Oculicattus boliviana, Martinez, 2020

Martinez, Jose I., 2020, Revision of the South American genus Gaujonia Dognin (Noctuidae, Pantheinae) with descriptions of five new genera and twenty-one new species, ZooKeys 985, pp. 71-126 : 71

Oculicattus boliviana sp. nov. Figs 48 , 75 , 95

Gaujonia arbosi Gowin, 2017 (nec. Dognin): pl. 47 fig. 6.

Type material.

Holotype ♂, Bolivia: Bolivia, Sierra Siberia, 16 km SE Pojo, 17°49.1'S, 64°42.5'W, 14.12.2009, H = 2308 m, leg/coll. Viktor & Svetlana Sinyaev + Alexei Zamesov. Deposited in MGCL. Paratypes (2 ♂, MGCL): Bolivia: Same collecting data as holotype (1 ♂);, La Higuera, 18°47.7'N, 64°12.1'W, 19-20.12.2009, H = 2050 m, leg/coll. Viktor & Svetlana Sinyaev + Alexei Zamesov (1 ♂).

Etymology.

This species is only found in Bolivia, hence the proposed name.

Diagnosis.

This species can be distinguished from O. renifera , and O. schmidti by the large lunate mark in the reniform spot, being lightning bolt shaped, and by the small orbicular spot. The male genitalia have the saccular process with a sharply pointed tip; uncus thin. Oculicattus uturunku and O. boliviana share almost identical mtDNA, however, distribution and biology, in addition to morphology demonstrate that they are different species.

Description.

Head. Segments of palp divided in black upper side and yellow underside; two large black spots posterior to antenna. Thorax. Almost entirely light yellow with some small black spots on dorsal area. Wing. Light yellow with wide black lines; forewing length: male 17-19 mm; forewing yellow, like rest of body, with black stripes defining pattern; reniform spot with large lightning bolt-like lunate marking; orbicular spot black, small, outlined in pale yellow; open V-shaped mark on CuA2 at base wide; fringe on hindwing light yellow with black terminal line, interrupted at the veins; posterior margin with fringe whitish yellow; vein yellow with three lines on each vein from M1 to CuA2. Leg. Prothoracic leg black with tibia and metatarsi yellow, whereas tarsi black, even at joints. Abdomen. Bright yellow with dorsal region clothed with dark brown scales; dorsal abdomen with yellow tufts and a thin black line on A1-A5. Male genitalia. Cucullar area wide, densely covered by hair-like setae; apex tapered; saccular area relatively narrow, ends in sharp process with a sharply pointed tip; saccular process with setae mainly confined to upper side; saccus V-shaped, considerably flat on tip; juxta flat on upper side and narrow on under side; tegumen wide; uncus thin; aedeagus 1 ⅔ × longer than wide; vesica base ½ × as long as vesica; two oval-shaped subapical spines patches, with small cluster of spines is near the middle of the dorsal wall of the vesica.

Immature stages.

Unknown.

Distribution.

The specimens were collected in south-central Bolivia at high elevations above 2000 m (Fig. 95 ).

Biology.

Unknown.

Remarks.

Holotype (Fig. 48 ) and paratypes are in perfect condition. This species was originally misidentified as Gaujonia arbosi by Gowin (2017), which is endemic to Ecuador, and is here assigned to a different genus and it was photographed at Laguna Verde-Comarapa and Achira Arriba in Bolivia.

Figures

Figure 95. Distribution of examined specimens of the genus Oculicattus.

Figures 43 - 58. Adult habitus of Oculicattus species 43 Oculicattus renifera, ♂, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 44 O. renifera, ♂, MGCL, Junin, Peru 45 O. schmidti, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Pasco, Peru 46 O. schmidti, ♂, paratype, MGCL, Junin, Peru 47 O. inca, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 48 O. boliviana, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 49 O. uturunku, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Morona, Ecuador 50 O. raizae, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Tolima, Colombia 51 O. raizae, ♂, paratype, ZSM, Pichincha, Ecuador 52 O. brehmi, ♂, holotype, FSU, Loja, Ecuador 53 O. brehmi, ♂, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 54 O. brehmi, ♀, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 55 O. brehmi, ♀, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 56 O. renifera, ♀, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 57 O. renifera, ♀, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 58 O. raizae, ♀, paratype, MGCL, La Paz, Bolivia.

Figures 74 - 79. Male genitalia of Oculicattus species 74 Oculicattus inca, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 75 O. boliviana, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 76 O. uturunku, holotype, MGCL, Morona, Ecuador 77 O. brehmi, holotype, FSU, Loja, Ecuador 78 O. raizae, holotype, MGCL, Tolima, Colombia 79 O. schmidti, holotype, MGCL, Pasco, Peru.