Boenasa Walker, [1865]

Laguerre, Michel, 2024, Description of three new species and a new genus of Lithosiini from Dominican Republic (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Faunitaxys 12 (37), pp. 1-9 : 2

Redescription of the genus Boenasa Walker, [1865]

The generotype is nigrorosea Walker, [1865] ( Fig. 2 ) described originally from Santo Domingo. The male holotype is housed in NHM and its genitalia are shown in Fig.3 below. Moreover this specimen has been sequenced and constitutes the BIN BOLD: ABW9270 .

Generally speaking, the genus contains small to tiny species with dark chocolate brown forewings very often with a creamy spot at the end of cell, and pinkish red hindwings, sometimes bordered by black. The females display classical and not upturned hindwings. Male genitalia are symmetrical, with a long and thin uncus, evenly bent downwards. Aedeagus is short, straight and cylindrical with a single lobed vesica adorned with bunches of teeth.

Figures

Fig. 2. A pair of Boenasa nigrirosea Walker, [1865]. Male on top, female below, upperside on left and underside on right. Labels not to scale.

Fig. 3. Male genitalia of Boenasa nigrirosea Walker, [1865]. a. Ventral view. b. Dorsal view. c. Lateral view. d. Aedeagus with everted vesica.