Levu

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 53

Key to the species of Levu from Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Isl. (males)

1. Forewings with a dark mark at the base of Ms4 (e.g. Fig. 172f) or most of forewing infuscated........................ 2

- Forewings without or a very faint infuscation at the base of Ms4................................................ 7

2. Forewings uniformly infuscated, except for some apical areas ( Fig. 171f) ( Vanuatu)........... L. nocturnus sp. nov., p. 48

- Forewings with few and mostly faint infuscations............................................................ 3

3. Distal dorsal process of male genital styles short, pointed and hook-like ( Fig. 172j) (Solomon Isl.)...................................................................................................... L. psittacus sp. nov., p. 48

- Distal dorsal process of male genital styles elongated and rounded............................................... 4

4. Bases of dorsal processes of male genital styles separated by a very small gap only, distal dorsal process thick ( Fig. 175j) (Solomon Isl.)...................................................................... L. shanahani sp. nov., p. 50

- Bases of dorsal processes of male genital styles clearly separated................................................ 5

5. Facial carinae orange (Solomon Isl.).................................................. L. kirkaldyi sp. nov., p. 46

- Facial carinae stramineous, rarely tinted with orange.......................................................... 6

6. A bright red mark in front of eyes, no faint mark at R-Rs1 fork, length of forewings 2.5 mm (Solomon Isl.)............................................................................................... L. rufigena sp. nov., p. 50

- Usually no red mark in front of eyes, a faint mark at R-Rs1 fork ( Fig. 178), length of forewings about 3 mm or longer...................................................................................... L. vitiensis Kirkaldy , p. 51

7. A conspicuous orange-red longitudinal stripe on frons and clypeus............................ L. knighti sp. nov., p. 46

- Frons and clypeus stramineous.......................................................................... 8

8. Forewing veins prominently orange-red in posterior 2/3rd ( Fiji)........................... L. halosydne Kirkaldy , p. 45

- Forewing veins white or stramineous to light brown, rarely tinted with orange or red................................ 9

9. Distal dorsal process of male genital styles short and thick, bases of both dorsal processes separated by a small gap only ( Fig. 173j) (Solomon Isl.)................................................................ L. pudens sp. nov., p. 49

- Distal dorsal process of male genital styles elongated, bases of both dorsal processes clearly separated................. 10

10. Forewings with faint infuscations, especially around bases of Ms4 and Rs1 ( Fig. 178f)........... L. vitiensis Kirkaldy , p. 51

- Forewings white ( Vanuatu)..................................................... L. immaculatus sp. nov., p. 46