Descriptions of new Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) reared from native fruit in Kenya
Author
Razowski, Józef
Author
Brown, John W.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3222
1
27
journal article
45308
10.5281/zenodo.280255
9d264785-6035-49e2-b6cf-29e3022a6e80
1175-5326
280255
Concinocordis wilsonarum
,
sp. n.
Figs. 4
,
18
,
31
Diagnosis.
Concinocordis wilsonarum
is the only species in the genus. It is easily distinguished from all other
Enarmoniini
by the unusual tubular signum in the female genitalia. The bright orange forewing with raised iridescent/opalescent forewing scale patches is superficially similar to that of
Enarmoniodes mirabilis
(see
Razowski
et al.
2010
). However, the forewing of
Concinocordis
has a more rounded apex and termen, and many more raised opalescent spots.
Description.
Male.
Head
: Vertex, frons, and labial palpus pale cream-orange.
Thorax
: Notum and tegula orange. Forewing length 6.5–8.0 mm (mean = 7.0; n = 3); forewing ground color orange, slightly paler in posterior and submedian area; raised spots of iridescent or opalescent (appearing silver to silvery blue) scales roughly forming four diagonal lines, spots smallest along costa; some tiny blackish dots near termen; fringe cream, orange basally, brownish gray at tornus. Hindwing dark brown, lightly tinged cream postbasally; fringe whitish.
Abdomen
: Genitalia (
Fig. 18
) as described for the genus.
Female.
Head and thorax
: Essentially as described for male; forewing length 7.1–8.0 mm (mean = 7.4; n = 4); forewing with more blackish brown suffusion in tornal 0.25; fringe brownish at tornus; basal and postbasal part of hindwing usually orange (3 of 4 individuals).
Abdomen
: Genitalia (
Fig. 31
) as described for the genus.
Holotype
(3):
Kenya
, Western Province, Kakamega Forest,
1600 m
,
0°14.38’S
,
34°51.86’E
,
31 Aug 1999
, A&M Coll. #273, r.f.
Manilkara butugi
[
Sapotaceae
]; GS USNM 85,897.
Paratypes
(23, 4Ƥ). Same data as
holotype
(1Ƥ).
KENYA
: COAST PROVINCE: Ngangao Forest/Taita Hills,
3°22.33’S
,
38°20.70’E
,
1770 m
,
2 May 2002
(13), A&M Coll. #1981, r.f. unknown fruit; USNM GS 124,421. EAST- ERN PROVINCE: Mt.
Kenya
Forest,
2040 m
,
0°14.256’S
,
37°33.924’E
,
6 Nov 2001
(1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #1625, r.f.
Chrysophyllum gorungosanum
[
Sapotaceae
]. WESTERN PROVINCE: Kakamega Forest,
1565 m
, ca.
0°15,16’S
,
34°51.68’E
,
26 Feb 2000
(1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #540, r.f.
Synsepa brevipes
[
Sapotaceae
]; GS USNM 94,156. Kakamega Forest,
1612 m
, ca.
0°14.16’S
,
34°51.82’E
,
29 Mar 2000
(13, 1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #573, r.f.
Chrysophyllum albidum
.
Etymology.
The specific name is a patronym for Ann and Nancy Wilson, singers and songwriters of the music group Heart, in recognition of their lepidopterological hit “Dog and Butterfly.”