A new species of Eucosma Hübner and two new species of Cydia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from the United States
Author
Brown, Richard L.
Author
Jaeger, Christi
text
Zootaxa
2014
3860
3
226
234
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3860.3.2
c7314349-2539-4e54-b75c-ebb050326d30
1175-5326
231559
95CD3F9C-6F59-4A02-9D0E-30014052402B
Eucosma paregoria
Brown
,
new species
(
Figs. 1–3
)
Diagnosis
.
Eucosma paregoria
is superficially similar to
E. sombreana
Kearfott
, a sympatric species that bores in lower stems and roots of
Helianthus
(Asteraceae)
. Both species lack distinct fasciae, although the median fascia is faintly darker in
E. paregoria
.
Eucosma paregoria
is distinct from
E. sombreana
and other
Eucosma
species by having a forewing with orange scales in the apical third surrounding a distinct ocellus that is bordered on the costal side by a patch of dark brown scales with white tips. Both species, as well as,
E. haydenae
Wright
, have a valval neck with a median flange, but the cucullus of
E. sombreana
is subquadrate without a dorsally projecting area, and the flange of
E. paregoria
is wider than that of
E. haydenae
. In addition,
E. paregoria
has socii that are tapered distally, whereas
E. haydenae
has socii that are subequal in width for most of their length. The female of
E. paregoria
has a lamella postvaginalis that is widened posteriorly, whereas the lamella postvaginalis is uniform in width in
E. sombreana
and
E. haydenae
.
Description
.
Head
: Vertex brownish orange, becoming orange white near frons, scales without pale apices; second segment of labial palpus yellowish white or orange gray, with scattered light brown scales near middle, distal scales light brown, extending ventrally beyond apex of third segment, third segment pale brown, 0.33–0.37 length of second (
1 ♂
,
1 g
).
FIGURES
2–3. Genitalia of
Eucosma paregorica
, scale bars = 0.5 mm. 2, male; 3, female.
Thorax:
Mesonotum and tegulae varying from pale brown to pale brown mixed with orange. Forewing (
Fig. 1
) length
8.3–10.8 mm
; costal fold length 0.44–0.47 forewing length (
8♂
), costal fold enclosing grayish brown hair pencil, inner surface of dorsal flap of fold with small, gray, sex scales; outer margin of wing membrane straight between apex and Cu1; basal half of wing concolorous with mesonotum, pale brown intermixed with variable amounts of orange with purple iridescence when viewed at angle to light, brown intermixed with orange forming a rounded spot near middle of inner margin; median fascia faintly defined, without distinct margins, dark brown or brownish orange, extending from middle of costa to tornus; ocellus distinct, consisting of two, transverse silvery bars, with basal bar nearly twice length of apical bar, and silvery spot near tornus, enclosing orange area with two or three brown longitudinal lines; peppered scales (individual scales dark brown basally, white apically) forming large spot costad to ocellus and forming wide band on apical margin from apex to tornus, apical third of wing orange on costa; costa with strigulae 5–9 well expressed with a narrow silvery stria originating from each pair. Hindwing uniformly light brown dorsally, paler ventrally, with purple iridescence when viewed at angle to light.
Abdomen
: Male genitalia (
Fig. 2
) (n = 2) with uncus reduced to setose, rounded lobe with notch at apex; socii long, pendant, setose from beyond base to apex, tapering in distal fourth; gnathos sclerotized basally, membranous and fused medially; phallus long, tapered, with 17–20 cornuti; anellus closely surrounding base of phallus; medial flanges of caulis fused from juxta to anellus; valve with cucullus well defined by deep ventral incurvation of neck, neck with medial flange projecting ventrally, sacculus ventrally rounded near neck, cucullus with spiniform setae on ventral two-thirds. Two preparations examined. Female genitalia (
Fig. 3
) (n = 1) with sternum VII rounded, rugose anteriorly. Tergum VIII sparsely setose laterally, with row of setae on dorsoposterior margin, scales absent. Papillae anales without deep posterior cleft, moderately setose, facing laterally, ventral faces narrow; lamella postvaginalis with straight posterior margin, concave lateral margins, posterior area and adjacent membrane with about 20 small setae; lamella antevaginalis reduced to narrow, membranous band; ductus bursae short, with sclerotized ring posterior to inception of ductus seminalis; signa flattened, apically rounded, subequal in size.
Holotype
.
♂, Iowa, Howard Co., Hayden Prairie,
Jun 23, 1997
, leg. D. J. Wright;
43°26'35"N
92°22'58"W
; deposited in
U.S.
National Museum of Natural History.
Paratypes
.
ARKANSAS: Logan Co., Magazine Mt., Mossback Ridge [
35°10'11"N
93°38'37"W
],
27 Jun 1990
, R. T. Allen, spec. no. 686 (1♀); Washington Co., Devil's Den State Park,
28 Jun 1966
, R. W. Hodges, (1♀, genitalia slide Tor 82,
USNM
25995).
IOWA
: Same data as
holotype
(
3♂
, 2♀). ILLINOIS: Cook Co., Palos Park,
26 Jul 1902
, A. Kwait (
1♂
),
6 Jul 1912
(
1 ♂
, genitalia slide AB
Jan 27, 1921
,
USNM
25994), Hidden Pond [Woods?],
1 Jun 1991
, R. Panzer (
1♂
), Markham Prairie,
12 Jul 1997
, R. Panzer (
1♂
),
25 Jul 1997
(
2♂
),
21 Aug 1997
(
1♂
); Will Co., National Tallgrass Prairie,
1 Oct 1997
, R. Panzer (
1♂
). LOUISIANA: Bossier Par., Bodcau Wildlife Management Area,
32°43'05"N
93°31'43"W
,
20 May 1996
, R. L. Brown, blacklight in calcareous prairie/ forest, W. H. Cross Expedition (
1♂
), Barksdale A.F.B.,
32°29'29"N
93°35'07"W
,
17 Apr 1996
, D. M. Pollock, blacklight in calcareous prairie (
1♂
), same data except
19 May 1996
, R. L. Brown (1♀), same data except
6 Jun 1996
, D. M. Pollock (
1♂
),
18 Jun 1996
(
1♂
),
24 Jun 1996
(
1♂
),
11 Jul 1996
(
2♂
,1♀),
22 Jul 1996
(
1♂
), same data except
32°31'13"N
93°35'46"W
,
11 Jul 1996
(
1♂
). MISSOURI: Benton Co.,
4 mi
NW Warsaw, along Missouri State UU,
8 Aug 1968
, J. R. Heitzman (
2♂
), near Warsaw,
29 Jul 1972
(
1♂
),
5 mi
N Warsaw, along state highway 65, original virgin prairie,
8 Aug 1975
(
1♂
); Carter Co., Pinewoods Lake National Forest cmpg.,
6 Aug 1983
, G. Balogh (
1♂
),
22 Jul 1984
, J. R. Heitzman, deciduous forest and pinewoods (
3♂
); Franklin Co., Meramec State Park,
12 Aug 1972
, J. R. Heitzman, old deciduous woods, (
1♂
),
9 Aug 1975
(
1♂
; genitalia slide
USNM
25992),
2.5 mi
SE Hillsboro, Victoria Glade Conservation Area,
5 Jun 1982
, G. Balogh (1♀),
29 Jul 1983
(
1♂
); Randolph Co., Rudolf Bennett State Wildlife Area, S of Moberly,
5 Aug 1967
, J. R. Heitzman (
2♂
),
27 Jul 1968
(
1♂
),
26 Jul 1969
(
1♂
),
31 Jul 1961
(
1♂
),
25 Jul 1970
(
1♂
),
24 Jul 1971
(
1♂
); Reynolds Co., Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Ozark Plateau flora,
23 Jul 1964
, J. R. Heitzman, Ozark Plateau flora (
1♂
); Ste. Genevieve Co., Hawn State Park,
4 Jun 1977
, J. R. Heitzman, Ozark Plateau flora (
1♂
),
20 Aug 1979
(1♀),
5 Aug 1983
, G. Balogh (
1♂
); Wayne Co., Sam A.
Baker
State Park,
29 Jul 1986
, J. R. Heitzman, Ozark Plateau flora (
1♂
).
NORTH
CAROLINA: Polk Co., Tryon,
17 May
, Fiske (
1♂
); Catawba Co., Hickory,
29 Jul 1935
, D. L. Wray (
1♂
).
Paratypes
are deposited in collections of George J. Balogh, Mississippi Entomological Museum, Northeastern Illinois University,
U.S.
National Museum of Natural History, and Donald J. Wright.
Etymology
. The name is derived from the Latin
paregoricus
, referring to consoling.