Metarctia paremphares Holland 1893 ...

Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893 (Figs. 2 C, 3D–E) Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893. Psyche 6: 395. Material examined. 3 Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve; 24–30.VIII.2006 (ISEA). Distribution. New for Ghana. Verified data come from Angola, Gabon, Kenya and Rwanda. Due to the taxonomic problems all other literature data should be treated with reservation. Remarks. The phallus and vesica are illustrated here for the first time (Figs 3 D–E) (gs - S136, ISEA). Their morphology (phallus short, wide; vesica membranous, short, widened basally) confirms the correct placement of M. paremphares in a gr... Mehr ...