Taxonomic review of the Oiketicoides species (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae Acanthopsychini) from Anatolia, the Middle East and Central Asia
Author
Arnscheid, Wilfried R.
Im Ostholz 58, 44879 Bochum, Germany.
Author
Sobczyk, Thomas
Diesterwegstrasse 28, 02977 Hoyerswerda, Germany.
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-02-10
5239
3
373
394
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.3
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.3
1175-5326
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Oiketicoides anatolica
sp. nov.
(
Figs 29, 30
,
48, 49
)
Holotypus
♁
Turkey
, Prov.
Tunceli
,
Ovacık
,
1200 m
, mid
vii.1982
, leg.
Arnscheid. The
holotype
is deposited in
SMNK
.
Paratypes
: 4 ♁ same data as holotype; 6 ♁
Turkey
, Pr.
Kars
,
Arac-Tal
,
1700 m
,
7 km
SE Karakurt
,
9.ix.1985
, LF, leg.
H. Hacker
;
1 ♁
Turkey
, Pr.
Hakkari
,
Sat Dag
,
Varegös
,
SW Yüksekova
,
1700 m
,
4–8.viii.1983
, leg.
W. Schacht
(
CWA
,
ZSM
,
SMNK
)
.
Etymology. The species is named after its origin, the peninsula
Anatolia
.
Diagnosis
. This very characteristic species cannot be confused with any other species of the mentioned area. It differs from all other
Oiketicoides
species
by its partially hyaline areas of all wings.
Description
.
Head
. Frons and vertex are densely covered with light brown hair. Eyes EI 1.0. Antennae of nearly half forewing length, with very long and widely separated pecten and 28–30 segments.
Thorax
. Wings. Wingspan
19–20 mm
, forewing length
9–10 mm
, FI 1.9. Forewings nearly triangular, costal margin slightly convex. Apex pointed, termen oblique, posterior margin straight. Very weak covered with very long, thin dark greyish brown hair-like scales, partially hyaline in the central areas of forewing and hindwing, distinctly denser covered along the costal margin, termen and outer margin. A very characteristic species which cannot confused with any other of the mentioned area. Abdomen. Protruding distinctly the hindwings, conical and densely covered with yellowish-grey hair.
Male genitalia
. GP 4162 (fig. 48), 4163 (
Fig. 49
). Long and slender in general appearance. Tegumen and vinculum less triangular, at the vinculum the lobes laterally hardly visible. Valvae slender, the clasper of the sacculus distinctly sclerotized and distally covered with 5–6 short spines. Saccus lobe shaped.
Female. Unknown. Larval case. Unknown.
Distribution
. Widespread in East
Anatolia
.