Descriptions of new Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) reared from native fruit in Kenya
Author
Razowski, Józef
Author
Brown, John W.
text
Zootaxa
2012
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journal article
45308
10.5281/zenodo.280255
9d264785-6035-49e2-b6cf-29e3022a6e80
1175-5326
280255
Cydia connara
,
sp. n.
Figs. 11
,
25
Diagnosis.
Cydia connara
is similar to
C. anthracotis
(
Meyrick, 1913
)
,
new combination
, from
South Africa
(see
Razowski and Krüger 2007
: figs. 136, 255), but
C. anthracotis
lacks the complex orange scaling of the distal 0.33 of the forewing (present in
C
.
connara
), and its male genitalia have a rounded excavation along the venter of the valva immediately basad of the cucullus (absent in
C
.
connara
).
Cydia connara
is most similar to the Neotropical
Eriosocia guttifera
(
Meyrick, 1913
)
(see
Razowski and Brown 2008
: figs. 1–4) in facies (i.e., complex orange scaling in the distal 0.33 of the forewing and a deep notch near mid-termen) and in the shape of the phallus (i.e., a strongly curved, narrow distal part; a bulbous, dilated median part; and a broad, curved basal part). However,
C. connara
lacks the unusual socius that characterize
Eriosocia
Razowski and Brown, 2008
.
Description.
Male.
Head
: Vertex and frons olive brown; labial palpus upcurved, white, length ca. 1.1 times horizontal diameter of compound eye.
Thorax
: Notum olive brown; legs unmodified. Forewing length 5.0–
6.8 mm
(mean = 5.9; n = 2); costal fold absent; forewing slightly expanding distally with basal 0.8 of costa straight, apical 0.2 weakly convex, termen weakly oblique to costa; a conspicuous notch near mid-termen; ground color olive brown in postmedian 0.5 of wing, orange scaling in form of spots and indistinct interfascia; speculum concolorous with inner spots but without lines; costal strigulae white, followed by shades of orange; divisions of strigulae dark brown; fringe paler than ground color. Hindwing brown; cubital pecten well developed, with linear patch of fine hairlike scales along 3A; fringe cream.
Abdomen
: Male genitalia (
Fig. 25
) with tegumen subrectangular, slightly broadened dorsally, no trace of uncus or socius; valva broad, expanded apically, cucullus oval, with long and short spines around perimeter; basal cavity short; phallus with bulbous median part and slender, strongly curved distal part; vesica lacking cornuti.
Female. Unknown.
Holotype
(3):
Kenya
, Coast Province, Shimba Hills,
407 m
,
4°17.62’S
,
39°21.19’E
,
8 Feb 2003
, A&M Coll. #2494, r.f.
Connarus longistipitatus
[
Connaraceae
]; GS USNM 124,425.
Paratypes
(23). Same data as
holotype
.
Etymology.
The species name refers to the generic name of the food plant.
Remarks.
One of the
paratypes
is much larger than the other
paratype
and
holotype
(
6.8 mm
vs. 5.0 mm), but is lacking its abdomen. However, based on the extremely similar forewing maculation and the fact that all three are from the same rearing lot, their conspecificity is almost certain. The size of the large
paratype
suggests that this species may typically be considerably larger than the
holotype
(i.e., lab rearing may have resulted in a smaller individual).