Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895

Sciarretta, Andrea & Hausmann, Axel, 2020, The Geometridae of Ethiopia III: genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae Ennominae, Cassymini), Zootaxa 4894 (3), pp. 301-328 : 309

Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895

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Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895: 158 . Locus typicus: Cape Province: Annshaw, 98–249 (pres. by C.G. Narrett) (Neotype Ƌ designated by Fletcher (1974) in NHMUK).

Examined material. 2Ƌ: NW Ethiopia, 30km SE Bahir Dar, Tis Isat , Blue Nile Falls, 1640m (l), 11°29‘08“N 37°35‘28“E, 25.VI.2008, leg. Hacker & Schreier ( ZSM G 20357/ Ƌ; ZSM G 20353 / Ƌ / BC ZSM Lep 101617) .

Genetic data. BIN: BOLD:ABY4670 (n=1 from Ethiopia, n=13 from South Africa, Zimbabwe; maximum variation 1.6%). Nearest species: Z. erugatoides (4.1%), Z. erugata (4.6%).

Distribution. Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe ( Swinhoe 1904; Gaede 1915; Fletcher 1974). New for the fauna of Ethiopia.

Remarks. Genitalia and DNA barcodes well matching those of the nominotypical populations.

Figures

FIGURES 10–18. Adults of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar—1 cm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides, and/or DNA barcoding, and/or nomenclatural status of the illustrated specimen are given. 10. Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 Ƌ; 11. Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 ♀; 12. Zamarada chrysothyra Hampson, 1909 Ƌ (ZSM G 20597); 13. Zamarada chrysothyra Hampson, 1909 ♀; 14. Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1857) Ƌ (ZSM G 20211); 15. Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1857) ♀; 16. Zamarada erugatoides sp. n. Ƌ (BC ZSM Lep 13737; ZSM G 20325, holotype); 17. Zamarada erugatoides sp. n. ♀ (paratype); 18. Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 Ƌ (ZSM G 20357).

FIGURES 42–47. Male genitalia of Ethiopian Zamarada species. Scale Bar(s)—1 mm. In parantheses the ID-numbers of genitalia slides are given. 42. Zamarada erugatoides sp.n. (gen.prp. ZSM G 20200, paratype); 43. Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20353); 44. Zamarada torrida Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20302); 45. Zamarada hyalinaria (Guenée, 1857) (gen.prp. ZSM G 20955); 46. Zamarada melasma Fletcher, 1974 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20195); 47. Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 (gen.prp. ZSM G 20356).