Revision des Arctia villica-Komplexes - 1. Teil: Nomenklatur und Systematik der adriato- und atlantomediterranean Arten Arctia villica (Linnaeus, 1758 (partim), Arctia angelica (Boisduval, 1829) stat. nov. und Arctia konewkaii (Freyer, 1831) stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae)
Auteurs : Freina (Josef J. N. (de)) et Nardelli (Uberto)
Année de publication : 2007
Publication : Entomologische Zeitschrift
Volume :
117
Fascicule : 3
Pagination : 105-123
Résumé :
South European and North west African populations of the Arctic villica (LINNAEUS, 1758) species-complex are examined on the basis of extensive samples. Their taxonomy and systematics is revised, morphological features are evaluated, characterized and illustrated, zoogeographical and biological informations are given. Flawed in terpretations of their taxonomy and nomenclature are clearly pointed out constant differences in external characters and genital structures are discussec and figured. Arctia v. villica from Calabria and Arctic konewkaii (FREYER 1831) have been reared from the egs stage. The results of hybrid breeding A. v. villica [male] x A. konewkaii [female] are discussed and infertility between both species could be found. The species group con sists of three valid taxonomic species One morphotype, Arctia villica is widespread throughout Europe. Its Adriatic populations (Italian Peninsula, Dalmatia to southern Greece) and those from Southern France to the central Iberiar peninsula are characterized by more creamy or yellowish separated spots. The second morphotype is characterized by well developed interlacing marginal and submarginal yellowish fore. wing-spots. This morphotype splits at in two different species which are here-in revalidated: Arctic konewkaii (FREYER, 1831) stat. rev., endemic to Sicily and Arctia angelica (B0ISDUVAL, 1829; stat. nov., which is known from the cen tral to southern parts of Spain anc North Africa (Morocco, northern Algeria and northern Tunisia). Arctia villica and A. angelica are locally overlapping and forming an introgression zone it Central Spain