Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae
Author
Fibiger, Michael
text
Zootaxa
2007
2007-08-31
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1567.1.1
journal article
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Pollex
(
Proma
)
archi
Fibiger,
new species
(
Plate 10
, figure 1; female genit. plate 25, figure 4)
Material examined.
Holotype
: female, [
Indonesia
], Kangean Arch.,
22.viii.1954
, leg.
A. Hoogerwerf
, genit. prep. 3929
M. Fibiger
, coll.
RMNH
.
Paratypes
:
Diagnosis.
Wingspan:
12 mm
.
Forewing: narrow, blackish brown, medial area lighter brown.
Transverse lines: brown, outlined in light brown; terminal line marked by black dots between veins. Reniform: distinct, whitish grey, outlined by black.
Hindwing: unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot.
Underside: unicolorous grey brown.
Female genitalia.
9
th–
10
th
segment: two small, teardrop-shaped pockets by base of ovipositor lobes probably serving as scentpockets.
7
th
abdominal segment: heavily sclerotised.
Anterior apophyses: length 1½ of posterior apophyses.
Position of ostium bursae: anteriorly on 7
th
segment, close to 6
th
, slightly displaced to right.
Antrum: cone-like basally, posteriorly narrow, short, slightly curved, and heavily sclerotised.
Ductus bursae: membranous, long, 3 X longer than corpus bursae.
Corpus bursae: globular.
Appendix bursae: arising posteriorly from ductus bursae, immediately after antrum.
Differential diagnosis.
P. archi
differs from other species by the basal cone-like antrum, and the short, slightly curved, cylindrical part anterior to it.