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. 2018 Oct 8:(788):3-17.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.788.25323. eCollection 2018.

Description of three new species of Apatelodidae from the southern neotropical region (Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea)

Daniel Herbin  1 , Hernán Mario Beccacece  2
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Description of three new species of Apatelodidae from the southern neotropical region (Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea)

Daniel Herbin et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

Three new species of Apatelodidae are described from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay: Apatelodesnavarroi sp. n., Apatelodeschalupae sp. n., and Apatelodesulfi sp. n., and are figured with their genitalia. Detailed examination of primary types leads to the establishment of a new synonymy: A.florisa Schaus, 1929 = A.schreiteri Schaus, 1924, syn. n., and a revised status for another Apatelodidae species previously misplaced in the Bombycidae: Apatelodesbrunnea (Dognin, 1916), comb. n.

Keywords: Apatelodes; Quentalia; Neotropical fauna; taxonomy.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Apatelodesnavarroi sp. n. male holotype: a Dorsal view b Ventral view.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Apatelodesnavarroi sp. n. male holotype genitalia: a Ventral view b Lateral view c Phallus lateral view.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Apatelodesnavarroi sp. n. female paratype: a Dorsal view b Ventral view.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Apatelodesnavarroi sp. n. female paratype genitalia (H1386): a Ventral view b Dorsal view.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Apatelodeschalupae sp. n. male holotype: a Dorsal view b Ventral view.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Apatelodeschalupae sp. n. male holotype genitalia: a Ventral view b Lateral view c Phallus lateral view.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Comparative views of male genitalia: Left: Apatelodeschalupae (H1380) Right: Apatelodesnavarroi (H1381).
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Apatelodesulfi sp. n. male holotype: a Dorsal view b Ventral view.
Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Apatelodesulfi sp. n. male holotype genitalia: a Ventral view b Lateral view c Uncus and socii details (ventral view) d Phallus lateral view.
Figures 10–12.
Figures 10–12.
Comparison of similar Apatelodes species from the southern Neotropical region: 10A.navarroi sp. n., male 11A.chalupae sp. n., male 12A.schreiteri, male.
Figures 13–14.
Figures 13–14.
13A.schreiteri male syntype (type n° 26354 USNM) a dorsal view b ventral view 14A.florisa female holotype (type n° 34696 USNM) a dorsal view b ventral view (photos D. Herbin, courtesy USNM).
Figure 15.
Figure 15.
Holotype of Cartharabrunnea Dognin, 1916 (photos D. Herbin, courtesy USNM).
Figure 16.
Figure 16.
Phylogenetically inferred evolutionary relationships between related Apatelodes, using COI. The tree was constructed with the neighbor-joining method.
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