Five new species of the genus Paromphacodes (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) from High Andes in Ecuador
Lindt, Aare
Tasane, Tõnis
Õunap, Erki
Viidalepp, Jaan
Zootaxa
2017
4303
3
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Lindt, Tasane, Ounap
Lindt, Tasane, Ounap
[151,702,151,178]
Insecta
Geometridae
Paromphacodes
Animalia
Lepidoptera
7
402
Arthropoda
species
alpha
Holotype: ♂, Ecuador[ Chimborazo prov.], Alao, 3560 m, 17.iv.2007, 01°52’55”S, 78°28’31”W, HolotypeID IZBE0 122047, (slide 8325), DNAvoucher 32v, BIN: BOLD:ACZ1305. The Holotypeis deposited in the IZBEinsect collection, Tartu, Estonia. Paratypes, 2♂, the same collecting data but DNA vouchers 29v, BIN: BOLD: ACZ 1305, and DNA voucher 34v, (slides 203); 1♂, Ecuador, [ Cotopaxi prov.], Cotopaxi 3560 m, 16.iv.2007, 00°38'59”S, 78°30'41”W( A. Lindt), DNAvoucher 29v, BIN: BOLD: ACZ 1305, (slide 8915). 3♂, Ecuador, PichinchaProv., 3 kmNO Nono, 3062 m, 0°02'52"S, 78°35'32"W, 22.x.2011, leg. V. Sinaev& O. Romanov( DNAbarcodes: BC ZSM Lep92527, 90582, 90630). Paratypesare deposited in the IZBEcollection, in the ZSMcollection and in the private collection of A. Lindt.
Diagnosis.Similar with P. alticola sp. nov.from Cotopaxiin its male genitalia (Fig. 8), wing pattern and colour, differing in colour of fringe which are unchequered, lined basally thinner and dark grey-brown rather than red-brown, and with DNA barcode difference 14.6–16.5% ( Tab. 1). Compared to P. onae sp. nov., lacking hind wing discal spots; the ventral edge of the costal plate is slimly folded, much less than in P. alticola sp. nov.and P. onae sp. nov.
Description.Wing span, 25 mm. The frons is reddish in the upper half, whitish in the lower part; the interantennal fillet is white, the vertex green, a red-brown line in between. The palpi are red-brown, slightly projecting beyond the frons. The pectinations of male antennae are 2.5 times longer than the diameter of the shaft. The thorax and dorsum of abdomen are green, a white spot at the tergite A1 is edged dark brown, while the white spots at tergites A2 and A3 are surrounded light brown. The forewings are deep green, the hindwings white. The costal edge of the forewing is white, lined yellowish, while the marginal line, the discal and postmedial spots are red-brown. The postmedial vein-spots are in a straight row. The fringe is dark grey basally, shining white distally, unchequered. Male genitalia in series of slides differ from those of P. alticola sp. nov.in the slightly smoother shape of the costal expansion of the valva. P. alpha sp. nov.and P. alticola sp. nov.are not discernible according to their wing pattern but by their DNA barcodes. See the diagnosis and description of P. alticola sp. nov.described above. Female and preimaginal stages unknown.
Biology.The species is confined to high Andine grass-parámo belt. Genetic data.Nearest neighbour on BOLD Paromphacodes alticola(KP2 minimum pairwise distance 14.5%).
Derivatio nominis.The first letter in Greek alphabet: alpha.
1585970300
1932-05
47-12-20
1932-05
IZBE, DNA, BOLD
Holotype ID & Tartu & Estonia
Ecuador
3560
-1.8819444
Alao
21
-78.47528
Chimborazo prov.
7
402
1
1
Tartu
holotype
1585970329
1929-05
2007-04-16
1929-05
DNA, BOLD
A. Lindt
Ecuador
3560
-0.6497222
Cotopaxi prov.
21
-78.51139
7
402
1
1
Cotopaxi
holotype
1585970293
2011-10-22
DNA, ZSM, IZBE
V. Sinaev & Romanov & Lep & Lindt.
Ecuador
3062
-0.04777778
3 km NO Nono
21
-78.592224
7
402
3
3
Pichincha
paratype