A revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Thyrocopa (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae: Xyloryctinae) Author Medeiros, Matthew J. text Zootaxa 2009 2202 1 47 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.275119 ed4c6a69-93b2-4177-888f-cdc9f9a8a327 1175-5326 275119 15. Thyrocopa kanaloa sp. nov. ( Figs. 32 , 81 ) Holotype : UNITED STATES : HAWAII: Kahoolawe : Kealaikahiki, Keana Keiki beach: 1 3 (slide 08A54), 21 Oct 2008 , M.J. Medeiros ( BPBM ). Paratypes : UNITED STATES : HAWAII: Kahoolawe : Kealaikahiki, Keana Keiki beach: 2 3, 21 Oct 2008, M.J. Medeiros ( BPBM ). Diagnosis : The only other Thyrocopa found on Kahoolawe, T. epicapna , can be separated from T. kanaloa by its much more shallowly cleft uncus. Description : Head : Scales mottled very light brown to black. Antenna ca. 0.8x forewing length; very dense, very short, piliform cilia on ventral side of flagellomere on male, female unknown. Labial palpus mottled very light brown to black; third segment ca. 1.0–1.2x length of second. Thorax : Mottled very light brown to black. Forewing length 7–8 mm ; ground color mottled very light brown to black; discal area sometimes with one or more very small, faint black spots in cell. Hindwing very light brown. Abdomen : Dark brown. Male genitalia ( Fig. 81 ) with uncus moderately apically cleft; sacculus long, with sharp, scooped-out appearing tip. Female genitalia unknown. Food plants : Unknown. Flight period : At least October. Distribution : Kahoolawe. Remarks : The three male specimens were collected on a single night in October 2008 . Etymology : This species in named after the Hawaiian god Kanaloa , the deity of Kahoolawe.