Conogethes nicippealis Walker

Taxonomy

The holotype of Botys nicippealis Walker, 1859e: 999 from Ceram is in the BMNH. It is said to be a junior subjective synonym of Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée, 1854) (Shaffer et al., 1996) but until these C. punctiferalis group spp. are re-examined we treat it as a sp. of the C. punctiferalis group needing investigation as suggested by Inoue & Yamanaka, 2006: 86. It may the same as be C. parvipunctalis Inoue & Yamanaka, 2006. It is treated as Dichocrocis in LepIndex.

Synonyms:

• syn. Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée, 1854)
• comb. n. Dichocrocis

Description

A pale yellow sp. with small dark spots, much less distinctly marked than the holotype of C. punctiferalis Guenée, 1854 [partim.].

References

• Guenée, A. (1854) Deltoides et pyralites. In Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris.
• Inoue, H. & Yamanaka, H. (2006) Redescription of Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée) and description of two new closely allied species from Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). Tinea, 19 (2), 80-91.
• Walker, F. (1859e) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 19: 799-1036.