Concinocordis wilsonarum, Razowski, Józef & Brown, John W., 2012

Razowski, Józef & Brown, John W., 2012, Descriptions of new Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) reared from native fruit in Kenya, Zootaxa 3222, pp. 1-27 : 8

Concinocordis wilsonarum , sp. n.

Figs. 4 , 18 , 31

Diagnosis. Concinocordis wilsonarum is the only species in the genus. It is easily distinguished from all other Enarmoniini by the unusual tubular signum in the female genitalia. The bright orange forewing with raised iridescent/opalescent forewing scale patches is superficially similar to that of Enarmoniodes mirabilis (see Razowski et al. 2010). However, the forewing of Concinocordis has a more rounded apex and termen, and many more raised opalescent spots.

Description. Male. Head: Vertex, frons, and labial palpus pale cream-orange. Thorax: Notum and tegula orange. Forewing length 6.5–8.0 mm (mean = 7.0; n = 3); forewing ground color orange, slightly paler in posterior and submedian area; raised spots of iridescent or opalescent (appearing silver to silvery blue) scales roughly forming four diagonal lines, spots smallest along costa; some tiny blackish dots near termen; fringe cream, orange basally, brownish gray at tornus. Hindwing dark brown, lightly tinged cream postbasally; fringe whitish. Abdomen: Genitalia ( Fig. 18 ) as described for the genus.

Female. Head and thorax: Essentially as described for male; forewing length 7.1–8.0 mm (mean = 7.4; n = 4); forewing with more blackish brown suffusion in tornal 0.25; fringe brownish at tornus; basal and postbasal part of hindwing usually orange (3 of 4 individuals). Abdomen: Genitalia ( Fig. 31 ) as described for the genus.

Holotype (3): Kenya, Western Province, Kakamega Forest, 1600 m, 0°14.38’S, 34°51.86’E, 31 Aug 1999, A&M Coll. #273, r.f. Manilkara butugi [ Sapotaceae ]; GS USNM 85,897.

Paratypes (23, 4Ƥ). Same data as holotype (1Ƥ). KENYA: COAST PROVINCE: Ngangao Forest/Taita Hills, 3°22.33’S, 38°20.70’E, 1770 m, 2 May 2002 (13), A&M Coll. #1981, r.f. unknown fruit; USNM GS 124,421. EAST- ERN PROVINCE: Mt. Kenya Forest, 2040 m, 0°14.256’S, 37°33.924’E, 6 Nov 2001 (1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #1625, r.f. Chrysophyllum gorungosanum [ Sapotaceae ]. WESTERN PROVINCE: Kakamega Forest, 1565 m, ca. 0°15,16’S, 34°51.68’E, 26 Feb 2000 (1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #540, r.f. Synsepa brevipes [ Sapotaceae ]; GS USNM 94,156. Kakamega Forest, 1612 m, ca. 0°14.16’S, 34°51.82’E, 29 Mar 2000 (13, 1Ƥ), A&M Coll. #573, r.f. Chrysophyllum albidum .

Etymology. The specific name is a patronym for Ann and Nancy Wilson, singers and songwriters of the music group Heart, in recognition of their lepidopterological hit “Dog and Butterfly.”

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Adults of Tortricidae. 1, Phtheochroa aarviki (paratype male), 2, Endothenia ator (holotype female), 3, Endothenia ator (paratype male), 4, Concinocordis wilsonarum (holotype male), 5, Anthozela psychotriae (paratype female), 6, Cosmetra podocarpivora (holotype male), 7, Cosmetra taitana (holotype male), 8, Gypsonoma scolopiae (paratype male).

FIGURES 15 – 22. Male genitalia. 15, Phtheochroa aarviki, genital capsule (GS USNM 84,907), 16, P. aarviki, phallus (GS USNM 84,907), 17, Endothenia ator (GS USNM 85,887), 18, Concinocordis wilsonarum (GS USNM 128,811), 19, Anthozela psychotriae (GS USNM 95,905), 20, Cosmetra podocarpivora (GS USNM 124,453), 21, Cosmetra taitana (GS USNM 124,442), 22, Gypsonoma scolopiae (GS USNM 128,819)

FIGURES 29 – 33. Female genitalia. 29, Phtheochroa aarviki (GS USNM 84906), 30, Endothenia ator (GS USNM 124,476), 31, Concinocordis wilsonarum (GS USNM 128,812), 32, Anthozela chrysoxantha (GS USNM 124,066), 33, Anthozela psychotriae (GS USNM 128,814).