Systematics and faunistics of Neotropical Eucosmini. 1. Chimoptesis Powell, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Author
Razowski, Józef
Author
Becker, Vitor Osmar
text
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journal article
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Chimoptesis setoses
,
sp. n.
Figs 10
,
48
Diagnosis.
Chimoptesis setoses
is most similar to
C. pennsylvaniana
(Kearfott, 1907)
on the basis of its very short, broad uncus and the broad socii; however, it is easily distinguished by facies. The shape of the valva is similar to some species of
Epinotia
.
Description.
Wing span
13 mm
. Male: Head and thorax brownish cream, labial palpus cream. Forewing not expanding terminally; costa weakly bent; apex pointed; termen concave beneath apex. Ground colour cream brown, suffused brownish grey; dorsal patch and ocellar area creamer; costal strigulae slender, cream; divisions brownish. Markings reduced to brown remnants of median fascia, dorsal part of postbasal fascia present. Cilia damaged. Hindwing pale brownish. Genitalia (
Fig. 10
) with uncus very short, broad, with conspicuous long setae; socius short, broad, lateral, densely hairy; valva with sacculus short, angulate, ventral incision shallow; cucullus long, evenly curved basally, nearly straight in middle portion, with small, rounded ventral lobe; aedeagus approximately as long as sacculus. Female: Unknown.
Holotype
male: "
Cuba
: S[an]t[ia]go, Gran Piedra,
20.VII.1990
, V.O. Becker Col; Col. Becker 72999"; GS 1255 WZ. Three male
paratypes
with similar label data, one with GS 1275.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the presence of conspicuous setae from the top of the tegumen; Latin: seta—a seta, Greek: ses—a moth.