Callipia levequei, 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 : 47-50

Callipia levequei sp. nov.

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Figs 114–115 , 121–122 , 130

BIN (holotype): BOLD:AAI3931.

Diagnosis

Among all Callipia of the parrhasiata group, C. levequei sp. nov. has the deepest red colour. The holotype probably represents a chromatic abberation ( Fig. 114 ), other males have the same appearance as the female illustrated in Fig. 115 . Callipia levequei sp. nov. also tends to be smaller than C. jonai sp. nov. and C. flagrans , possibly the closest related species. The male genitalia do not offer clear diagnostic characters, when compared to C. jonai sp. nov. and flagrans . COI-barcode: the minimum observed distance to the genetically most similar (but not similar looking) species ( C.intermedia stat. rev.) is 3.4%.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Antoine Lévêque, Paris, France.

Type material

Holotype ( Figs 114 , 121 ) ARGENTINA: ♂, Jujuy, Parc National Calilegua, Abra de Cañas , 1680 m, [ca 23.47° S, 64.55° W], [no date], P. Schmitt leg. ( MNHN) ( C-0073 ) with GS-298, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN).

Paratypes

ARGENTINA: 1 ♂, same collection data as for holotype ( C-0072 with GS-299, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Fig. 122 ) ( MNHN); 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype ( C-0071 with GS-418, COI sequence 658 bp, BIN, Figs 115 , 130 ); 2 ♂♂, Jujuy, Yala , 1450 m, 20 Feb. 1955, J. Förster leg. ( PMJ, ZSM) ( C- 0185; 0187 ).

Other material examined

BOLIVIA: 1 ♂, Cochabamba [Department], Chapare, Paracti ( AMNH) ( C-0021 , COI sequence 554 bp (104 bp gap)); 1 ♂, [Cochabamba Department], Chapare, Incachaca ( USNM) ( C-0186 ); 1 ♂, Cochabamba [Department] ( CMNH) ( C-0188 ) .

Distribution

Eastern Andes of northern Argentina and Bolivia, 1700 m.

Figures

Figs 108–115.Adult moths (a = dorsal view; b = ventral view). 108. Callipia fulvida Warren, 1907, ♂, lectotype(NHM).109.C.fulvida Warren,1907,♂(C-0174,COIdata).110.C.flagrans Warren,1904,♂, lectotype (NHM). 111. C.flagrans Warren, 1904, ♂ (C-0022, COI data). 112. C. jonai sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0020, COIdata).113. C. jonai sp. nov.,♀, paratype (C-0217). 114. C. levequei sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0073,COI data). 115. C. levequei, ♀, paratype (C-0071, COIdata).

Figs116–123. Malegenitalia(left=valves;right =aedeagus)andfemalegenitalia.116. Callipia fulvida  Warren,1907,♂,lectotype(NHM).117.C.fulvida Warren,1907,♂(C-0174,COIdata).118.C.flagrans  Warren,1904,♂, lectotype(NHM).119. C.flagrans Warren, 1904,♂ (C-0022, COIdata).120. C.jonai sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0020, COI data). 121. C. levequei sp. nov., ♂, holotype (C-0073, COI data). 122. C. levequei sp. nov., ♂, paratype (C-0072, COI data). 123. C.rougeriei sp. nov., ♀, holotype (C- 0069, COI data).

Figs 124–130. Female genitalia.124. Callipia parrhasiata Guenée,1858,♀(C-0431).125. C. augustae sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0432). 126. C. sihvoneni sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0396, COI data). 127. C. wojtusiakiwojtusiakisp.nov.,♀, paratype(C-0040, COIdata).128. C.fulvida Warren, 1907,♀, (C-0172). 129. C. jonai sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0217).130. C. levequei sp. nov., ♀, paratype (C-0071).