Callima levantina, Berggren & Aarvik, 2024
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https://doi.org/10.61698/nje/71-1-003 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16006722 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087EB-FFED-0B0B-0837-295EFC789183 |
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Felipe |
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Callima levantina |
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sp. nov. |
Callima levantina sp. n.
Figure 7 View FIGURES 4–10 , 14 View FIGURES 11–14 , 20 View FIGURES 17–20
HOLOTYPE ♀, GREECE: Samos : Kokkari, 3-8.VI.2012, leg. C. Hviid & B. Skule, GP KBE 15129 , coll. ZMUC.
PARATYPES, CYPRUS: Garyllis river , 14 km N Limassol, 300 m. a.s.l., 27. VI .1997, 2♀♀, leg. D. Nilsson, A. Madsen, M. Fibiger & P. Svendsen, GP KBE 15134 + 15140, coll. ZMUC; Akrotiri , 19. V .1927, 1♂, collector unknown, GP KBE 15221 , coll. NHMW; TURKEY: Gaziantep, 16 km NE Kadirli , 10.VII.1987, 2♂♂, leg. M. Fibiger, GP KBE 15158 + 15169, coll. ZMUC.
Diagnosis ( Figure 7 View FIGURES 4–10 ). Callima levantina sp. n. can be separated from C. icterinella , C. libanotica sp. n. and C. cretensis sp. n. by the white basal segments of the flagellum. From C. klimeschi sp. n. and C. kos sp. n. it differs by darker costal suffusion in the forewing. The male genitalia of C. levantina sp. n. and those of C. klimeschi sp. n. and E. kos sp. n. are rather similar. The valva in C. levantina sp. n. is slightly narrower and with weaker base of the dorsal margin. The antrum in the female genitalia of C. klimeschi sp. n. is much shorter than in C. levantina sp. n. It differs from C. kos sp. n. by the even posterior margin of the antrum (with medial convexity in C. kos sp. n.).
Description. Wingspan 11–14 mm. Head dark brownish, frons lighter; labial palp segment 1 and 2 blackish externally, inner side grey; segment 3 white, with black ring in middle; basal segments of flagellum white, terminal 5–6 segments ringed, otherwise nearly unicolorous brownish grey. Thorax with tegulae yellow, anteriorly with brown suffusion. Forewing dark pattern blackish; costal suffusion widened towards middle of wing, with brownish orange core; dorsal dark blotch dorsally broad; median yellow blotch isolated from basal yellow blotch and dorsal yellow blotch by narrow dark lines; underside brownish grey, cilia contrasting yellow, brownish at tornus and apex. Hindwing with cilia dark grey. Foreleg dark blackish brown, tarsus with white rings; mid- and hindleg dark brown, tarsi with whitish spots.
Male genitalia ( Figure 14 View FIGURES 11–14 ). Valva parallelsided, dorsal edge of base relatively weak. Juxta lobes straight; valva slenderer than in C. klimeschi sp. n. and C. kos sp. n. The ratio genital capsule/ phallus is 1.3.
Female genitalia ( Figure 20 View FIGURES 17–20 ). Antrum extending beyond anterior margin of segment 7, hardly widened at anterior termination, posterior termination broad with even margin; ductus bursae posteriorly with tiny sclerite; signum an irregular sclerite.
Distribution. Cyprus, Turkey, and Greece: Samos.
Etymology. Named after the old geographical name «Levant» which denotes the countries situated around the eastern part of the Mediterranean Ocean.
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