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A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies
No full textCock, Matthew J. W. (2017): A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies. Insecta Mundi 2017 (585): 1-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
Mimallonidae Burmeister 1878
No full textFamily Mimallonidae Nomenclature follows St Laurent and Cock (2017). Cicinnus sp. Cicinnus sp.: St Laurent and Cock (2017) This does not match any species known from Trinidad, and may be undescribed. However, the two specimens available are so badly damaged by psocids that fresh material will be needed to take this further. An attempt to obtain a DNA barcode was not successful. Englishman’s Bay, at light: 2♂ (bad psocid damage) Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photos 11609 et seq.; UWIZM 2015.45.138-139] Mimallo amilia (Stoll, 1780) Mimallo amilia (Stoll): St Laurent and Cock (2017) Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series. Speyside, MVL: ♂ 14–17 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]; Englishman’s Bay, at light: ♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM 2015.45.140]Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, pp. 1-58 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (585) on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
Euteliidae Grote 1882
No full textFamily Euteliidae Nomenclature follows Poole (1989). Eutelia ablatrix (Guenée, 1852) Identified by comparison with type (NHMUK, ♂ no locality) and NHMUK series. Speyside, MVL: ♀ 14–17 May 1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, pp. 1-58 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (585) on page 45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago
No full textGonzález, Jorge M., Cock, Matthew J. W. (2004): A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago. Zootaxa 762: 1-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15823
Limacodidae Duponchel 1845
No full textFamily Limacodidae Perola bistrigula (Hampson, 1898) This is a species of the Lesser Antilles, and currently Tobago is its southernmost locality.Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, pp. 1-58 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (585) on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
Bombycidae Latreille 1802
No full textFamily Bombycidae Family placement follows Zwick et al. (2011). Colla rhodope (Drury, 1782) Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series. Englishman’s Bay, at light: 4♂ Jun–Dec 2009 (J. Ingraham) [UWIZM.2015.15.35-38]; ♂ late 2010–early 2011 (J. Ingraham) [M. Kelly photo 10995]Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, pp. 1-58 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (585) on page 20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
Celaenorrhinini Swinhoe 1912
No full textCelaenorrhinini Celaenorrhinus bifurcus Bell, 1934 Celaenorrhinus bifurcus Bell: Bell (1934) TL, Beccaloni et al. (2008) Celaenorrhinus similis bifurcus (Bell): Evans (1952), Cock (1982, no. 75), Cock and Alston-Smith (1990) Evans (1952), and hence Cock (1982) treated C. bifurcus as a subspecies of C. similis Hayward. More recently, Austin and Steinhauser (1996) return it to full species rank, based on genitalia differences. Celaenorrhinus eligius eligius (Stoll, 1781) Celaenorrhinus eligius (Stoll): Kaye (1914), Kaye (1921, no. 343), Barcant (1970, no. 442) Celaenorrhinus eligius eligius (Stoll): Evans (1952), Cock (1982, no. 76), Cock and Alston-Smith (1990), Beccaloni et al. (2008)Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2014, An updated and annotated checklist of the Hedylidae and Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad, West Indies, pp. 1-40 in Insecta Mundi 2014 (393) on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517973
Myrmecopsis kenedyae Cock & Laguerre 2022, new combination
No full textMyrmecopsis kenedyae (Fleming, 1957), new combination Figs. 17–20. Fleming (1957) described Pseudosphex kenedyae from Trinidad, and the holotype can be seen at AMNH (2022c). The type series of 15 males and one female were collected at Heliotropium at Simla, Arima Valley. Our material was identified by comparison with two male paratypes in NHMUK. Fleming (1957) placed his new species in the genus Pseudosphex, without an explanation, but comparing it with P. laticincta, P. melanogen and P. deceptans all of which are now placed in Myrmecopsis (Simmons & Weller 2006). We noted that P. kenedyae has Euchromiina hindwing venation and a subventral abdominal pouch, and is therefore likely to be a Myrmecopsis species misplaced in Pseudosphex. Examination of the male genitalia (Fig. 20) showed strong similarities with those of M. polistes as illustrated by Cerda (2008, Fig. 181), notably the short, truncate, laterally-flattened, down-turned uncus; the asymmetrical valves; each valve with of a chitinised, simple, dorsal projection, and a membraneous, simple, ventral projection; the stout, sinuous, flimsy aedeagus; and the large vesica with a double parallel row of large robust cornuti. The two are certainly congeneric, and we therefore transfer Pseudosphex kenedyae to the new combination Myrmecopsis kenedyae. Material examined: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Trinidad. 1♁ Arima Blanchisseuse Road, milestone 9.75, Textel Road, Eupatorium flowers, 11.x.1979 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC] (Fig. 17). 1♁ Arima Blanchisseuse Road, milestone 9.75, Textel Road, to Heliotropium, 30.i.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5582]. 1♁ Arima Blanchisseuse Road, milestone 10.5, Textel Road, to Heliotropium, 3.xi.1980 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5581]. 1♁ (paratype) Arima [Valley], Simla, 23.ii.1954 [NHMUK]. 1♁ Arima [Valley], Simla, 1♁ 1954 [NHMUK]. 1♁ Arima Valley, Simla, to Heliotropium, 29.i.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5583]. 1♁ Curepe, to Heliotropium, 8.xi.1980 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5573]. 1♁ Fort George, to Heliotropium, 8.viii.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5577]. 2♁, 1♀ Lalaja Ridge, to Heliotropium, 6.v.1995 (M.J.W. Cock) [♁, 1♀ MJWC; ♁ UWIZM CABI.5574] (Fig. 18). 1♁ Lalaja South Road, milestone 2, to Heliotropium, 17.xi.1980 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC]. 2♁ Morne Bleu, Textel Installation, to Heliotropium, 9.x.1980 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5572, 5580]. 3♁ Morne Bleu, Textel Installation, to Heliotropium, 3.xi.1980 (M.J.W. Cock) [♁ MJWC; 2♁ UWIZM CABI.5578, 5579]. 1♁ Morne Bleu, Textel Installation, to Heliotropium, 20.i.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5575]. 1♁ Morne Bleu, Textel Installation, to Heliotropium, 6.ii.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC, dissection MJWC- 1158]. 1♁ Morne Bleu, Textel Installation, to Heliotropium, 9.viii.1981 (M.J.W. Cock) [UWIZM CABI.5576]. 1♁ Trinity Hills, main ridge, to Heliotropium, 4.iv.1982 (M.J.W. Cock) [MJWC].Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W. & Laguerre, Michel, 2022, Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical wasp moths, Euchromiina and Ctenuchina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) relating to the fauna of Trinidad & Tobago, with descriptions of new species, pp. 101-132 in Zootaxa 5222 (2) on page 113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5222.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/745657
FIGURE 21 in Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) with particular reference to Kenya. Part 10. Pyrginae, Carcharodini
No full textFIGURE 21. Spialia dromus egg and caterpillar, Kenya. 1, ovum; oviposition observed on Triumfetta rhomboidea Shimba Hills, 13 Apr 1990; MJWC 90/48. 2, final instar caterpillar, dorsal view; collected on T. rhomboidea, Kakamega, 17 May 1989; photographed 17 May; pupated 27 May—4 Jun; 16mm; MJWC 89/45A. 3, final instar caterpillar, dorsolateral view; collected as penultimate instar as #2; photographed 14 Jun; died; 17mm; MJWC 89/45C.Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2016, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) with particular reference to Kenya. Part 10. Pyrginae, Carcharodini, pp. 301-350 in Zootaxa 4173 (4) on page 327, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25659
Figures 17–19. Tobago Geometridae Sterrhinae. 17–18 in A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies
No full textFigures 17–19. Tobago Geometridae Sterrhinae. 17–18, Idaea triangulata (Warren) ♂, ♀ Charlotteville, at light, 24 Oct 2015 (K. Sookdeo). 19, Scopula sp. Huevos Island, at light, 21 Feb 2014 (K. Sookdeo photo, Huevos Moths 2).Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, pp. 1-58 in Insecta Mundi 2017 (585) on page 26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.516930
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