The Geometridae of the Cape Verde Islands
Axel Hausmann & Eyjolf Aistleitner
Version of November 10, 2008 A joint project of the Zoologische Staatssammlung München (Dr. Axel Hausmann) and the Barcode of Life Data Systems / Global Campaign Geometridae (Dr. Paul Hebert, Canada)
The list contains 18 geometrid species, cf Baez & Garcia (2005: Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde – Lepidoptera), and Hausmann (2009)
“BC” = barcoded specimens (COI 5’) with ID-number
LINK to Neighbor Joining Tree, Kimura 2 Parameter, BOLD database, provided by the courtesy of Paul Hebert, CCDB, Canada
pdf of version 1 (November 10, 2008)
1. Fogo, Chã das Caldeiras, 1650 – 1700 m: View from the edge of the old Caldeira (Bordeira) at the two villages (front Bangaeira, rear Portela), where collecting was performed. Sparse vegetation is underlying strong antropogenous influence through agricultural land management (photo: Eyjolf Aistleitner; highres).
2. Brava, Sorno. Bay at the northern side of the island. The small water course (Ribeira) is with water almost all the year through. Collecting site at approx. 40-50 m above sea-level (photo: Eyjolf Aistleitner; highres).
3. Brava, Santana, 450 – 500 m: Collecting site at the periphery of the village Nova Sintra, where the merculy vamp light source covers cultivated areas such as rocky slopes, the latter at the right hand outside the picture(photo: Eyjolf Aistleitner; highres).
Systematic account
Geometrinae
Pseudoterpnini
Pingasa lahayei (Oberthür, 1887)
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author
Comibaenini
Comibaena leucospilata ( Walker , 1863)
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11559, 11529, 11534
Ilha da Brava
Hemistolini
Thalassodes quadraria (Guenée, 1858)
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11546, 11550, 11540, 11544, 11549, 11584, 11564, 11538, 11572, 11542
Ilha da Brava, Ilha do Fogo
Prasinocyma germinaria (Guenée, 1858)
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author. Occurrence of this Ethiopian species on Cape Verde doubtful.
Hemitheini
Phaiogramma faustinata (Millière, 1868)
Phaiogramma faustinata vermiculata (Warren , 1897)
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11571, 11580, 11620, 11548, 11567, 11537
Ilha da Brava, Ilha do Fogo
Comostolini
Cosmostolopsis stillata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author
Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author
Microloxiini
Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
Recorded in Herbulot (1957), and Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author, literature data possibly referring to the following species
Microloxia aistleitneri Hausmann, 2009
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Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11601, 11600, 11579 (holotype)
Ilha do Fogo
Sterrhinae
Scopulini
Scopula paneliusi Herbulot, 1957*
Scopula paneliusi paneliusi Herbulot, 1957
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11616, 11604, 11619
Nominate subspecies recorded on Antao (locus typicus), Vicente (new data), reputedly “Fogo” (Baez & Garcia 2005: 87) and ‘Santiago’ (erroneous data, coll. Herbulot).
Scopula paneliusi subirrorata Herbulot, 1957
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11581, 11586, 11545, 11560, 11535, 11574, 11553, 11527, 11587, 11582
Subspecies subirrorata recorded on Brava (locus typicus), Nicolau (Herbulot 1957; Baez & Garcia 2005: 87), reputedly also Vicente (Herbulot 1957), the last possibly referring to nominate subspecies. New data suggesting both Brava and Fogo populations to belong here
Ilha da Brava, Ilha do Fogo
Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11561, 11566, 11615, 11570, 11569, 11528, 11618, 11562, 11607
Ilha da Brava
Timandrini
Traminda vividaria (Walker , 1861)
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author
Larentiinae
Xanthorhoini
Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
Recorded in Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author
Eupitheciini
Pasiphila derasata (Bastelberger, 1905)
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 1155, 11556, 11536, 11541, 11606, 11605, 11555, 11585, 11565, 11554, 11608, 11617, 11532, 11602, 11547
Ilha da Brava
Gymnoscelis lindbergi Herbulot, 1957
Male genitalia – aedeagus – sternum A8 — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11531, 11596, 11533, 11593, 11589, 11614, 11592, 11588, 11539, 11597 — 11573 (the last possibly different)
Ilha do Fogo, Ilha da Brava (1 specimen: 11614)
Gymnoscelis daniloi Hausmann, 2009
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Male genitalia – aedeagus – sternum A8 — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11591 , 11576, 11575 (holotype), 11530 , 11590 , 11595 , 11599 , 11594 , 11598 , 11603 , 11583
Ilha do Fogo *
Ennominae
Macariini
Isturgia pulinda (Walker , 1860)
Isturgia pulinda deerraria Walker, 1861
Male genitalia – aedeagus — female genitalia
BC ZSM Lep 11611, 11610, 11609, 11563, 11568, 11543, 11578, 11613, 11577, 11552, 11612
Ilha da Brava, Ilha do Fogo
Chiasmia sudanata (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
Recorded in Herbulot (1957), and Baez & Garcia (2005: 87), but not yet collected by the second author