Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017

Sohn, Jae-Cheon & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2022, Review of Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea, Zootaxa 5105 (3), pp. 439-444 : 442-443

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6343546
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scientific name	Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017
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Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017 View in CoL ( Figs 5 View FIGURES 4–7 , 9 View FIGURES 8–12 )

Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017: 1204 View in CoL .

Type specimens. Holotype: ♂, Taiwan, Pingtung Prov., 5 km NW of Ssulin (22°05′N, 120°46′E, alt. 350 m), 15 October 1995 (T Csövári & P Stéger), [GSN] 11376, MWM /ZSM GoogleMaps . Paratype: 1♂, Taiwan, Pingtung Prov., Kenting National Park, Kenting Forest Recreation Area (21°57′62″N, 120°48′89″E, alt. 300 m), 17–18 April 1997 (L Peregovits & A Kun), MWM /ZSM .

Additional material examined. 1♂, China, Guangdong Prov., Shaoguan, Nanling (alt. 700– 1,500 m), 29–31 March 2003 (M Owada), [GSN] SJC-1152, NMNS ; 1♂, ditto (alt. 1,000–1,400 m), 1–6 August 2006 (M Owada), NMNS .

Distribution. China (new record: Guangdong), Taiwan ( Solovyev, 2017).

Remarks. This species has been found for the first time from the mainland China.

References

Solovyev, A. V. (2017) Limacodid moths (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) of Taiwan with descriptions of six new species. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 96, 1204 - 1212. https: // doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0013873817080140

Figures

FIGURES 4–7. Adults of Calauta. 1. C. koreana sp. nov., holotype; 2. C. obscura Solovyev, holotype; 3. C. martini Solovyev et Witt, holotype; 4. C. notoseusa (Wu), holotype. Scale bars = 5 mm.

FIGURES 8–12. Genitalia of Calauta (a=phallus, b=lateral plate of juxta). 5. C. koreana sp. nov., male, holotype, SJC-1211; 6. C. obscura Solovyev, male, China, SJC-1152; 7. C. martini Solovyev et Witt, male, holotype, BM 1403; 8. C. notoseusa (Wu), male, holotype, W10067; 9. C. notoseusa (Wu), female, paratype, W10066.