Eucosmocydia oedipus Diakonoff, 1988

Brown, John W., Razowski, Józef, Aarvik, Leif, Timm, Alicia E. & Copeland, Robert S., 2022, New species and new combinations in Afrotropical Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), Insecta Mundi 2022 (927), pp. 1-27 : 7-8

Eucosmocydia oedipus Diakonoff, 1988

Eucosmocydia oedipus Diakonoff 1988: 326 , fig. 17, 32; Brown 2005: 335.

Remarks. Eucosmocydia oedipus Diakonoff, 1988 is the type species of Eucosmocydia . Although we have not examined the holotype, its identity is unambiguous from the original description. According to Diakonoff (1988), E. oedipus is a broad-winged species superficially resembling species of the genus Grapholita Treitschke. The “forewing is purplish-fuscous, closely and finely striated with pale cinerous (tip of scales).” Wingspan 10 mm. “Hind tibia glossy dark grey, a thick pencil of hair-scales dark grey-bronze, posterior tarsus glossy golden.” “Hind wing dorsal lobe grey, black-tipped.” The male genitalia ( Diakonoff 1988: fig. 17) are typical of several species of Eucosmocydia , differing from those of the species treated in the present contribution by an even higher tegumen. The valva is slender with a long cucullus, similar to that of E. kirimiriana ( Fig. 27 ). Although Razowski and Trematerra (2008) reported E. oedipus from Mozambique, their illustration of the male genitalia does not agree with Diakonoff ’s (1988) figure. The cucullus of the valva in the specimen from Mozambique ( Razowski and Trematerra 2008, fig. III, 10) is subrectangular, whereas the shape of the valva in the holotype of E. oedipus is more rounded and apically tapered. Presently, E. oedipus is known only from the holotype from Madagascar. DNAbarcode sequences and the life history are unknown.

Type. Holotype ♂, Central Madagascar, massif de l’Andringitra, plateau Soaindrana, 2070 m, 15 Jan 1958, P. Griveaud, genitalia slide 8461 ( MNHN).

Figures

Figures 20–27. Male genitalia of Eucosmocydia. 20) E. pappeana, USNM slide 153,769. 21) E. deinbolliana, USNM slide 153,700. 22) E. ugandensis, slide NHMO 3762. 23) E. lecaniodiscana, USNM slide 124,465. 24) Male genitalia of E. nigeriana, USNM slide 153,740.25) Male genitalia of E. pancoviana, USNM slide 153,695.26) Male genitalia of E. chlorobathra, USNM slide 153,691. 27) Male genitalia of E. kirimiriana, USNM slide 143,441.