Abantiades cephalocorvus Moore & Beaver, 2020

Moore, Michael D., Beaver, Ethan P., Velasco-Castrillón, Alejandro & Stevens, Mark I., 2020, Description of two new Australian species of Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) and females of two further species with notes on their biogeography, Zootaxa 4822 (1), pp. 71-93 : 73

Abantiades cephalocorvus Moore & Beaver , sp. nov.

Figs 2a , 3 a–d.

Material Examined:

Holotype ♂. In SAMA collection. 1♂, South Australia, Eyre Pen [insula]., Goog’s Lake , 31 o 34’44.7”S, 135 o 58’51.5”E, 28 th May 2016. J. Forrest. Dissected M.D. Moore. Leg taken for DNA analysis (Spec. No. 1611, sample designation M 018). SAMA No. 31-019757.

Paratypes ♂. SAMA . 1♂, South Australia, Eyre Pen., Goog’s Lake , 31 o 34’44.7”S, 135 o 58’51.5”E, 28 th May 2016. J. Forrest. SAMA No. 31-019758. SAMA , 1♂, West. Aust. Skirmish Hill. Dissected M.D. Moore. SAMA . 1♂, South Australia, Eyre Pen., Goog’s Lake , 31 o 34’44.7” S, 135 o 58’51.5”E, 28 th May 2016. J. Forrest. Leg taken for DNA analysis. (Sample designation M 019). SAMA No. 31-019759. ANIC , 1♂, Napperby Ck., NT, 26 May 1968, K.J. McKie. Spec. Ref. No. 18197. Dissected M.D. Moore.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Males. (a) Holotype Abantiades cephalocorvus sp. nov. SAMA, 1♂, South Australia, Eyre Pen., Goog’s Lake, 31o34’44.7”S, 135o58’51.5”E, 28th May 2016. J. Forrest. Dissected M.D. Moore. Leg taken for DNA analysis (Spec. No. 1611, sample designation M 018). SAMA No. 31-019757. (b) Holotype Abantiades tembyi sp. nov. SAMA, 1 ♂, South Australia, Eyre Pen., Ceduna, 32o07’27.5” S, 133o49’27.3” E, 28th March 2014, N. Temby. SAMA No. 31-021033.

FIGURE 3. Abantiades cephalocorvus sp. nov. (Holotype, South Australia, Eyre Pen., Goog’s Lake, 31o34’44.7”S, 135o58’51.5”E, 28th May 2016. J. Forrest. Dissected M.D. Moore. Leg taken for DNA analysis (Spec. No. 1611, sample designation M 018). SAMA No. 31-019757.) (a) lateral view genitalia, (b) ventral view genitalia, (c) posterior view genitalia, (d) sternite VIII. Morphological structures: am: anterior margin; Brt: basal rim of the pseudotegumen; Dav: distal-posterior arm of vinculum; Dipm: disto-posterior margin; Dopc: dorso-posterior corner; Dopm: dorso-posterior margin; Dpp: disto-posterior process; pm: posterior margin; Sba: anterior margin of dorsal face of saccus; Sbf: dorsal face of saccus; Sbp: posterior margin of dorsal face of saccus; Scu: sacculus; Sfa: anterior margin of ventral face of saccus; Sff: ventral face of saccus; Sfp: posterior margin of ventral face of saccus; Tpr: dorso-distal twin processes; Va: apodemal vinculum; Vl: valva; Vpa: ventral pseudoteguminal arm; Vpm: ventro-posterior margin.