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Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Sesiinae, Sesiini) 231-235 Nachr ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Jahr/Year: 2010 Band/Volume: 31 Autor(en)/Author(s): Pühringer Franz, Saflan Szabolcs Artikel/Article: Two new species of Sesiini from Ghana, with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Sesiinae, Sesiini) 231-235 Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 31 (4): 231–235 (2011) 231 Two new species of Sesiini from Ghana, with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Sesiinae, Sesiini) Franz Pühringer and Szabolcs Sáfián Dr. Franz Pühringer, Häusern 4, A­4817 St. Konrad, Austria; [email protected] Szabolcs Sáfián, Ady E. str. 5, H­9400 Sopron, Hungary; [email protected] Abstract: A new genus, Barbasphecia gen. n. (type species PT Paratype. B. hephaistos sp. n.), and two new spe cies of Sesiini from PTA Posterior trans pa rent area. Gha na, West Africa, are described, Bar basphecia he­phais­tos sp. n. (holotype male) and B. ares sp. n. (holo type female; Barbasphecia gen. n. both holotypes to be deposited in Ty ro lean Sta te Museum Fer dinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria). The foodplant of the Type species: Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n. — Gender former is a species of mistletoe (Lo ran tha ceae). fe male. Derivatio nominis: barba (Lat.) = beard, after the long Key words: Afrotropical region, Barbasphecia hephaistos, beard­like tuft of 1st palpomere of ♀, combined with the Barbasphecia ares, new genus, new species. ge nus name Sphecia. Zwei neue Arten der Sesiini aus Ghana, mit Beschrei­ Description. Large­sized clearwing moths; antenna bung einer neuen Gattung (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, clavate with apical tuft of scales, serrate and ciliate in ♂, Sesiinae, Sesiini) smooth [or bipectinate and ciliate] in ♀; 1st palpo mere Zusammenfassung: Eine neue Gattung, Barbasphecia of ♀ with very long, beard­like tuft; fw. in ♂ transparent gen. n. (Typusart B. hephaistos sp. n.), und zwei neue Ar ten almost throughout, in ♀ mostly opaque; thorax and der Sesiini aus Ghana, Westafrika, werden beschrieben, abdomen with yellow patches, ventrally part ially orange; Bar ba sphe cia hephaistos sp. n. (Holotypus Männchen) und fw. with R4 and R5 stalked; M3, Cu1 and Cu2 arising close B. ares sp. n. (Holotypus Weibchen; beide Ho lo ty pen wer­ together near anal angle of the discal cell; Cu1 and Cu2 den ins Tiroler Landesmuseum Fer di nan de um, Innsbruck, running parallel and close together (adjoining each Ös ter reich, gelangen). Die Futterpflanze der ersteren ist ei ne Mistel (Loranthaceae). other) in ♂, diverging in ♀; hw. with M2 arising close to costal margin; M3 and Cu1 shortly stalked or arising jointly from anal angle of discal cell; A degenerated, A Introduction 1 3 distally degenerated, marked by row of scales to margin; In September 2007, the junior author visited a forest ♂ genitalia with short, qua dr an gular valve, outer half ad jacent to Kakum National Park in central Ghana. covered with long bi furcate, in ward directed setae; While photographing a huge black and red “wasp”, he tegumen­uncus com plex with dis tinct gnathos, uncus re alised that the insect was actually a clearwing moth of rounded with 2 ven tro la ter al rows of long setae; phallus the family Sesiidae (Fig. 2). Lateron he located a very robust with 2 rows of apic al spines; ♀ genitalia with similar clearwing species (Fig. 1) in copula twice, once sclerotized an trum, short mem branous ductus bursae, positioned next to a large pupal exuvia protruding from corpus bursae without sig num. mistletoe (Loranthus sp.), apparently the food plant. Differential diagnosis. The ♂ of the new genus is mor­ One of the ♂♂ unfortunately escaped while trying to pho logically most resembling Alonina Walker, 1856 photograph them. He initially thought they would be from West, East and South Africa, and Melittosesia the same species as the former, but after spreading he Bartsch, 2009, described from Madagascar. Also the realised that the pattern on the thorax is different. wing venation (Fig. 6) is similar, but Cu1 and Cu2 of fw. Both species proved to be new to science and are adjoining each other (in ♂ only). However, genitalia de scribed below. They belong to the tribe Sesiini. are quite different from the latter, with robust gnathos, Despite the close resemblance of the females there are remarkably short valve, the outer half covered with long con si der able morphological differences in antennae and bifurcate setae, phallus with 2 rows of apical spin es. And molecular biology causing serious doubt that both spe­ the characteristic beard­like tuft of 1st pal po mere in ♀ cies belong to the same genus. It seems likely that this is has never been mentioned in Afro tro pic al Se siini (♀♀ of a case of remarkable morphological convergence. How­ most species being unknown, however). ever, since the male of one species remains un known and it is not desirable to create a new genus for every new Barbasphecia­hephaistos sp. n. (Figs. 1, 3, 4, 6–9) species, both species were placed into one new genus. Holotype ♂: Ghana, Central Region, Kakum Forest, Abra fo­ Gyawale, 5°21'21.17" N, 1°22'17.70" W, 127 m, 18.–28. ix. Abbreviations and conventions: 2007, dissected (FP 09/02), BOLD sample ID BOX­2218 A01, ATA An te rior transparent area. leg. Sz. Sáfián, coll. F. Pühringer (will later be de posited ETA External transparent area. in Tyrolean State Museum Fer di nan de um in Inns bruck, Austria). Fw. Forewing. Paratypes (in total 2 ♀♀): 2 ♀♀, same location and date as HT Holotype. HT, 1 ♀ dis sected (FP 09/03), BOLD sample ID CCDB­04642 Hw. Hindwing. G10 (1 ♀ collected in copula with HT ♂). © Entomologischer Verein Apollo e. V., Frankfurt am Main 232 1 2 3a 10 mm 3b 6 4a 10 mm 4b 10 mm 5a 5b Fig. 1: Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n., HT ♂ and PT ♀ in copula, Ghana, Kakum Forest, Abrafo-Gyawale, 18.–28. IX.2007, leg. Sz. Sáfián. Fig. 2: Bar ba­ sphe cia ares sp. n., HT ♀, same data. Figs. 3a, b: Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n., HT ♂. Figs. 4a, b: Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n., PT ♀. — Figs. 5a, b: Barbasphecia ares sp. n., HT ♀, same data. Fig. 6: Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n., HT ♂, wing venation (underside). — Set specimens ap pro xi ma te ly to the same scale, scale bar: 10 mm. © Entomologischer Verein Apollo e. V., Frankfurt am Main 233 Derivatio nominis: After Hephaistos, God of fire in Greek laterally before fw.; thorax laterally (beneath fw.) with my thology, because of the fiery abdomen underside of the orange hairs, metathorax later al ly with orange hair like ♀. The name of the strong blacksmith of the gods is a good scales; legs orange (also coxae and femora), hind tibia match for this big species. rather smooth, orange with 3 black patches la terally (2 Description proximally, 1 distally), hind tar sus not tuft ed. Holotype ♂ (Figs. 1, 3). Fw. length 14 mm, wing span Abdomen. Blackish brown; tergites 2 (in middle) and 4 33 mm, body length 16 mm. (at posterior margin) laterally with yellow patches; ster­ nites 1–4 dark orange. Anal tuft brown. Head. Antenna serrate and ciliate, orange­brown, dor s­ al ly mixed with black, with apical tuft of scales, scapus Forewing. Upperside almost opaque, brown, mixed with orange; frons and vertex greyish brown; labial palpus dark orange scales, black basally; ETA missing, apic al with 1st and 2nd palpomere hairy, ventrally yellow, later­ area brown; discal spot narrow, dark orange; ATA and al ly blackish brown, dorsally orange mixed with black, PTA partially covered by brown (and orange) scales 3rd palpomere smooth, orange; proboscis rather well (especially distally); costal and anal mar gin dark orange developed. medially; fringes well developed, brown. Un der side brown, with few orange scales. Thorax. Blackish brown, patagia dorsally brown, later­ al ly yellow, ventrally yellow mixed with brown; tegulae Hindwing. Hyaline, basally orange; veins (also discoidal brown with yellow stripe (scapular spot) laterally be fore vein) brown (mixed with light brown scales); discal spot fw.; thorax laterally (beneath fw.) with yellow hairs, small, orange, extending to M1; fringes well developed, metathorax laterally with yellow hairlike scales; legs brown; costal margin light yellowish; underside brown orange (mixed with black), fore coxa as well as fe mo­ mixed with orange. ra of 2nd and 3rd leg blackish brown, laterally orange, Wing venation. Cu1 and Cu2 of fw. diverging (not close hind tibia long tufted, blackish brown, laterally yel low together). proximally and orange distally, hind tarsus par ti al ly tufted blackish, distally orange; spurs orange. Otherwise as ♂. Abdomen. Blackish brown; tergites 2 (approximated), 4 Variability (small), and 5–7 laterally with yellow patches at fore mar­ ♀. Fw. length 21–22 mm, wing span 46–47 mm, body gin; sternites 2–7 ventrocaudally bordered yellow. Anal length 26.5–27.5 mm. tuft smooth, brown, with yellow scales dor so la ter al ly (and a few ventrocaudally). Frons may be greyish brown throughout; apex of labial pal pus may be brownish; scapular spot may be yellow ish Forewing. Upperside brown, mixed with dark orange in middle; sternites 3–4 may be mixed with black (espe­ scales, black basally; transparent areas very well de ve­ ci al ly anteriorly). lop ed, ETA very large, con sis t ing of 6 cells, ATA mis sing; discal spot dark orange, interiorly lined black ish; costal Genital. ♂ (FP 09/02, Fig. 8). Valve quadrangular, and anal margin dark orange medially; fringes very short. re mark ably short, outer half covered with long bifurcate, Underside brown, with few orange scales. in wardly directed setae; Tegumen­uncus complex with dis tinct gnathos, uncus rounded with 2 ventrolateral Hindwing.
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