Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) kalashiani, Beyer & Alexandrov & ScottMcMichael, 2019

Gorbunov, O. G., 2019, Two new species of the genus Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1910 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), with remarks on the genus, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (4), pp. 437-457 : 451-456

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https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.28.4.13

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scientific name

Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) kalashiani
status

sp. n.

Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) kalashiani View in CoL

O. Gorbunov, sp.n.

Figs 33–40 View Figs 33–40 , 65–68 View Figs 65–68 , 75 View Figs 73–76 .

= Chamaesphecia dumonti auct . nec Chamaesphecia dumonti Le Cerf, 1922 .

LITERATURE. Laštůvka, Laštůvka, 1995: 120 ( Chamaesphecia dumonti ); de Freina, 1997: 225, figs 47, 48 ( Chamaesphecia dumonti ); Špatenka et al., 1999: 368 ( Chamaesphecia dumonti , part.).

MATERIAL. Holotype ♂ ( Figs 33–34 View Figs 33–40 ) with labels: “ Armenia, Vayots Dzor,/ 9.4 km SE (158.3°) of Vaik , / 39°36.82´N, 45°30.33´E, / 1670 m, 14.VI.1997, ex l. / O. Gorbunov leg.” (white); “Host plant: / Stachys iberica / ( Lamiaceae ) / Moth emerged 14.VII.1997 ” (white); “ SESIIDAE / Pictures №№ / 0339-0340–2017 / Photo by O. Gorbunov ” (white); “ HOLOTYPUS ♂ / Chamaesphecia kalashiani / O. Gorbunov, 2019 / O. Gorbunov des., 2017” (red) ( COGM). GoogleMaps

Paratypes (5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀) ( Figs 35–40 View Figs 33–40 ): 1 ♂, Armenia, Khosrov NR, 19.8 km NE (54.5°) of Vedi, 40°00.84´N, 44°54.78´E, 1630 m, 15.VI.1986, O. Gorbunov leg. ( COGM); 1 ♂, Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, A a i Buzqov, 39°30.715´N, 45°23.736´E, 1430 m, 02.VII.1986, A. Danchenko leg. (genitalia preparation № OG–047- 2018) ( COGM); 1 ♀ ( Figs 39–40 View Figs 33–40 ), Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, Biçen e k, 39°30.055´N, 45°46.358´E, 1730 m, 22.VII.1986, O. Gorbunov leg. ( Sesiidae pictures №№ 0337-0338–2017) ( COGM); 1 ♀, Armenia, Khosrov NR, 19.8 km NE (54.5°) of Vedi, 40°00.84´N, 44°54.78´E, 1630 m, 03.VII.1988, O. Gorbunov leg. ( COGM); 1 ♂, Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, A a i Buzqov, 39°30.715´N, 45°23.736´E, 1430 m, 15.VI.1988, ex larva from a root of Stachys iberica ( Lamiaceae ), moth emerged 02.VII.1988, O. Gorbunov leg. ( COGM); 2 ♂♂ ( Figs 35–36 View Figs 33–40 ), 2 ♀♀, same locality, 25.VI.1988, ex larvae from roots of Stachys iberica ( Lamiaceae ), moths emerged 12–14.VII.1988, O. Gorbunov leg. ( Sesiidae pictures №№ 0335-0336–2017) (1 ♀ with genitalia preparation № OG–048-2018) ( COGM); 1 ♀ ( Figs 37–38 View Figs 33–40 ), same locality and date as holotype, ex larva from a root of Stachys iberica ( Lamiaceae ), moth emerged 20.VII.1988, O. Gorbunov leg. ( Sesiidae pictures №№ 0341-0342–2017) ( COGM).

DESCRIPTION. Male (holotype) ( Figs 33, 34 View Figs 33–40 ) ( Sesiidae pictures №№ 0339-0340–2017). Alar expanse 18.0 mm, body length 10.0 mm, forewing 8.0 mm, antenna 5.0 mm.

Head with antenna dark brown to black with dark greenblue sheen dorsally and yellow ventrally, scapus yellow with a few black scales dorsally; frons gray-brown with violet sheen and a broad white stripe laterally; basal joint of labial palpus white, mid joint white with a narrow black stripe exterior-ventrally, apical joint yellow with a narrow gray stripe ventrally; vertex mixed with black with dark violet sheen and a yellow-orange scales; pericephalic hairs yellow-orange dorsally and white laterally.

Thorax with patagia dorsally dark brown to black with bronze-purple sheen and a few yellow scales anteriorly, ventrally yellow-orange; tegula dark brown to black with blue-violet sheen, with a narrow yellow inner margin and a small pale yellow spot at base of forewing anteriorly; mesothorax dark brown to black with blue-violet sheen, with a narrow yellow stripe anterior-medially; metathorax dark brown to black with blue-violet sheen with a few yellow and pale yellow scales medially and a tuft of yellow hair-like scales laterally; thorax laterally dark-gray brown with violet sheen and a large pale yellow spot anteriorly and a few white scales posteriorly; posteriorly metepimeron dark gray-brown, metameron white, both of them covered with white hair-like scales. Legs with neck plate white with golden hue; fore coxa white with golden hue; fore femur internally white with golden hue, externally gray-brown with bronze sheen, densely covered with yellow scales; fore tibia ventrally yellow, dorsally gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen, a few yellow scales distally and pale yellow elongated scales at posterior margin; fore tarsus ventrally pale yellow, dorsally basal tarsomere dark gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen and a large yellow spot posteriorly, remaining tarsomeres dark gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen; mid coxa anteriorly mixed with dark gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen and yellow scales with golden hue, posteriorly white to pale yellow with golden hue; mid femur internally pale yellow, externally dark gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen, a dense admixture of yellow scales anteriorly and a small pale yellow spot posterior-distally; mid tibia internally pale yellow, externally mixes with dark gray-brown with violet sheen and yellow with golden hue scales, a large white spot sub basally and a few white scales dorso-distally; spurs white with golden hue; mid tarsus internally pale yellow with golden hue, externally basal tarsomere pale yellow with golden hue and a longitudinal dark gray-brown spot with bronze-green sheen medially, second tarsomere dark gray-brown with bronze-green sheen and a few pale yellow scales distally, remaining tarsomeres dark gray-brown with bronze-green sheen; hind coxa yellow to pale yellow with golden hue; hind femur internally pale yellow, externally dark gray-brown with bronze-violet sheen, a dense admixture of yellow scales anteriorly and a small pale yellow spot posterior-distally; hind tibia pale yellow with golden hue, with white scales both dorso-medially and dorso-distally and dark gray-brown scales with bronze-violet sheen both ventrally from base to base of mid spurs and distally; spurs white with golden hue; hind tarsus internally pale yellow, externally basal tarsomere yellow with golden hue, remaining tarsomeres entirely dark gray-brown scales with bronze-violet sheen. Forewing dorsally black with blue-violet sheen at base; costal margin dark brown with dark blue-violet sheen; anal margin, CuA-stem and discal spot dark brown with bronze sheen; veins within external transparent area dark brown with bronze sheen and a few yellow scales; apical area dark brown with bronze sheen and an admixture of yellow scales between veins R 4 –M 2; discal spot somewhat darker trapeziform; transparent area well-developed, but posterior transparent area short and not reaching level of cross-vein of hindwing; external transparent area large with rounded distal margin, divided into five cells between veins R 3 and CuA 1, level to vein M 2 about thrice as broad as discal spot and apical area; ventrally costal and anal margins and CuA-stem yellow to pale yellow from base to discal spot; discal spot and surface between veins R 1 –R 3 dark brown to black with dark violet sheen; surface between veins CuA 1 –CuA 2 dark brown to black with bronze sheen; veins within external transparent area yellow to pale yellow with a few dark brown scales distally; apical area dark brown to black with bronze sheen and a dense admixture of yellow to pale yellow between veins R 3 –M 3; cilia dark brown basally and pale yellow distally. Hindwing transparent; dorsally veins, discal spot and outer margin dark brown with bronze sheen; discal spot with parallel margins and a very short projection on vein M 2, relatively narrow, about 0.5 times as broad as outer margin, reaching base of veins M 3 –CuA 1; outer margin narrow about 0.5 as broad as cilia; ventrally veins yellow; discal spot and outer margin dark brown with bronze sheen with a few dark brown scales; cilia dark brown basally and pale yellow distally.

Abdomen dorsally dark brown to black with bronze-violet sheen; tergites 2, 6 and 7 each with a narrow pale yellow stripe with golden hue distally; tergite 4 with broader pale yellow stripe with golden hue distally; tergites 3 and 5 each with a few pale yellow scales with golden sheen distally; tergites 2 and 4 each with a narrow yellow stripe subdistally; tergite 3 with a broad yellow stripe medially; tergites 5–7 each densely covered with yellow scales; laterally sternite 1+2 pale yellow; ventrally dark brown with dark blue-violet sheen; sternite 1+2 pale yellow to white in distal half; sternite 4 with a narrow pale yellow to white stripe distally; sternites 3–7 each with a dense admixture of yellow scales; anal tuft dark brown to black with dark bronze-violet sheen laterally and pale yellow to yellow medially and ventrally.

Male genitalia ( Figs 65–68 View Figs 65–68 ). Paratype. Genital preparation № OG–047-2018.

Female (paratype) ( Figs 37–38 View Figs 33–40 ) ( Sesiidae pictures №№ 0341-0342–2017). Alar expanse 16.0 mm, body length 8.2 mm, forewing 7.1 mm, antenna 4.4 mm.

Head with mid labial joint with a few black scales exterior-distally. Transparent areas of forewing less developed, posterior transparent area undeveloped, external transparent area round, divided into five cells (cells between veins R 3 – R 4+5 and M 3 –CuA 1 extremely small), level to vein M 2 about twice as broad as discal spot and about 1.2 times broader than apical area. Discal spot of hindwing somewhat broader, slightly more broad than outer margin.

Abdomen with tergites 2, 4 and 6 each with a narrow pale yellow stripe with golden hue distally; tergites 4–6 each with a narrow yellow stripe subdistally; anal tuft medially mixed with dark brown to black with dark bronze-violet sheen and yellow-orange scales.

Otherwise colour pattern as in male (holotype).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 75 View Figs 73–76 ). Paratype. Genital preparation № OG–048-2018.

INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY. Both males ( Figs 33– 36 View Figs 33–40 ) and females ( Figs 37–40 View Figs 33–40 ) vary in the number of yellow, pale yellow or yellow-orange scales on the head, thorax, legs, and abdomen. The colour of the flying and not very fresh specimens is much paler and with less number of yellow scales on the thorax and abdomen. Individual size is variable as follows. Males: alar expanse 17.0–18.0 mm, body length 8.7–10.0 mm, forewing 7.4–8.0 mm, antenna 4.7–5.0 mm. Females: alar expanse 16.0–17.0 mm, body length 8.2–8.7 mm, forewing 7.1–7.5 mm, antenna 4.4–4.6 mm.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. This new species belongs to Ch. annellata species-group and seems to be the closest to Ch. dumonti ( Figs 41–56 View Figs 41–48 View Figs 49–56 ), from which it can be distinguished by a smaller size (alar expanse 16.0–18.0 in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. 17.0–21.0 in the species compared). Males of Ch. kalashiani sp.n., differ from males of Ch. dumonti by relatively larger external transparent area (divided into five cells between veins R 3 and CuA 1, level to vein M 2 about thrice as broad as discal spot in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. divided into five or even six cells between veins R 3 and CuA 1, level to vein M 2 about 2.5 times as broad as discal spot in Ch. kalashiani ) and smaller posterior transparent area of the forewing (short and not reaching level of cross-vein of hindwing in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. long and exceeding level of cross-vein of hindwing in Ch. dumonti ; cp. Figs 33–36 View Figs 33–40 with Figs 41–48 View Figs 41–48 ). In addition, the males of this new species look somewhat more yellow due to the greater number of yellow scales on the apical area of the forewing and abdomen. Females of this new species can be separated from females of Ch. dumonti by relatively larger discal spot of the hindwing (cp. Figs 37–39 View Figs 33–40 and 49–56 View Figs 49–56 ). Besides this, these two species clearly differ from each other by the structure of both male and female genitalia (compare Figs 65–68 View Figs 65–68 and Figs 69–72 View Figs 69–72 , Fig. 75 View Figs 73–76 and Fig. 76 View Figs 73–76 ).

From Ch. diabarensis Gorbunov, 1987 (type locality: Azerbaijan, Talysh Mts., Zuvand), this new species is distinguishable by the colouration of the hind tibia (pale yellow with golden hue, with white scales both dorso-medially and dorso-distally and dark gray-brown scales with bronze-violet sheen both ventrally from base to base of mid spurs and distally in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. white with an indistinct in male and broad in female black ring with dark violet sheen both basally and at base of apical spurs in the species compared) and forewing (costal margin dark brown with dark blue-violet sheen; anal margin, CuA-stem and discal spot dark brown with bronze sheen; veins within external transparent area dark brown with bronze sheen and a few yellow scales; apical area dark brown with bronze sheen and an admixture of yellow scales between veins R 4 –M 2 in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. costal and anal margins and CuA-stem dark brown with bronze-violet sheen sheen, densely covered with brownish and a few yellow scales masking background colouration, discal spot dark brown to black with dark violet sheen; veins within external transparent area dark brown with bronze sheen and a few yellow scales; apical area dark brown with bronze sheen and an admixture of yellow scales between veins R 4 –M 3 in Ch. diabarensis ), by relatively larger external transparent area of the forewing in male (divided into five cells between veins R 3 and CuA 1, level to vein M 2 about thrice as broad as discal spot in Ch. kalashiani sp.n., vs. divided into four cells between veins R 4+5 and CuA 1, level to vein M 2 about twice as broad as discal spot of Ch. diabarensis ). The host plants of Ch. diabarensis is Marrubium persicum C.A.Mey ( Lamiaceae ).

From Ch. albida Špatenka, 1999 View in CoL (type locality: Turkey, Taurus Mts., Sertavul pass), Ch. kalashiani View in CoL sp.n., clearly differs by the presence of yellow scales on legs and wings (white in the species compared) therefore it looks much yellower. The host plants of Ch. albida View in CoL is Sideritis syriaca L. ( Lamiaceae View in CoL ).

BIONOMICS. The larval host-plant is Stachys iberica M. Bieb. View in CoL ( Lamiaceae View in CoL ). The larva lives in the root where bores a tunnel about 7–9 cm long. It lives during a year and pupates in the upper part of the root. Moths are on the wing from the mid-June to mid-July.

HABITAT. Xerophytic grassy slopes, glades in broadleaved forests at altitudes of about 1400–1800 m above sea level.

DISTRIBUTION. The new species is known from a few localities in Armenia and Azerbaijan within the Daralagez and Zangezur mountain ranges at altitudes of 1400–1800 m.

ETYMOLOGY. This new species is named after my friend Dr. Mark Yu. Kalashian (Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia), a researcher of Buprestidae ( Coleoptera ) of the world fauna.

Acknowledgements. I express my cordial gratitude to Prof. Dr. Konstantin A. Efetov (Simferopol, Russia) for his constant help in my research of the Crimean Sesiidae . Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Yena (Simferopol, Russia) for his help in determining the host-plants of the Crimean Sesiidae . I also thank Dr. Mark Yu. Kalashian (Erevan, Armenia) for help and assistance during my collecting trips to Armenia, and Aleksandr L. Lvovsky, Aleksei Yu. Matov and Sergei Yu. Sinev (St. Petersburg, Russia) for the opportunity to work with the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. I am indebted to Mr. Vlad Proklov (London, England) for carefully checking the English of an advanced draft.

The study was conducted using the equipment of the Joint Usage Center “Instrumental methods in ecology” at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Sesiidae

Genus

Chamaesphecia

Loc

Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) kalashiani

Gorbunov, O. G. 2019
2019
Loc

Ch. kalashiani

Beyer & Alexandrov & ScottMcMichael 2019
2019
Loc

Ch. albida Špatenka, 1999

Spatenka 1999
1999
Loc

Ch. albida

Spatenka 1999
1999
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