Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911

Song, Wenhui, Xue, Dayong & Han, Hongxiang, 2012, Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae), Zootaxa 3445, pp. 1-36 : 8

Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911

Figs. 11 , 62 , 104 , 135

Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911 , Entomologist, 44: 149. Holotype 3, China: Formosa [ Taiwan], Arizan (BMNH). Psiloreta brunnea: Warren, 1923 , in Seitz, Macrolepid. World, 10: 486.

Material examined. CHINA, Taiwan ( BMNH): Formosa, Arizan, 7500 ft, 24.VIII.1908, A. E. Wileman, Wileman Coll. B.M. 1929-261, Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 1739, 13 (Holotype).

Diagnosis. O. brunnea is close to O. obtusa on both external and genital characters. The ground colour of the wings is orange to reddish brown, darker than the yellow of O. obtusa . A blackish brown, oblique line from forewing apex to hind margin is present in O. brunnea , accompanied by a broad brown band anteriorly, which is pale brown or brown on both wings of O. obtusa . For comparison of the male genitalia, see under O.obtusa and O. speciosa .

Distribution. China ( Taiwan).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 32. Adults of Oretinae (Scale bar = 1 cm). 1, Oreta vatama acutula; 2, O. vatama tsina; 3, O. andrema; 4 – 5, O. obtusa dejeani; 6, ditto (Holotype of O. sinuata); 7, ditto (Holotype of O. asignis); 8 – 9, O. speciosa; 10, ditto (Holotype of O. hyalina,); 11, O. brunnea, Holotype; 12, O. shania; 13, ditto (Holotype of O. bimaculata); 14, ditto (Holotype of O. cera); 15, O. loochooana loochooana; 16, O. loochooana timutia; 17, O. pulchripes; 18, O. turpis; 19, O. hoenei hoenei; 20, ditto (Holotype of O. trianga); 21, O. hoenei inangulata; 22, O. hoenei tienia; 23, O. paki; 24, O. ancora; 25 – 26, O. trispina; 27 – 28, O. flavobrunnea; 29, ditto (Holotype of O. dalia,); 30, O. pavaca pavaca; 31, ditto (Holotype of O. zigzaga); 32, O. pavaca sinensis.

FIGURES 54 – 65. Male genitalia of Oretinae (Scale bar = 1 mm). 54, Oreta vatama acutula; 55, O. vatama tsina; 56, O. andrema; 57, O. obtusa dejeani; 58, ditto (Paratype of O. sinuata); 59, ditto (Holotype of O. asignis); 60, O. speciosa; 61, ditto (Holotype of O. hyalina); 62, O. brunnea; 63, O. shania; 64, ditto (Holotype of O. bimaculata); 65, ditto (Holotype of O. cera).

FIGURES 99 – 115. Aedeagus of Oretinae (Scale bar = 1 mm). 99, Oreta vatama acutula; 100, O. vatama tsina; 101, O. andrema; 102, O. obtusa dejeani; 103, O. speciosa; 104, O. brunnea; 105, O. shania; 106, O. loochooana loochooana; 107, O. pulchripes; 108, O. turpis; 109, O. hoenei hoenei; 110, O. hoenei inangulata; 111, O. hoenei tienia; 112, O. paki; 113, O. ancora; 114, O. trispina; 115, O. flavobrunnea.

FIGURES 131 – 158. The eighth segment of Oretinae. 131, Oreta vatama tsina; 132, O. andrema; 133, O. obtusa dejeani; 134, O. speciosa; 135, O. brunnea; 136, O. loochooana loochooana; 137, O. loochooana timutia; 138, O. pulchripes; 139, O. turpis; 140, O. hoenei hoenei; 141, O. hoenei inangulata; 142, O. hoenei tienia; 143, O. paki; 144, O. ancora; 145, O. trispina; 146, O. pavaca pavaca (Holotype of O. zigzaga); 147, O. trispinuligera; 148, O. liensis; 149, O. sanguinea; 150, O. inflativalva sp. nov.; 151, O. angularis; 152, O. insignis; 153, O. extensa; 154, O. griseotincta; 155, Spectroreta hyalodisca; 156, Neoreta olga; 157, N. purpureofascia; 158, N. brunhyala.