Diagnostics and updated catalogue of Acalyptris Meyrick, the second largest genus of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in the Americas
Author
Stonis, Jonas R.
Author
Diškus, Arūnas
Author
Remeikis, Andrius
Author
Vargas, Sergio A.
Author
Solis, M. Alma
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-03-06
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3.
Acalyptris marmor
Stonis & Diškus
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 24–29
)
Diagnosis.
External characters of
A. marmor
are not always sufficient for species identification, however, the new species differs from most Neotropical
Acalyptris
by the densely speckled, grey-brown forewing (
Figs 24, 25
). In the male genitalia, the uniquely-shaped carinae of the phallus easily distinguishes
A. marmor
from all known
Acalyptris
species.
FIGURES 13–19.
Bionomics of
Acalyptris murex
Diškus & Stonis, 2017
. 13–16, leaf mines; 17–19, host plant
Collaea speciosa
(Loisel.)
DC.,
Fabaceae (Faboideae)
, Bolivia (Yungas: Coroico).
FIGURES 20–23.
Male genitalia of
Acalyptris murex
Diškus & Stonis, 2017
, genitalia slide no. AD947 (not type) (ZMUC). 20, 21, general view; 22, apical part of phallus with ventral carinae; 23, valvae.
Description. Male
(
Figs 24, 25
). Forewing length
2.5 mm
; wingspan
5.5 mm
(n = 1).
Head
. Scape yellowish cream with some pale ochreous scales; frontal tuft pale orange; collar comprised of greyish orange piliform scales; antenna slightly shorter than one-half length of forewing; flagellum dark grey-brown on upper side, brownish cream on underside, with 34 segments.
Thorax.
Tegula, thorax, and forewing densely speckled with dark grey-brown and black-brown scales with some blue and purple iridescence; fringe grey, without fringe line; forewing underside blackish brown, without spots or androconia. Hindwing and fringe grey to dark grey on upper side and underside, without androconia. Legs silvery glossy, ochre cream, with black-brown scales on upper side.
Abdomen
. Blackish grey with some purple iridescence on upper side, glossy, metallic grey on underside; anal tufts short, dark grey; genital plates brownish cream. Genitalia (
Figs 26–29
) with capsule about
330 µm
long,
200 µm
wide. Phallus about
215 µm
long, with unique, wide ventral carinae (
Figs 28, 29
).
Female.
Unknown.
Bionomics
. Host plant is unknown. Adults fly in May (one specimen was attracted to light). Otherwise, biology is unknown.
Distribution
(
Fig. 1
). Currently known from a single locality in
Peru
,
Departamento de Junín
: Selva Central, Satipo, at an altitude about
750 m
(
Figs 2–5
).
Etymology.
The species name derived from the Latin
marmor
(marble, stone), in reference to the dark greybrown speckled forewing of the new species.
Type material
.
Holotype
:
♂
,
PERÚ
,
Junín Region
,
Satipo
, 11°15ꞌ30ꞌꞌS, 74°37ꞌ56ꞌꞌW,
750 m
, at light,
13– 15.v.2018
, leg. J.
R
. Stonis & S.
R
. Hill, genitalia slide no. AD950 (
ZMUC
).