A revision of the Eudarcia glaseri - species group (Lepidoptera, Meessiidae) with description of two new species from Greece and Crimea
Author
Bidzilya, Oleksiy V.
Author
Budashkin, Yury I.
Author
Gaedike, Reinhard
text
Zootaxa
2016
4179
3
547
560
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4179.3.9
57b7fc0d-4423-45a4-b2c9-3998791a8970
1175-5326
164142
A25BCD87-8E83-4380-8CF7-A9CD6FB12A3B
Key to the species of the
Eudarcia glaseri
-group based on external and on genitalia characters
1. Frons with tuft of yellowish-orange scales, black pattern on the forewing well developed, wingspan 8.0–
8.5 mm
(
Figs 6–7
). Uncus projections very short, valva without row or tuft of setae in middle, saccus long, weakly constricted in middle (
Figs 14– 14
a). Caudal sclerotized portion about 3/4 length of the ductus bursae, antevaginal plate weakly sclerotized, signa forming large paired clusters of rows of small thorns (
Figs 17–17
a)......................................
E
.
ignorata
sp. n.
- Frons with tuft of dirty-white scales, black pattern on the forewing weakly developed, wingspan
6.3–10.8 mm
(
Figs 1–5
). Uncus projections long, valva with row or with tuft of strong stake-shaped or pointed setae in middle, saccus shorter, not constricted in middle (
Figs 11–13
a). Caudal sclerotized portion from 2/5 to 3/5 length of the ductus bursae, antevaginal plate well sclerotized, signa forming an irregular cluster of small thorns (
Figs 15–16
)........................................ 2
2. Wingspan
6.3 mm
(
Fig. 4
). Valva with small tuft of short, comparatively weak setae, phallus comparatively short (1.1 times longer than the length of valva) and broad, saccus 1/3 length of valva (
Fig. 12
). Female unknown........
E. saxatilis
sp. n.
- Wingspan 7.0–
10.8 mm
(
Figs 1–3, 5
). Valva with large tuft or with row of strong pointed setae in middle, phallus comparatively long (1.4–1.6 times longer than the length of valva) and narrow, saccus longer than 1/3 of valva (
Figs 11, 13–13
a).... 3
3. Wingspan 7.0–
9.8 mm
(
Figs 1–3
). Uncus projections comparatively long, valva with tuft of strong pointed setae before middle, saccus sub-rectangular with rounded apex (
Fig. 11
). Caudal sclerotized portion about 2/5 length of the ductus bursae and distinctly longer than apophyses anteriores, signa forming a single cluster of small thorns (
Fig. 15
)................
E. glaseri
- Wingspan 8.0–
10.8 mm
(
Fig. 5
). Uncus projections comparatively short, valva with long row of stick-shaped setae in middle, saccus sub-triangular, tapered apically (
Figs 13–13
a). Caudal sclerotized portion about 3/5 length of the ductus bursae and shorter than apophyses anteriores, signa forming a paired large clusters of small thorns (
Fig. 16
)...........
E. abchasicum