Thyene ocellata (Thorell, 1899)

Fig. 93G

Marptusa ocellata Thorell, 1899: 91 .

Mithion ocellata – Simon 1901a: 603; 1903b: 108.

Viciria lupula – Simon 1902b: 48.

Brancus viciriaeformis – Berland & Millot 1941: 333, fig. 36.

Viciria ocellata – Berland & Millot 1941: 386, fig. 81d–f. — Clark 1974: 24. — Wanless & Clark 1975: 283, fig. 17.

Thyene ocellata – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2011: 610, figs 211–214, 237. — Wesołowska & Edwards 2012: 763, figs 108–110, 126.

Material examined

UGANDA • 1 ♀; Masindi distr., Budongo Forest; 1°45′ N, 31°25′ E; dry season; 1–10 Jul. 1995; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3022 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2947 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2946 • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 15–25 Jan. 1997; ZFMK 2969 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 3026 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2909 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2925 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 3018 • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 11–20 Jul. 1995; ZFMK 2952 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2934 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2922 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2918 • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding, fogging of Rinorea beniensis; 21–30 Jul. 1995; ZFMK 5512 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 5513 • 1 ♀; Bundibugyo, Semliki Forest; 0°44′ N, 29°57′ E; 670 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Feb. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 5516 .

Description

Description of male see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2011), for female Wesołowska & Edwards (2012). Abdomen with three pairs of black spots, in the center of each spot a small round patch composed of white scales (Fig. 93G).

Distribution

Previously known from several West African countries, this is the first record in Uganda and meanwhile in East Africa.