Zamarada excavata pollex Fletcher, 1974

Sciarretta, Andrea & Hausmann, Axel, 2020, The Geometridae of Ethiopia III: genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae Ennominae, Cassymini), Zootaxa 4894 (3), pp. 301-328 : 312-313

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Zamarada excavata Bethune-Baker, 1913: 573 . Locus typicus: Angola: north, N’Dalla Tando, 2700 ft, 19.xi.1908 (Dr W.J. Ansorge) (Holotype Ƌ in NHMUK).

Zamarada excavata subsp. pollex Fletcher, 1974: 87 , text-fig. 117. Locus GoogleMaps typicus: Ethiopia: Jlubador Gore (8°8’N. 35°31’E.), 2007m, 8–23.xii.1959 (Richter) (Holotype Ƌ in SMNS).

Literature records. Jlubador Gore; Jimma; Wolamo Prov., Soddu; Lalokeli; Saupé Boro ( Fletcher 1974); Kébré- Mengist ( Herbulot 1977).

Examined material. 1♀: Forêt de Wadera , 1600 m, Ethiopie, 16.XI.1973, P.C. Rougeot leg. (Coll. Herbulot) ; 1♀: ETHIOPIA, Bale Mountains—Harenna Forest, Karcha Camp , 2350 m (lux), 20.II.2010, Leg. Parisi, Sciarretta ( ZSM G 20222 View Materials / ♀ / LEP-SS-00497 failure) ; 1♀: ETHIOPIA, Oromia, 7km S Kibre Mengist , 1500m, 21.IV.2009, 5°48′46″N 38°57′41″E, S.Naumann, H.Schnitzler ( ZSM G 20292 View Materials / ♀ / LEP-SS-00502); 2Ƌ: ETHIOPIA, Prov. Oromiya, zw. Leku U. Wendo, 2 km E-Abosto, N 06°44.950 E 38°26.612, 15–19.V.2010 –1800m—lux, Leg. H. Sulak ( ZSM G 20183 View Materials / Ƌ / BC ZSM Lep 47382; ZSM G 20186 View Materials / Ƌ / LEP-SS-00498 failure); 1Ƌ GoogleMaps 1♀: ETHIOPIA, Prov. Oromiya, btw. Leku and Wendo , env. Abosto , 1790m, N 06°44.950 E 38°26.612 15–19.V.2010, leg. H. Sulak; 1Ƌ: ETHIOPIA, Prov. Oromiya, zw. Deritu & Dubuluk. Umg. Deritu, N 04°42.246 E 38°10.252, 20.IV.2010 –1590mlux, Leg. H. Sulak ( ZSM G 20290 View Materials / Ƌ / LEP-SS-00499); 12Ƌ 2♀: S. Ethiopia, Oromia, 13 km S Agere Maryam , 1960m (lux), 5.5149°N, 38.2529°E, 7.XI.2010, leg. de Freina, Hacker, Peks, Schreier ( ZSM G20528 View Materials / Ƌ); 1Ƌ: S Ethiopia SN, 11.2km W Bonga, 2050m (lux), 07°17‘00“N– 36°07‘58“E, 1.XI.2010, leg. de Freina, Hacker, Peks, Schreier ( ZSM G 20534 View Materials / Ƌ); 1Ƌ: S Ethiopia SN, 11.km N Dilla, 1675m (lux), 06°30‘35“N– 38°19‘33“E, 6.XI.2010, leg. de Freina, Hacker, Peks, Schreier ( ZSM G20534 View Materials / Ƌ) GoogleMaps ; 1♀: Äthiopien, Prov. Bale, Bale Mountains, 1770m, ( Feuchgebiet ), 06°35.636’N 39°45.203’O, 8.IV.2016, Robert Beck leg. GoogleMaps ; 1♀: S. Ethiopia, Southern Nation, Kaffa, Bonga Guesth. , 1765 m, 7°15‘3“N– 36°15‘17“E, 5391b, 3.XI.2014, leg. H.J. Flügel; 1Ƌ: Ethiopia, Kaffa Prov. , 5 km E Jima, 1800 m, 7°40’N 36°55’E, 28.IV.2008, S. Naumann, H. Schnitzler (BC ZSM Lep 26315); 1Ƌ: Ethiopia, Prov. Oromiya zw. Leku U. Wendo, 2 km E-Abosto, N 06°44.950 E 38°26.612, 15–19.V.2010 –1800m—lux, Leg. H. Sulak (BC ZSM Lep 40506, in coll. Sommerer); 1Ƌ: S Ethiopia, Oromia, Bale Mts. NP, 6km S Rira, Harenna, 6.718°N, 39.72°E, 2407 m, 18.II.2012, leg. de Freina, Hacker, Peks, Schreier ( ƋBC ZSM Lep 109435) GoogleMaps ; 1♀: Ethio- pia, Oromia, Bale, 8km S. Dolomena, 1200 m, IV.2017, leg. R. Beck (S1) ( ZSM G 20806 View Materials / ♀); 1Ƌ: S-Ethiopia, GamoGofa , V.2008, Arba Minch, 1400m, G. Riedel, R. Beck ( ZSM G 20817 View Materials / Ƌ) ; 1♀: ÄTHIOPIEN, Ostafrikanisch- er Graben, Prov. South Nations, Bonga , 25 km SW, 1860 m, 07°18‘46“ N, 36°03‘19“ O, 16.viii.2017, Beck R. & G. Riedel leg ( ZSM G 20821 View Materials / ♀); 2Ƌ: SW. ETHIOPIA, Southern Nations, Bonga , 1880 m, 7.2363°N 36.2702°E, 12–18.VIII.2017, G. Riedl, R. Beck ; 1Ƌ: sw. ETHIOPIA, Southern Nations, Bonga , Wushwush , 1975m, 7°18’32 N– 36°05’12 E, 13.VI.2019, leg. R. Beck (BC ZSM Lep 106730); 1Ƌ: W-Ethiopia Kaffa , 11km nw Jima , 10– 15.V.2008, 2060m, leg. R. Beck G.Riedel ( ZSM G 20185 View Materials / Ƌ / BC ZSM Lep 14827); 1Ƌ: Ethiopia, SNNPR, Bonga , 7.236°N, 36.27°E, 1880 m, 18.VIII.2010, G. Riedel, R. Beck leg. (Ƌ BC ZSM Lep 109410); 1Ƌ: ETHIOPIA, SN- NPR, Bonga Guesthouse, 7.251°N, 36.254°E, 1760 m, 13.VI.2012, leg. R. Beck (Ƌ BC ZSM Lep 109453) GoogleMaps .

Genetic data. BIN: BOLD:AAH8490 (n=10 from Ethiopia; maximum variation 0.8%); nearest species: Z. melpomene (3.4%). One other specimen of Z. excavata from Ethiopia (BC ZSM Lep 14827) clustering with the West African BIN ( BOLD:AAH8466; n=16 from Cameroon, Guinea, Sao Tomé and Principe, Angola) of the nominotypical subspecies and diverging by 4.6 % from the Ethiopian BIN of subsp. pollex , probably due to genetic introgression.

Distribution. Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia ( Fletcher 1974; De Prins & De Prins 2019). New for Sao Tomé and Principe. The subspecies Z. excavata pollex is endemic to Ethiopia.

Remarks. In male genitalia, the aedeagus is characteristic for the subspecies pollex, distinguished by the short length of the acicular projection arising from two-thirds aedeagus ( Fletcher 1974); apex of valva variable.

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019) Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Available from: http: // www. afromoths. net / (accessed 5 March 2020)

Fletcher, D. S. (1974) A revision of the old world genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Bulletin of the British Museum natural History, Entomology, Supplement 22, 1 - 498, 123 pls., 5 maps.

Herbulot, C. (1977) Geometridae. In: Rougeot, P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973 - 1975. Fascicule 1. Memoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (A), 105, 30 - 35.

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).