Boalda Schaus, 1929

Goldstein, Paul Z., 2017, Review of the enigmatic genus Boalda with transfer of pulcherrima Köhler from Nephelistis and description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Zootaxa 4276 (1), pp. 139-144 : 140

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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4276.1.10

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6015270

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scientific name

Boalda Schaus, 1929
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Boalda Schaus, 1929

Type species. Boalda gyona Schaus, 1929: 49 , by monotypy; type locality: Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Diagnosis. Boalda species occur east of the Andes between circa -20° and -33° latitude ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ), and are recognizable by the following combination of characters: antennae scaled, bipectinate, with secondary sensillae on each segment; eyes hairy; widening of the white outer postmedial line toward the forewing costa, coupled with characteristic pinkish or russet patterning of the forewing and U-shaped marking in the median area; valves of male genitalia rounded, mitten-like, with secondary lobe arising ventrally from costa and projecting anterolaterally, and a medial thorn-like clasper; juxta rhomboidal; vesica with a sclerotized basal cap-shaped plate with denticles. The immature stages and biology of the included species remain unknown.

Schaus, W. (1929) New species of Heterocera (Lepidoptera) from southern Brazil. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 31, 45 - 61, 2 pls.

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FIGURE 1. Distribution of recorded and reported Boalda species. ● B. gyona: Santa Catarina, Brazil (type locality); Quebrada de los Cuervos, Uruguay, reported by Biezanko et al. (1957) * San Miguel de Tucumàn, Argentina, type locality of Nephelistis pulcherrima ▲ Parque Nacional Teniente Enciso, Depto. Boquerón, Paraguay, type locality of Boalda poguei. ̍ Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, Depto. Amambay, Paraguay, collection locality of Boalda sp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Noctuidae