Paracantha trinotata (Foote), 2010

Paracantha trinotata (Foote) View in CoL , new combination

Figs. 53, 63–64, 102

Laksyetsa trinotata Foote 1978: 29 View in CoL .

Biology. The only previously reported host plant is Dahlia tenuicaulis Sorenson ( Foote 1978) . We also reared it from D. imperialis Roezl ( Asteraceae : Coreopsideae ) ( Fig. 65) in Mexico and Guatemala. The larvae feed and pupate in the capitulum ( Fig. 63–64).

Distribution. Mexico ( Durango, Morelos, Oaxaca) and Guatemala. Previously known only from mountainous areas in Mexico, including the Sierra Madre Occidental ( Durango), the transverse volcanic belt ( Morelos), and the Sierra Madre del Sur ( Oaxaca), P. trinotata also occurs in highland areas of Guatemala ( Jalapa, Sacatepéquez, Totonicapán).

Material examined. GUATEMALA: Jalapa: Jalapa - Mataquescuintla Road , 14.57766°N 90.09416°W, 2210 m, emerged 17 Dec 2007 reared ex flowerheads of Dahlia imperialis collected 21 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 1♂ ( FSCA) GoogleMaps , 2♂ ( USNM USNMENT00671280–81 About USNM ) . Sacatepéquez: Cerro Carmona, Finca El Pilar , lower road, 14.54031°N 90.7066°W, 2265 m, emerged 9 Dec 2008 reared ex flowerheads of Dahlia imperialis (07G05A) collected 12 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 1♀ ( FSCA) GoogleMaps , 1♂ 1♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671278–79 About USNM ) . Totonicapán: Hwy. CA-1 8.5 km (air) N Pologuá , 15.11712°N 91.52301°W, 2434 m, emerged 14–21 Dec 2007 reared ex flowerheads of Dahlia imperialis collected 23 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 2♂ 2♀ ( FSCA) GoogleMaps , 4♂ 3♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671304-11 About USNM ) ; Hwy. CA-1, km 209, 2 km NNE of Pologuá (air), 15.05858°N 91.49648°W, 2761 m, emerged 12–20 Dec 2007 reared ex flowerheads of Dahlia imperialis ( 07G57) collected 23 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 7♂ 3♀ ( FSCA) GoogleMaps , 1♂ 1♀ ( UVG) GoogleMaps , 9♂ 10♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671282–300 About USNM ) . MEXICO: Morelos: Lagunas de Zempoala , 2805 m, 11 Aug 1962, G. L. Bush, 1♀ ( MSUL) ; Lagunas de Zempoala [ 19°2'58"N 99°19'3"W], on Dahlia imperialis , 9–11 Aug 1989, A. L. Norrbom, 2♀ ( IEXV USNMENT00104379–80 ) GoogleMaps , 1♂ 4♀ ( USNM USNMENT00104374–78 About USNM ) GoogleMaps ; Lagunas de Zempoala , reared ex capitulum of Dahlia imperialis (91M16), 23–25 Sep 1991, A. L. Norrbom, 2♂ 2♀ ( IEXV USNMENT00213345–48 ) , 8♂ 10♀ ( USNM USNMENT00213349–66 About USNM ) , 5♂ 5♀ ( BMNH, CDFA, MHNG, TAMU, TAUI) .