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Cragiosia mesosticta Volynkin 2024, comb. n.

Authors/Creators

  • 1. African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, HR 6 9 QA, UK. & Altai State University, Lenina Avenue 61, RF- 656049, Barnaul, Russia.

Description

Cragiosia mesosticta (Hampson, 1911), comb. n.

(Figs 7–11, 20, 33, 34)

Ilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911, The Annals and magazine of natural history, (8) 8 (46): 401 (Type locality: “S Nigeria, Ilesha ”).

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) (Figs 8, 33): ♀, “S. Nigeria. | Ilesha. | L.E.H. Humfrey. | 1911–57.” / “ Ilema | mesosticta | type ♀. Hmpsn.” / red ring “Type” label / “ Arctiidae | genitalia slide | No. 42” / QR- code label with unique ID “ NHMUK 010916121 ” (NHMUK).

Additional material examined. GABON: 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 430m, Mikongo (Rougier), Monts de Cristal (secondary forest), 0˚29'47''N, 11˚10'42''E, 28.vii.–12.viii.2019, MV, actinic & LepiLED light traps, Albert, J.-L., Aristophanous, M., Bie Mba, J., Dérozier, V., Moretto, P. leg., gen. prep. No.: AV7063 ♂; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 185m, Dilo ANPN camp, Ivindo (secondary forest), 0˚14'1''S, 12˚17'49''E, 14– 19.viii.2019, LepiLED and MV light traps, Albert, J.-L., Aristophanous, M., Bie Mba, J., Dérozier, V., Moretto, P. leg., gen. prep. Nos.: AV7064 ♂, AV7065 ♀ (ANHRT); REPUBLIC OF CONGO, NNNP: 7 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, 372m, Mbeli camp (Gilbertiodendron forest), 02°14'23.8''N, 16°23'52.1''E, 1–10.x.2022, MV, LepiLED and actinic light traps, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk-Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg., gen. prep. Nos.: AV7062 ♂, AV8555 ♂; 3 ♂♂, 365m, Mondika camp, 02°21'50.63''N 16°16'25.82''E, 07– 14.ii.2023, MV and LepiLED light traps, Bakala, N., M., Dérozier, V., Kirk-Spriggs, A., László, G. leg.; 2 ♀♀, 311m, Mombongo baï (marshland), 02°10'14.4''N 16°08'27.9''E, 28.vi.2022, actinic light trap, Dérozier, V., Mékounou, P. leg.; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 358m, Bomassa forest (secondary forest), 02°11'58.1''N, 16°11'16.9''E, 17–23.ix. 2022, LepiLED L. T., Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk-Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg.; 2 ♀♀, 380m, Bomassa (secondary forest), 02°12'25.7''N, 16°11'39.1''E, 18–22.vi.2022, act. light trap, Dérozier, V. leg.; 1 ♂, 375m, Mbeli baï (swamp forest), 02°15'30.4''N, 16°24'39.5''E, 25.vi.2022, actinic light trap, Dérozier, V. leg., gen. prep. No.: AV8570 ♂ (all in ANHRT).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 10.0–11.0 mm in males and 11.5–12.5 mm in females. The detailed comparison with the allopatric C. smithi sp. n. is provided below in the diagnosis of the new species.

Distribution. The species is currently known from Nigeria, Gabon, and Republic of Congo.

Notes

Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2024, On the taxonomy of the Afrotropical genus Crocosia Hampson with descriptions of a new genus and a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 47-64 in Ecologica Montenegrina 78 on page 60, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.6, http://zenodo.org/record/14654161

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Biodiversity

Collection code
ANHRT , ANPN , MV , NHMUK , NNNP , T , V
Material sample ID
NHMUK 010916121
Event date
2019-07-28 , 2019-08-14 , 2022-06-18 , 2022-06-25 , 2022-06-28 , 2022-09-17 , 2022-10-01 , 2023-02-07
Verbatim event date
2019-07-28/08-12 , 2019-08-14/19 , 2022-06-18/22 , 2022-06-25 , 2022-06-28 , 2022-09-17/23 , 2022-10-01/10 , 2023-02-07/14
Scientific name authorship
Volynkin
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Cragiosia
Species
mesosticta
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Cragiosia mesosticta (Hampson, 1911) sec. Volynkin, 2024

References

  • Hampson, G. F. (1911) Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 8 (46), 393 - 445.