Revision of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Author
Lee, Sangmi
Author
Brown, Richard L.
text
Zootaxa
2008
1818
1
55
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.182949
834831a3-c0b8-44fa-b357-c14c05822909
1175-5326
182949
Istrianis
Meyrick
Istrianis
Meyrick, 1918
: 130
.
Type
species:
Istrianis crauropa
Meyrick, 1918
, by monotypy.
Description.
Imago. Labial palpus with third segment shorter than second (
Fig. 20
). Clypeus with ventral margin truncate (
Fig. 4
). Antenna simple, longer than half forewing length. Ocellus absent. Posterior area of sitophore with four campaniform sensilla in symmetrical trapezoid, posterior pair closer together than anterior pair; anterior area with six campaniform sensilla. Forewing (length/width ratio 4.6) with tufts of raised scales, basal third of male forewing with a subcostal pocket inclosing yellow hair pencils in
I
.
femoralis
, with costal fold in
I
.
myricariella
(
Huemer and Karsholt 1999
)
; M1, M2, and M3 separate, CuA1 and CuA2 present; median fascia directed from apex of costa toward posterior margin. Hindwing (length/width ratio 5.0) with R5 and M1 stalked, M2, M3, and CuA1 separate. Male abdomen with sternum VIII broad with a posterolateral lobe, tergum VIII lingulate with pair of anterolateral hair pencil. Female abdominal segment VIII without distinct modifications.
Male genitalia (
Fig. 36
): length of uncus subequal to or slightly longer than length of tegumen, basal width/length ratio 0.4, distal margin slightly rounded; ventral part of gnathos extending beyond or not reaching apex of uncus, lingulate, apex with strong dorsal sclerotization; tegumen strongly widening anteriorly, frequently with sclerotized area mesially, basal width/length 1.0; costal part of valva absent; saccular part of valva digitate, subequal in length with phallus; phallus without cornuti.
Female genitalia: apophyses anteriores about 1–
2
x length of abdominal segment VIII; ostium bursae surrounded by variably shaped sclerotization, opening with lateral sclerites or colliculum; ductus bursae longer than length of corpus bursae; corpus bursae moderately small; signum subhexagonal with serrate margins and transverse ridges, anterior ridge sinuous.
Larva. Undescribed.
Pupa. Undescribed.
Diagnosis.
Istrianis
species resemble
Argyrolacia
in forewing pattern and
Carpatolechia
in male genital structures.
Istrianis
is easily differentiated from
Argyrolacia
by the shape of male genitalia and from
Carpatolechia
by having the ventral part of gnathos.
Hosts.
Anacardiaceae
:
Pistacia mutica
Fisch. et Mey.
(
I. femoralis
),
P. v e r a
L. (
I. femoralis
).
Tamaricaceae
:
Myricaria germanica
(L.) (
I. myricariella
),
Tamarix
sp. (
I. brucinella
,
I. myricariella
). (
Budashkin and Piskunov 1990
;
Huemer and Karsholt 1999
;
Mann
1872
).
Diversity and distribution.
The four species of
Istrianis
occur in
India
and the western Palaearctic Region (
Fletcher 1929
;
Huemer and Karsholt 1999
;
Meyrick 1925
).