Palaeugoa spurrelli ( Hampson, 1914 )

Volynkin, Anton V. & László, Gyula M., 2020, Revision of the genus Palaeugoa Durante, 2012, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 36, pp. 53-77 : 56-57

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https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2020.36.5

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13232705

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scientific name

Palaeugoa spurrelli ( Hampson, 1914 )
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Palaeugoa spurrelli ( Hampson, 1914) View in CoL

( Figs 1–3, 28–31, 51)

Xanthetis spurrelli Hampson, 1914 View in CoL , Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement 1: 728, fig. 241 (Type locality: [ Ghana] “Gold Coast, Bibianaha ”).

Type material examined. Lectotype (hereby designated) ( Figs 1, 28): male, “ Gold Coast. Bibianaha. 70 miles N.W. of Dimkwa. 700 ft. H.G.F. Spurrell. 1911-244.” / blue ring type label “ SYNTYPE ” / “ Arctiidae genitalia slide No. 301” / QR- code label with a unique number “ NHMUK010914367 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK).

Paralectotypes: 1 female, “ Gold Coast. Bibianaha. 700 ft. XII.1911. H.G.F. Spurrell. 1911-275.” / blue ring type label “ SYNTYPE ” / “ Xanthetis spurrelli type ♀ Hmpsn.” / QR-code label with a unique number “ NHMUK010914367 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK); 1 female, “ Gold Coast. Bibianaha. 700 ft. XII.1911. H.G.F. Spurrell. 1911-275.” / red ring type label “Type” / “ Xanthetis spurrelli type ♀ Hmpsn.” ( NHMUK) .

Additional material examined. GUINEA: 1 male, Konakri, Macenta Prefecture, Ziama Forest , 550 m, 250 Watt , VIII.2016, Petrányi, G., Müller, G.C., Kravchenko, V .D. et al., Thomas Witt Stiftung; 10 males, 2 females, same locality and collectors, but XI.2016 ; 45 males, 4 females, same locality and collectors, but XII.2016, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2019-565, 2019-566, MWM 33751 , MWM 33752 (males) , MWM 33754 (female) (all prepared by Volynkin) ; 31 males, 4 females, the same locality and collectors, but 17.XI.– 01.12.2016, gen. slide Nos.: MWM 33753 , MWM 33852 (males) , ZSM Arct. 2019- 567 (female) (all prepared by Volynkin) ; 8 males, the same locality and collectors, but III.2017 ; 5 males, the same locality and collectors, but IV.2017 ( MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, Guinee Forestiere, Bossou Forest and Institut de Recherche Environmentale de Bossou ( Lowland Forest-Farmland ), 690m, 07°38'32"N, 08°30'30"W, 24–31.vi.2019, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap , Dérozier, V ., Suah Dore, J., Koivagui, S., Miles, W., Sáfián, S., Warner, R . leg., ANHRT: 2019.11, gen. slide No.: AV5986 ( ANHRT) . LIBERIA: 1 male, Lofa county, Wologizi Mts, Rosewood Camp , 585m, 8°06'14.9"N, 9°58'27.3"W, 18.xi.–1.xii.2018, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap, Sáfián, Sz. , Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT :2018.43, gen. slide No.: AV5191; 1 male, female, Lofa County, Wologizi Mts , base camp forest, 611m, 8°07'17"N, 9°57'42"W, 20.xi.–01.xii.2017, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap (125W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián , Sz., Simonics, G. & Smith, L. leg., ANHRT : 2017.33, gen. slide No. : AV 4451 (male), AV4476 (female) ( ANHRT) ; 2 males, Lofa County, Foya Proposed Protected Area , 530m, 7°56'36"N, 10°16'36"W, 10–19.xi.2017, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap (125W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián , Sz., Simonics, G. & Smith, L. leg., ANHRT :2017.33, gen. slide Nos.: AV4452, AV5021; 2 males, Nimba Mts camp, ENNR , Nimba county, 1165m, 7°31'45"N, 8°31'37"W, 03–13.xii.2017, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap (125W) Aristophanous, M., Sáfián , Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg. ANHRT :2017.33, gen. slide Nos: AV4450, AV5196; 2 males, Nimba Mts., ENNR , Nimba county ( Cellcom road), 1000–1100m, 7°32'45.88"N, 8°31'21.04"W, 02–14.xii.2017, Cold Cathode Light Bucket, Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps :2017.33, gen. slide Nos.: AV5020, AV5195; 2 males, same site, but collected at 16– 28.xii.2018 by Sáfián, Sz. and Simonics, G., gen. slide Nos.: AV5193, AV5194; 1 male, same site and collectors, 16–28.xii.2018, gen. slide No.: AV5137; 2 males, Nimba County, Nimba Mts., ENNR , Cellcom road, 750m, 7°33'3.78"N, 8°31'46.49"W, 16–28.xii.2018, Cold Cathode UV GoogleMaps Light Trap (8 W), Sáfián , Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT :2018.43, gen. slide Nos.: AV5118, AV5136; 1 male, 494m, Nimba county, Nimba Mts., ENNR , Grassfield FDA Field Station , 7°29'32.45"N, 8°34'54.05"W, 22.xi.2018, Light Trap, Blended Bulb (250W), Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps : 2018.43, gen. slide No. : AV5192; additional long series of both sexes from Lofa, Nimba and Sinoe Counties ( ANHRT) . IVORY COAST: 14 males, Tai NP, Tai Research Station , 174m, 05°49'59.8"N, 07°20'32.0"W, 5–10.vii.2015, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P., Ruzzier, E. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps : 2017.14, gen. slide Nos.: AV5189, AV5190, AV5981; 1 male, same site and collectors, 14–23.xi.2015, ANHRT :2017.16; 1 male, same site but collected at 25.iii.– 17.iv.2017 by Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P., gen. slide No.: AV4488; 3 males, Abidjan, Banco Forest ( Parc National du Banco ), 39–48m, 05°23'03.8"N, 04°03'11.2''W, 21– 30.iv.2017, MV GoogleMaps Light Trap, Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous , M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P. leg. ANHRT :2017.25 ( ANHRT). GHANA: 1 female, W Africa, Kumasi , 13 Jan. Lt. Sanders / E. R . Bankes collection. B.M. 1928-208. / Arctiidae Brit. Mus. slide No. 5756 ; 2 males, Ashanti, 35 km E of Kumasi, 3 km NE of Kubease , 6°42’N, 1°20’W, 04.IV. 2014, 240m, leg. J. & W. De Prins, De Prins Coll. BMNH (E) GoogleMaps 2014-125, unique numbers: NHMUK 10915993 About NHMUK and 10915994, gen. slide Nos.: NHMUK010314589 About NHMUK and NHMUK010314590 About NHMUK (both prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 7–9.5 mm in males and 10–11 mm in females. The species slightly varies in size, forewing width and the intensity of pinkish suffusion on the wings. Palaeugoa spurrelli is very similar externally to P. secunda and P. moa and reliable identification is possible only by the examination of the genitalia structures. In the male genitalia, the broad and setose transtillar process bearing a short but broad inner protrusion is characteristic for the species. The vesica of P. spurrelli may bear one or two tiny spinules on the tips of lateral and medial diverticula which may also be absent within the same population. The frequent lack of spines is probably due to their deciduous character and loss during copulation. The differences between P. spurrelli , P. moa and P. secunda are discussed in details below in the diagnoses of the two latter species.

Distribution. The species is known from Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast (new records) and Ghana ( Hampson 1914).

The records from Cameroon ( Delabye et al. 2020) and western Kenya ( Kühne 2008) were based on misidentification representing other species of the genus (see below).

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

ZSM

Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

MV

University of Montana Museum

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

UV

Departamento de Biologia de la Universidad del Valle

FDA

HHS/FDA

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Palaeugoa

Loc

Palaeugoa spurrelli ( Hampson, 1914 )

Volynkin, Anton V. & László, Gyula M. 2020
2020
Loc

Xanthetis spurrelli

Hampson 1914
1914
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