Zootaxa, Revision of the Afrotropical Species of Asura

Zootaxa, Revision of the Afrotropical Species of Asura

Zootaxa 2280: 27–52 (2009) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2009 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus ANTONIO DURANTE Museo di Storia Naturale del Salento, via Europa 95, 73021 Calimera, Italy. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract The Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 are revised, and Afrasura, gen. n., is proposed to accommodate the group. The new genus is differentiated from Asura Walker, 1854 by external features and the morphology of the genitalia. Twenty-one new combinations and/or new species are proposed: Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) comb. n., status rev. (type species); Afrasura amaniensis (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) comb. n.; Afrasura crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) comb. n., stat. rev; Afrasura discocellularis (Strand, 1912) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura discreta sp. n.; Afrasura dubitabilis sp. n.; Afrasura emma sp. n.; Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900) comb. n.; Afrasura ichorina (Butler, 1877) comb. n.; Afrasura neavi (Hampson, 1914) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura numida (Holland, 1893) comb. n.; Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) comb. n.; Afrasura pallescens sp. n.; Afrasura peripherica hilara (Kiriakoff, 1958) comb. n.; Afrasura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) comb. n.; Afrasura submarmorata (Kiriakoff, 1958) comb. n.; Afrasura terlineata sp. n.; Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) comb. n.; and two unplaced species. The following subspecies are proposed: Afrasura indecisa orientalis ssp. n.; Afrasura rivulosa ethiopica ssp. n. The following names are synonymized: Asura fulvia Hampson, 1900 syn. n. and Asura obsolescens Hampson, 1914 syn. n., both synonyms of Afrasura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) comb. n.; Asura xantha Bethune-Baker, 1911 syn n., synonym of Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) comb. n., stat. rev. A checklist and key to the species of Afrasura gen. n. are provided; habitus and genitalia of all taxa are figured. Key words: Afrasura gen. n., differential diagnosis, new species, new subspecies, Afrotropical Region Riassunto L’autore rivede le specie Afrotropicali del genere Asura Walker, 1854 e viene proposto Afrasura gen. n. Il nuovo genere si distingue nettamente da Asura Walker, 1854 sia nell’aspetto esteriore che nella struttura dell’apparato genitale delle sue specie; costituito da 21 specie: Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) comb. n., status rev. (specie tipo); Afrasura amaniensis (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) comb. n.; Afrasura crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) comb. n., stat. rev; Afrasura discocellularis (Strand, 1912) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura discreta sp. n.; Afrasura dubitabilis sp. n.; Afrasura emma sp. n.; Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900) comb. n.; Afrasura ichorina (Butler, 1877) comb. n.; Afrasura neavi (Hampson, 1914) comb. n., stat. rev.; Afrasura numida (Holland, 1893) comb. n.; Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) comb. n.; Afrasura pallescens sp. n.; Afrasura peripherica hilara (Kiriakoff, 1958) comb. n.; Afrasura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) comb. n.; Afrasura submarmorata (Kiriakoff, 1958) comb. n.; Afrasura terlineata sp. n.; Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) comb. n.; due specie non descritte nel presente lavoro. Inoltre sono individuate le seguenti sottospecie: Afrasura indecisa orientalis ssp. n.; Afrasura rivulosa ethiopica ssp. n. Sono posti in sinonimia i seguenti nomi: Asura fulvia Hampson, 1900 syn. n. e Asura obsolescens Hampson, 1914 syn. n., sinonimi di Afrasura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) comb. n.; Asura xantha Bethune-Baker, 1911 syn n., sinonimo di Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) comb. n., stat. rev. Si forniscono una checklist e le chiavi dicotomiche delle specie incluse in Afrasura gen. n. Sono illustrati habitus e genitali di tutti i taxa. Accepted by L. Gall: 28 Sept. 2009; published: 3 Nov. 2009 27.

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