Chryseacampa evani Prozorov, Prozorova, Yakovlev, Volkova, Saldaitis, Sulak, Revay & Müller, 2023, sp. n.
Creators: name: Prozorov, Alexey M.
name: Prozorova, Tatiana A.
name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Volkova, Julia S.
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
name: Sulak, Harald
name: Revay, Edita E.
name: Müller, Günter C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lasiocampidae
Chryseacampa
Chryseacampa evani

description: Chryseacampa evani sp. n.   
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(Figs 7–11, 19–21, 23–24)  
 Holotype: ♂, Kenya, Kibwezi, 2.41052S, 37.96784E, 900 m, 20–27.VIII.1990, GS 0340 (CGM / USTTB). Paratypes (32♂, ♀). Kenya: 21♂, Kenya, Kibwezi, 2.41052S, 37.96784E, 900 m, 20–27.VIII.1990, GS 0341 (CGM / USTTB); ♀, South Coast, Marenje Forest, 4.52138S, 39.21777E, 110 m, VIII–IX.2002, leg. Politzar, LBEOW1155-11 (ZSM); 4♂, Coast Province, Malindi District, Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve, 3.2S, 39.83E, 100 m, Cynomethra red soil forest, 21.VII.2002, leg. H. Staude (DMNH). Tanzania: ♂, Pwani Region, Mandera, savanna, 6.21422S, 38.37714E, 250 m, 15.I.2005, LBEOW1154-11 (ZSM).   
 Description. Male (Figs 7–8, 10–11). Flagellum creamy, rami orangish. Head, thorax and abdomen creamy. Forewing. Forewing length: 18–19 mm; wingspan: 38–40 mm. Background color creamy with more or less pronounced brown speckles. Medial lines may be doubled, interspace between the lines, including external one, may have brownish or purplish tint. Fringe speckled creamy and brown. Hindwing. Background color creamy with more or less pronounced reddish or brownish anal field and anal angle. Fringe speckled creamy and brown. Genitalia (Figs 20–21). One of two apices of socia longer. Inner margin of cucullus may have tiny dents. Aedeagus S-shaped. Vesica dorsally bears minute cornuti. Female (Fig. 9). Externally similar to male. Forewing. Forewing length: 31 mm; wingspan: 60 mm. Genitalia (Fig. 19) with generic characters.   
 Variability. Speckled pattern on male forewings is more (Figs 10–11) or less pronounced (Figs 7– 8), anal field on hindwings is more (Figs 10–11) or less pronounced (Figs 7–8).   
 Diagnosis. Cryseacampa evani sp. n. has creamy wings with dark speckled pattern (Figs 7–11), vesica bears minute cornuti (Figs 20–21), while Ch. ralphyi sp. n. has brownish red wings (Fig. 12), vesica bears several medium-sized cornute (Fig. 22).   
 Distribution (Fig. 24). Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets and Northern Swahili coastal forests in Kenya, dry miombo woodlands in Tanzania. This area may be a hot-spot since 8 more lasiocampid species are restricted to it: Dinometa ethani Prozorov et al., 2023d; Dinometa abigailae Prozorov et al., 2023d; Eucraera decora (Fawcett, 1915) (see Prozorov, 2016); Opisthodontia budamara Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010; Opisthodontia vensani Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Theophasida kawaii Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010; Odontopacha dargei Prozorov et al., 2023b; and Vavizola hela Prozorov et al., 2023a.   
 Biology. Adults were collected in January, and from July to September from an altitude of 100 to 900 meters a.s.l. Preimaginal stages are unknown.   
 Etymology. The species is named in honor of Evan Radu (Little Silver, NJ, USA).
description: Published as part of Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Yakovlev, Roman V., Volkova, Julia S., Saldaitis, Aidas, Sulak, Harald, Revay, Edita E. & Müller, Günter C., 2023, Chryseacampa gen n. - a new genus with two new species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae (Lasiocampidae, Lepidoptera), pp. 1-11 in Ecologica Montenegrina 67 on page 8, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.67.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13246805