Megacraspedus latiuncus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018

Šumpich, Jan, 2022, Megacraspedus (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) of the Altai Mountains with description of a new species belonging to the M. majorella group, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 62 (2), pp. 401-409 : 404

Megacraspedus latiuncus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 ( Figs 15–17 )

Type locality. Kazahkstan (Zailiskiy Alatau).

Material examined. KYRGYZSTAN: North Tian-Shan Mts, Issyk-Kul Region, Kungei Ala-Too range, 13 km NW of Balykchy, 42°32.5′N, 76°4.0′E, 3050 m, 24.vii.2019, 1 ♂ (gen.prep.21351 Šumpich), (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0664), I. Dvořák leg. ( NMPC).

Molecular data. BIN BOLD: AEK 4287. The average intraspecific distance of the barcode region is unknown (n = 1). The distance to the nearest neighbour, M. bidzilyai sp. nov. ( BIN: BOLD: ADR 7289), is 5.93% (p-dist) ( Fig. 18 ).

Biology. In Kyrgyzstan, it was collected in a grassy steppe slope at an altitude of 3050 m ( Fig. 21 ).

Distribution. Northern Tian-Shan Mts in south-eastern Kazahkstan ( HUEMER & KARSHOLT 2018) and northern Kyrgyzstan (this paper).

Figures

Figs 15–17.Megacraspedus latiuncus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018, Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul (barcoded). 15 – adult.16 – head (enlarged). 17 – male genitalia: a – phallus; b – detail of spines; c – detail of apical part of phallus.

Fig. 18. Neighbor-joining tree of Megacraspedus species recorded in Altai Mts., M. latiuncus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018, and Caryocolum tetrameris (Meyrick, 1926) as an outgroup. Source: Barcode of Life Database, cf. RATNASINGHAM & HEBERT (2007).

Figs 19–21. Habitats of Megacraspedus species. 19–20 – M. bidzilyai sp. nov., Russia,Altai Mts. 21 – M. latiuncus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018, Kyrgyzstan, North Tian-Shan Mts. (19 – photographed by Z. Růžičková, 21 – photographed by I. Dvořák).