The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan with description of three new species and special notes on the fauna of Bande-Amir National Park
Author
Yakovlev, Roman V.
Author
Pljustch, Igor G.
Author
Skrylnik, Yuriy
Author
Pak, Oleg
Author
Witt, Thomas J.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3990
1
41
72
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3990.1.3
95cc292b-a8e0-4f8b-acc5-fc2324206852
1175-5326
289113
36B3C084-C717-41BA-83CF-EBA7931D5D53
Phragmacossia bandeamiri
Yakovlev, Pljustch, Skrylnik & Pak
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 69−70
,
87
,
89
,
110
)
Material
.
Holotype
: male,
Afghanistan
, Bamian, Band-e-Amir, Sabzel vill.,
2900 m
, 19.0 7.2013, leg. I. Pljustch, Yu. Skrylnik & O. Pak (
ZISP
);
paratypes
:
4 males
, same locality, 19−
20.07.2013
(RYB).
Description.
Forewing length
11–13 mm
. Thorax and abdomen densely covered with pale-brown hairs. Antenna cup-shaped, bipectinate from base to border of middle and distal third, distal third filamentous. Forewing pale brown, with thin pale edge on outer margin, patternless. Fringe pale brown, monochrome. Hindwing patternless, pale grey, with thin pale edge on outer margin. Fringe pale brown, monochrome.
Male genitalia. Uncus long, thin, with rostral apex; tegumen medium-sized; processes of transtilla short, teniform, free; valva of medium width, symmetrical, with parallel sides and broadly rounded apex; juxta with long dorsally directed teniform lateral processes; saccus broad, semicircular; aedeagus short, thick, curved in medial third, with large cornutus on lateral surface of vesica, wall of aedeagus opposite cornutus folded.
Female unknown.
Diagnosis.
The new species differs from other members of the genus by its very small size, completely reduced wing pattern, and evenly parallel costal and abdominal edges of the valva.
Annotated list of species
(* new for
Afghanistan
)