Zaphanta infantilis Dyar, 1910

St Laurent, Ryan A. & Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, Annotated list of Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) from Trinidad and Tobago, with the description of a new species of Cicinnus Blanchard, 1852 and taxonomic notes, Zootaxa 4268 (1), pp. 53-70 : 67-68

Zaphanta infantilis Dyar, 1910

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Type locality. French Guiana, Guyana [ USNM syntype, Guyana, examined]

Zaphanta infantilis is the sole representative of the genus Zaphanta , and is one of the smallest Mimallonidae . This species is broadly distributed in Central America and South America ( Schaus 1928) and in actuality the name infantilis likely includes multiple species (St Laurent unpublished). As is the case for Lacosoma valva , the only Trinidad specimens known to us were taken at light in lowland forest (Valencia Forest; see comments under Alheita caudina above).

Material examined. ( 2 ♂ total) TRINIDAD: 2 ♂, 2.5 mi. SE of Valencia, Valencia Forest: IV.1980, M.J.W. Cock [ leg.], MV light ( NHMUK, MJWC) .

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 29. Mimallonidae of Trinidad. 17. Druentica coralie male, Trinidad, Arima Valley, 800 – 1200 ft (AMNH). 18. D. coralie female, Trinidad, ex. Clidemia hirta, photo courtesy of M. Ramadan (HDOA). 19. D. patawa male, Trinidad, Hollis Reservoir (MJWC). 20. D. patawa female paratype, French Guiana, Kaw Rd., 286 m (CDH). 21. Lacosoma ostrinum male, Trinidad, Off Saunders Road, Inniss Field, 50 m (MJWC). 22. L. ostrinum female, Trinidad, 2.5 mi SE of Valencia, Valencia Forest (MJWC). 23. Trogoptera guianaca male, Trinidad, Morne Bleu, Textel Installation (MJWC). 24. T. belilia female, Trinidad, Off Saunders Road, Inniss Field, 50 m (MJWC). 25. L. valva male, French Guiana, Réserve des Nouragues, Inselberg DZ, photo courtesy of P. Collet (CPC). 26. L. valva female, Trinidad, 2.5 mi SE of Valencia, Valencia Forest (MJWC). 27. Mimallo amilia male, Trinidad, Curepe (MJWC). 28. M. amilia female, Trinidad, Arima Valley (MJWC). 29. Zaphanta infantilis male, Trinidad, 2.5 mi SE of Valencia, Valencia Forest (MJWC). Scale bar = 1 cm.