Ctenucha reimoseri, Zerny, 1912

Pinheiro, L. R. & Gaal-Haszler, S., 2015, Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status, Zootaxa 3925 (4), pp. 505-535 : 516

reimoseri Zerny, 1912

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Ctenucha reimoseri Zerny, 1912b: 124 . Holotype female [by monotypy]: PARAGUAY, San Luis; with two labels: printed label “Reimoser, Paraguay, San Luis” and handwritten label “ Ctenucha reimoseri Zerny type ♀”.

Current combination. Ctenucha reimoseri Zerny, 1912 .

Condition of the type. The left antenna is broken and the wings are slightly rubbed.

Remarks. Zerny (1912) thought that this species was allied to Ctenucha circe ( Cramer, 1780) . Even though this might seem a reasonable hypothesis judging by the figures of C. circe available in the literature ( Cramer 1780, pl. 263, fig. D and pl. 264, fig. E; Draudt 1915, fig. 26 row d), the illustrations do not well match a syntype of C. circe that is deposited in the BMNH. In fact, judging from its habitus, C. circe is likely misplaced in Ctenucha . C. reimoseri , on the other hand, has an habitus sufficiently similar to Ctenucha virginica (Charpentier, 1830) , senior synonym of C. latreillana Kirby, 1837 (type species of Ctenucha ), that it is likely properly placed in that genus.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 24. 1) Eucyane phanoptoides (Lectotype); 2) Eucyane variabilis flavofasciata (Lectotype); 3) Eucyane variabilis variabilis (Lectotype); 4) Pseudophaloe xiphydria (Holotype); 5) Pseudosphenoptera boyi (Holotype); 6) Correbia rufescens columbiana (Lectotype); 7) Diptilum [sic] crassum (Holotype); 8) Ptychotrichos [sic] fenestrifer (Holotype); 9) Episcepsis flavipuncta (Lectotype); 10) Schasiura gymnelioides (Holotype); 11) Heliura hagmanni (Lectotype); 12) Cercopimorpha hoffmanni (Lectotype); 13) Teucer imbecillus (Holotype); 14) Desmotricha josioides (Lectotype); 15) Eucereon lychnis (Lectotype); 16) Eucereon maternum (Holotype); 17) Episcepsis melanoneura (Lectotype); 18) Episcepsis nereus (Lectotype); 19) Ceramidia pinguis (Holotype); 20) Ctenucha reimoseri (Holotype); 21) Episcepsis rotundipennis (Lectotype); 22) Eucereon sericeum (Lectotype); 23) Pompiliodes acroleuca (Lectotype); 24) Calonotos acutipennis (Lectotype). Scale bars: 1 cm.