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Amblyscirtes
belli H. Freeman, 1941 |
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(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham) Genus Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1872 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 75. Type-species: Hesperia vialis W. H. Edwards, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 14(1/2): 58, no. 8, by original designation. Evans (1955), Cat. Am. Hesp. Brit. Mus. (4): 386-393, and H. Freeman (1973), J. Lepid. Soc. 27(1): 40-57, arranged this genus into groups. Burns (1990), J. Lepid. Soc. 44(1): 11-27, rearranged some of these groups and commented on the phylogenetic position of the genus. = Stomyles Scudder, 1872 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 76. Type-species: Pyrgus textor Hübner, [1831], Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: pl. [89], figs. 515, 516; 28, no. 258 (= Hesperia aesculapius Fabricius, 1793, Entomol. Syst. 3(1): 347-348, no. 321; synonym), by original designation. = Mastor Godman, 1900 In: Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lepid. Rhop. 2(160): 567. Type-species: Mastor anubis Godman, 1900, in: Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lepid. Rhop. 2(160): 568; 3: pl. 100, figs. 32 ♂ D, 33 ♂ V, 34 ♂ FW venation, 35 ♂ genitalia, by original designation. = Epiphyes Dyar, 1905 J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 13(3): 132. Type-species: Pamphila carolina Skinner, 1892, Entomol. News 3(9): 222-223, by original designation.
tolteca group Burns, 1990 J. Lepid. Soc. 44(1): 15, 18.
Amblyscirtes belli H. Freeman, 1941 Entomol. News 52(2): 50-51. Original Combination: Amblyscirtes belli Type Locality: “Lancaster and two miles west of Vickery, Dallas County, Texas” Types: Holotype in AMNH. |
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Original description from: Freeman, Hugh Avery. 1941. "A new species of Amblyscirtes from Texas (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae)." Entomological News 52(2): 50-51. {[21] Feb 1941} Amblyscirtes belli n. sp. ♂. Upperside. Primaries, black with some fulvous overscal- ing toward the base and inner margin; three sordid white sub- apical spots, the top and bottom ones longer than the middle one ; a small sordid white spot in interspace Cu1 directly below the bottom subapical spot; a V-shaped, sordid white spot in interspace Cu2 with the bars of the V pointing toward the outer margin of the wings, the upper bar twice as long as the lower one. The spots in some specimens slightly fulvous. Secondaries. Black with a few scattered fulvous hairs to- ward the base and inner margin of the wings. Underside. Primaries. Black, somewhat lighter than above except at the base, fulvous overscaling toward the costal margin and apex. The five spots on the upper surface reappear, more distinctly, and in addition there are three spots making a curved connection between the last subapical spot and the small spot in interspace Cu1, with the curvature toward the outer margin below the apex. Secondaries. Black, nearly completely overscaled with gray in some specimens, in others the overscaling is restricted to the outer margin and base of the wings. Two indistinct, vestigial spots near the costa; one minute discal spot; a submesial row of connected spots forming an irregular line, bordered on the inside by dark scales and on the outside by lighter ones. All spots are dark hoary gray. Body above black with some long gray hairs on the thorax and anterior part of the abdomen ; beneath grayish ; sides of the abdomen black, gray scales forming lines between the seg- ments; palpi light gray, with a few scattered black scales; antennae black, ringed with sordid white; club black above, lighter beneath. Fringes of both wings sordid while between the veins black at the ends of the veins. ♀. Similar to the male but with reduced maculation. Expanse: Male, 24-29 mm., average size 26 mm.; female 23-32 mm., average size 27 mm. Described from 109 specimens, 68 males and 41 females, collected by the author at Lancaster and two miles west of Vickery, Dallas County, TEXAS, during April, May, June and August of 1940. This species was placed as undescribed by Mr. E. L. Bell, American Museum of Natural History, New York, and in his honor I take great pleasure in naming it. Holotype male and allotype female in the collection of the author. Paratypes are being placed in the following collec- tions, three pairs, American Museum of Natural History, New York; one pair, United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. ; one pair, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; one pair, Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois ; one pair, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; one pair, collec- tion of Mr. F. Martin Brown, Colorado Springs, Colorado; one pair, collection of Mr. Lowell Hulbirt, Glendora, Cali- fornia; and one pair in the collection of Dr. A. W. Lindsey, Granville, Ohio. The remaining 87 paratypes will remain for the present in the collection of the author for determination purposes. Belli more closely resembles celia Skinner than any of the other species of Amblyscirtes. In preparing this description belli was compared with 37 specimens of celia contained in the author's collection and the following differences were noted. 1. Although a dark species, celia is lighter than belli. None of the specimens in the type series were as light as any of the 37 specimens of celia. 2. Celia often has a spot near the end of the cell on the upper surface of the primaries. Belli never has a spot in that region. 3. Celia is more completely overscaled with lighter scales on the under surface of both wings than is belli. 4. The spots on the under surface of the secondaries of celia are white, contrasting with the brown rather plainly, whereas belli has dark hoary gray spots that are inconspicuous ; in some specimens they are nearly absent. |
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