Thalpomena viridipennis Uvarov 1927

Autor: Dey, Lara-Sophie, Hochkirch, Axel, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Seidel, Matthias, Husemann, Martin
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6312426
Popis: Thalpomena viridipennis Uvarov, 1927 ���valid species Thalpomena algeriana aberration viridipennis Uvarov, 1927: 7 [original combination] Thalpomena algeriana aberration flavipennis Chapman, 1938: 100 [synonym; in Dirsh, 1949: 369] Thalpomena viridipennis: Dirsh, 1949: 369 [elevation to species level] Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949 ���new junior subjective synonym Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949: 369 [original name] Remarks. Thalpomena algeriana maroccana Dirsh, 1949 is a colour morph of Thalpomena viridipennis Uvarov, 1927 and is therefore synonymized with the latter species. Diagnosis (modified after Dirsh, 1949): Frontal ridge weakly concave constricted below ocellus, feebly narrowed at apex. Fastigium of vertex with roundly curved carinae. Pronotum long, flat from above; lateral margins straight, divergent. Median carina convex in front of first sulcus, straight in the rest. Posterior angle of metazona acute. Metazona twice as long as prozona. Lower margin of lateral lobe sinuate. Tegmina broad. Hind wings short, broad, external margin strongly convex. Hind femur broad. Hind knee short, broad; upper lobe feebly elongated. Coloration dark brownish grey. Tegmina with indistinct or without spots. Basal disc of hind wing bluish green, bright blue or bright pinkish red. Hind wing fascia dark, broad, with basal ray (Figure 2 E). Hind femur black inside, with pale fascia in front of knee. Type locality: Morocco, F��s. Type depository: T. viridipennis: Syntype: 7 females, 6 males, BMNH; T. algeriana maroccana: Holotype, male, MNCN (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Madrid, Spain); Paratype, female, MNHN; Paratype, female, BMNH. Distribution: Rif Mountains, Middle Atlas up to Tell Atlas (Morocco, Algeria).
Published as part of Dey, Lara-Sophie, Hochkirch, Axel, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Seidel, Matthias & Husemann, Martin, 2022, Taxonomic review of the genus Thalpomena Saussure, 1884 with new synonyms, pp. 129-136 in Zootaxa 5100 (1) on pages 133-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/6127868
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