A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with description of a new genus and 50 new species
Author
Troubridge, J. T.
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-10-15
1903
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1903.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1903.1.1
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Sympistis khepri
Troubridge
sp. n.
(Figs. A-27, N-10)
Diagnosis.
Sympistis khepri
is most likely to be confused with
S. rustica
(Barnes and McDunnough)
comb. n.
. The forewing is grayer than
S. rustica
, the hindwing lacks the terminal shade of
S. rustica
, and it has a dark brown basal dash, which is absent in
S. rustica
. Internally, the vesica of
S. khepri
is much longer (about 7x as long as wide) than that of
S. rustica
(about 4x as long as wide).
Description
. Antennae filiform, head and thorax brown with scattered off-white scales; prothoracic collar brown with black basal line; abdomen light grayish brown. Coremata with brushes, levers, and pockets present on base of male abdomen. Forewing length
13 mm
.
Dorsal forewing
ground color brown with scattered light gray scales on veins and along costa; faint basal, antemedial, and postmedial lines dark brown; obscure subterminal line of scattered light brown scales; terminal line dark brown; orbicular, reniform, and claviform spots absent; dark brown basal dash present; dark brown line extends through discal cell to postmedial line; veins between postmedial line and terminal line dark brown. Fringe brown, checkered with dark brown between veins.
Dorsal hindwing
white; terminal line dark brown; fringe white with brown median line.
Male genitalia
. (Fig. N-10) Valve shaped like prow of canoe with distinct corona; ampulla of clasper arises about ½ of the way between base and apex of valve, anterior bulge makes ampulla wider at apex than base; terminal spine produced at posterior corner of apex. Vesica with a ribbon of cornuti extending from dorsal base of vesica around to the left side, terminating at apex; a second patch of cornuti extends along right side of middle 2 of vesica; a single heavy spine and tuft of long cornuti occur at apex.
Female genitalia
. Unknown.
Type material
.
Holotype
male:
USA
,
Arizona
,
Baboquivari Mts.
,
23 iv 1938
,
Grace N.
and
John L. Sperry
, in the
AMNH
.
Etymology
. From Egyptian mythology, Khepri is the sacred scarab. It is a noun in apposition.
Distribution.
This species is known only from the unique
holotype
, collected in the Baboquivari Mts.,
Arizona
.