Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae
Author
FIBIGER, MICHAEL
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Zootaxa
2010
2010-08-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1
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Tactusa incognita
Fibiger
,
new species
(
Plate 2
, figure 8; female genit. plate 22, figure 4)
Material examined.
Holotype
, female.
Thailand
:
Nakhon Naoyk Prov.
,
Khao Yai Nat. Park
, ca.
700 m
,
29.ix.– 6.x.1984
, leg.
O. Karsholt
et al.
, genit. prep. 2939
M. Fibiger
, coll.
ZMUC
.
Taxonomic notes.
T. incognita
is a member of the
T. nieukerkeni
species-group, all of which have a blackish triangular or quadrangular patch between the antemedial and postmedial lines; the typical
Tactusa
ampulla; and prominent features listed under the females of the species-group and individually for the species below and the next species.
Diagnosis. Imago (external).
Wingspan:
9 mm
.
Forewing: ground colour light yellow, with acutely-angled blackish patch in upper medial area, black subterminal area and three black dots on costa between medial patch and apex.
Crosslines: only subterminal and terminal lines indicated; former inwardly outlined by light yellow, latter indicated by black interneural spots.
Reniform stigma: well marked, white, outlined black.
Hindwing: dark grey, with very faint discal spot.
Underside: unicolorous grey.
Male genitalia.
Unknown.
Female genitalia.
Ovipositor: quadrangular with rounded corners.
Posterior apophyses: slightly longer than ovipositor.
8
th
abdominal segment: extremely long (apo.).
Ostium: slightly displaced to left.
Antrum: short, cylindrical, with a medial swelling, curved at 45º (apo.).
Ductus bursae: membranous, long, narrow, coiled, 3.5 times longer than corpus bursae.
Appendix bursae: arising immediately posterior to antrum.
Corpus bursae: ovoid.
Signum: cross shaped.
Differential diagnosis.
T. incognita
differs from other
Micronoctuidae
from SE Asian and Oriental regions in long 8
th
abdominal segment and peculiar shape of antrum, described above.
Distribution.
Known from
one specimen
from
Thailand
.