Brazilian Sesiidae in the collection of the Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany (Lepidoptera) Author Eichlin, Thomas D. Author Kinnee, Scott A. text Zootaxa 2002 108 1 15 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.155810 1b4c7655-1b1d-40b6-996a-a6eda1671f9a 1175­5326 155810 Carmenta leptosoma Eichlin , sp. nov. Diagnosis. Wing length: 9­10 mm . This is a clear winged, slender bodied moth with very narrow yellow bands on abdominal segments dorsally and mostly pale ventrally. Description. Male ( Fig. 13 ): Head with vertex brown black; front white with brown black medially; occipital fringe pale yellow, some brown black mixed dorsally; labial palpus relatively narrow, pale yellow and white, with much brown black laterally; antenna with yellow powdering on apical third. Thorax brown black with narrow mid­dorsal yellow stripe and subdorsal stripes. Abdomen overall appearing relatively elongate, narrow, brown black, with very narrow yellow bands on posterior edge of each segment (visible on well marked specimens); ventrally mostly pale yellow to white. Legs mostly brown black; forecoxa pale yellow. Forewing mostly hyaline with very narrow brown­black margins and discal spot; ventrally with lightly yellow powdering. Hindwing hyaline. Genitalia ( Fig. 16 ) with bare area of valvae greatly reduced; saccus narrow, about one­third length of valvae; scopula androconialis more than one­half length of valvae. Female: Unknown. Host plant. Unknown. Distribution. BRAZIL : Minas Gerais; Rio de Janeiro. FIGURES 1-6. Adult clearwing moths. 1, Carmenta aerosa , male, Lectotype; 2, C. asema , female, Holotype; 3, Synanthedon martenii , female, Holotype;; 4, C. plaumanni , male, Holotype (dorsal aspect); 5, C. plaumanni , male, Holotype (ventral aspect); 6, C. laticraspedontis , female, Holotype (dorsal aspect, abdomen removed); FIGURES 7-13. Adult clearwing moths. 7, C. laticraspedontis , female, Holotype (ventral aspect, abdomen removed); 8, Synanthedon hemigymna , female, Holotype; 9, S. flavostigma , female, Holotype. 10, Carmenta angarodes , male, (Lectotype of semitrista Zuk. , n. syn ); 11, C. angarodes , female (post. portion of abdomen removed); 12, C. splendens , female, Allotype; 13, C. leptosoma , male, Holotype. FIGURES 14­19. Male gentialia of clearwing moths. 14, Carmenta angarodes ; 15, C. asema ; 16, C. leptosoma , Paratype; 17, C. aerosa ; 18, C. splendens , Holotype; 19, C. plaumanni , Paratype. FIGURES 20­24. Female genitalia of clearwing moths. 20, Carmenta plaumanni , Allotype ; 21, C. asema ; 22, C. laticraspedontis , Holotype; 23, C. angarodes ; 24, C. splendens . Types . leptosoma : Holotype male ­ BRAZIL : It. (Itatiaya, Rio de Janeiro), Saarbrücken (IGUS). Paratypes ( 7 males ): (4) same data as holotype (IGUS); (1) 39 (red circle), Itatiaya, I.27 , Saarbrücken (IGUS); (1) 40 (red circle), Itatiaya, I.27 , Saarbrücken (IGUS); (1) Passa Quatro, Marumba, 18.XII.25 , Saarbrücken (IGUS). Etymology. The name of this species, leptosoma , is derived from the Greek leptos (slender) and soma (body). This refers to its relatively slender abdomen. Remarks. One additional specimen of leptosoma from the UCR collection was examined: "Coleção Julian, ARP" but included no locality information or date; therefore, it was not listed above as part of the type series. Unfortunately, several of the type series, including the holotype , have no label data except "It.," an abreviation for Itatiaya.