Telchin evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875])

Berghe, Eric Den, 2020, Synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) from Honduras and Nicaragua, Central America, Zootaxa 4895 (2), pp. 272-284 : 276

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Castnia viryi Boisduval, [1875] , Mexico

Castnia evalthe var. δ; Westwood, 1877:181 [ Mexico, Nicaragua ( Castnia Viryi Boisduval View in CoL , p. 515, pl. 11, fig 3)] [This is Xanthocastnia evalthe viryi ( Boisduval, 1875) View in CoL described from Mexico] [The ssp. Castnia evalthe var. flexifasciata Houlbert, 1917 View in CoL was described from “ Honduras ” as type locality; it was placed as a synonym of Xanthocastnia evalthe wagneri ( Buchecker, 1880) View in CoL which is distributed mainly in Colombia].

Xanthocastnia viryi intermedia, Chacón & Montero, 2007 View in CoL : pl 24.

Originally described from Mexico, it is larger than the typical T. evalthe View in CoL . Telchin evalthe viryi cannot be confused with the latter since it has only one cream band in the fore wings ( Boisduval [1875]). Unfortunately, it is quite rare (could it be just a local variation?), and we only know a few specimens (González et al. 2010).

Material examined: HONDURAS: 1 Ƌ, Castnia viryi Bdl –Staudinger, 1894, 9959, Seitz. Strecker Colln. 25 651, FMNH-INS 0000 041 533 ( FMNH); 1 Ƌ, Truxillo distr., F.C. Nicholas ( AMNH);

References

Boisduval, J. B. A. D. (1875) Species general des Lepidopteres Heteroceres. Tome premier: Sphingides, Sesiides, Castnides. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris, IV + 568 + 4 pp., 11 pls.

Buchecker, H. (1880) Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, genera, species: Pars 6. Autor, Munchen, 2 + 30 pls.

Chacon, I. & Montero, J. (2007) Butterflies and Moths of Costa Rica. INBIO Press, San Jose, Costa Rica, 366 pp.

Houlbert, C. (1917) Diagnoses de castnies nouvelles et rectification de quelques noms indument employes. Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee, 13, 49 - 87.

Westwood, J. O. (1877) A Monograph of the Lepidopterous genus Castnia and some allied groups. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, Series 2, 1, 155 - 207, pls. 28 - 33. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1877. tb 00437. x

Figures

FIGURE 1: Giant butterfly-moths (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Honduras and Nicaragua. A. Ƌ, Telchin cacica procera (Boisduval, [1875]), Morazán, Honduras (UNAH, Honduras); B. Ƌ, Telchin atymnius drucei (Schaus, 1911), Honduras (Streck- er Collection, FMNH, Chicago, USA); C. ♀, Telchin atymnius futilis (Walker, 1856), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA, Honduras); D. Ƌ, Telchin evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875]), Honduras (Strecker Collection, FMNH, Chicago, USA); E. Ƌ, Telchin diva diva (Butler, 1870), Carazo, Nicaragua (MEL, Nicaragua); F. Ƌ, Telchin licus microsticta (Rothschild, 1919), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA); G. Ƌ, (Type), Athis inca inca Walker, 1854, Honduras (NHMUK, London); H. Ƌ, Athis clitarcha (Westwood, 1877), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA); I. ♀, Prometheus zagraea salvina (Westwood, 1877), Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua (EVDB). Scale: 10 mm.