, male aedeagus ending in two prominent processes, which are usually pointed ( Fig. 206m, o).............................................................................. R. latipennis Walker , p. 76

- Margins of facial carinae stramineous, male aedeagus with one pointed process ( Fig. 208m)....... R. sabaea sp. nov., p. 77

10. Most veins in middle of forewings broadly lined with yellowish-brown infuscations, (Taiwanese species) ............... 11

- If light infuscations along veins in middle of forewings then these not yellowish, (outside Taiwan) ................... 13

11. Hindwings with an anterior elongated and a posterior rounded dark mark ( Fig. 207g)......... R. maculata Matsumura , p. 76

- Hindwings with 3 rounded dark marks................................................................... 12

12. Forewings of males less than 5 mm long............................................ R. inorata Yang & Wu , p. 75

- Forewings of males more than 5 mm long.......................................... R. inoptata Yang & Wu , p. 75

13. Hindwing marks elongated ( Fig. 202g)............................................. R. fuscofasciata Distant , p. 73

- Hindwing marks rounded (e.g. Fig. 210g)................................................................ 14

14. Male aedeagus with a pointed process (e.g. Fig. 203m)................................. R. hirashimai sp. nov., p. 74

- Male aedeagus without a pointed process (e.g. Fig. 210m)................................. R. truncata sp. nov., p. 78