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New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
Nuevos datos sobre Pterophoridae de Omán. Parte 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
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V. N. Kovtunovich vasko-69@mail.ru
A. N. Streltzov streltzov@mail.ru
A. K. Ustjuzhanina uak@tpu.ru
New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, vol. 49, núm. 196, pp. 641-646, 2021
Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología
Received: 22 March 2021
Accepted: 09 April 2021
Published: 30 December 2021
Abstract: Three Pterophoridae species are reported as new for the fauna of Oman. To the 17 previously known species from Oman (USTJUZHANIN et al., 2019) we have added three more: Agdistis hakimahArenberger, 1985, Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) and Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873). We provide photos of the adult and male genitals of the rare and little studied species A. hakimah and give data on the distribution of all the listed species.
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, biodiversity, new date, Oman.
Resumen: Se registran tres especies de Pterophoridae como nuevas para la fauna de Omán. De las 17 especies previamente conocidas de Omán (USTJUZHANIN et al., 2019) añadimos tres más: Agdistis hakimahArenberger, 1985, Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) y Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873). Proporcionamos fotos del adulto y genitalia del macho de la rara y poco estudiado especie A. hakimah y damos datos sobre la distribución de todas las especies listadas.
Palabras clave: Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, biodiversidad, nuevos datos, Omán.
Introduction
Examining the specimens collected in spring and autumn of 2019 in southern Oman by O. Pak and E. Ivanova, we found eight Pterophoridae species, three of them proved to be new for the fauna of the country. Consequently, the Pterophoridae fauna of Oman currently includes 20 species. The studied specimens are deposited in the collection of the Zoological Institute St. Petersburg, Russia (ZISP) and in the Collection of P. Ustjuzhanin and V. Kovtunovich (Novosibirsk and Moscow, Russia, CUK).
List of species (the species new to the fauna of Oman are marked with *)
Figs 1-3.– 1.
Biotope: S. Oman, Dhofar Govern., near Rakhyut vil. Photo O. Pak. 2-3.Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985. 2. Adult male. 3. Male genitalia.
*Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985 (Figs 1-3)
Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985. Fauna Saudi Arabia, 7: 166, figs 5, 12-13
Type locality: Hakimah near Abu Arish, SAUDI ARABIA
Material examined: S. OMAN, Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 200 m, 16º59’N 53º49’E, 1 ♂, 28-VIII-2019, E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain (GIELIS, 2003). New species for Oman.
Agdistis omani Arenberger, 2008
Agdistis omani Arenberger, 2008. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent., 60(2): 82, figs 1-3
Type locality: W of Salalah, OMAN
Material examined: S. Oman, Dhofar Govern., Shalim Wa Juzor Al Hallaniyyat env., near Ashgul vil., env., 18º07’N, 55º42’E, 253 m, 1 ♂, 14-IV-2019, O. Pak leg.
Distribution: Oman.
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907. Lep. Sokotr.: 85, fig. 37
Type locality: W Socotra [YEMEN]
Material examined: S. Oman, Dhofar Govern., near Rakhyut vil., 16º45’N, 53º24’E, 30 m, 2 ex., 27-VIII-2019, O. Pak leg.; Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 16º59’N, 53º49’E, 200 m, 1 ♂, 28-VIII2019, O. Pak & E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Middle East (Yemen, Oman), SE Asia, Africa, Australia.
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1794. Ent. syst., 3(2): 346
Type locality: Americae meridionalis [VIRGIN ISLANDS]
= Pterophorus defectalis Walker, 1864. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M., 30: 943
Type locality: SIERRA LEONE
= Pterophorus congrualis Walker, 1864. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M., 30: 943
Type locality: South Hindostan [INDIA]
= Pterophorus oxydactylus Walker, 1864. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M., 30: 943
Type locality: Ceylon [SRI LANKA]
= Aciptilia hawaiiensis Butler, 1881. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5)7: 408
Type locality: Uoluolu, Maui, Hawaii Islands [USA]
= Trichoptilus ochrodactylus Fish, 1881. Can. Ent., 13: 142
Type locality: Texas, USA
= Trichoptilus centetes Meyrick, 1886. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1886: 16
Type locality: Port Moresby, NEW GUINEA
= Trichoptilus compsochares Meyrick, 1886. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1886: 16
Type locality: St. Vicent, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
= Trichoptilus adelphodes Meyrick, 1887. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1887(3): 266
Type locality: AUSTRALIA
= Trichoptilus ralumensis Pagenstecher, 1900. Zoologica, 29: 239
Type locality: Kalum, BISMARCK ISLANDS
= Trichoptilus derelictus Meyrick, 1926. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 74: 276
Type locality: Galapagos Islands ECUADOR
= Megalorhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935.Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 20: 293, pl. 10, fig. 27
Type locality: Palestina, Jerusalem [ISRAEL]
Material examined: S. Oman, Dhofar Govern., near Rakhyut vil., 16º45’N, 53º24’E, 30 m, 1 ♂, 27- VIII-2019, O. Pak leg.; Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 16º59’N, 53º49’E, 200 m, 1 ♀, 28-VIII2019, O. Pak & E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Widespread throughout tropical and subtropical regions.
Exelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)
Alucita ebalensis Rebel, 1907. Lep. Sokotr.: 84, pl. 1
Type locality: Ma’alle Ebene, Aden [YEMEN]
= Exelastis caroli Gielis, 2008. Zoöl. Meded. Leiden, 82(6): 48, figs 6, 16
Type locality: 18 km S Malindi, Watamu, KENYA
Material examined: S. Oman, Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 16º59’N, 53º49’E, 200 m, 1 ♀, 28-VIII-2019, O. Pak & E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Yemen, Oman, Kenya, Ghana.
*Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897)
Pterophorus montischristi Walsingham, 1897. Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1897: 59
Type locality: Santo Domingo, Monte Christi, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
= Pterophorus cervinicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913. Cont. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Amer., 2(4): 185, pl. 4, fig. 10
Type locality: Florida, USA
Material examined: Oman, Dhofar W of Salalah, 17º01’N, 53º55’E, 120 m, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 06-IX2013, D. Agassiz leg.; Dhofar Govern., 6 km N Rakhyut vil., near Ashgul vil., env., 16º48’N, 53º26’E, 87 m, 1 ♀, 23-VIII-2019; Dhofar Govern., 6 km N Rakhyut vil., Ashgul vil., env., 16º47’N, 53º25’E, 830 m, 1 ♀, 26-VIII-2019; Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 16º59’N, 53º49’E, 200 m, 1 ♀, 28-VIII2019, O. Pak & E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Rep. S. Africa, Eswatini (= Swaziland), Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria; USA, Virgin Islands, Martinique, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Galapagos Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Haiti (DE PRINS & DE PRINS, 2020); Oman. New species for Oman.
*Exelastis pumilo (Zeller, 1873)
Mimeseoptilus pumilio Zeller, 1873. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 23: 324
Type locality: Dallas, Texas, USA
= Marasmarcha liophanes Meyrick, 1886: 19
Type locality: Saint-Denis, RÉUNION ISLAND [FRANCE]
= Mimaesoptilus gilvidorsis Hedemann, 1896 nec Zeller, 1877. Stettin. ent. Ztg., 57: 8
Type locality: St. Croix, VIRGIN ISLANDS [USA]
Material examined: S. OMAN, Dhofar Govern., near Rakhyut vil., 16º45’N, 53º24’E, 30 m, 2 ♀♀, 27-VIII-2019, O. Pak leg.
Distribution: Chad, The Gambia, Tanzania, Mali, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Rep. S. Africa, Seychelles, Reunion Island, Madagascar, Nigeria, Kenya (DE PRINS & DE PRINS, 2020), Sierra Leone; Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, New Guinea; USA, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Suriname, Costa Rica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Fatu-Hiva, Guam, Palau (USTJUZHANIN et al., 2019). New species for Oman.
Cosmoclostis lanceata (Arenberger, 1986)
Pselnophorus lanceatus Arenberger, 1985. Fauna Saudi Arabia, 7 (1985): 169, figs 9, 16
Type locality: Faifan, near Gizan, SAUDI ARABIA
= Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011. Amurian Zool. J., 3(4): 356, pl. 4, figs 4, 6, 8
Type locality: West Shewa, 2 km S of Ambo, ETHIOPIA
Material examined: S. OMAN, Dhofar Govern., near Rakhyut vil., 16º45’N, 53º24’E, 30 m, 3 ex., 27-VIII-2019, O. Pak leg.; Dhofar Govern., 28 km W Salalah, 16º59’N, 53º49’E, 200 m, 6 ex., 28- VIII-2019, O. Pak & E. Ivanova leg.
Distribution: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Ethiopia.
Acknowledgments
The authors express their gratitude to Dr David Agassiz (The Natural History Museum, London, UK) and Oleg Pak and Elena Ivanova (Donetsk, Ukraine), for the material provided for examination.
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