Chrysectropa Bethune-Baker 1911

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contents <p><i>Chrysectropa</i> Bethune-Baker, 1911</p><p>Figs 8, 29</p><p><i>Annals & Magazine of Natural History</i> (8) 7 (42): 566– 567.</p><p><b>Type species.</b> <i>Chrysopoloma roseofascia</i> Aurivillius, 1900 (by original designation)</p><p><b>Syntypes.</b> 1 ♂, 1 ♀.</p><p><b>Type locality.</b> N’Dalla Tando, Angola (NHMUK).</p><p><b>Genus re-description.</b> Small size. Antennae bipectinate, beige. Head, thorax and abdomen yellow-beige. Forewing broad, rounded, creamy beige, sometimes slightly golden, slightly darker patch approximately between veins R4 and M2; sprinkled sparsely with a few tiny black scales. Discal spot extremely small, comprised of a cluster of black scales. Medial line broadened, pinkish-brown, diffuse, very slightly arcuate. Fringe long, same as ground colour. Hindwing rounded, gently scalloped near anal margin, same colour as forewing accentuated with additional tiny black scales. Antemedial line pinkish-brown, diffused, gently arcuate; fringe as in forewing. Underside. Ground colour and legs yellow-beige, hindtibia with two pairs of spurs. Both wings with same ground colour as upperside, sprinkled with tiny black scales; both fore- and hindwing with small oblong black discal spot. Forewing medial line and hindwing antemedial line as on upperside. Male genitalia. Single posterior process of transtilla fairly short, rectangular, with very slight apical depression; paired anterior processes of transtilla extremely short, rounded, completely separated. Valve wide at base, tapered, narrow, curved distally. Juxta broad, flat, with narrow, rounded central process. Phallus short, large vesica with rounded plate of dense, short cornuti.</p><p><b>Diagnosis.</b> The single known species of <i>Chrysectropa</i> has a distinctive appearance, with no other Chrysopolomidae displaying a broadened medial band that is pinkish-brown in colour.</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Widely distributed in West and Central Africa.</p><p><b>Species content</b></p><p><i>C. roseofascia</i> (Aurivillius, 1900)</p><p>= <i>C. unilinea</i> Bethune-Baker, 1911</p>
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spellingShingle Chrysectropa Bethune-Baker 1911
Taberer, Tabitha R.
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Limacodidae
Chrysectropa
<p><i>Chrysectropa</i> Bethune-Baker, 1911</p><p>Figs 8, 29</p><p><i>Annals & Magazine of Natural History</i> (8) 7 (42): 566– 567.</p><p><b>Type species.</b> <i>Chrysopoloma roseofascia</i> Aurivillius, 1900 (by original designation)</p><p><b>Syntypes.</b> 1 ♂, 1 ♀.</p><p><b>Type locality.</b> N’Dalla Tando, Angola (NHMUK).</p><p><b>Genus re-description.</b> Small size. Antennae bipectinate, beige. Head, thorax and abdomen yellow-beige. Forewing broad, rounded, creamy beige, sometimes slightly golden, slightly darker patch approximately between veins R4 and M2; sprinkled sparsely with a few tiny black scales. Discal spot extremely small, comprised of a cluster of black scales. Medial line broadened, pinkish-brown, diffuse, very slightly arcuate. Fringe long, same as ground colour. Hindwing rounded, gently scalloped near anal margin, same colour as forewing accentuated with additional tiny black scales. Antemedial line pinkish-brown, diffused, gently arcuate; fringe as in forewing. Underside. Ground colour and legs yellow-beige, hindtibia with two pairs of spurs. Both wings with same ground colour as upperside, sprinkled with tiny black scales; both fore- and hindwing with small oblong black discal spot. Forewing medial line and hindwing antemedial line as on upperside. Male genitalia. Single posterior process of transtilla fairly short, rectangular, with very slight apical depression; paired anterior processes of transtilla extremely short, rounded, completely separated. Valve wide at base, tapered, narrow, curved distally. Juxta broad, flat, with narrow, rounded central process. Phallus short, large vesica with rounded plate of dense, short cornuti.</p><p><b>Diagnosis.</b> The single known species of <i>Chrysectropa</i> has a distinctive appearance, with no other Chrysopolomidae displaying a broadened medial band that is pinkish-brown in colour.</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Widely distributed in West and Central Africa.</p><p><b>Species content</b></p><p><i>C. roseofascia</i> (Aurivillius, 1900)</p><p>= <i>C. unilinea</i> Bethune-Baker, 1911</p>
title Chrysectropa Bethune-Baker 1911
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Limacodidae
Chrysectropa
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15774909