A new sun moth species from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia (Lepidoptera, Castniidae)

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Here we describe a new castniid from the Finders Ranges, South Australia. Synemon arkaroola spec. nov. is similar and related to Synemon brontias Meyrick, 1891 but differs by a number of external and genitalic characters, including the extensive bright orange markings on the hindwings. The new species inhabits dry creek beds and adjacent slopes where the hostplant, Scented Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon ambiguus (Hack.) A. Camus (Poaceae), grows. 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class="jatsParser__meta-row"> <div class="jatsParser__meta-section-title"> <span>Issue: <a href="https://www.mapress.com/zt/issue/view/zootaxa.4369.2"> Vol. 4369 No. 2: 4 Jan. 2018 </a> </span> </div> <div class="jatsParser__meta-section-title"> <span>Type: Article</span> </div> <div class="jatsParser__meta-date-published"> <span>Published:<span> <span>2018-01-04</span> </div> <div class="jatsParser__meta-doi"> <span class="jatsParser__doi-label"> DOI: </span> <span class="jatsParser__meta-doi-value"> <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.9"> 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.9 </a> </span> </div> <div class="pages"> <span>Page range:</span> 292–300 </div> <div class="views"> <span>Abstract views:</span> 66 </div> <div class="views"> <span>PDF downloaded:</span> 4 </div> </div> <h1 class="jatsParser__meta-title"><p><strong>A new sun moth species from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia (Lepidoptera, Castniidae)</strong></p></h1> <ul class="jatsParser__meta-authors"> <li><a class="jatsParser__meta-author-string-href" href="#author-1"><span class="jatsParser__meta-author">AXEL KALLIES</span><sup class="jatsParser__meta-symbol jatsParser__symbol-plus">+</sup><sup class="jatsParser__meta-symbol jatsParser__symbol-minus jatsParser__hide">−</sup></a></li> <li><a class="jatsParser__meta-author-string-href" href="#author-2"><span class="jatsParser__meta-author">TED EDWARDS</span><sup class="jatsParser__meta-symbol jatsParser__symbol-plus">+</sup><sup class="jatsParser__meta-symbol jatsParser__symbol-minus jatsParser__hide">−</sup></a></li> </ul> <div class="jatsParser__details-authors"> <div class="jatsParser__details-author jatsParser__hideAuthor" id="jatsParser__author-1"> <div class="jatsParser__details-author-affiliation">University of Melbourne, Department of Zoology, Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia.</div> </div> <div class="jatsParser__details-author jatsParser__hideAuthor" id="jatsParser__author-2"> <div class="jatsParser__details-author-affiliation">CSIRO, National Research Collections Australia, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, 2601 ACT, Australia.</div> </div> </div> <div class="jatsParser__keywords-wrapper"> <div class="jatsParser__keywords-row"> <span class="jatsParser__keyword">Lepidoptera</span> <span class="jatsParser__keyword">Castniidae</span> <span class="jatsParser__keyword">moth</span> <span class="jatsParser__keyword">South Australia</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="jatsParser__articleView"> <div class="jatsParser__left-article-block"> <div class="article-page__galleys"> <ul class="list-galleys primary-galleys"> <li> <a class="obj_galley_link pdf restricted" href="https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4369.2.9/13374"> <span class="pkp_screen_reader"> Requires Subscription or Fee </span> PDF (5MB) </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="jatsParser__center-article-block"> <div class="jatsParser__article-fulltext" id="jatsParserFullText"> <h2 class="article-section-title jatsParser__abstract">Abstract</h2> <p>Sun moths (Castniidae) constitute a small family of day-flying butterfly-like moths that have their centers of diversity in South America and Australia. Here we describe a new castniid from the Finders Ranges, South Australia. <em>Synemon arkaroola</em> spec. nov. is similar and related to <em>Synemon</em> <em>brontias </em>Meyrick, 1891 but differs by<em> </em>a number of external and genitalic characters, including the extensive bright orange markings on the hindwings. The new species inhabits dry creek beds and adjacent slopes where the hostplant, Scented Lemon Grass, <em>Cymbopogon ambiguus</em> (Hack.) A. Camus (Poaceae), grows.</p><p> </p> <h2 class="article-section-title jatsParser__references">References</h2> <ol class="jatsParser__references-list"> <li><p>Austin, A.D., Baker, G.H., Colman, P.H., Fisher, R.H., Harvey, M.S., Hirst, D.B., Locket, N.A. & Reay, F. (1996) Terrestrial Invertebrates. <em>In</em>: Davies, M., Twidale, C.R. & Tyler, M.J. (Eds.), <em>Natural History of the Flinders Ranges</em>. Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide, pp. 113–126.</p><p>Common, I.F.B. (1990) <em>Moths of Australia</em>. 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