A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini)
Author
Brown, John W.
text
Zootaxa
2013
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270
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3640.2.9
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Eupinivora hamartopenis
(Razowski, 1986)
,
new combination
Figs. 6
,
12
,
16
Phtheochroa hamartopenis
Razowski, 1986: 374
; Powell et al. 1995: 138; Brown 2005: 501.
Diagnosis
.
Eupinivora hamartopenis
is superficially nearly indistinguishable from
E. ponderosae
. However, the two are easily distinguished by features of the male genitalia. In
E. harmatopenis
the uncus is slightly concave apically (vs. truncate-rounded in
ponderosae
); the median process of the transtilla is long, attenuate and bifurcate distally (vs. stout medially with numerous long spine-like processes in
ponderosae
); and the sacculus has long spines, especially in the distal 0.6 (vs. weakly dentate in
ponderosae
). The female genitalia are distinguish by a reduction in the density of spiculae in the corpus bursae.
Description
. Head: Vertex and frons white; scaling on antenna white; labial palpus white medially, pale orange laterally. Thorax: Nota white with some pale orange scaling, tegula pale orange; fore- and midleg mostly pale orange brown, hindleg mostly white. Forewing length 7.5–8.5 (mean = 8.3; n = 5) in males, 8.5–9.0 (mean = 8.6; n = 2) in females; forewing (
Fig. 6
) ground color whitish in form of a longitudinal fascia extending from near base to middle of wing, attenuate toward discal area, expanding beyond distal cell toward termen, partially fused with pale grayish costal area; remainder of wing dark orange ferruginous to golden orange. Fringe whitish. Hindwing pale grayish brown. Fringe pale gray mixed with cream. Abdomen: White. Male genitalia (
Fig. 12
) with uncus short, broad, slightly concave apically; socii broad, semicircular, pendant; median part of transtilla long, attenuate distally, bifurcate apically; valva broadest at base, rounded apically, costa gently convex, ventral edge evenly rounded, sacculus strongly sclerotized dorsally, with dense long, slender spines and large, spined, free termination; phallus broad, expanding postmedially, with a pair of terminal processes and a small dorsal prominence armed with two pairs of spine-shaped processes. Female genitalia (
Fig. 16
) with lamellae antevaginalis bearing a weak, rounded-triangular sclerite mesially, and a pair of long-rectangular, lateral lobes, closely approaching each other mesially; lamellae postvaginalis with a narrow sclerotized ribbon; ductus bursae short, not differentiated from corpus bursae, ductus seminalis [inconspicuous in figure] lateral, originating before middle of corpus bursae.
Holotype
3,
Mexico
, Durango, Tepalcates,
30 mi
W Durango, 8400’,
4–8 Aug 1972
, J. Powell, D. Veirs, & C. D. MacNeill. Deposited in EME.
Paratypes
(103, 3Ƥ).
Mexico
, Durango, Tepalcates,
30 mi
W Durango, 8400’,
3–7 Aug 1972
, J. Powell, D. Veirs, & C. D. MacNeill. Deposited in EME.
Additional Material Examined.
MEXICO
: Durango: [Tepalcates] W Durango, 8500’,
31 Jul 1964
(23, 1Ƥ), J. Chemsak & J. Powell (EME).
Distribution and biology
.
Eupinivora hamartopenis
is known only from the
type
locality in Durango,
Mexico
. Although the early stages are unknown, it is suspected to be pine-feeder.
Etymology
. Presumably from the Greek “hamarto” (sin, error) and “penis” or intromittent organ.