Meterana pascoei

Meterana pascoei is a moth in the family Noctuidae, endemic to New Zealand.[1] The name and description were published as Morrisonia pascoei by William George Howes in 1912. It is about 38 mm long, with reddish-brown forewings marked with faint lines and a pair of kidney-shaped marks, and a reddish-brown abdomen with a pronounced tuft at the end.[2] Howes named the species in honour of Merlin O. Pasco of Queenstown, who had sent him 20 specimens caught at a treacle-baited moth trap – Howes had previously collected just two specimens, in 1910.[2]

Meterana pascoei
Dorsal view of male Meterana pascoei specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Ventral view of male Meterana pascoei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Meterana
Species:
M. pascoi
Binomial name
Meterana pascoei
(Howes, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Morrisonia pascoei Howes, 1912

Nomenclature

In 1928, in his book The Butterflies and moths of New Zealand, George Vernon Hudson discussed this species, placing it within the genus Melanchra and editing the epithet to "pascoi".[3] John S. Dugdale also used the epithet "pascoi" and proposed several new synonyms for this species in his 1988 publication Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family group taxa.[4] Most institutions and databases such as the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, the New Zealand Threat Classification website, the entomological collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the Auckland War Memorial Museum, continue to use the epithet "pascoi".[5][6][7][8] The extra "e" added in Howes's original paper may have arisen from "Pascoe" being a more common form of the surname.

References
  1. "Meterana pascoi (Howes, 1912)". New Zealand Organism Register. Landcare Research. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. Howes, William George (1912). "New Species of Lepidoptera, and Notes on Larvae and Pupae of New Zealand Butterflies". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 44: 205–206. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Hudson, G. V. (1928). The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ.: Ferguson & Osborn. p. 71. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. Hoare, R.J.B.; Rhode, B.E.; Emmerson, A.W. "Larger moths of New Zealand: Image gallery and online guide". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "Meterana pascoi (Howes, 1912) (Species)". www.collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. "Meterana pascoi". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. "Meterana pascoi (Howes, 1912)". nztcs.org.nz. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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