Callipia walterfriedlii, Brehm, 2018

Brehm, Gunnar, 2018, Revision of the genus Callipia Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), with the description of 15 new taxa, European Journal of Taxonomy 404, pp. 1-54 : 19-20

Callipia walterfriedlii sp. nov.

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Figs 24–27 , 32–33, 35, 37 , 40–41 , 132–134

BIN (holotype): BOLD:AAF5633.

Diagnosis

Callipia walterfriedlii sp. nov. has a similar wing shape and size like C. vicinaria . Diagnosis from C. hausmanni sp. nov., see there. Males tend to have a more contrasting pattern than C. vicinaria , particularly on the forewing costal area. The white transversal band on the hindwing is broader than in C. vicinaria . The females are very similar, but the extent of the ochreous colour in the forewing is larger. The uncus tends to be broader than in C. vicinaria. COI-barcode: the minimum observed distance to the genetically most similar species ( C.vicinaria ) is 3.3%.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Walter Friedli, Schwarzenburg, Switzerland.

Type material

Holotype ( Figs 24 , 32 ) ECUADOR: ♂, Loja [province], PN [Parque Nacional] Podocarpus , 04.115° S, 79.171° W, 2950 m, 11 Apr. 2000, S. Rab Green, M. Tapia leg. ( AMNH) ( C-0068 with GS-398, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN).

Paratypes ECUADOR: 1 ♂ ( Figs 27 , 33 ), [Napo], km 48 de la route Salcedo-Rio Mulatos , [ca 1.033° S, 78.604° W], 3500 m, 5–6 Jan. 1975, C. Herbulot leg. ( ZSM) ( C-0065 with GS-421, COI sequence: 315 bp); 1♀, same data as previous ( ZSM) ( C-0064 with GS 419, COI sequence: 124 bp, Figs 37 , 41 ); 4 ♂♂, same data as previous, but 7 Jan. [19]75, ( ZSM, RCGB) ( C-0204 with GS 097; C-0205 with GS-297; C-0207 ( Fig. 27 ); C-0214 ); 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Cotopaxi, Rio Mulatos , 2200 m, 21 Mar. [19]71 ( RCGB, PMJ, ZSM) ( C-0208 ; C-0209 with GS 309; C-0210–0213 ); 2 ♂♂, Loja [province], 15 km N of Loja, road to Cuenca, disturbed forest and pastures , 3.825° S, 79.239° W, 2200 m, 25 Mar. 1993, Jan Hillman leg. ( CMNH) ( C-0066 , COI sequence 658 bp, BIN; C-0067 with GS-309, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN); 1 ♂, Loja Province, Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Cajanuma , 4.114° S, 79.174° W, 2897 m, 26 Mar. 2011, L. Lehner and M. Adams leg. ( RCGB) ( ID 22342 , COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Fig. 25 ); 5 ♂♂, Loja [Province], 15 km N of Loja, road to Cuenca , 2200 m, 25 Mar. 1993, Jan Hillmann leg. ( AMNH, CMNH, USNM) ( C-0200 with GS-273; C-0201–0203 ; C-0215 ); 1 ♂, Loja [Province], Route Saraguro-Loja , 13 km N of San Lucas, 3130 m, 4 Mar. 1983, C. Lemaire and P. Thiaucourt leg. ( ZSM) ( C-0216 ); 1 ♀, Zamora-Chinchipe, Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Cerro Toledo , 4.386° S, 79.119° W, 2938 m, G. Brehm leg. ( RCGB) ( ID 18948 with GS, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Figs 35 , 40 ); 3 ♂♂, same data as previous, but 4.380° S, 79.112° W, 3031 m, L. Möckel leg. ( RCGB) ( ID 18964 , COI sequence 658 bp, BIN; ID 48464 ; ID 48465 ).

Distribution

Eastern Andes of Ecuador, 2200–3500 m.

Remarks

A living female is illustrated in Fig. 133 , together with the habitat ( Fig. 134 ).

Figures

Figs 20–29.Adult moths, ♂♂ (a = dorsal view; b =ventral view). 20. Callipia vicinaria Dognin, 1913, lectotype (C-0197). 21. C.vicinaria Dognin, 1913 (C-0198). 22. C.vicinaria Dognin, 1913 (C-0389, COI data). 23. C.vicinaria Dognin, 1913 (C-0390, COI data). 24. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., holotype (C-0068, COI data). 25. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., paratype (ID 22342, COI data). 26. C.walterfriedlii  sp.nov.,paratype(C-0065,COIdata).27.C.walterfriedlii sp.nov.,paratype(C-0207).28.C.hausmanni sp. nov., holotype (C-0406, COI data). 29. C. hausmanni sp. nov., paratype (C-0413).

Figs 30–38. Male and female genitalia (left = valves; right =aedeagus). 30. Callipia vicinaria Dognin, 1913, ♂, lectotype (C-0197). 31. C.vicinaria Dognin, 1913, ♂ (C-0198). 32 C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0068, COI data). 33. C. walterfriedlii  sp. nov., ♂, paratype (C-0065, COI data). 34. C. hausmannisp.nov.,♂,holotype(C-0406, COIdata).35. C.walterfriedlii, ♀,paratype(ID 18948, COIdata).36.C.vicinaria,♀(C-0393,COIdata).37.C.walterfriedlii,♀,paratype(C-0064,COIdata). 38. C. hausmanni sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0407, COIdata).

Figs 39–42. Adult moths, ♀♀ (a = dorsal view; b = ventral view). 39. Callipia vicinaria Dognin, 1913 (C-0393, COI data). 40. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., paratype (ID 18948, COI data). 41. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., paratype (C-0064, COIdata). 42. C. hausmanni sp. nov., paratype (C-0407, COIdata).

Figs 131–138. Living specimens and habitats. 131. Callipia rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904, ♂, Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cajanuma, 2897 m, 26 Mar. 2011. The specimen was attracted to light and benumbed. 132. Elfin forests are a habitat of C.rosetta Thierry-Mieg, 1904 and C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cajanuma, 3000 m, 30 Jan. 2013. 133. C.walterfriedlii sp. nov., ♀, Ecuador, Loja province, Podocarpus National Park, Cerro Toledo, 2938 m, 27. Feb. 2013. The specimen was attracted to light and benumbed. 134. Habitat (elfin forest) of C.walterfriedlii sp. nov. at Cerro Toledo. 135. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, Peru, Cusco province, Wayqecha station, 2900 m, 26 Aug. 2016. The specimen was collected at night, trapped, photographed and released the next morning. 136. Habitat of C. augustae sp. nov. and Callipia sp. near Wayqecha station.137. C. augustae sp. nov., ♂, Peru, Cusco province, road Wayqecha–Pillcopata, 2284m,23Aug.2016.Thespecimen wasattractedtoUVlightand triedtotakeup fluid(seeproboscis). 138.Callipia sp.atWayqechastation,4Sep.2016.ThisspecimenwasattractedtoUVlight, but escaped into the vegetation when disturbed.