Telchin licus microsticta ( Rothschild, 1919 )

Berghe, Eric Den, 2020, Synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) from Honduras and Nicaragua, Central America, Zootaxa 4895 (2), pp. 272-284 : 277-278

Telchin licus microsticta ( Rothschild, 1919)

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Castnia licoides Boisduval, 1875:527 [ Santa Catarina, Brazil]

Castnia licus Fabricius ; Druce, 1883:26.

Castnia albomaculata microsticta Rothschild, 1919:9 [ Nicaragua]

Castnia licoides Boisduval ; Maes & Téllez, 1988:20, 89.

Castnia sp. Maes, 1992:22.

Leucocastnia albomaculata microsticta (Rothschild), Miller, 1995:135.

Telchin licus ssp. microsticta (Rothschild) ; Lamas, 1995:81.

Telchin licus ssp. microsticta (Rothschild) ; Maes, 1999:1237.

Telchin licus ssp. microsticta (Rothschild) ; Maes, 2004:127.

Leucocastnia licus, Chacón & Montero, 2007 : pl. 24.

Telchin licus (Drury) , Miller et al., 2012:10.

Closely resembling the Colombian ssp. T. licus albomaculata (Houlbert, 2017) , from which it differs in the size of some wing markings and other minor morphological features, this ssp. was originally described from Nicaragua ( Rothschild 1919).

Material examined: HONDURAS: 1 Ƌ, Atlántida, La Ceiba, Río bonito CURLA camp 8km W, 5 km S., 15°42´6”N 86°50´48”W, 150 m , 2. VI.1997, col. R. Lehman , CURLALep04161 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ , 7. VI .1997 , CUR-LALep04162 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ, 15°42´6”N 86°50´48”W 9. VI.1998,, CURLALep04163 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ, 10. VI.1998, CURLALep04164 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ, 27. V .2001 , CURLALep04165 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ, 15°42´6”N, 86°50´48”W, 31. II.2009, col. F. Martínez, CURLALep04166 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ , 31.5.2009, CURLALep04166 ( CURLA); 1 Ƌ, Atlán-tida, Pico Bonito, CURLA research station. 15°42´07”N, 86°50´45”W, 185m 14. VI .2001 F. Martinez EAPZ 67.361 ( EAPZ); 1 Ƌ ( UNAH); NICARAGUA: 4 Ƌ, Syntypes, San Ramon, R . [io] Wanks, Nic., 375 ft., VI .1905 ( M.G. Palmer), Syntype Ƌ, Castnia albomaculata microsticta, Rothschild, 1919 (NHMUKUK); 1 Ƌ, San Ramon, Esper-anza, May ( W. Schaus) type San Ramon, Syntype Ƌ (NHMUKUK); 1 Ƌ, Chontales, [ Nicaragua], col. E.M. Janson (NHMUKUK); 1 Ƌ, Rio San Juan: Indio Maiz: Camp 1, 10°59´05 N, 84°14´22 W, 5 / 7. VI.2002, Col. P. Schmidt & B. Hernández ( MEL)

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.