Rhotana haematoneura Kirkaldy, 1906

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 99-100

Rhotana haematoneura Kirkaldy, 1906

Rhotana haematoneura Kirkaldy, 1906: 435

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Redescription. Forewings 2.1 times longer than wide, length approx. 4.3 mm. Colour stramineous to light brown, scutellum slightly darker; abdomen reddish brown. Forewings not powdered, lightly infuscated; clear basad of clavus tip, behind M (up to first cross-vein M - R), and near apical margin; slightly darker infuscations in costal cells and around R-Rs1 and M-Ms4 forks; all veins bright red, apical sections of Sc and last subcostal sector broadly lined with red. Hindwings faintly infuscated, veins red. Facial carinae separated; subcostal processes and lateral carinae of pronotum well developed; rostrum surpassing hind coxae. Forewings with basal median cell elongated; Sc+R fork well before middle of wing; Ms1 branched in its basal third, Ms1b touching Cu1; a trapezoid cell at base of Ms1.

Etymology. We regard the species name as a latinized noun (combined from the Greek words haima = blood and neuron = nerve) referring to the red forewing veins.

Type material. Lectotype ♀ (here designated) (forewing 4.3 mm, body 2.6 mm); AUSTRALIA; labels: 1) Cairns Q. / Austr. 8.1904, K. 2) TYPE OF haematoneura/ Kirk, 3) Decora / haematoneura/ Kirk 4) 591 ( BPBM #5151 ).

Note. Kirkaldy described this species from an unspecified number of specimens from " Queensland, Kuranda". Only one specimen is available in BPBM which agrees with the description and has corresponding data, the "K" on the label indicating Kuranda (Melder, 1987). It also bears a type label and is here designated as lectotype .

Distribution. Australia ( Queensland).

Diagnosis. Rhotana haematoneura shows some similarities to R. mendax sp. nov. and R. ramentosa Distant , both also from Australia, and to R. lalage Fennah from New Caledonia. It can be separated from these by the forewings having bright red veins and lacking any dark marks.