A review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of southern Africa, based on type specimens deposited in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (TMSA), with descriptions of three new species
Author
Park, Kyu-Tek
Author
Prins, Willy De
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-24
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61
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.5
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Genus
Idiopteryx
Walsingham, 1891
Type
species:
Cryptolechia obliquella
Walsingham, 1881
.
=
Isotypa
Janse, 1954
,
syn. nov.
The genus
Idiopteryx
Walsingham
is characterized by the forewing venation with R
3
stalked with R
4+5
, R
5
to costa, M
3
, CuA
1
, and CuA
2
on a common stalk; the hindwing with M
2
well-developed; the hind tibia with long, rough scales beyond half all around. It is differentiated from
Dragmatucha
Meyrick
by having CuA
1
and CuA
2
, whereas in the latter, CuA
1
and CuA
2
coincident. Janse (1954) described
Isotypa
, separating it from
Idiopteryx
Walsingham
based on vein R
5
absent in the forewing. However, the
type
species of the genus,
discopuncta
Janse, 1954
has a well-developed R
5
which is stalked with R
4
about middle. He probably erroneously read the veins in his description. Hence,
Isotypa
Janse
,
syn. nov
. is synonymized with
Idiopteryx
Walsingham.