Hypotrabala argenteoguttata (Aurivillius, 1909), 2024

Takano, Hitoshi & László, Gyula M., 2024, Descriptions of new Hypotrabala Holland, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Selenepherini) in the collections of the African Natural History Research Trust, with notes on allied genera and the description of a new genus, Ecologica Montenegrina 72, pp. 19-63 : 24

Hypotrabala argenteoguttata (Aurivillius, 1909) stat. rev.

( Figs 41–42 , 75 )

Pachymeta argenteoguttata Aurivillius, 1909 , Arkiv för Zoologi, 5 (5): 24.

Type locality: “Süd- Afrika”

One of the species originally placed in Hypotrabala by Tams (1925) and transferred to Pachymetana by Aurivillius (1927), it has more recently been treated in Epitrabala ( Pinhey 1975; Vári et al. 2002). Based on the similitude of phenotype, genital morphology and barcode data, Tams’ (1925) combination is re- established.

Figures

Figures 39–49. Hypotrabala species: 39. H. tamsi sp. n., holotype ♂. 40. Id., paratype ♂. 41. H. argenteoguttata (Aurivillius, 1909), ♂, Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve [ANHRTUK 00035111]. 42. Id., ♂, Kenya, Shimba Hills [ANHRTUK 00235806]. 43. H. giustii sp. n., holotype ♂. 44. Id., paratype ♂. 45. H. horridula Tams, 1925, ♂, Zambia, Hillwood [ANHRTUK 00224481]. 46. Id., holotype ♂ [NHMUK 010292292]. 47. Id., ♂, Zambia, Nyangombe Falls [ANHRTUK 00067068]. 48. Id., ♂, Zambia, Lukwakwa [ANHRTUK 00066310]. 49. Id., ♀, Zambia, Ntumbachushi Falls [ANHRTUK 00276150].

Figures 72–77. Male genitalia of Hypotrabala species, a: clasping apparatus, b: lateral view of phallus, c: eighth sternite, d: dorsal view of phallus (a, b, c to scale, d magnified). 72. H. obscura sp. n., holotype [LG 6331]. 73. H. giustii sp. n., holotype [LG 6295]. 74. Id., paratype [LG 6296]. 75. H. argenteoguttata (Aurivillius, 1909), Mozambique [LG 6322]. 76. H. tamsi sp. n., holotype [LG 6291]. 77. Id., paratype, Cameroon [LG 6290].