Review of Glyphidocera Walsingham of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Glyphidoceridae)
Author
DAVID ADAMSKI
text
Zootaxa
2005
858
1
158
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.170793
94a0cedb-15bb-4bfd-955e-77200a536045
1175-5334
170793
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Glyphidocera formae
,
new species
(Figs.
201–203, 354
,
Map
36
)
Diagnosis.—
Glyphidocera formae
is similar to
G. vappae
but differs by a slightly larger and more widely separate costal furcae of the valva, a longer apical curnutus of the aedeagal vesica, and vesica of aedeagus with several small cornuti.
Description.— Head: Vertex and frontoclypeus pale brownish yellow; outer surface of labial palpus brown intermixed with few pale brownishyellow scales to apical margin of segment II; inner surface pale brownish yellow intermixed with few brown scales; scape of antenna pale brownish yellow, flagellum with alternating bands of pale brownishyellow and brown scales; male
4
th flagellomere dorsally protuberant and curved, forming a deep concavity opposite slightly excavated flagellomeres
5–6
; concavity nearly closed by a few setiform scales on apex of protuberance of
4
th flagellomere; proboscis pale brownish yellow.
Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum pale brownish yellow. Legs brown intermixed with pale brownishyellow scales to apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres, or as above except, pterothoracic legs or hindleg pale brownish yellow. Forewing (Fig.
354
): Length
5.3–6.9 mm
(n =
36
), pale brownish yellow intermixed with brownishorange and brown scales; cell and surrounding areas paler than marginal areas; cell with
2
small, brown spots,
1
spot near middle,
1
spot near distal end; marginal spots present or absent. Undersurface brown intermixed with pale brownishyellow scales along costa. Hindwing: Brown.
Abdomen (Fig.
201
): Male with
4
transverse, irregular rows of sex scales on intersegmental membrane between terga
2–3
. Anterior row of sex scales and a few scales along the posteromedian margin appear smaller than sex scales occupying the middle rows.
Male Genitalia (Figs.
202–203
): Uncus elongate, wide at base, broadly constricted near
1
/
3
, slightly rounded apically, apex narrowly rounded and setose; gnathos sparsely setose, protuberant, moderately wide throughout length, apically upturned; tegumen slightly widened basally; dorsal strut of tegumen with arms convergent, medially fused from posteroventral margin, extending narrowly to base of uncus; costa of valva nearly straight from a shallow depression beyond basal, digitate process to dorsal furca; apex widely bifurcate, each furca large, about equal in size, parallel; sacculus twisted apically, constricting valva near midlength, widening distoventrally, forming an elongate and broadly rounded cucullus; cucullus membranous and setose; vesica of aedeagus with several stout, conical and spinelike cornuti, and bearing an elongate, apical cornutus; cornutus with one side shortened near midlength, exposing a hollow, basal cavity.
Female Genitalia: Unknown.
Holotype
, ɗ, “Sector Cerro Cocori, F[in]ca de E. Rojas,
150 m
, Prov[incia] Limón,
COSTA
RICA
,
Oct.
1991
, E. Rojas, LN
286000
,
567500
”, “
INBio
:
COSTA
RICA
:
CRI
001,
399570
” [bar code label], “
INBio
, ɗ Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No.
710
” [yellow label].
Paratypes
(
35
ɗ):
3
ɗ, Same label data as
holotype
except, “Nov.”, “
CRI
000,
501469
”, “Slide No.
689
”; “
CRI
000,
364130
”, “Slide No.
698
”; “Mar.”, “
CRI
000,
363645
”, “Slide No.
711
”;
1
ɗ, “Est. Magsasay, P. N. Braulio Carrillo,
200 m
, Prov. Here.,
COSTA
RICA
, A. Fernandez,
Oct.
1990
, LN
264600
,
531100
”, “
PARATYPE
,
Glyphidocera guaroa
, Adamski
”, “Slide No.
1071
”;
31
ɗ, “
COSTA
RICA
, Heredia, Est. Biol. La Selva,
50–150 m
,
10
°
26
'N
,
84
°01'W
,
Mar.
1996
, INBioOET”, “
11
Marzo
1996
”, “L/05/
183
, Arboleda”, “
CRI
002, 057874”, “Slide No.
889
”; “L/00/
181
,
STR
2050 m
”, “
CRI
001,
250749
”, “Slide No.
921
”; “L/00/
180
,
STR
1850 m
”, “
CRI
001,
250765
”; “
CRI
001,
250756
”; “
4
Marzo
, L/ 00/
173
, CES
600 m
”, “
CRI
002, 057034”; “
6
Marzo
, L/00/
179
, CCC
650 m
”, “
CRI
002, 057669”; “
19
Marzo
, L/00/
191
”, “
CRI
002, 058453”; “L/00/
189
, CES
300 m
”, “
CRI
001,
257462
”; “
CRI
001,
257458
”; “
CRI
001,
257460
”; “L/00/
191
, CCC
650 m
”, “
CRI
002, 058493”; “
21
Marzo
, L/00/
194
, SOR
500 m
”, “
CRI
001,
257215
”; “
8
Abril
1996
, L/00/
207
,
STR
2550 m
”, “
CRI
002, 059842”, “Slide No.
870
”; “
CRI
002, 059773”; “
CRI
002, 059776”; “
CRI
002, 059814”; “
22
Abril
, L/00/
221
, CES
200 m
”, “
CRI
002,
061218
”, “L/ 00/
223
, SOR
700 m
”, “
CRI
060894
”; “
24
Abril
, L/00/
227
,
STR
500 m
”, “
CRI
002,
060584
”; “
9
Feb.
, L/00/
134
, SSO
80 m
”, “
CRI
001,
251187
”; “
8
Ene.
1993
, Arboleda, L0001”, “
CRI
001,
218973
”, “Slide No.
900
”; “
13
Abril
, Bosque primario, L/02/026”, “
CRI
231201
”; “
14
Junio
, L/01/040”, “
CRI
001,
228275
”; “
17
Octubre
, L/01/076”, “
CRI
001,
239933
”; “
11
Noviembre
, L/03/081”, “
CRI
001,
236964
”; “
10
Febrero
1994
, Bosque secundario, L/03/097”, “
CRI
001,
259619
”; “
CRI
001,
259614
”; “
CRI
001,
259623
”; “
1
Julio
1994
, L/00/
111
”, “
CRI
001,
262196
”; “
4
Julio
, Bosque primario, L/02/
117
”, “
CRI
001,
244461
”; “
28
Feb.
1996
, L/00/
169
,
STR
375 m
”, “
CRI
001,
250676
”, (
25 in
INBio
,
10 in
USNM
).
Distribution (
Map
36
):
Glyphidocera formae
is known from three collecting sites in northcentral
Costa Rica
, north of the Cordillera Central.
Etymology: The species epithet
formae
is derived from the Latin word for beauty forma.