Trachyaretaon carmelae Lit & Eusebio, 2005

Trachyaretaon carmelae Lit & Eusebio, 2005 View in CoL

( Fig. 58, 71 D-E & 74E-F)

Trachyaretaon carmelae Lit & Eusebio, 2005: 77 View in CoL , fig. 1.

HT, ♀: Dalupiri I., Calayan, v.2004, C.P. Española & C. Oliveros [ UPLB, No. PHA-00346] ;

AT, ♂: Dalupiri I., Calayan, v.2004, C.P. Española & C. Oliveros [ UPLB, No. PHA-00347]; [ UPLB] ;

A -C. Different colour varieties of ♀. – D. ♂. – E. Closeup of head and thorax of ♀.

PT, ♀, ♂, 3 eggs (exovipositor): Babuyan, 08-VI-2004,TiffanyC.Cham (private coll.) [ UPLB, No’s PHA-00348 & 00351] ;

PT, ♀, ♂, ♀ (juvenile), 2 ♂ (juvenile): Dalupiri I., Calayan, v.2004, C.P. Española & C. Olivero [ UPLB, No’s PHA-00340, PHA-00350, PHA00352, PHA-00354, PHA-00355] ;

PT, ♀ (juvenile): Lungog , Calayan I., Cagayan Prov., iv.2004, C.P. Española & C. Oliveros [ UPLB, No. PHA-00353] .

- Brock & Büscher, 2022: 331, 522, figs.

= Trachyaretaon brueckneri, Hennemann & Conle, 2006: 219 View in CoL , figs. 3-4, 7-9.

HT, ♀: Northern Philippines, BabuyanIslands, Calayan Id., VI.2003, via I.O. Lumawig [ ZSMC] ;

PT, ♀, 2 eggs: ex Zucht O. Conle,: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., F 1-Generation, 2004 [ ZSMC] ;

PT, ♂, ♀, 2 eggs: ex Zucht F. Hennemann: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., F 1-Generation, 2004 [ UPBLB] ;

PT, ♂, ♀, 2 eggs: ex Zucht F. Hennemann / O. Conle: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., 2004-2005; PSG culture No. 255; BMNH(E) 2005-34 [ NHMUK, No’s BMNH(E) #8435227 & BMNH(E) #8435226] ;

PT, ♂, ♀, 2 eggs: ex Zucht F. Hennemann: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., F 1-Generation, 2004 [ NHMW] ;

PT, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 2 eggs: ex Zucht O. Conle: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., F 1-Generation, 2004 [ MNHU] ;

PT, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, eggs: Northern Philippines, Babuyan Islands, Calayan Id., VI.2003, via I.O. Lumawig [ FH, No’s 0498-1 to 4 & E] ;

PT, 20 ♂, 10 ♀, eggs: ex Zucht F. Hennemann: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands , Calayan Id., F 1-Generation, 2004 [ FH, No’s 0498-5 to 34 & ED]; PT , 4 ♂, 3 ♀: Northern Philippines, Babuyan Islands, Calayan Id., VI.2003, via I.O. Lumawig [OC] ;

PT, 22 ♂, 22 ♀: ex Zucht O. Conle,: N-Philippines, Babuyan Islands, Calayan Id., F1-Generation, 2004 [OC]. n. syn.

- Tamayo Lorenzo, 2009: 9. (Gynandromorph)

- Harman, 2013b: 12. (Note on culture stock)

- Brock et al., 2016: 163. (Type data)

- Brock & Büscher, 2022: 522.

Material examined

6 ♀, 6 ♂, 1 egg: Ex. Breeding J. Bresseel 2014; Origin: North Philippines, Babuyan Islands , I.G.: 32,739 [ RBINS] ;

5 ♀, 7 ♂, 3 eggs: Philippines, Babuyan Isl. , Calayan Isl., Ex Breeding J. Bresseel 2010 [ RBINS] ;

1 ♂, 1 ♀: Coll. R.I.Sc.N.B., Philippines, Sta. Ana, Cagayan, North Luzon , June 2014 [ RBINS] .

Remarks. – T. carmelae and T. brueckneri , both described from Calayan Island, one of the Babuyan Islands north of Luzon, are the same species. Thus, the latter species is here synonymised under carmelae (n. syn.).Both specieswere described from both sexes and the eggs.The publication of the paper by Hennemann & Conle (2006) was originally submitted and accepted for publication by the journal in 2004 but publication was delayed. This is why culture stock of this species introduced to Europe from the Calayan Islands by I. O. Lumawig in 2003 was already referred to under the unpublished name “ brueckneri ” (see Lit & Eusebio, 2005: 80). Notes on captive breeding and alternative food-plants were provided by Hennemann & Conle (2006: 223). Body lengths: ♀ 101.8-130.0 mm, ♂ 66.0-85.0 mm.

The two specimens from Santa Ana, Cagayan in the collection of RBINS are the first record of T. carmelae from the island of Luzon. These slightly differ from the Babuyan population by the somewhat more pronounced posterior meso- and metanotals, less distinct row of medio-longitudinal granules on the ventral surface of the meso- and metafemora of both sexes, and the 3 has the meso- and metafemora somewhat more inflated. Body lengths: ♀ 107.8 mm, ♂ 72.6 mm.

Distribution. – Babuyan Islands (Dalupiri Island & Calayan Island). N-Luzon (Province Cagayan, Santa Ana [RBINS].