Cloesia parthia (Druce, 1899)

Cloesia parthia (Druce, 1899) View in CoL

BIN BOLD:AAA1385 (in part)

Material examined

Holotype, ♂, PANAMA, Bugaba , Champion, in NHMUK, examined ( Fig. 7).

Remarks. – This species is very difficult to identify from its external appearance only. Nevertheless, it was possible to take a macrophoto of the tip of the type abdomen which reveals very huge tegumen expansions separated by a deep valley which allows to see the entire uncus ( Fig. 7, on the right). The type was described from Bugaba in Panama not far from the Costa Rica border and so the species must be present in Costa Rica. The only entity with very huge tegumen expansions and similar genitalia features is the species described below and until the male holotype is dissected, we will consider this entity as Cloesia parthia .

COSTA RICA

1 ♂, 07-SRNP-109944, dissected. Prov. Guanacaste, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Estación Caribe (melina), 391 m, F.Quesada & R.Franco. 11/9/2007. 10.89560, -85.29558 GoogleMaps .

1 ♂, 08-SRNP-105586. Prov. Guanacaste , Área de Conservación Guanacaste ,

Sector Rincón Rain Forest, Jabalina, Manta Pizote, 288 m, R. Franco & F. Quesada. 8/30/2008. 10.97325, -85.31542.

1 ♂, 10-SRNP-105566. Prov. Guanacaste, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincón Rain Forest , Albergue Oscar, Casa, 725 m, 2/13/2010. 10.86627, -85.32605 GoogleMaps .

1 ♂,INB0004173090. Prov. Limón, Veragua Rainforest, Restaurant , 400-440m, 1-16 OCT 2008. R.Villalobos.Tp. Luz Mercurio. L_N_212220_625230.#94997 .

1 ♂, INBIOCRI000002441. Prov. Limón, P. N. Tortuguero, Cerro Tortuguero , 100 m, April1989. R.Aguilar & J. Solano. 285000_588000 .

1 ♂, INBIOCRI000678255. Prov. Limón, Sector Cerro Cocori, Fca. de E. Rojas, E. Rojas. Ene 1991 . L_N_286000_567500.

1 ♂, INBIOCRI000221128. Prov. Heredia, P.N. Braulio Carrillo, Est. Magsasay, 200 m, C. Alvarado, Jun 1990 . L_N_264600_531100.

1 ♂,INBIOCRI002539364. Prov. Alajuela, P.N. Volcán Tenorio, Puesto Quebradón. 300 m, ABR 1997. G. Rodríguez. L_N_292050_436700. #46262 .

1 ♂,INB0004164915. Prov. Limón, Veragua Rainforest, Restaurant , 400-440 m, OCT 2008, R.Villalobos.Tp Luz Mercurio. L_N_212220_625230.#94756 .

1 ♂, INB0004164944, (Dissected). Prov. Limón, Veragua Rainforest, Restaurant , 400-440 m, OCT 2008, R. Villalobos. Tp Luz Mercurio. L_N_212220_625230. #94756 .

1 ♂, INBIOCRI000588703. Prov. Limón, Sector Cerro Cocori, Fca de E. Rojas, 150 m, E. Rojas, AGO 1991 . L_N_286000_567500.

1 ♂,INB0003226154. Prov. Heredia, La Selva Biol. Stat., 10 26’N, 84 01’W. 18 February, 2003. D Wagner, at MV lt GoogleMaps .

1 ♀, INB000CRI000003287, (Dissected). Prov. Limón, P.N. Tortuguero, Cerro Tortuguero , 100 m, April 1989, R. Aguilar & J. Solano. 285000_588000 .

1 ♀,10-SRNP-107560. Prov. Guanacaste, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Rincón Rain Forest, Manta Hugo , 491 m, H. Cambronero & F. Quesada. 3/15/2009. 10.88110, -85.26770 GoogleMaps .

Deposited MNCR.

3 ♂, Guanacaste, Albergue de Oscar , 17-V- 2010, 700 m, 10°51.982' N 85°19.56' W, M. Laguerre leg. GoogleMaps , one ♂ is dissected Gen. ML3618 (light blue manuscript name).

Deposited MLC.

NICARAGUA

1 ♂,RíoSan Juan,Reservade Bartola,4au 8-VIII- 2000,200m,M.Laguerre leg., dissected Gen ML719 (white manucript label).

Deposited MLC.

Diagnosis. – This species is similar to Cloesia digna , and difficult to separate by adult patterns, but it can be distinguished by the shape of tegumen, which is strongly expanded laterally in this species. The shape of the vesica is also different and specially the different positions and sizes of lobes, in particular the small elongate finger-shaped lobe arising

Fig. 8. Cloesia parthia (Druce, 1899) from Costa Rica. a & b. ♂ ( INB0003226154 ). a. Dorsal view. b. Ventral view .

c & d. ♀ (INBIOCRI000003287). c. Dorsal view. d. Ventral view.

ventrally and to its left side, which is characteristic of C. digna , is there absent.