Systematics and faunistics of Neotropical Eucosmini. 1. Chimoptesis Powell, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Author
Razowski, Józef
Author
Becker, Vitor Osmar
text
Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
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Chimoptesis castanescens
,
sp. n.
Figs 8
,
21
,
42
,
43
Diagnosis.
C. castanescens
is very closely related to
C. caera
, but
C
.
castanescens
has smaller, triangular socii, an oblique proximal edge of the distal portion of the costa, and a broader subterminal part of the cucullus.
Description.
Wing span
19 mm
. Male: Head pale brownish grey, thorax darker brown. Forewing termen slightly concave. Ground colour cream, forming two weak dorsal patches, the posterior suffused yellow-brown; otherwise strongly suffused brownish with browner strigulation; costal strigulae small; divisions brown; terminal area rust brown; ocellus slightly paler than adjacent ground colour; markings brownish, diffuse. Ground colour variable, more or less dark in some specimens; cream strigulated brown in pale specimens; brown markings often with rust suffusions. Cilia brown-grey. Hindwing cream brown, cilia creamer. Genitalia (
Fig. 8
) with uncus small, straight apically; socius triangular; valva with an oblique proximal edge of distal half of costa, broad subterminal part of cucullus; aedeagus simple, slender.
Female: Head and thorax as in male. Genitalia (
Fig. 21
) with posterior edge of sterigma nearly straight; antrum sclerite short, tapering proximally; folds of subgenital sternite slender, straight; cingulum long; signa slender.
Holotype
male: "
Mexico
: Chiapas,
San Cristobal
de las Casas,
2300 m
,
23–27. VI. 1981
, V.O. Becker Col; Col.
Becker 43774"; GS 844 WZ. Six male
paratypes
with same data, one female with GS 843 ZW and Colln Nr. 43775.
Etymology.
The name refers to the forewing colour; Latin: castanescens—chestnut colour.