Dinometa Aurivillius 1927

Dinometa Aurivillius 1927 Authors/Creators - 1. University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805 Bamako, Mali. - 2. Karl Marx st. 41, RUS- 432001 Ulyanovsk, Russia. - 3. Altai State University, pr. Lenina 61, RUS- 656049 Barnaul, Russia. E-mail: & Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology, Lenina pr. 36, RUS- 634050 Tomsk, Russia. & Samarkand State University, University blv. 15, 140104 Samarkand, Uzbekistan. - 4. Ulyanovsk State University, Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya Ulitsa, 1, RUS- 432063 Ulyanovsk, Russia. - 5. Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, 08412 Vilnius- 21, Lithuania. - 6. Museum Witt, Max-Reger-Str. 18, 92637 Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany. - 7. University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805 Bamako, Mali. & Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Kalman Ya'akov Man St., 91120 Jerusalem, Israel. Description Dinometa Aurivillius, 1927 In: Seitz, A. (ed.), Die Groβschmetterlinge der Erde, 14, 275. Type-species: Gastroplakaeis maputuana Wichgraf, 1906, Insektenbörse, 23 (21), 83, by monotypy. Type locality: “ Maputoland ” [Mozambique, may be Maputo or nearby, 25.96924S, 32.57317E]. Diagnosis. Dinometa contains rather large and robust species reminiscent of the genus Gonometa Walker, 1855 (type species Gonometa postica Walker, 1855), but none of Gonometa has the characteristic speckled creamybrown pattern on its forewings. The pattern is similar to that of Gastroplakaeis meridionalis Aurivillius, 1901 (Figs 9–10) from the genus Gastroplakaeis Möschler, 1887 (type species Gastroplakaeis forficulatus Möschler, 11887), however, males of Dinometa do not have a striped abdomen (Fig. 9), sclerotized elongated socii, elongated distal extensions of vinculum or distal dents on the eight sternite (Fig. 19). Redescription. Male (Figs 1, 4–7, 11–15). Flagellum covered with speckled creamy and brown scales, rami orangish-brown. Head, thorax and abdomen speckled creamy and brown, tegulae may be darker. Forewing. Forewing length: 30–45 mm; wingspan: 62–103 mm. Narrow, elongated, semilanceolate with nearly pointed apex. Background color is light-creamy with brown speckles. Pattern consist of doubled wavy ante- and postmedial lines, with more or less pronounced black discal spot, and pale wavy external line. Fringe speckled creamy and brown. Hindwing. Somewhat trapezoid with well pronounced anal angle. Background color creamy with brown speckles, dark medioanal spot may be pronounced. Fringe speckled creamy and brown. Genitalia (Figs 16–18, 20–22). Tegumen a wide band, mediolaterally bears a pair of knob-like socii covered with setae. Cucullus claw like, basally covered with setae. Sacculus large, somewhat reniform, has medial extension covered with setae. Vinculum a band, ventrally expands into saccus. Juxta stem like, fused with aedeagus. Aedeagus c-shaped, narrows towards apex, apex blunt. Vesica very small, may bear tiny cornuti. The eight sternite somewhat trapezoid with more or less pronounced mediodistal pair of very short extensions. The eighth tergite somewhat rectangle with very short lateroproximal apodemes. Female (Figs 2–3, 8). Habitus similar to male. Forewing length: 50–62 mm; wingspan: 108–132 mm. Genitalia were not studied. Included species: D. maputuana, D. ethani sp. n., and D. abigailae sp. n. Notes Files Files (3.0 kB) | Name | Size | Download all | |---|---|---| | md5:00c3ff0a672b51ca57beb7d1465fd612 | 3.0 kB | Download | System files (23.6 kB) | Name | Size | Download all | |---|---|---| | md5:12c58f965dc9b70f148c35022bac1c90 | 23.6 kB | Download | Linked records Additional details Identifiers Biodiversity - Scientific name authorship - Aurivillius - Kingdom - Animalia - Phylum - Arthropoda - Order - Lepidoptera - Family - Lasiocampidae - Genus - Dinometa - Taxon rank - genus - Taxonomic concept label - Dinometa Aurivillius, 1927 sec. Prozorov, Prozorova, Yakovlev, Volkova, Saldaitis, Sulak, Revay & Müller, 2024 References - Aurivillius, C. (1927) Lasiocampidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Groβschmetterlinge der Erde. Vol. 14. A. Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart, pp. 205 - 281. - Wichgraf, F. (1906) Zwei neue afrikanische Heteroceren aus dem Hinterlande der Delagoa-Bay. Insektenborse, 23 (21), 82 - 83. - Walker, F. (1855) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV - Lepidoptera Heterocera, 777 - 976. - Aurivillius, C. (1901) Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika 6. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 22 (2), 113 - 128. - Moschler, H. B. (1887) Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldk ¸ ste. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft, 15 (1), 49 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 9001