A contribution to the Dryadaulidae and Tineidae of Lebanon, with two species new to science (Lepidoptera) Author Gaedike, Reinhard Author Kullberg, Jaakko text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2016 2016-06-30 66 1 145 152 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1899 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.66.1.145-152 0005-805X 5372154 Nemapogon phoenicica GAEDIKE & KULLBERG spec. nov. Holotype : ♂ , “ 11.v.1963 , Libanon, 25 km N von Beirut [ Lebanon , 25 km N of Beirut ], [leg.] Kasy & Vartian;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Petersen Nr. 2107;” “ Holotypus ♂ , Nemapogon phoenicica sp. n. det. G. Gaedike , 2014;” NMW . Paratypes : 1 ♂ , from same location, but 11.v.1961 ; “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Petersen Nr. 2112;” SDEI ; 1 ♂ , “GK.4405, Lebanon , Kesrouan , 1070 m , 34°3,2'N , 35°45'48"E , Jebel Musa , Mar Elias , 29.viii.2010 , J. & A. Kullberg leg.” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 8003;” FMNH ; 1 ♀ , “GK.8126, Lebanon , Kesrouan , 885 m , 34°3'25,63"N , 35°43'2,28"E , Ghbele , 5.–6.vi.2014 , J. Kullberg & T. Lievonen leg.” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 8501;” FMNH ; 1 ♂ , “ Turkey , Prov. Mersin , 5 km nw Erdemli , 300 m , 16.vii.1986 , leg. M. Fibiger ;” “Zool. Museum DK Copenhagen;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaed.[ike] Nr. 4262;” ZMUC ; 1♂ , “ Asia min. Turcia , Mersin , 0–300 m , leg. M. u. W. Glaser ;” “ 20.v.1070 , coll. Glaser ;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaed.[ike] Nr. 4000;” SMNK ; 2 ♀ , “ Turkey , Prov. Icel , Taurus Road Ermenak- Mut , 600 m , 15.vii.1986 , leg. M. Fibiger ;” “Zool. Museum DK Copenhagen;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaed.[ike] Nr. 4294; 4298;” ZMUC ; SDEI ; 1 ♀ , “ Turkey , Alanya , 15 km N, 800 m , 17.vii.1998 , [leg.] K. Larsen ;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 7357;” coll. Roweck ; 2 ♀ , “ 1.vii.1990 , Asia minor, Celemil, Misis, 50 km so Adana [ Asia minor , Celemil, Misis, 50 km SE Adana ];” “Xerothermhügelland, Lichtfang, [xerothermic hill landscape, at light] 23/90, leg. E. M. u. M. Lödl ;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaed.[ike] Nr. 4332;” NMW ; SDEI ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , “Zypern [ Cyprus ], 29.–31.vii.[19]81, Troodos-Gebirge südl. Lania [ Troodos mountains , south of Lania ], 600 m , [leg.] M. u. E. Arenberger ;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaed.[ike] Nr. 2682; 2721;” coll. Arenberger ; SDEI ; 1 ♀ , “ Cyprus , Laneia, N. Limassol , 550 m , 23.–29.vi.1997 , leg. D. Nilsson , A. Madsen , M. Fibiger , P. Svendssen ;” “Coll. ZMUC ;” “Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 6537;” ZMUC ; 4 ♂ , 3 ♀ , „ Israel , Nahal Oren , Mt. Carmel , light trap , 24.vi.1997 ; 21.v., 19.vi.1998 ; 27.v., 5.vii.1999 , NFS-6, Pavliček & Kravchenko ;“ „Gen.präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 8828, 8829, 8832, 8833, 8837, 8839;” SDEI ; MNHP . Description ( fig. 1 ): Wingspan 9 – 12 mm ; head brush pale creamy, laterally light brown; antenna grey-brown, scape and the first segment of flagellum darker; labial palpus outside dark grey-brown, inside creamy, second segment apically with two bristles; thorax and tegulae brown, apical half pale creamy, nearly white: Forewing with white ground colour and pattern of brown scales, characteristic for the genus: brown are an oblique short stripe from base at costa, a stripe at 1/2 from costa to cell connected with a larger dot, being oblique from below; before dorsum, four short stripes on costa from 1/2 to apex; a nearly complete line and a thin line at base of fringe from apex to the end of fringe; in the white area overlaid partly with lighter brown scales. Hindwing white. Male genitalia ( figs 2–4 ): Uncus with two short pointed lobi, gnathos arms basally rounded, slightly curved to pointed tip, saccus a little shorter than valva; valva as long as uncus, terminating in a pointed slightly hookshaped pointed apex, digitus clearly projecting above apex, anellus short, band-shaped; phallus nearly as long as uncus-tegumen-saccus complex, with break at 1/3, without any cornuti or appendices. Female genitalia (figs 5–5c): Anterior apophysis end in elongated sclerotised plate connected with edge of ostium; ostium lip cup- or mushroom-shaped, apically with some long bristles, the shape is somewhat variable; ostium lip and the first part of ductus bursae with stronger sclerotization. Etymology : Named after the ancient culture of the Phoenicians, which originally centred in the present coastal Lebanon and was known as Phoenicia. Biology : Larval host unknown. Previous records of many members of the genus show that larvae are fungivorous, therefore it can be presumed that larvae of this species have a similar life history. The adults were collected between May and August. Remarks : Superficially not necessarily distinguishable from the other members of the genus. The genitalia structure shows similarities to the species group with a more or less mushroom-shaped ostium lip in females. Differences are in the larger sclerotized part of ductus bursae and in the more cup-shaped ostium lip in females. In males the phallus is without any cornuti and other appendices, which are characteristic for most of the members of the group of species: hungaricus GOZMÁNY, 1960; cyprica GAEDIKE, 1986 ; arcosuensis GAEDIKE, 2007; anatolica GAEDIKE, 1986 ; arenbergeri GAEDIKE, 1986 ; gravosaellus PETERSEN, 1957.