A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)
Auteurs : Zolotuhin (Vadim V.) et Gurkovich (Alexander V.)
Année de publication : 2009
Publication : Neue Entomologische Nachrichten
Volume :
63
Pagination : 1-75
Résumé :
The genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 is currently considered to be polyphyletic and is divided into 17 monophyletic branches. They all are considered here in a rank of 16 separate genera, 12 of which are erected as new ones: Gufria gen. nov. (type species Bombyx limosa de Villers [1827] 1826), Pachytrina gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa honrathii D ewitz, 1881), Pallastica gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa lateritia H ering, 1928), Cheligium gen. nov. (type species Taragama lineatum Aurivillius, 1893), Filiola gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa fulgurata Aurivillius, 1908), Sophyrita gen. nov. (type species Gonometa argibasis M abille, 1893), Grellada gen. nov. [type species Pachypasa (Pachyna) marshalli Aurivillius, 1902], Seydelora gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa semna H ering, 1941), Beriola gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa anagnostarai Berio, 1939), Euphorea gen. nov.(type species Taragama ondulosa Conte, 1909), Cleopatrina gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa bilinea Walker, 1855), Muzunguja gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa madelineae Tams, 1936). Also 2 new subgenera are established here: Gurkognoma subgen. nov. in Pachytrina gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa papyroides Tams, 1936) and Sompallina subgen. nov. in Pallastica gen. nov. (type species Pachypasa mesoleuca Strand, 1911). 28 species are described here as new ones: Pachytrina wenigina spec, nov., P. trihora spec, nov., P. diablo spec, nov., P. okzilina spec, nov., P. elygara spec, nov., P.flamerchena spec, nov., P. regeria spec, nov., P. crestalina spec, nov., P. gliharta spec, nov., P. verba spec, nov., P. ornata spec, nov., Pallastica sanricia spec, nov., P. hararia spec, nov., P. kakamegata spec, nov., P. rubinia spec, nov., P. litlura spec, nov., P. lucifer spec, nov., P. redissa spec, nov., Pachyna bogema spec, nov., P. satanas spec, nov., P. crabik spec, nov., Cheligium licrisonia spec, nov.., Ch. sanseispec, nov., Ch.pinheyispec, nov., Ch. ufo spec, nov., Filiola dogma spec, nov., Braura desdemona spec, nov., B. othello spec. nov. 24 new synonyms are here established: Pachytrina (Gurkognoma) papyroides (Tams, 1936) = Pachypasa senex H ering, 1941 syn. nov. Pachytrina (Gurkognoma) philargyria (Hering, 1928) = Pachypasa papyri Tams, 1931 syn. nov. Pallastica lateritia (Hering, 1928) = Pachypasa phronema H ering, 1928 syn. nov. Pallastica sericeofasciata (Aurivillius, 1921) = Pachypasa honrathi orientis H ering, 1928 syn. nov. Pallastica meloui (R iel, 1909) = Pachypasa cornuta Strand, 1912 syn. nov. = Pachypasa punctulata Aurivillius, 1910 syn. nov. = Pachypasa sericeofasciata orientalis Stoneham, 1942 syn. nov. Cheligium lineatum (Aurivillius, 1893) = Taragama pulchristriata Bethune-Baker, 1911 syn. nov. = Pachypasa dallana BethuneBaker, 1927 syn. nov. Cheligium nigrescens (Aurivillius, 1908) = Pachypasa rohdei A urivillius, 1908 syn. nov. Filiola fidgurata (Aurivillius, 1908) = Taragama postalbida Schaus, 1927 syn. nov. Filiola occidentale (Strand, 1912) = Pachypasa subhyalina Bethune-Baker, 1927 syn. nov. Sophyrita argibasis (M abille, 1893) = Eutricha sophax D ruce, 1896 syn. nov. = Pachypasa epithymia H ering, 1928 syn. nov. Eutricha bifascia (Walker, 1855) = Pachypasa albofasciata Aurivillius, 1921 syn. nov. Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865) = Pachypasa jamiesoni Bethune-Baker, 1915 syn. nov. Beriola anagnostarai (Berio, 1939) = Pachymeta sanmarcoi Rougeot, 1984 syn. nov. Euphorea ondulosa (Conte, 1909) = Pachypasa androphila Hering, 1928 syn. nov. = Pachypasa androphila f. convergens Hering, 1928 syn. nov. Cleopatrina bilinea (Walker, 1855) = Pachypasa auriflua Aurivillius, 1908 syn. nov. Cleopatrinaphocea (D ruce, 1888) = Taragama mirabilis D istant, 1897 syn. nov. = Pachypasa laterifascia Berio, 1937 syn. nov. Muzunguja rectilineata (Aurivillius, 1900) = Pachypasa asopha H ering, 1928 syn. nov. = Pachypasa madelineae Tams, 1936 syn. nov. The lectotypes for 10 species {Pachypasa lateritia H ering, 1928, Pachypasa phronema H ering, 1928, Pachypasa sericeofasciata Aurivillius, 1921, Taragama meloui R iel, 1909, Taragama lineatum Aurivillius, 1893, Pachypasa fulgurata Aurivillius, 1908, Pachypasa epithymia H ering, 1928, Pachypasa (Pachyna) marshalli Aurivillius, 1902, Taragama imitans Aurivillius, 1893, and Taragama picturata G rünberg, 1910) and neotypes for 3 species {Lebeda morosa Walker, 1865, Pachypasa elgonensis Kruck, 1940 and Pachypasa ferruginea Felder, [1864-1875]) are also designated, cfcf and 99 are matched with each other within all genera, some for the first time.