Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009

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 : 440

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scientific name	Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009
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Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 View in CoL

Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009: 49 View in CoL .

Type species: Calauta martini Solovyev & Witt, 2009 View in CoL

Diagnosis. This genus is similar to Cheromettia Moore, 1883 , Pseudonagoda Holloway, 1990 , Nagoda Moore, 1887 , Nagodopsis Matsumura, 1931 and Aphendala Walker, 1865 in wing venation characters: the presence of the veins Sc and R 1–5 closely approximated to the costa and R 5 stalked from R 3 +R 4. However, the presence of the black basal zone of forewing, well separated from the rest of the wing in Calauta do not conform with any of the aforementioned genera. Calauta is particularly similar to Aphendala in the presence of the medial fascia and discal spot in the same position of the forewing, but the hindwings in Calauta are semitransparent medially. The male antennae bipectinate to almost the tip in Aphendala , while in Calauta they are bipectinate only to basal 1/3. The male genitalia of both, Calauta and Aphendala are similar, with an apically-divided uncus and the bilobed juxta; but in Calauta , each juxtal lobe is small, with a single S-shaped process, while in Aphendala the lobe is large with two pairs of processes.

Redescription. Head with vertex shorter than frons. Labial palpus short ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–3 ); 3 rd palpomere embedded in distal tufts of scales on 2 nd palpomere. Male antennae broadly bipectinate in basal 1/3 ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–3 ); pectens gradually shortened distally. Haustellum very short.

Thorax stout; patagium large; tegula covered with a mixture of hair-like and broad scales. Forewings broadened to termen; patterns of forewing comprising dark basal patch, postmedian shade and small discal spot. Hindwing with subtriangular, transparent zone at the center. Forewing venation ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–3 ) with Sc and R 1–5 close to costa; R 5 branching off from R 3 +R 4; medial stem well developed, unbranched distally; CuP concave. Hindwing venation ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–3 ) with Sc+R 1 branched with a stem of Rs and M 1 at basal 2/5; Rs and M 1 stalked. Hind-tibia with two tibial spurs and dense hair-like scales ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–3 ).

Male genitalia with uncus elongate-triangular, slightly bifid apically, with short subapical spur and downwarddirected, long setae; tegumen subtrapezoidal; gnathos upcurved medially, with horn-shaped medial process; valva triangular; juxta divided into two lateral plates, each plate with a long, spiniform process (in all congeners) and sometimes with a spinulate balloon (in C. koreana sp. nov.). Phallus simple, narrow, broadly emarginated at junction with ductus ejaculatorius; cornutus absent. Female genitalia (only known in C. notoseusa ; Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8–12 ) with papillae anales broad; apophyses anteriores short; ductus bursae narrow; corpus bursae small, with a crescent-shaped signum.

Larvae unknown.

Remarks. Based on the morphology of the female genitalia, Calauta can be assigned to the ‘crescent signum section’ sensu Holloway (1986) that includes also genera Thosea Walker, 1855 ; Setora Walker, 1855 ; Birthamula Hering, 1931 ; Aphendala etc.

Included species:

Calauta koreana sp. nov. [Type locality: Republic of Korea]

Calauta martini Solovyev & Witt, 2009 View in CoL [Type locality: Thailand]

Calauta notoseusa ( Wu, 2020) View in CoL comb. nov.

= Aphendala notoseusa Wu, 2020 View in CoL [Type locality: China (Fujian)]

Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017 View in CoL [Type locality: Taiwan]

References

Hering, M. (1931) Limacodidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 10. Spinner und Schwarmer des Indo- Australischen Gebiets. A. Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart, pp. 665 - 728.

Holloway, J. D. (1986) The moths of Borneo: key to families; families Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Ratardidae, Dudgeoneidae, Epipyropidae and Limacodidae. Malayan Nature Journal, 40, 1 - 166.

Holloway, J. D. (1990) The Limacodidae of Sumatra. Heterocera Sumatrana, 6, 9 - 77.

Matsumura, S. (1931) Description of some new genera and species from Japan, with a list of species of the family Cochlidionidae. Insecta Matsumurana, 5, 101 - 116.

Solovyev, A. V. & Witt, T. J. (2009) The Limacodidae of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement, 16, 33 - 321.

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

Walker, F. (1855) s. n. In: List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V. Printed by order of the trustees, London, pp. 978 - 1257.

Walker, F. (1865) s. n. In: List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII. Printed by order of the trustees, London, pp. 323 - 706.

Wu, C. (2020) Four new species of Limacodidae from China (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). Zoological Systematics, 45, 316 - 320.

Figures

FIGURES 1–3. Morphology of Calauta obscura Solovyev. 1. Wing venation; 2. Hindleg; 3. Head.

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.